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.
With a passion for “making the ordinary front door extraordinary,” the mother and daughter team at Grace Monroe Home recently showed their followers how to make a wreath and coordinating table piece using the new items from our Pink Sunset collection. Tens of thousands have learned how to ...
With relaxed and informal celebrations on the rise, flowers look more organic, garden-like and free form. A natural wicker basket for the flower girl is the perfect complement to the fresh-picked feeling. And with inventory space often being at a premium in your shop, it also helps knowing that ...
One of the biggest home decor trends during America’s year at home was to paint the front door, and often a bold color. This means that your clients are paying attention to their curb appeal and hungry for a cheerful entry. Help them extend their living space this season with flowers and ...
When space is at a premium, floral designers and boutique owners know to have versatile containers on hand that work for a multitude of purposes. Spring, inherently feeling light and natural, means baskets are an essential
If you Googled “Inspiring Home Office” or “Best Home Offices” right now, do you know what you would find in every single image result? Green plants. Florists, garden centers and interior designers everywhere, rejoice! People are getting it! Now what do you do to capitalize on the ...
Do you know what your best-selling flower is? That’s probably easy to answer. What about color? According to digital marketing research, 85% of shoppers say that color is their primary reason for buying a product. This is good news because, as artists, you have the ability to try new textures ...
In the midst of turmoil, we know you and your clients are hoping to evoke a relaxing feeling. The Forest Path Collection and its springlike florals signify renewal and abundance. We have seen (and will continue to see) this style prevalent in weddings as it highlights earthly beauty like in a ...
When it comes to spring and summer designs, some items just fit perfectly. Lemons are one of those. No philosophical explanation needed, our Lemon Grove Collection simply embodies sweet, sunny days. We are still in a global state of needing an extra dose of optimism and lemons do this organically. ...
It’s a Pick-Me-Up - During the economic downturn after 9/11 Leonard Lauder, son of Estee Lauder, coined the term “lipstick index.” It meant that consumers were going to buy themselves a little pick-me-up even in a hard time. A relatively inexpensive purchase made people feel better.Only today ...
Plant rooms. Easy indoor plants. Biophilia (plant love). These terms are breaking the internet as people want to turn their homes into a calm oasis. Succulents, cacti and fiddle leaf fig raged in past years, and more and more plant enthusiasts jump on the bandwagon giving way to the next ...