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Noted Is Headed to San Francisco in 2020
Noted: The Greeting Card Expo, which debuted this May in Brooklyn, is making its way to San Francisco in 2020. What's new about Noted 2020? Not only a new location, but Noted will be partnering with Blue Print which will allow attendees from both shows to connect and...
Delay in Expected Application of 10% Tariff Fuels Optimism
Plans for implementation of the 10% tariffs on a range of products imported from China will not include greeting cards, at least initially. The US Trade Commission announced that the tariff on our category and some others should be delayed until December 15th. Though...
A Trade Update
The Greeting Card Association (GCA) has been engaged in opposing expansion of the list of products imported from China subject to proposed tariffs to include greeting cards including testimony by GCA President, George White to the United States Trade Representative...
Committee Updates – August 2019
Noted: the Greeting Card Expoby John Smyth, A. Smyth Co.Co-Chair, NotedOur Noted Greeting Card Expo is now the GCA’s signature event—but it is much more than that. The inaugural Noted in Brooklyn in May was a new type of event that has fundamentally changed what a...
In the News – August 2019
GCA Members in the News, & Industry UpdatesStationery Trends Announces their "40 Under 40" Class for 2019, featuring several GCA members: https://stationerytrends.com/news/gift-stationery-40-under-40-class-of-2019-announced/Stationery Trends, Chain Drug Review,...
GCA Events – August 2019
September 18-21, 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). Find Your Perfect Industry...
Member Spotlight – August 2019
Member Spotlight - Offensive & DelightfulAn interview with Olga Krigman What inspried you to get involved in cards?I got very tired of working for clients doing design work, identity, branding, etc. I wanted to sell a product that I got to design and no one had a...
From the President – August 2019
August 2019The fact that I am writing this President’s Message is indeed a surprise. And it is a privilege that I do not take lightly! Of course, it is typically the sitting President who has the honor of addressing the GCA membership. But as the past few months have...
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...