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SUMMARY:GLFA Regional Meeting - A Covid-Conscious Christmas
DESCRIPTION:Great Lakes Floral Association Virtual Regional Meeting\nWednesday\, October 28\, 20206:00pm EST via ZOOM\nThis meeting is FREE to all floral industry professionals\nKeeping you at the forefront of the floral industry with Professional Development! \n“A Covid-Conscious Christmas”\nPresented by: Derek Woodruff AAF\, AIFD\, CF\, PFCI\nMaximize your seasonal sales by extending your holiday open house and utilizing experiential retail sales tacticsto create a safe and physically distant experience for your customers. In this demonstrative virtual program\,you’ll learn about how a new turn-key\, Botanical Bar installation can be “holiday-ized” to capitalize on consumerscraving personalized gifts for party hosts\, teachers\, co-workers – or even those wanting a fun activity to do forthemselves. \nYou will also learn how to host an engaging holiday workshop for customers looking for an interactive companyHoliday party experience OR how you can offer NEW virtual workshops for sale with minimal effort andmaximum return. \nAbout Derek Woodruff AAF AIFD CFD CF PFCI : Derek joined the floral industry at the age of 16 where he began learning floral design in vocational school and working for a local florist. Since then\, he as continued to study the trade through institutes such as Michigan State University\, the Great Lakes Floral Association (GLFA)\, and the American Institute of Floral Designers (AIFD). In 2008 he launched his own business\, Floral Underground. Derek is a captivating speaker who specializes in “today’s consumer” connecting and engaging them through different types of media including demonstrations\, subscription services and hands-on workshops with both plants and flowers. In addition to being an educator\, Derek is considered a “National Floral Design Champion” spending many years polishing the practice of live floral design competition. This love of competition has won him numerous awards in the industry\, including the GLFA’s Chuck Bannow Award and Designer of the Year (twice)\, AIFD’s Bobbi Cup (Thrice)\, Chicago’s Best in Blooms Competition\, second runner-up on a national television floral design competition reality show called: “The Arrangement”\, is the 2016 Sylvia Cup Design Competition Champion and was the runner-up in the 2018 FTD America’s Cup Competition. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nWear your Halloween costume to the Zoom meeting and WIN!We’ll have prizes sponsored by Syndicate Sales for the best costumes!\n \n \n \nRegister in advance for this FREE meeting here:\nhttps://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMoce-ppjsuGdZF7U6JhU5gChYdL \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining themeeting. \nThank you to our event sponsor: Syndicate Sales
URL:https://greatlakesfloralassociation.org/event/a-covid-conscious-christmas/
LOCATION:Michigan
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