Study: Giving flowers is good for your image

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Study: Giving flowers is good for your image

April 17, 2008

Turns out, bouquets of lovely blooms benefit both the giver and the recipient. This is useful knowledge for everyone and particularly for bosses and execs, considering that next week is Professional Secretaries Week.

New research from Rutgers University found that those who send flowers, compared with other gifts, are viewed as successful, caring and emotionally intelligent people. Findings include:

• Both men and women who give flowers are perceived as happy, achieving, strong, capable and courageous people.

• Men and women come across as more emotionally intelligent; they give the impression they can effectively express their feelings and take time to understand the feelings of others.

• Female floral gifters are viewed as more appreciative of beauty and nature.

“Our findings show that you can influence and change what people think of you in a significant way through the gifts you give,” says researcher Jeannette Haviland-Jones, Ph.D. “That news is particularly important to those interested in enhancing friendships and romances, even business relationships.”

To read more, visit aboutflowers.com/power_of_giving.htm.

Whether you want to elevate your standing in the office or express your thanks for the huge support you get from the admin pros you work with (what would you do without ‘em?), flowers are the answer!

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Flower Fact of the Day: Looking for especially fragrant flowers? Try stock, lilies, narcissus, hyacinths, freesia and tuberose.

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Comments

S. Malik | Reply
April 17, 2008

And thats one reason why girls like flowers more than the boys. They, simply are more caring. Thats true, if you wanna show someone that you care, flowers are the best way to do that.