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Morrisons stage 'random act of kindness' as they leave flowers around Burton

Aug 25) in a bid to say thank you to their existing customers and welcome their new ones. Community Champion Lorraine Davenport, 47, said: "I am really excited as it is a great chance to get out into the community and let them know where we are and what we do. It is like a little treasure hunt and it is something nice and something different that has the potential to make someone's day." Mrs Davenport will be delivering the fresh flowers tomorrow morning and is keeping her lips sealed about the locations of the drop offs. She added: "They could be anywhere, train stations, shops, cemeterys or maybe garden walls. Staff at the Burton supermarket will be joining previous Morrisons stores by handing out flowers tomorrow as an act of kindness. Read more: People urged to help someone by taking part in National Random Acts of Kindness Day "It would be fantastic if the people who find these treats let us know by contacting Morrisons or putting it on Facebook. We would love to know where they end up and know that they have gone to a good home." The posies will be sealed with a label that asks the finder to take them home, put them in a vase and take good care of them. Mrs Davenport added: "It is our way of saying thank you to our loyal customers and welcome to those who are yet to discover us. I think it is a very special gesture that will cheer people up." *Read ... http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/morrisons-stage-8216-random-act-of-kindness-8217-as-they-leave-flowers-around-burton/story-29651021-detail/story.html

From House to Home: Decorate a cake using real flowers

You will really impress everyone. And, if you need me to come over and test your cake, I’m in! Contact Jennifer Davenport at jddesigns@jenniferdecorates.com. Find her ideas-filled blog at Jenniferdecorates.com. Read or Share this story: http://on.dnj.com/1NxaZrU ... http://www.dnj.com/story/life/2015/08/14/house-home-decorate-cake-using-real-flowers/31726561/

Infographic: Mother's Day opportunities for brands and marketers...by the data

Mark Davenport, senior analytics director at The Trade Desk. Using lookalike modeling, third-party and location data, The Trade Desk built profiles of Mother’s Day shoppers in four regions of the United States: the midwest, northeast, south and west. From there, insights were gleaned — and some of the results, if not earth-shatteringly surprising, were interesting. Desserts, for example, showed up in the top five for each region. But flowers, usually a staple of Mother’s Day shopping, only appeared as a top five choice in two regions. Other subtle, but important learnings could also provide an opportunity for brands. “It seemed like when (people in the south) were going online to shop for Mother's Day presents, they were looking for gardening accessories and things like that,” noted Davenport. “If the marketer is trying to convince with their product, they probably should be looking at a little bit of a younger demographic when they're looking towards the south.” There were a few other anomalies, including the love of gardening in the northeast, which topped the list. “Thinking about myself, I grew up in the south and spent a lot of time in the midwest, and so you'd have big lawns and a lot of space typically to be outdoors, versus in the northeast, where blocks tend to be a little bit smaller, they tend to be more in urban areas, so I expected it to be almost a little bit of a reverse in terms of northeast versus the midwest,” said Davenport. Politics also played a role in the data, with the election at the front of most people’s minds, informing data that could prove useful for brands and market... http://www.thedrum.com/news/2016/04/21/infographic-mothers-day-opportunities-brands-and-marketersby-data