Never Too Early To Give Thanks!
Never Too Early To Give Thanks!
With Thanksgiving less than a month away, it is time to figure out what is going to decorate the Thanksgiving table besides the turkey! Designing your prototypes in advance gives you many positive results and makes for a much smoother holiday. First off, you will want to design perhaps 3 to 5 different looks and price points to allow your customer to be able to choose what works best for their needs. It might be a basket featuring multiple candles with an arrangement that is meant to be left on the table during the dinner. Or, it might be a vase filled with glorious fall flowers to be placed on a sideboard or in another part of the house. Perhaps a pumpkin overflowing with the autumn harvest for the season. Whatever the container, be sure to make it available in multiple price points that can reflect either size or flower differences. Usually 15.00 dollar price increments work well to allow for a noticeable difference. Second, by designing these in advance, it will allow you to photograph your selections and post them on your web site for customer review. Adding a short verbal description and size reference will help your customers make the appropriate choice. Remember, only the basic key information is needed; most customers are visual shoppers. You can save the more elaborate script for the sales people when your customers call. Lastly, by advanced planning, it will allow you to recipe your designs and you will be able to place your flower and foliage order in advance with your Account Representative at Florabundance and not have to scramble at the last minute. Plan how many stylings you are going to complete in advance and then buy accordingly. Plan the work and work the plan is the best way to insure a successful holiday! For those of you who are local, take a look at all the beautiful selections when you visit Florabundance for their Open House and review your selections with your Account Representative then, otherwise look at the website.
