The Society of American Florists and its members actively worked to promote positive messaging around Mother’s Day flowers, reaching out to nearly a dozen businesses and news outlets that di... Read more
The last thing florists gearing up for Mother’s Day need is other businesses or news outlets disparaging the gift of flowers. And yet, year after year, media outlets and companies take aim a... Read more
In the week before Valentine’s Day, women’s undergarment retailer Hanky Panky removed its flower-bashing social media ad and sent the Society of American Florists an apology. To advertise it... Read more
Hotel Collection, an upscale fragrance and lifestyle brand which sells hotel-inspired home products such as candles and diffusers, apologized after The Society of American Florists reached o... Read more
It’s that time of year when flowers are often portrayed in a negative light to give a competitive edge to other products vying for Valentine’s Day spending dollars. As the voice of the flora... Read more
A custom guidebook company that sent customers an email discouraging the purchase of flowers for Valentine’s Day has apologized after the Society of American Florists reached out about the n... Read more
When textile company Boll and Branch used “What’s better than flowers and chocolates?” as a marketing email subject line, the Society of American Florists reached out— and received an apolog... Read more
News agencies and a mail order liquor service recently dinged flowers in Mother’s Day ads. As the voice of the floral industry, the Society of American Florists responds to those ads and oth... Read more
One of the largest clothing retailers in the country has promised to remove a Mother’s Day TV commercial after hearing from the Society of American Florists. “We’re pulling down the ad as we... Read more
When Robert Bryant, AAF, AIFD, of Flowers By Robert Taylor West Covina, California saw a Facebook post that read, “Get Tickets instead of Last Minute Flowers for Valentine’s Day,” he acted f... Read more
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