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GCA Makes Strong Plea For Greeting Cards To Be Excluded From The 25% Tariff List
GCA President and president of Up With Paper, George White, was granted the opportunity to speak at the US Trade Commission along with Sarah Moe Meyers, Hallmark’s federal affairs manager, in an effort to protect, not just the American greeting card market but those...
GCA Events – June 2019
September, 2019Meet Us in Naples (Florida) for the GCA's Annual Workshop & RetreatYou won’t want to miss the education, insights, fun and unique activities that you can only find at this event (formerly the Annual Convention). Interested in helping to plan this...
Member Spotlight – June 2019
Member Spotlight - Leader Paper Products LEADER PAPER PRODUCTSDavid Wilke Tell us about how the company got started and about the products and services you provide. Established in 1901, Leader Paper Products has supplied the greeting card and social stationery...
Committee Updates – June 2019
Noted by John Smyth, A. Smyth Co. Co-Chair, Noted This past May, our community launched Noted: The Greeting Card Expo. The event showcased some home runs and some strikeouts, but the end result was what we originally set out to do: create an event to gather all parts...
In the News – June 2019
GCA Members in the NewsNoted: The Greeting Card ExpoThe industry was all abuzz leading up to Noted: The Greeting Card Expo: https://stationerytrends.com/news/noted-the-greeting-card-expo-debuts-may-18/Excitement continued to grow leading up to the first ever Noted:...
From the President – June 2019
June 2019Dear GCA Member:As the current Vice President of the GCA, to be installed as president at our Workshop Retreat in Naples in September (register now!), I am excited to pen my first (soon-to-be) President column for Card Talk. And what a great time to be the...
The Personal Touch of Embossed Stationery
The Personal Touch of Embossed Stationery By Andrew Clay, Marketing Associate at Ecological FibersWhile looking around at the stationery market today, one can’t help but be impressed with the beautiful prints, designs and breathtaking art created with heartfelt...
Noted: The Greeting Card Expo is coming. Find out why it’s different
The great experiment is about to end. Noted: The Greeting Card Expo is about to open. But what is so different about this show? First of all, it’s not a show. It’s a community event, created BY the community. Many volunteers from a variety of card maker companies...
Greetings & Salutations
GCA Vice-President and Noted Co-Chair George White recently spoke with Winsight Grocery Business about a successful Valentine’s Day promotion between his company, Up With Paper, and St. Louis-based grocer, Schnuck’s. “The key to leveraging seasonal opportunities is to...
Opportunities Are in the Cards
GCA Executive Director, Peter Doherty, and other members of the GCA talked with Grocery Business about how the popularity of greeting cards is growing among younger consumers and what retailers can do to capitalize upon this trend. “Greeting cards continue to be a...