Chat Room Editor's Note: Each month, we send out a survey to our readers on a variety of topics and report the results here. Chat Room is a perfect venue to get to know your peers and where you stand on different issues affecting the industry. Do you have a question you want us to ask? Contact editor, Jasmina Dolce, at jdolce@ greatamericanpublish.com. This month we asked our readers about poinsettia production and sales, social media use, and sanitation protocols. Here's what they had to say. Did you grow/sell poinsettias in 2020? 45% SAID YES! Turn to page 18 to learn about new poinsettia varieties. MORE THAN Do you use social media applications for business purposes? 80% SAID YES! Some changes you made: Disinfecting planting areas, alternating lunches in order to clean between them. Have employees check temperatures regularly. More frequent and broader applications. Increased the number of times all equipment and handles are disinfected. 88% 52% 17% 17% 12 FEBRUARY 2021 GPNMAG.COM Coordinating safe delivery times. $ For those that said yes, MORE THAN HALF reported sales were either up or about the same compared to 2019. And more than 30% were able to increase prices in 2020! Did you increase or make adjustments to sanitation protocols in 2020? MORE THAN 70% SAID YES! Constant wipe downs of common surfaces, closed one day a week for sanitation. Keeping PPE more readily available. Better flushing and maintenance of our water system. Turn to page 42 for more information about sanitation. Facebook Instagram YouTube LinkedIn NEARLYhttp://www.GPNMAG.COM