Industry News & Press Releases
We share some of the latest industry updates and news here, as well as GCA press releases and member updates.
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Greeting Card Association Celebrates 2023 Noted@*Noted Finalists and Winners
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (April 27, 2023) –The Greeting Card Association (GCA) announced the winners in the fourth annual Noted@*Noted Products Awards Competition. The awards ceremony made a fitting kickoff for North America’s single largest gathering of greeting card...
Greeting Card Association Announces 34th Annual Louie Award Winners at Annual Ceremony in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (April 26, 2023) –The Greeting Card Association (GCA) celebrated excellence in greeting cards this evening at its 34th Annual Louie Awards ceremony. The event took place at The General’s Residence on the campus of the Fort Mason Center for Arts &...
Greeting Card Association Announces 4th Annual Noted @ *Noted Product Award Finalists
March 7, 2023 (Denver, CO) – The Greeting Card Association (GCA) is excited to announce the finalists in the fourth annual Noted @ *Noted Products Awards Competition. The competition is held in conjunction with the industry’s annual greeting card focused...
Leanin’ Tree to Represent Greeting Card Association on Keep US Posted Board of Directors
DENVER, CO – March 1, 2023, The Greeting Card Association (GCA) is excited to announce that Susan January of Leanin’ Tree Inc. in Boulder, Colorado will fill GCA’s seat on the Keep US Posted Board of Directors. GCA represents over 300 greeting card publishers and...
Greeting Card Association Announces 34th Annual Louie Awards Finalists
February 21, 2023 (Denver, CO) – The Greeting Card Association (GCA) has announced finalists from the industry’s prestigious 34th Annual Louie Awards competition. This year’s contest saw 1,016 greeting cards entered from 163 companies in 51 categories – overall...
How a Traditional Medium Uses Social Media to Reach Today’s Consumers
DENVER, CO (December 14, 2022) – Holiday traditions abound this time of year, and one of the most beloved and time-tested of these is the sending of holiday cards. But today’s greeting cards, and those who create them, are anything but traditional in their approach to...
Eight Greeting Card Association Members Selected by Changing the Narrative to Create Age-Positive Birthday Cards
Eight Greeting Card Association Members Selected by Changing the Narrative to Create Age-Positive Birthday Cards Changing the Narrative just announced another round of age-positive birthday cards coming in January 2023. In November, the leading US anti-ageism...
Greeting Card Association Announces 2022-2023 Board of Directors and Advisory Board Members
Greeting Card Association Announces 2022-2023 Board of Directors and Advisory Board Members DENVER, CO – October 6, 2022, The Greeting Card Association (GCA) has announced changes to its Board of Directors and Advisory Board for 2022-2023. These changes were approved...
The Consumers Have Spoken – Quilling Card’s Mother Day Card Chosen by the Public For the 33rd Annual Louie’s Consumer Choice Award
DENVER, CO (September 23, 2022) – “Mother’s Day Card” by Quilling Card, was named the “Consumer’s Choice” of the 33rd Annual Louie Awards winners. Unique from the other awards that were judged by 42 industry judges, the Consumer Choice Award was open to the card...
Celebrate Teachers and Back to School by Sending Cards for Thinking of You Week, September 19-25, 2022
DENVER, CO (August 24, 2022) – Thinking of You Week, sponsored by the non-profit Greeting Card Association (GCA), is September 19 – 25, 2022, and is the international movement to celebrate the joy of sending and receiving hand-written notes and greeting cards. This...