HFA News Archive

October 8th  Start your Holiday off with Larger Profits! Market Your Way to Make or Break This Holiday Season Event Info BWI Marriott 1743 W. Nursery Rd. Linthicum, MD 21090 Nov 3rd 2010 5PM $39.99/person includes Dinner and trade show. Competition is an additional $10.00 Design Competition Cost $10.00 to enter (must be registered for the event $39.99) Great Prize Money for Advanced and Apprentice: Advanced 1st place $200.00 2nd Place $100.00 3rd Place $50.00 Apprentice 1st Place $100.00 People's choice plaques for 1st place in each division as well as certificates for all entries Design Competition Sponsored by Claymore Sieck's of Baltimore Setup 5pm - 6pm (Must be finished by 6pm and designer must be present) Title of Competition: Ring in the Holidays with Bling! Seasonal Holiday Arrangement (Fall or Christmas) Apprentice Wholesale Cost $25.00 Seasonal Holiday Arrangement (Fall or Christmas) Advanced Wholesale Cost $35.00 Each designer must have proof of cost with invoices from wholesalers(These invoices do not have to be on display, but each designer is to have them with them if there is any question for proof of pricing. If they are questioned and do not have proof they will be disqualified. For questions about the competition contact Debbie Zook at Rainbow Florist 301-725-4454 Easy... Breezy... E Mail Marketing Learn from the expert! Speaker - Gina Watkins (Regional Development Director for Constant Contact) Email marketing is a critical and inexpensive way to keep your business in the minds of your customers. Whether you're already doing email marketing or just jumping in, this business seminar is for you. Learn from an expert, the best practices for staying in touch with your customers through e-marketing, surveying, and event marketing. Gina brings decades of sales, business development and marketing experience in helping businesses to create powerful lines of communication. She was a small business owner, consultant and advocate of technology tools. Gina aims to serve as a resource to help small and medium-sized businesses and associations throughout the Washington DC region to maximize the power of relationship marketing. September 14th  The Glamour & Glitz of Weddings September 9th  HFA presents Teleflora Live! What a great event - HFA and Teleflora teamed together to bring a high energy, hands on, vendors galore mini-convention in place of our usual 3 day event. September 8th  HFA's Annual Convention in Ocean City, MD With HFA, "Life's a Beach" at the 2006 annual convention. August 27th  CFA Designer Places in Top 5 August 21st  Local florists say online, 1-800 companies deceive customers. March 6th  CFA hosted a design show on March 2nd at the Vista Room on the Maryland State Fairgrounds. February 24th  Serious changes affect every traditional retail florist February 24th  Article sheds light on growing problems for traditional retail florists February 23rd  CFA Internet Advertising