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ThanksGive-Away! Help Support Local Florists! #FSNTHX

November 10, 2009 by 2 Comments

The contest is over. Winner will be announced on an upcoming blog. Thanks to all who participated! Keep following @FSN for more contests and fun!

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All you have to do to enter is retweet this post with the hashtag #FSNTHX. That’s it! Just retweet this post by midnight Monday, November 23th and you will be eligible to win an Autumn Bouquet from YOUR LOCAL FLORIST for delivery in the USA or Canada (valued up to $50).

Find out the FSN choices for Best of Thanksgiving!
Thanksgiving Favorites

Thanksgiving Bouquets for your Holiday Centerpiece.
Send Thanksgiving Flowers

Send Virtual Flowers to someone you’re thankful for!
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Flower Shop Network Is On Facebook, Are You?

July 30, 2009 by Leave a Comment

Flower Shop Network is now on Facebook! You can still find the same great information plus see pictures from friends and chat with us (Jamie & Brynn) as well as other florists. I can’t keep the excitement to myself any longer!!

We would also love to view your Facebook page so  let us know if you’re on Facebook as well!

To find/fan/fave us (any or all will do!), visit Flower Shop Network on Facebook.

Don’t forget to check out Wedding And Party Network and FGmarket.com on Facebook as well!

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Happy Birthday Jamie!

July 22, 2009 by 3 Comments

That’s right! Today is Jamie Jamison Adams’ birthday. Our plant and flower expert is another year older but doesn’t look it at all! Everyone at Flower Shop Network is spending the day wishing her a happy birthday so we thought we’d give her one giant blog birthday card that says…

Happy Birthday Jamie!

Jamie's Flower Shaped Cupcake Birthday Cakes

Jamie's Flower Shaped Cupcake Birthday Cakes

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Get Excited! The Summer 2009 Networker Is Available!

July 17, 2009 by Leave a Comment

Once again Flower Shop Network is booming with excitement. Why? Because The Networker’s summer edition is available! Florists–check your mail this week because the summer 2009 edition of The Networker should be hitting your mailbox soon. If you would like to view The Networker (.pdf file), feel free! Here’s some of what you’ll find in The Networker this time:

  • News about the enhanced FSNf2f.com sites
  • Tips for increasing summer sales
  • Cost-effective tips for promoting wedding flowers
  • Much more!

We know you’ll love FSN Networker Summer 2009 and hope to find your comments here shortly!

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Kate Collins Launches New Website For Florist Mystery Series

April 30, 2009 by Leave a Comment

This week I learned that Flower Shop Network guest writer and best selling mystery writer Kate Collins is about to launch her new website www.katecollinsbooks.com. Many of you will remember the great newsletter she wrote for Flower Shop Network (The Language Of Flowers). While she is exceptionally knowledgeable about the meanings of flowers, Kate’s biggest passion is her mystery series starring Abby Knight, an Indiana florist.

I love mystery novels. If I wasn’t in the flower business, I would love to be a mystery writer. I guess I could combine the two. But, Kate has beat me to it and in such a fabulous way.

Maybe I could solve a mystery instead. Combining my natural curiosity about all things related to florists and discovering the inter workings of a mystery writer.  In essence, I want to know “why a florist”? On my quest to find an answer to this mystery, I decided to go strait to the source. So, I called Kate and [Read more…]

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FSN Announces Winners From The Northeast Floral Expo

March 9, 2009 by Leave a Comment

The Northeast Floral Expo was held (February 27 – March 1, 2009) in Cromwell, Connecticut. Visitors to the Flower Shop Network booth were given a chance to win a Floral Selection Guide, a complimentary listing on FSN or a complimentary eCommerce website package. Anyone visiting the booth had the opportunity to win by filling out a registration card or by leaving one of their business cards.

The drawing was held the Tuesday morning after our staff returned to the office. We are pleased to announce the winners.

Winner of eCommerce Website Package (Premium Florist Listing + eCommerce Website)

eCommerce Website

eCommerce Website

Congratulations to Carole’s Flowers & Gifts who was the grand prize winner!

Carole’s Flowers & Gifts
372 Court St
Plymouth, MA 02360
(508) 747-3855 –  Local

Located in Plymouth, Massachusetts, Carole’s Flowers & Gifts also provides floral delivery service to the following areas: Duxbury, MA; Carver, MA; Kingston, MA.

The eCommerce website package consists of a premium florist listing in the Flower Shop Network online florists directory, as well as one of our fully eCommerce enabled flower shop websites.  The complimentary listing and website will run for a full year on Flower Shop Network.

Congratulations to Carole and the rest of the staff at Carole’s Flowers & Gifts, we hope to see you again at next year’s event.

Winner of Premium Florist Listing

Congratulations to The Petal Pusher, the winner of a Premium Florist Listing which will run in the Flower Shop Network online florist directory for one full year.  Flower Shop Network welcomes you as a new member.

Premium Listing For The Petal Pusher

Premium Florist Listing

The Petal Pusher
450 Howe Ave
Shelton, CT
(203) 924-2901- Local

Located in Shelton, Connecticut, The Petal Pusher also provides floral delivery service to the following areas: Ansonia, CT; Derby, Ct; Oxford, CT; Seymour, CT

Congratulations to Sherrie, Dick and the rest of the staff at The Petal Pusher. The Flower Shop Network staff looks forward to seeing you at the convention next year.

Winner of FSN Floral Selection Guide

FSN Floral Selection Guide

FSN Floral Selection Guide

Congratulation to Ruth Chase Flowers who won The FSN Floral Selection Guide.  The  guide contains 200 pages of vibrant, eye-catching floral selections including the designer recipes for each arrangement.

This should come in handy for Ruth Chase Flowers in New Millford, CT.  Maria Luisa and her staff also provide flower delivery to: Washington, Bridgewater, Sherman, New Preston, Danbury, Brookfiled, Washington Depot, Gaylordsville, Marble Dale, South Kent, Roxbury and Kent, Connecticut.

Congratulations to Maria Luisa and the rest of the staf at Ruth Chase Flowers.  We look forward to seeing you at the convention next year. We hope you create many of the flower arrangements from the Floral Selection Guide through out the year.

The Flower Shop Network staff enjoyed the show tremendously and looks forward to next year’s show.

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Are You In Control Of Your Google Local Information?

February 25, 2009 by 1 Comment

Last September Flower Chat had a post called Spammers Hijack Top Florist Google Local Listings. The post detailed issues with Google’s local 10-pack results that allowed spammers to wreck havoc with some of the local listings. Fortunately, this post offered some helpful tips to avoid or overcome the issues that were occurring.

You might be wondering why I would bring up a 6 month old discussion. After all, isn’t it old news? Evidently not!! A couple of weeks ago, I received a call from a Flower Shop Network member. It seems their  shop was displayed in the local 10-pack results. However, the information attached to their listing was not correct. Understandably, this florist was upset and wanted the incorrect information removed. Because we help our members with so many things, the florist naturally turned to us. I directed her to the Google Local Business Center walking her through the process of claiming her listing (which is the only way, I know to get Google to fix the problem).

Although I was happy to help this florist, I have since found a better tool for explaining how to claim your Google Local listing.  I found this Google video that details exactly how to claim your Google Local listing.  Easier and more efficient than my phone instructions, any florist who follows the directions in the video will be able to easily claim their listing and avoid some of the Google local 10-pack issues.  As the video explains, there will be places where you can include information about your company.  In the description box be sure to include searched words in the sentences you use to describe your services. Try using words like send flowers, flower delivery, wedding flowers, funeral flowers etc.   In the website box, be sure to include the url of your FSN Custom Ecommerce Website. Both of these boxes will give customer the important information about your store.

Think this doesn’t apply to you because, you don’t have a website. Think again! Even if you don’t have a website, it is very important that you claim your local listing.  Why? Because, there will be information about your company whether you have a website or not. My family’s nursery and garden center doesn’t have a website. If you type garden centers Paragould Arkansas in the Google search bar, we show up in the local results. By claiming your local listing you can control the information about your shop.

Google isn’t the only place you need to claim your listing.  You also need to claim your listing at Yahoo Local,  Best of the Web and Live Search.  I will try in the next couple of weeks to post guides for claiming these other listings.  Get started by claiming your Google local listing, so you can control your company’s information.

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Flower Shop Network Announces Top Honors of 2008

February 5, 2009 by Leave a Comment

Flower Shop Network recently announced the recipients of the sales achievement awards for 2008.  FSN President Brock Atwill presented these awards at the company’s annual sales breakfast held this year at the Paragould Community Center in Paragould, Arkansas.

Lynn Reavis took the top honors and was declared the 2008 Salesperson of the Year. Congratulations are also in order for annual sales contest winners. Leslie Cox, who was named Rookie of the Year in 2007, joins Cathy Condray in receiving all-expense paid vacation packages.

Established in March 1999, Flower Shop Network, Inc. is the parent company of FlowerShopNetwork.com, an online florists’ directory providing web hosting and internet advertising for over 6,000 member florists across the United States and Canada.

For more information, call 1-800-858-9925 or visit www.FlowerShopNetwork.com.

Lynn Reavis of Flower Shop Network

Lynn Reavis of Flower Shop Network
Cathy Condray and Leslie Cox of Flower Shop Network

Cathy Condray and Leslie Cox of Flower Shop Network

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Flower Shop Network Employees Camp Out During Ice Storm

January 29, 2009 by Leave a Comment

Paragould Arkansas is one of the many towns across the nation suffering from massive power outages caused by the Tuesday ice storm and the location of Flower Shop Network’s corporate offices. Almost everyone in this town of 28,000 is without power.  Even during this regional catastrophe, the Flower Shop Network staff has been able to work without much difficulty thanks to a natural gas generator.

I am thankful that Brock and Loranne Atwill, Flower Shop Network owners had the forethought to install a natural gas generator for just such emergencies.  After a cold night at home, I was able Wednesday morning to come to work where there was heat, hot water, a shower, a microwave and a stove.  Not only did I find a warm office when I arrived at work, I found an open invitation.  I, like all other FSN employees, was encouraged to bring my family (including my dogs to work) where they could be warm as well.  That’s how it is here at Flower Shop Network.  We are more of a family than a place of business and when the chips are down we take care of each other.

Last night several of the employees and their families chose to spent the night here.  They brought sleeping bags and approached the situation as a camping adventure.  Along with sleeping bags, they brought food and games.  They turned a crisis into a fun party by cooking, sharing and making the best of it.  Between last night and this morning everyone had a chance to use the shower.

We are weathering this storm the best we can. For those of you in the same boat, we wish you the best.  It’s funny  – as we learn that a co-worker’s neighborhood power is up, we react as if they have won the lottery. Hopefully we will all be winners soon. Although it looks like it maybe well into February before some of us have power.

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FSN Creative Director’s Designs Published

January 15, 2009 by Leave a Comment

Two award-winning packaging designs by Joshua Hudson, Creative Director of Flower Shop Network were chosen to appear in Quayside Publishing’s book, “1000 Packaging Designs: A Comprehensive Guide To Packing It In.” His work stood out among the thousands of entries submitted worldwide.

A lifelong resident of Paragould, Hudson holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with an emphasis in graphic design from Arkansas State University. An active community member, Josh has provided graphic design services for the Delta Symphony Orchestra, as well as contributing his art work for Paragould’s Downtown Art ‘N Stroll Event.

“We congratulate Joshua on his continued success and recognition,” said Loranne Atwill, VP of FlowerShopNetwork.com. “Creativity and graphic design are an integral part of our business. We are proud that Joshua is a member of our team.

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