A florist does 300 wedding consultations per year. Twenty-five percent book. Of the 225 who don't book this wedding, some are booking next year, some are doing a smaller event, some are looking for a specific style the florist didn't show them. A follow-up sequence that stays in touch with unconverted wedding inquiries -- 'we'd love to be part of your day, here's what we could do for your budget' -- converts 8-12% of non-bookings that otherwise go silent. More importantly: the couple who booked the wedding flowers also has anniversary flowers, birthday flowers, corporate gifts, and holiday arrangements for the next 30 years of their lives.
Florist profitability lives in recurring occasion customers (anniversaries, birthdays, holidays -- clients who order 4-8 times per year) and corporate accounts (offices ordering weekly arrangements).
A customer who bought flowers for their wife's birthday in March has a wife whose birthday recurs every year. An anniversary in June. Possibly a Valentine's Day habit. A Mother's Day purchase. A florist who captures the occasion at purchase and sends a reminder 2 weeks before each recurring date -- 'Your wife's birthday is coming up, want us to put something together?' -- captures 4-6 purchases per year from a customer who bought once and would have ordered again if reminded.
An office, a hotel lobby, a restaurant, or a real estate firm that wants fresh flowers every week is a recurring account worth $200-$600 per month. Most florists focus on events and retail and never contact the commercial accounts in their service area. A corporate arrangement proposal -- weekly delivery, consistent style, seasonal variation, monthly invoicing -- builds the stable revenue base that exists independent of wedding season.
A couple who inquired about wedding flowers but didn't book immediately is in a decision process, not a rejection. A follow-up at 30 days -- 'We'd love to be part of your day, we have a few ideas based on what you described' -- converts 8-12% of unconverted consultations. The same couple may also have a smaller event in the meantime: an engagement party, a bridal shower, a rehearsal dinner.
Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, and the holiday season are predictable demand spikes. A pre-order campaign sent to the customer list 3 weeks before each holiday -- 'Valentine's arrangements are filling up, order by February 7th for guaranteed delivery' -- captures the revenue before the holiday rush and allows the florist to plan sourcing accurately.
The problems are the same at every scale. The build is different. Here is what SYNTAX deploys depending on where your operation is right now.
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Purchase made: occasion captured (anniversary, birthday, holiday). 2 weeks before next occurrence: reminder sent -- 'Your wife's birthday is coming up, want us to put something together?' One-tap order initiation.
Offices, hotels, restaurants in service area identified. Corporate proposal: weekly arrangement pricing, seasonal rotation, delivery schedule, monthly invoicing. Day 7 follow-up. Account signed: first delivery scheduled.
Wedding consultation: if not booked, lead tracked. Day 30: follow-up -- 'We'd love to be part of your day, here are a few ideas based on your vision.' Day 60: final check-in.
3 weeks before major holiday: campaign to customer list -- 'Valentine's arrangements are filling up, order by [date] for delivery.' Limited quantity framing. Pre-order confirmed: sourcing adjusted.
SYNTAX came out of Phase III Construction -- a service business running 5-12 simultaneous jobs across SE Michigan since 1993. The problems are universal: missed leads, slow collections, clients who fall out of the communication cycle, and recurring revenue that exists on paper but never gets captured. We built these systems because we were the ones bleeding time and margin without them. The same systems that fixed our operation are what we deploy for yours.
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