2019 Tour – Balloon Training with Balloon Coach Joette Giardina, CBA Balloon Coach Joette Giardina, CBA has been in the balloon industry full time since 2003, based in Lakeland, Florida. Over the years Joette, grew her home based business to over $150,000 a year in sales through investing in balloon training, networking in the […]
5 Tips to Creating Sales When Non-profits Ask for Free Balloons! I am reposting one of our #1 read blogs from February 2019.  Non-profits are always going to ask for donations. The way you prepare for those requests and respond will determine if you can turn that call into a paying client or a possible […]
Believe in yourself and create the Balloon Business of your dreams Hi! I’m Joette Giardina from Lakeland, Florida. I have been in the balloon industry full time since 2003. When I purchased my balloon decor business I honestly had no idea what I was getting myself into. I had a DREAM – a desire to […]
Power of a Professional Network: How to Build Yours When starting in the balloon industry in 2003, I had no idea that my interpersonal skills for building relationships with other people was going to be one of my keys to business growth. I have a background in adventure based counseling, outdoor education, social work, mental […]
5 Important Things When Creating Centerpieces Here are 5 important things professional decorators need to think about when creating centerpieces for an event. These are especially important during the holidays when we might be tempted to go super big on our centerpieces and forget that we need to build things so that people enjoy the […]
No Balloon Releases Have you heard the balloon industry standard is to not deliberately release balloons, no matter if they are biodegradable? Pro Environment Balloon Alliance (PEBA) was started in Australia as a grassroots movement to protect the balloon industry. The PEBA team includes: Brian Gray of Important Items, Perth Australia Chris Adamo, Balloons Online, […]
How Social Media Post Can Affect Your Balloon Business Brand As we grow our businesses and our brand, we work hard for our clients to Know, Like and Trust us to be the best service provider. I believe the old saying, “think before you speak” in the world of social media can change to “think […]
How to Find New Balloon Customers Online When you look at your sales from the year so far are you happy with where you are at and feel like you have more customers than you can handle? Or do you wish that you had new customers? If you are looking for new customers I encourage […]
Get the Most Float Time Out of Your Balloons Q & A with HIFLOAT – Andrea & Phillip Kash For the last 30 years, balloons have been able to have an extended float time thanks to an amazing product called HIFLOAT! Ever wonder how HIFLOAT was founded? Or wonder how to use HIFLOAT to […]
How to find Quality Balloons Part of being a balloon professional is using high quality balloons that you can feel confident in using and will last well for your clients. Not all balloons are created equal. There are many balloons created that are simply made to be the cheapest, often they are thin and are […]