{"id":1164,"date":"2015-08-27T10:23:17","date_gmt":"2015-08-27T14:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.florist20.com\/blog\/?p=1164"},"modified":"2015-09-02T14:43:38","modified_gmt":"2015-09-02T18:43:38","slug":"florist-2-0-at-saf-amelia-island-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.florist20.com\/blog\/business-tips\/florist-2-0-at-saf-amelia-island-2015","title":{"rendered":"Florist 2.0 at SAF Amelia Island 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’re just a few weeks away from one of the industry’s biggest events, the 131st<\/sup> annual convention of the Society of American Florists.<\/p>\n

Held at the Ritz Carlton on beautiful Amelia Island, Florida, the convention will assemble hundreds of floral leaders for three days packed with educational sessions presented by 48 experts.<\/p>\n

Two of those experts are industry leaders\u00a0very familiar to Florist 2.0 fans:<\/p>\n

\"Ryan-600-600\"<\/a>Ryan Freeman, founder of Florist 2.0<\/a> <\/strong>and president of Strider, Inc.<\/a><\/strong>, will discuss the importance of “going mobile” \u2013and what that phrase really means. Freeman and fellow web marketing guru, Brandon Kirkland<\/a>, of Epic Flowers, will demystify mobile functions, such as GPS, that help customers find you when they’re on their smartphones \u2014 which is almost always. (According to a recent International Data Corporation study, 79 percent of people ages 18-44 have their smartphones within arm’s reach 22 hours a day!) This session will give you tips and tools to increase satisfaction, boost conversion and tackle unseen usability issues that can drive customers away.<\/p>\n

Rick Rivers, owner of A Floral Boutique<\/a> in Ormond Beach, Florida, <\/strong>better \"Rivers-FSN\"<\/a>known as “bootcampguy”<\/a> on the Florist 2.0 forums, will divulge some moves from his playbook, including how to determine a price point that will pad your bottom line without scaring away your customers. Rivers, a mentor to many florists across the country, shows how a small retail shop can mimic strategies of Fortune 500 companies to score bigger, more profitable orders. (For example, you can bundle flowers, chocolate and candles for a romantic package, just as McDonald’s or Burger King would with a “value combo meal.”) He’ll empower you with ideas and techniques to amass a loyal following.<\/p>\n

To learn more about SAF Amelia Island 2015 and to sign up, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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