You’ll find Laura’s blogs draw on her knowledge of trend forecasting, floral hardgoods, and marketing to businesses and consumers. Focusing on products and trends that provide solutions, her goal is to equip Pioneer customers with information and education that makes purchasing and designing easier, and provide product knowledge that make online and catalog shopping easier.
Prior to collaborating with Pioneer, Laura held marketing, product development and merchandising roles for a major manufacturer in the floral industry. With experience in all the areas where floral goods are sold – wholesalers, flower shops, craft stores, grocery, bouquet manufacturers, ecommerce, garden centers – she is passionate about making our customer’s business easier, better and more profitable, championing the use of flowers year-round and helping the industry thrive.
Think differently. Make business easier. Work more efficiently. All excellent goals! What’s a way to get started with any of these? Stop perpetuating the stereotype of silk flowers as a dated, unsophisticated nemesis to fresh flowers. We often hear floral designers say, “I’d never use silk ...
In a competitive marketplace, to grow your business, there are a few basic ways to do it. 1) Increase margins 2) Increase your customer’s frequency of purchase and 3) Increase the overall volume of each sale. Today, we are going to focus on the last, knowing that wineries, liquor stores and gift ...
Crinkle cut decorative shred is measured in pounds, but we understand this isn’t a unit of measure that’s easy to understand. This material, after all, is naturally springy and airy, so to imagine it by weight is a difficult concept. To help you understand how much to order, our website ...
At Pioneer Imports & Wholesale we are shipping experts. We have partnered with our customers for decades, shipping products all over the US and Canada. And as part of that partnership, we have always strived to provide the best way to do so. Reducing shipping costs and ensuring your needs are ...
Reminiscent of soothing blue waters and the orange sandstone cliffs of the Pacific Northwest, the contrast of the Cliffs collection feels natural because of its real-world influence. The blue and orange in this palette, contrasting colors, are bridged together with shades of taupe. Evocative of the ...
Classic, yet approachable. This clean, color-less palette means the attention paid to form, balance and texture is heightened. Customers will be intrigued and look deeper into the details of your arrangements when using the Neutral Artistry collection. With a variety of permanent botanicals, from ...
Wouldn’t you love to escape to a mountain retreat and sit by a crackling fire? Help your customers achieve this feeling with the Fireside Collection. There is nothing cozier than the rich glow of the fire combined with the wood and stone hearth. And now you can capture every element in your ...
A surprising fall color, shades of pink create a monochromatic collection that emanates warmth, serenity and the fading hues of the season. Pink Sunset uses layers of pink to evoke rosy cheeks and early sunsets. The blend of warm tones says “fall” without using traditional colors and overt ...
Consumers can’t wait to launch into autumn and Seasons of Change is a transitional collection that bridges the change in weather, schedules and daylight. Products in this collection include all hues of the season, changing and complementing each other just as the leaves do. The result is a ...
Would you pay $250 for 50 new customers? Of course, you would! And that’s exactly the traffic-stopping impact Teleflora’s Cindy Tole AIFD and Jody McLeod AIFD presented during their online educational program last month. The pair shared their real-world installation, framing the entryway to ...