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May 17, 2012
Need some outside perspective on staffing, sales or customer service? Pick up the phone and talk to Tim Huckabee. As an SAF member you can call the leading expert on floral shop sales, service, training and productivity for 15 minutes of free advice whenever you need it. You’ll...
May 17, 2012
Still haven’t taken advantage of webinars, the latest way to learn online? Not sure how to sign up? Worried you don’t have the right tech skills or equipment? Tim Huckabee of FloralStrategies, a self-described webinar fanatic, offers this guide for first-timers. What is a...
May 10, 2012
The long hours you work around Mother’s Day may come with the territory, but if you’re starting to forget what your living room looks like year-round, it's a safe bet your life's out of balance.
May 9, 2012
Praise your people and thank them for all their hard work. Try to mention something specific each person did well.Talk to your team.  Ask them for an honest assessment of what could be improved next year.  Talk about supplies, organization, communication, missed...
May 3, 2012
You’re stuffing statements anyway … why not add a sales-boosting message too?
May 3, 2012
You know how to create a positive customer experience and promote sales in your brick-and-mortar business. How about your online shop?
May 2, 2012
Do you provide perks, such as employee discounts or other special services, to your corporate accounts?
April 26, 2012
The SAF member Fedex discount can add up to big savings. Members can save up to 21 percent on select FedEx Express® services and up to 15 percent on select FedEx Ground® services.
April 26, 2012
Need a snazzy new Mom’s Day web graphic? We’ve got it and one for Memorial Day as well. Check out the latest additions to the SAF web banner collection at safnow.org/banner-ad-library. Download the sizes you need for your blog, Facebook page, website, etc. They’re free —...
April 19, 2012
Don’t wait for website visitors to click that little Facebook “like” icon. Ask them up front and reward them when they do. As soon as a surfer lands on the Dragonfly Flowers website, they see a large pop-up invitation to “like” the page in return for a discount coupon.