The world’s largest software maker and magazine and news editors promoting food gifts are among the companies making disparaging remarks about Valentine’s Day flowers this year. As the... 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
The world’s largest alliance of independent hotel brands and a startup company in the custom framing industry apologized to the floral industry after the Society of American Florists pointed... Read more
With two weeks to go until Valentine’s Day, major publications and platforms are publishing articles that discourage consumers from buying flowers this Valentine’s Day. As the voice of the f... Read more
Quick-thinking, humor and a dash of diplomacy helped convince two local businesses in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, to ditch Valentine’s Day ads that disparaged flowers. Society of American Floris... Read more
Red Sox, Chili’s Apologize for Ads that Dissed Flowers
One of the country’s most storied baseball teams has apologized to the floral industry after the Society of American Florists cried foul over an email promotion that disparaged flowers. “By... Read more
The world’s largest ticket marketplace and the official store of the NFL are among the advertisers telling consumers not to buy flowers this Mother’s Day season. As the voice of the fl... Read more
This Valentine’s Day season, the Society of American Florists responded to 28 instances of harmful floral publicity to date. “That number could rise,” said SAF’s Jenny Scala, director of mar... Read more
Amazon, Avon Slight Mother’s Day Flowers
A tech giant, the fifth-largest beauty company in the world, and a pictorial publisher recently made disparaging remarks about flowers as Mother’s Day gifts in their springtime promotions. A... Read more
The country’s biggest online retailer and a floral industry startup have both agreed to change or address Mother’s Day ads that disparaged floral gifts and florists. The Society of American... Read more