SAF Wednesday E-Brief - 06/27/2007  (Plain Text Version)

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In this issue:
•  Reminder
Headlines
•  Immigration Bill Revived, Passage Not Guaranteed
•  Florists Consider La. Licensing Exam
•  1-800-Flowers.com Franchisee Closes Stores
•  Preferred Florist Network Reportedly Shuts Down
•  Sales Tax Project Grants Two-Year Extension
•  Little Pest Causes Big Problems
Newsmakers
•  Florist Brings Together Cell Phones, Soldiers
•  Florida Florist Gets 'Place in the Sun'
Trends
•  Retailers Split on Customers' 'Green' Commitment
•  If You're Happy and You Know It ... Shop Here?
•  In Line for an iPhone?
Life at Work
•  Cupid, Put Down Your Bow
Tips
•  Setting the Right Course on Customer Service
Quote of the Week
•  'Green' Movement = Bad Juju?
Mark Your Calendar
•  Does your marketing "speak" to Millennials, Baby Boomers and generations in-between?
•  PFCI at AIFD
Regular Features
•  Reader Feedback: Colombian Peso, Rose Month
•  Talk on the Forums
•  Father's Day Sales Lag This Year
•  Product Spotlight: FloraTrac
•  Ecuadorian Rose Value Grows

PFCI at AIFD

Drop the poster board and magic markers. Get with the times as SAF's Professional Floral Communicators - International (PFCI) shows how to use PowerPoint to your business' advantage during the workshop "Powerful Presentations with PowerPoint," on July 11 in conjunction with the AIFD National Symposium in Palm Desert, Calif.

This workshop will teach how to create and deliver high-impact, dynamic presentations. Leading the program are Tina Stoecker, AIFD, PFCI, of Designs of the Times Florist in Melbourne, Fla., and Gerhard Monheim, director of technical operations of InTech Health Ventures  in Tucson, Ariz.

Space is limited. Register by Friday, June 29 and receive the $50 early-bird rate. On-site registration: $75. Click here for more. Arrive early to hear Sharon McGukin, AAF, AIFD, PFCI, of Designer's Touch in Carrollton, Ga., present “Keys to Communication & Steps to PFCI Membership.”

For more information, visit www.safnow.org/pfci or contact SAF's Jenny Stromann at (800) 336-4743; jstromann@safnow.org.

--Jenny Stromann
jstromann@safnow.org