Mother's Day Planning
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Webinars, articles and resources for a successful 2023 Mother's Day Holiday.
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Mother’s Day is quickly approaching on May 14 and it’s not too early to start planning for deliveries. The Society of American Florists has a variety of resources to help you make your deliveries productive and profitable.
Mother’s Day is quickly approaching on May 14 and it’s not too early to start planning for deliveries. The Society of American Florists has a variety of resources to help you make your deliveries productive and profitable.
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A florist in Kennewick, Washington has built on the idea of a traditional gift basket to offer customers a way to personalize gifts for Mother’s Day and other occasions — and help the shop move inventory.
A florist in Kennewick, Washington has built on the idea of a traditional gift basket to offer customers a way to personalize gifts for Mother’s Day and other occasions — and help the shop move inventory.
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Here are a five easy-to-implement ideas to use in the weeks leading up to Mother’s Day.
Get personal in your social media. It’s a known fact that people engage more with posts that include people, so amidst your photos of beautiful flowers that showcase your signature style, feature your employees and customers! Here are a five easy-to-implement ideas. Try one, two or all five in the weeks leading up to Mother’s Day.
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Join us for an all-industry discussion reflecting on Mother’s Day. Floriculture economist Charlie Hall will present the results of an IPSOS consumer survey conducted on behalf of SAF and SAF’s Mother’s Day survey of the floral industry. Professionals from all sectors of the industry are invited to weigh in on how the holiday went from a logistical and sales standpoint — and what that might mean for flower demand for the rest of the year.
Join us for an all-industry discussion reflecting on Mother’s Day. Floriculture economist Charlie Hall will present the results of an IPSOS consumer survey conducted on behalf of SAF and SAF’s Mother’s Day survey of the floral industry. Professionals from all sectors of the industry are invited to weigh in on how the holiday went from a logistical and sales standpoint — and what that might mean for flower demand for the rest of the year.
Charlie Hall, Ph.D.
Professor and Ellison Chair in International Floriculture
Texas A&M University
A native of North Carolina, Dr. Charlie Hall received a B.S. in AgriculturalEconomics from the University of Tennessee in 1984, a Master's Degree in Ornamental Horticulture and Landscape Design from the University of Tennessee in 1986, and his Ph.D. from Mississippi State University. He began his academic career at Texas A&M University in 1988, where he spent 13 years on the faculty before joining the faculty at the University of Tennessee in 2002. In August 2007, Dr. Hall returned to Texas A&M University as Professor and Ellison Chair in International Floriculture.
Dr. Hall's expertise is in the production and marketing of Green Industry crops. He is nationally recognized in academia and among the horticultural clientele he serves. His major research, teaching, & extension areas of specialization include strategic management, market situation/outlook, cost accounting, and financial analysis for Green Industry firms.
Dr. Hall currently serves as the Chief Economist for American Hort and Co-Chair of the Advisory Council of Seed Your Future. He is former President and Past-President of the board of directors for America in Bloom. He received the Paul Ecke, Jr. award from the Society of American Florists for professional contributions to the floral industry and the Porter Henegar Memorial Award from the Southern Nursery Association for significant contributions to ornamental horticulture research and to the Southern Nursery Association.
He is an Honorary Lifetime Member of the Texas Nursery and Landscape Association and has received TNLA’s Award for Outstanding Service to the Nursery Industry. He is also a member of the Hall of Fame and Honorary Lifetime Member of the Tennessee Nursery and Landscape Association. Dr. Hall has received Texas A&M University’s Association of Former Students’Distinguished Achievement Award in Teaching and the Vice Chancellor’s Award in Excellence for Student Counseling and Relations. He is a member of Alpha Gamma Rho agricultural fraternity and has received their Grand Presidents Award and Brother of the Century designation.