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 Servicescompanies 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.

    Events

    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.

    And more…

    • Receive all communications including member updates and monthly newsletter, except transportation news.

    Daisy Staging

    Photo provided by J Schwanke