in the first place this year , CalFlowers launched a consumer - facing stigma call " That Flower impression , " with the bearing to get more Americans to bribe flowers more often . The brand ’s first campaign – ' Flowers . ego - tending made soft ' launched in January and has attain impressive results , reaching approximately 60 million consumer . Still , more engagement is needed to increase enthusiasm within the industry , Joost Bongaerts , CEO of Florabundance , Inc. and Marketing Chair at That Flower Feeling Foundation , stress . According to him , the solution is the continuation of national advertising . But why and how should all companies with an interest in the U.S. market participate in this effort ?
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" That Flower Feeling"When the CalFlowers Board of Directors voted irresistibly to fund this advertising projection , Executive Director Steve Dionne hired the Dutch advertising representation 180 Amsterdam due to its proven achiever with the Holland Flower Council hunting expedition " We require more flowers . " A marketing squad was form , and CalFlowers Director Jeanne Boes of the San Francisco Flower Market , Dionne and Bongaerts travel to Warsaw , Poland , to produce the fun , engaging film featured in the Self Care campaign .
" Growing up in the Netherlands , fresh blossom were always a part of mundane life . The flowered diligence here publicize the slogan , " Flowers make love People " ( translated ' bloemen houden van mensen ' ) . This led to people buying bloom on a hebdomadal basis . I have been in the floral industriousness for over 41 year , and one thing I have always hoped for is to get the integral diligence to collaborate on an effective home selling cause that reminds citizenry to enjoy flowers in their daily life-time , " aver Bongaerts .
CalFlowers is a internal constitution that has funded & create a campaign ring " That Flower Feeling . " Steve Dionne explained , " The intent of this safari is to get more Americans to buy flowers more often . The Self Care campaign has engaged 10 ’s of millions of consumers across numerous digital platform from social medium , to digital audio such as podcasts and Spotify , to influencers and on-line community - building . "
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ResultsBongaerts is very pleased with the results so far . " They are impressive , " he says . Added Dionne , " Our campaign has outperformed universal selling benchmark in virtually every class , from engagement rate to ad likeability , and most importantly ' enwrapped to buy . ' "
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National advertising - How it will gain the industryAccording to Bongaerts , all industry segments that profit from increased floral sales in the USA should take part . This hunting expedition was designed in a way that enables companies to utilise the marketing assets that have been created in their own marketing campaigns . " CalFlowers has gifted the entire range of assets to the floral industry . To admittance and download the eminent - character , professional merchandising materials for your own use , please go to Thatflowerfeeling.org , fall into place on Partners , and request your memory access code . This is free to all floral industry stakeholders . "
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More engagement neededThe first ad campaign start in January . It has been entirely paid for by Cal bloom , and it has been a huge success . " However , with advert , we need to cover and look forwards at the next 3 years and beyond " , Bongaerts says . For this rationality , That Flower Feeling Foundation is asking for the industry ’s backing . " I have already committed my company , Florabundance Inc. , to apportion a part of our merchandising budget to the TFF Foundation for the next 3 eld , and I hope other companies do good from increase floral sale in the USA consider doing the same affair . Our Bob Hope is every segment of our industry will contribute voluntarily . flush breeders , flowers growers both domestic and offshore , importers , shipping companies , middleman , retailers , studio florist , supermarkets , freight forwarders , floral truckage companies , and so on . "
" CalFlowers has budgeted $ 500,000 per twelvemonth for the next 3 years , and with the keep of industry partners , we imagine it is possible to reach our goal of $ 4.5 to $ 5 million per class . Every contribution , large or small-scale , will aid to ply the funds the Foundation needs to refreshen and make a young metier campaign " , explained Jeanne Boes .
concerned in participating?Click here to go to the backing Sir Frederick Handley Page , where you could select credit rating card , PayPal , ACH , or wandering wallets to make your contribution . ( Please mention you’re able to choose 1 - sentence or recurring payment , include recurrence monthly or annually . ) Said Dionne , " CalFlowers has launch a voluntary model of individual , private companies funding the home campaign . If many fellowship participate across all industry segments , we will truly increase floral consumption in the U.S. The payment methods and suggested levels of share are structure so businesses of all sizes can well fund the Foundation ’s effort . wide industry financial support for " That Flower Feeling " is essential to continuing to get and distribute efficacious , professional flowered merchandising to the U.S. consumer . "
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At the Floral Convention and IFTFEager to learn more about That Flower Feeling Foundation ? CalFlowers is hosting the popular Fun’N Sun Conventionon August 29 - 31 , 2022 , at the iconic Hotel Del Coronado in San Diego , CA . " That Flower Feeling " will be a featured part of the convention , including various panel discussion with marketing experts and a detailed presentment about That Flower Feeling ’s marketing performance and strategical architectural plan . Additionally , That Flower Feeling Foundation will also be at theIFTFin Vijfhuizen ( November 9 - 11 ) to lease with stakeholder and earn industry backup .
For more informationThat Flower Feeling FoundationSteve Dionne , Executive Director , CalFlowersEmail:[email protected]T : +1 760-213-3996Thatflowerfeeling.org
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