The Society of American Florists’ annual Petal It Forward goodwill initiative is a week away! On Oct. 18, more than 500 floral professionals from 50 U.S. states and Washington, D.C., as well... Read more
Petal it Forward is just one week away on Oct. 18. It’s not too late to participate in this feel-good event in which participants hand two flowers or bouquets to an unsuspecting stranger, ur... Read more
Petal It Forward, the Society of American Florists’ annual event in which floral businesses nationwide hand out two bouquets — one to keep and one to give away — is on Oct. 18. To make sure... Read more
The Society of American Florists’ annual feel-good initiative, Petal It Forward, is a chance for floral industry professionals to spread the power of flowers in their communities. This year’... Read more
Pitching the news media might not be part of your daily job, but it’s a key element to generating local news coverage for your shop’s October 11 Petal It Forward event. Liza Atwood, CEO of F... Read more
Petal It Forward Scores More than 130 Million Impressions
A feel-good PR campaign from SAF has exposed people to positive messages about flowers and flower-giving more than 131 million times. Just two weeks ago in New York City on Oct. 7, the Socie... Read more
Use Video to Capture Consumer Attention
Social media is a visual medium and consumers love to watch short, feel-good videos. To keep the momentum going from it’s Petal It Forward program in October, SAF produced a two-minute video... Read more
Petal It Forward Prep: Recruit Volunteers
From processing flowers and assembling bouquets to attaching stickers or cards and representing your shop as “Happiness Ambassadors,” having a few extra hands on deck to help with your Oct.... Read more
Across the Country, Floral Industry Members ‘Petal It Forward’
By the end of today, tens of thousands of Americans will have shared free flowers with family, friends and strangers — experiences that will lead to tears and squeals, along with heartfelt t... Read more