Little Miss Moneybags: Going local

Seeded on Sat May 17, 2008 6:38 AM EDT (littlemissmoneybags.blogspot.com)

Well this blogger gets it! Buying local has never been more important, and as here story shows, you can often get what you pay for, without having "Big Brother" reach into your pocket and remove excessive shipping costs, that are never passed onto the local businessman doing the …

business, flowers, ftd, local-florist, 800flowers

I'm A Non-Mom Mom // Welcome To The Dollhouse

Seeded on Thu May 15, 2008 7:24 AM EDT (lianaandmason.com)

Teleflora steps right into the poo pile, by suggesting that adoptive Mom's are "Non-Mom's" giving the category in their "America's Favorite Mom" contest for Mothers Day that exact title.."Non-Mom's"...

business, teleflora

A Small Business Marketing Success Story: Avante Gardens

Seeded on Thu May 8, 2008 7:17 PM EDT (Search Engine Land)

Great interview by Matt McGee of Search Engine Land and Cathy Hillen-Rulloda of Avante Gardens Florist in Anneheim.

marketing, matt-mcgee, avante-gardens

Florists vs ProFlowers: Score One For The Little Guy - Strider Inc, Toronto SEO Internet Marketing Company

Seeded on Thu May 8, 2008 6:48 AM EDT (striderseo.com)

Great article about the ongoing saga of retail florists being man handled by "Big Brother", in this case ProFlowers.

business, florist, proflowers, proflowers-com

Does the bouquet you ordered pass the online flower test?

Seeded on Tue Feb 12, 2008 6:52 AM EST (wkyc.com)

Do you really get what you pay for when you use an online order gatherer like FTD.com or Proflowers?

business, flowers, florist, proflowers, ftd-com

GazetteXtra

Seeded on Sat Feb 9, 2008 7:11 AM EST (gazettextra.com)

Another great story on ordering flowers direct from a local real florist and not using national marketers that do not ever even touch a single stem.

business, flowers, florist, florist-deception

Consumer Alert: Misleading ads for local florists - Phoenix news, breaking news, local news, weather radar, traffic from ABC15 News | ABC15.com

Seeded on Fri Feb 8, 2008 7:54 AM EST (ABC15.com - Phoenix News Headlines)

Once again it's Valentines, and the shady folks who try to rip off consumers unaware that they are not dealing with a local florist are in full swing.

business, flowers, florist, florist-deception

Is the Bloom Off at FTD?

Seeded on Fri Feb 8, 2008 7:03 AM EST (Business Week)

FTD "was" the premier floral brand for many years, but alas greed has corrupted once again.

business, flowers, ftd, florists

Paid Link Schemes Exposed

Seeded on Mon Nov 19, 2007 4:10 PM EST (vitalseomarketing.com)

Good research job by a member of the FlowerChat Community regarding the use of, and deception caused by some paid links.

google, business, flowers, florists

Flowers not so Rosey at Florists Transworld Delivery, FTD?

Sat Mar 3, 2007 10:34 AM EST

Everythings NOT coming up roses for FTD (Florists Transworld Delivery) these days. Granted that share prices have recently topped $20, but the powers in charge look like they're abandoning ship.

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business, flowers, florist, ftd

The Sun Herald | 02/08/2007 | Before ordering flowers, stop and think

Seeded on Fri Feb 9, 2007 7:50 AM EST (SunHerald.com)

Good advice regarding Valentines flowers and ordering from the Mississippi Sun Hearld.

business, flowers, roses, valentines, florists

BER Business Times » Flower Power

Seeded on Tue Feb 6, 2007 6:51 PM EST (journalism.nyu.edu)

Great article by Brian Keogh about todays current state of affairs in the floral industry.

business, flowers, florists, order-gathering

Smiths of Midland MI Flowers and Gifts : Frozen Roses? Say it's not so!

Seeded on Thu Feb 1, 2007 8:19 AM EST (floristblogs.com)

Blog post about the hazards of ordering Valentine's deliveries from direct shipping companies like ProFlowers in areas of the country with inclement weather.

business, flowers, roses, valentines, proflowers

Allied Florists of Houston Focus on Design - Armatures The Framework for Great Floral Designs by Beth O'Reilly

Seeded on Wed Aug 30, 2006 7:44 AM EDT (alliedfloristsofhouston.org)

A great article on using armatures in the construction of floral designs, from Beth O'Riely, and the Allied Florists of Houston.

arts, florists, floral-design

Local Florist Fights Back

Seeded on Mon Aug 21, 2006 6:03 PM EDT (CNET News.com)

It's spreading across the land, local florists, news agencies and consumers are becoming educated about "Order Gatherers". Thanks for a great article Rod!

business, flowers, deception, florist, order-gatherers

The Johnson County Sun

Seeded on Fri May 5, 2006 9:24 PM EDT (zwire.com)

It's good to see other florists getting together to discuss issues like the one in this article that affect us all. Hopefully this will just be the beginning of more to come.

business, flowers, florist, floral-deception

Midland Daily News - News - 03/28/2006 - Free rose for people with the chosen name

Seeded on Tue Mar 28, 2006 4:48 PM EST (ourmidland.com)

Something all floriss should consider to drive traffic to their stores. This promotion has worked well for us.

us-news, flowers, florist, marketing-flowers

Flower Therapy

Seeded on Fri Feb 24, 2006 12:31 PM EST (aboutflowers.com)

From SAF, the Society of American Florists, Flower Therapy.

us-news, flowers, florists, flower-therapy

Smith's Flowers a local florist comes through in spite of Ice Storm

Thu Feb 23, 2006 12:32 PM EST

Smith's Flowers and Gift's of Midland, MI was faced with a total power outage due to the February 16th ice strom, but they were still able to follow through, and continue their high rate of customer satisfaction.

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us-news, flowers, united-air-lines, florist, local-florist, hertz-rent-a-car

Avante Gardens - florals unique, Anaheim, CA : Out of the Box and Into the Dog House

Seeded on Thu Feb 23, 2006 7:41 AM EST (floristblogs.com)

How many tried to send a Valentine's wish, only to end up in the dog house because of the product they selected from an online non-florist that ships in a box?

us-news, flowers, valentines, valentines-day, florists, boxed-flowers

Avante Gardens - florals unique, Anaheim, CA - Orange County Florist Since 1984 : Replacing Someone Else's Flowers

Seeded on Sun Feb 19, 2006 2:15 PM EST (floristblogs.com)

Great Blog article about the pitfalls of ordering flowers online from someone other than a traditional retail florist. We agree with the thoughts of Avante Gardens in Anaheim CA.

business, education, roses, valentines, florists, proflowers, boxed-flowers

Real Florist Blog - Floral Experts Provides Tips On Sending Valentine Flowers

Seeded on Sun Feb 12, 2006 3:23 PM EST (realflorists.flowerchat.com)

More evidence that it's best to order from a real local florist every time!!!

business, flowers, valentines, florists, sending-flowers

Flower Delivery Test, Philadelphia, Channel 6 News

Seeded on Sat Feb 11, 2006 6:54 AM EST (ABC Local Affiliates)

This type of test gennerally results in the same outcome no matter the location. Any time a consumer orders from a non-florist website or 800 number they are in no way guaranteed to get what the picture looks like.

business, flowers, valentines, valentines-day, florists, flower-test