For most florists, planning ahead is second nature. With 2019 now upon us, now is the perfect time to look ahead to the new year's holidays and slow times.   January can be a slow month in the floral industry, but that doesn't…

Wedding eCommerce collections are crushing it with wedding customers online! So what does this mean for the classic wedding consultation, where florists meet with a client and go over every detail of the special day. It's not likely wedding consultations will go extinct, however, its good to point out that there is a new type of wedding client that prefers online shopping to taking their time with a meet and greet. If you are a floral professional then…

In order to grow your business and flourish as a wedding florist, you need leads that can be converted into sales While floral design is certainly an art, it’s also a business. This is particularly true for those in the wedding floristry industry. One of the most low-cost and effective ways to do that is to bring your wedding bouquets online. According to The Wedding Report, 50% of brides use the internet to research bridal bouquets. …

Create Beautiful and Profesional Proposals with Floranext New Advanced Proposals   Floranext has the new solution to let your floral wedding and event business bloom! We have been hard at work enhancing our wedding and event proposals service and we are excited to announce the completion of our newest software: New Advanced Wedding and Event Proposals.   …

Attracting floral wedding business begins with reaching recently engaged couples! Tap into this $100 billion industry now by marketing to the recently engaged. Facebook In addition to using your Facebook business page to share pictures of your events and wedding designs, you can use Facebook to create targeted ads. Click the Create Promotion button on the right sidebar in your Facebook feed. Choose a promotion type. We recommend any of the following: Boost a post Set up an ongoing promotion Promote your business locally …

You are a creative and passionate florist, but have you ever considered specializing? More and more, floral professionals are opting to focus their love of flower design into only catering to wedding/events flower arrangements. Specializing as an event florist can be very advantageous as it allows you to fully build your brand and perfect your craft. If you are currently a full-service florist then perhaps you may want to consider maximizing your wedding/event profits. In the US alone there is an average of 2.3 million weddings, and approximately $72 billion is spent on weddings each year. …

Wedding bloom trends for 2018 are certainly something to get excited about! Pack up your mason jars, chalkboards, floral crowns and the word “rustic” and let’s move on to the new floral trends that are emerging. Floral experts predict a lavish blooming wedding year for 2018 with more creativity and an abundance of romantic influences. …

Family-owned floral businesses rarely survive the transition from the first generation to the second. As a matter of fact, in this day and age, they are becoming more and more obsolete. Many studies have shown that there is a high impact on family-owned and run businesses on our economy. In the floral industry, there was a time when this was the norm: a local flower shop stayed in the family, resulting in a local staple, while the whole family was able to live comfortably from running the family-owned flower shop. There was…

  Booking weddings are still one of the best ways to increase your overall flower shop profit. Surprisingly, some florists do not take booking wedding clients too seriously or rather opt not to deal with the hassle of booking a wedding. Unfortunately, regardless of how much money your flower business makes, this is a big mistake as booking weddings bring in substantial profits and have proven to ensure future flower shop profits. In this…

Florists, did you know you make a huge difference? The world as we know it would never survive without floral professionals. With potentially one of the busiest floral holidays here, it's no wonder florists may be feeling frazzled and drained. It's our job to remind you just how amazingly awesome you are and how your career choice makes such a difference. Not just for your community but in general for all humankind! Yes, we know that sounds deep and profound but it's true. Florists you create so much…