The Garden Of Words
Web marketing for Horticulture by Horticulturists
🍦 Many thanks to Wes @boombalattis for sharing his secrets. (I was not at all sad to have to visit their shop to get pictures for the article.) 🍦 Wes is fantastic at marketing via social media. I recommend following Boom to see how they do it. 🍦 One thing I LOVE is that they are …
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Is there anything that you might not have forgotten to do lately if you had received a text reminder about it? I was talking to Jamie from @midwestgroundcovers for a story that will run in @growertalksgreenprofit later this year and she was remarking how we can all sign up for text alerts in our …
It was pouring rain and my dad and I were waiting for mom to come out of the grocery. I must have been about 10. He was shaking with laughter. This was on the radio: "Who is on first" "WHY ARE YOU ASKIN' ME?" "Who is on first, Lou." "WHAT'S ON SECOND." "That's what I …
There's SO. MUCH. DATA. available now, and it's tempting to take it all in, but as @sethgodin says in his May 14th blog post, if the data isn't going to be used to make decisions, it's not helpful, and can actually produce resistance or friction. The entire (short) blog …
From Katie: I read this quote from Elizabeth Lawrence, "There is a garden in every childhood, an enchanted place, where colors are brighter, the air is softer, and the morning more fragrant than ever again.” during my remarks opening the garden party to benefit the King's Garden at Fort …
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It's "Women in Horticulture" week! These are just a few of the fantastic women we work with and are friends with and get to call colleagues. In our world, it's "Women in Horticulture" week, every week. Tag an amazing Woman in Hort we should get to know! …
This week's newsletter is all about showing, not telling, or how to help people picture abstract concepts. 🌷For instance: If people want big bulb displays they need to plant a LOT of bulbs. They don't know what "a lot" is. So you gotta show them. 🌷There's a reason why people say "A …
What does ice cream have to do with selling plants? Click the link in our bio to learn more. 🍦Many thanks to Wes @boombalattis for sharing his secrets. (I was not at all sad to have to visit their shop to get pictures for the article.) 🍦Wes is fantastic at marketing via social …
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Did you know that SMS marketing (text marketing) can have 10 times the conversion rate of email? Beyond sales, though, SMS has TONS of applications in the garden world. 🌳 New plant alerts🌳 Plant care alerts and info🌳 Weekly specials or discounts🌳 Special event reminders🌳 Pre-order …
