Associate Service Member Benefits
Criteria
Associate Service Members are companies that provide one or more of the following services to the floral industry:
- Transportation: companies that move products from point 'A' to point 'B,' and include major airline carriers, door-to-door delivery services, refrigerated transport, and trucking companies.
- Business Services: companies that provide essential operational support to floral industry companies, including banking, credit management, insurance, payroll services, and more.
- Services to the Floral Trade: typically labeled "To the Trade Only," hard-goods manufacturers produce floral supplies that growers and shippers need. These products include basics, like boxes, vases, and other supplies including sleeves, clamshells, ribbons, and floral food packets.
- Education: institutions, associations, organizations, or partners who support the floral industry through education.
Join as an Associate Service Member
Benefits
Transportation
- Aggressive shipping rates with the exception of associations and transportation providers in this membership category. See Transportation page for details.
Discounted Services
- Constant Contact: 30% off the e-mail marketing platform to reach your customers.
- Pollen Talent: Tailored recruitment services with exclusive member rates.
- Signature Graphics: 5% off services to turn your fleet vehicles into eye-catching branding tools.
- FedEx Office: Over 32% discount off black and white copies*, 42% discount off color copies*, and more.
- Service First Processing (SFP): Exclusive rates for credit card processing.
Events
- Attend and exhibit at the Fun 'N Sun Floral Convention.
- Attend Member Appreciation Meetings.
Networking & Promotion
- Member Spotlight: Showcase your business to an audience of +10k on our social media channels, website, and monthly newsletter.
- Membership Directory: Be featured in our online and printed Membership Directory alongside over 900 fellow members, a floral sourcing guide, and resources for your business.
- Floral Sourcing Guide: Source flowers from this list of floral growers and businesses.
- Advertise in the Membership Directory to reach over 900 floral businesses across the U.S.
Subscriptions
- Society of American Florists: 10% off any annual membership (for new SAF members only).
- uBloom: Complimentary subscription with access to free floral educational tools and resources.
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Receive all communications including member updates and monthly newsletter, except transportation news.
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