Karin Crawford
Tempe, AZ (USA)
Role(s):
Other
God's Garden Treasures
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Location:
Tempe
Industry:
Other
Year Founded:
2012
Number Employees:
1-10 people
Business Stage:
Growth (profitable)
Entity Type:
"S" Corporation
Description:
We are Floral Artists offering Concierge-level services. Our passion is to make people feel special through our Floral Art, make them smile and also to help you strengthen and deepen your relationships! We personalize and customize our arrangements, using the world’s coolest, freshest flowers, and dressing them up for maximum impact! We deepen emotional connections and provide exquisite event experiences. Special requests are welcome, distinctive designs are the norm.
We remove the uncertainty and question-marks that prevail for over 2 million flower purchasers in the Phoenix area, plus millions more who live elsewhere and send flowers here.
When people order flowers, they ask themselves: “Did they get my order? What will it look like when they get it? Will it get there on time? How will they like it? Will the flowers communicate what I intend or get me in trouble? Can I be confident about my purchase?” We solve all of these for our clients with our proprietary order-taking and follow-through systems.
Here is a recent quote from one of our customers: “Mary-Beth loves the piece you delivered to her. Thank you so much for taking your time with me and finding the right arrangement for my friend. Excellent customer service... you are a role model of the way businesses should interact with their customers.” Click here for more reviews:
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We are ranked #1 in the Google search for Florists in Tempe, with 19 reviews and the highest score – 26 of 30, and in the last 5 months, our google listing referral percentage went from 20-25% in 2011 to 30-40% so far in 2012.
I am an award-winning designer, also featured monthly on Your Life A to Z on Channel 3. The awards include: ‘Most creative interpretation by Arts and Flowers in 2012 and IFDA in 2008, 2010 (URL removed)’s Best of Weddings Award, 2011 (URL removed)’s Bride’s Choice award, as well as BNI Networker of the Year award from a Scottsdale chapter.
In addition to being in business since 2003, and our gross revenue going up every year since we opened, so far in 2012, we are at a 9% growth rate in numbers of customers per month over 2011, and also we have 10 times the amount of repeat orders over last year.
I have been featured in the Phoenix Business Journal, and film a monthly flower segment on Channel 3’s Your Life A to Z, and our flowers are featured daily on the same show.