As designers, you need your supplies shipped to you. And shipping costs can drastically affect the designs you make and the customers you serve.  Your Retail Price = Cost of goods + Markup. Cost of goods includes the price you pay to have the product shipped to you. For example, if a $10 box of ...

Don’t underestimate the impact of packaging in your corporate gifts. Recipients associate the company’s image with how its gifts are packaged. For this reason, using a deep, sturdy and classic basket for corporate gifting is ideal for many reasons:It looks expensive. When giving a gift, the ...

What is a Living Garden Basket?At Pioneer, we don’t just wholesale quality items, we listen to our customers and create our own line of products to meet their specific needs. When customers can’t find a container that fits, a quality basic, an artificial flower that’s botanically correct or a ...

If you prebooked baskets with Pioneer this summer, you are well on your way to a successful season with promotional discounts, locked-in pricing, and guaranteed supply. We also provided marketing tools to floral and gift professionals to take some pressure off during the busy season. Timing is ...

Corporate accounts provide volume. With defined production parameters, efficient and consistent work can be highly profitable. How To Build Corporate Gift Basket Clientele It may seem intimidating, but consider that every business in your area has employees and clients. Even partnering with small ...

The most successful event, gift, and floral designers have a creative eye and a deep appreciation for beauty. Above all, however, they realize the importance of starting with quality products. So, what are premium artificial flowers, and do they actually make a difference? Let’s find out!What are ...

Lock in your prices. Get extra savings. Have control. Get it when you need it. Appeal to more customers.  When we say Pioneer serves the event, gift, and floral professional, we mean it. Service and accommodating your needs for product is our top priority. That’s why every May we run a prebook ...

There's a reason people love shopping at Costco. When you find a quality product that you love, using it in bulk is not a problem. And you save per unit when you purchase in quantity.  At Pioneer, filling a pallet for shipping is as thrilling and cost effective. Load up for the season or for an ...

We know that your gift basket designs sometimes need a handle. But the cost of shipping “air” when you consider the space a handle adds to box dimensions can be frustrating.  The solution: drop handle baskets. Because the handles pivot down on metal screws, the result is a sturdy handle that ...

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 ...