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GCA Events- November 2018
Early Bird Deadline for LOUIE Entries is November 16th! Visit the LOUIE Awards submission site to begin preparing your entries now. Join the GCA for a Happy Hour in Cincinnati on November 20th The recent GCA Happy Hours program is starting up again! And this time, it...
Committee Updates – November 2018
Great Exhibit Options Ahead in 2019 by David Wilke, Vice-Chair Leader Paper Products Associates Committee Opportunities at the Annual Convention 2019 brings an array of trade shows and expos to sell your products and get in front of buyers. Below is just a brief...
In The News – November 2018
GCA Members in the News Trick or Treat? American Greetings has new Doorbell Delights LovePop Opens at Disney Springs Associations Now Features Thinking of You Week Hallmark Greeting Card Inspires Creation of “Miranda Card” American Greetings Introduces Up-in-Lights...
Member News – November 2018
Welcome New Members More than 40 companies have joined the GCA Community since January! The Membership Committee has been busy! Since January, 2018, we have welcomed more than 40 new companies to the GCA community. The benefits of GCA membership are as rich and...
From the President – November 2018
November 2018 Dear GCA Member: I was so excited to see so many of you at this year’s 77th Annual Greeting Card Association Convention in Cleveland. I had the pleasure of catching up with old colleagues, meeting new members, and experiencing the passion and enthusiasm...
GCA Village for 2019 – Your Questions Answered!
As many GCA members know, the GCA Village will return to the National Stationery Show in New York in February, 2019. But those who have never been a part of the "Village" may have questions. What's this "Village" thing about, anyway? Well, we are here to...
GCA Sells 1/3 Exhibit Space for Noted: The Greeting Card Expo(SM) in the First Month
GCA Sells 1/3 Exhibit Space for Noted: The Greeting Card ExpoSM in the First Month Noted: The Greeting Card Exposm, Attracts Companies of all Sizes; Focus on Greeting Card Community Will Deliver Value to All Attendees WASHINGTON, DC – October 22, 2018 – The Greeting...
GCA Teams Up w/USPS; Debuts New Postmark for Thinking of You Week
GREETING CARD ASSOCIATION TEAMS UP WITH U.S. POSTAL SERVICE New “Mail a Smile” Postmark Kicks Off September 1 Washington, D.C. – August 30, 2018 – The Greeting Card Association (GCA) is teaming up with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to deliver smiles throughout...
Associations Now Features GCA Trade Show
Read about GCA's entry into trade shows in Associations Now.
J.S. McCarthy Expects to Double Productivity with New Press
(Above Jon Tardiff, President of J.S. McCarthy) Kennesaw, Ga. August 10, 2018 – J.S. McCarthy of Augusta, Maine replaced an older press from a different manufacturer with the Speedmaster XL 106-4+LYY-P-4+L from Heidelberg to double its productivity. The...