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SAF EVENTS
SAF Palm Beach 2008
Sept 17-20, Palm Beach, FL

SAF PFCI Seminar:
Keys to Communication

 July 7, AIFD Symposium
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NEWS
New Online Wedding Community to Come
Florists will have yet another online marketing channel for brides to choose from, with the launch of the Web site, New Bride USA.

Men Fork It Out for Wives
Men are making a hefty increase in spending on their wives for Mother's Day this year — from $90.70, last year, to $108 this year, according to a Discover® card survey.

Philadelphia Florist Gets TV Time
On Monday, Philadelphia area florist Chris Drummond, AAF, got what most businesses only hope for: almost seven minutes of airtime on a local TV news program promoting flowers for Mother's Day.

Test Order Time for Mother's Day Flowers
It's that time of year again: pre-holiday test order stories abound, just in time for Mother's Day. One such television news story that aired in the Washington, D.C. market could give a shot in the arm to local florists.

Florist Presents St. Louis's Top Mom
Walter Knoll Florist in St. Louis is capitalizing on the power of a contest to increase store traffic during the mother-of-all-floral-holiday weeks.

Jay Leno, Ladies' Home Journal Talk Flowers
From The Tonight Show with Jay Leno to Ladies' Home Journal, the positive power of flowers has been making big news.

1-800-Flowers Acquires Gift Basket Company
Expanding its offerings, 1-800-Flowers.com announced it has acquired DesignPac Gifts, LLC., a designer and assembler of gourmet gift baskets, gourmet food, gift towers and gift sets.

Design School Caters to Spanish-Speakers
New to the lineup this June at the Houston School of Floral Design are classes taught in Spanish. The new offerings come at a time when a number of students are requesting non-English instruction, says the institution's new proprietor, Jim Lerdal.

Making PR Work for Your Shop
A good excuse for a press release is never too far way — in fact, a press release about, well, your company's press coverage may just be worthy of even more press coverage.

Celebrating Mother's Day Century Mark
Mother's Day 2008 marks a century of celebration of the national holiday, and to commemorate it, a Florida florist is jumping aboard the 100 years theme with a special promotion.


 
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