The California Cut Flower Commission (CCFC) now has yet one more way to promote California Grown Flowers, thanks to a Specialty Crop Block Grant valued at $176,730 from the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA).
This funding will supercharge the Commission’s efforts to promote hardworking California flower farmers and tout the “origin matters” message.
Specifically, the grant will fund a retailer-specific California Grown Flowers promotional campaign in the month of June, also known as California Grown Flower Month, thanks to a declaration from the Legislature.
The campaign will launch in stores statewide in June 2019 and include custom marketing materials for each retailer, videos featuring California flower farmers for use during in-store promotions and a social media program touting the overall retail campaign and sharing the farmer videos.
In other words, we’ll be telling our farmers’ stories and sharing the bounty of flowers and greens they grow right here in California.
The goal of the campaign is to increase sales of California Grown Flowers in retail stores statewide and bring consumer attention to the origin of the flowers they purchase.
“This funding to promote California Grown Flowers and California Grown Flower Month could not be more timely,” shared Kasey Cronquist, CEO and Ambassador of CCFC. “We’ve seen how this celebration of California Grown Flowers really drives sales for our retailers during the month of June. It also helps raise awareness among consumers about the quality and value of buying California Grown and supporting our farms. It really does make a difference.”
Safeway’s Northern California Division experienced double digit growth by creating a Blue Bucket Campaign to showcase California Grown flowers.
After all, consumers continue to tell us that origin plays a huge part in their purchasing decisions, trumping terms like “organic” and “sustainable.” So it makes sense to drive home that message in hundreds of stores at the height of growing season.
We can’t wait to get this promotion underway! Your stories, your blooms, your efforts are worth sharing!
Source: CCFC