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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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...
Nine Greeting Card Association Members Named Among Gift Shop® Plus and Stationery Trends’s 40 Under 40
DENVER, CO (August 1, 2022) – During a reception at the Las Vegas Market last Sunday, July 24, 2022, 40 young professionals were honored by Gift Shop® Plus and Stationery Trends magazines in their 40 under 40 Awards. The program acknowledges the new generation of gift...
Send a Card, Deliver a Smile for the Third-Largest Card-Selling Holiday, Mother’s Day
DENVER, CO (May 2, 2022) – This coming Sunday, May 8th, is Mother’s Day 2022 – a celebration honoring mothers, motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. History of Mother’s Day In honor of her late mother, Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia...
2022 Noted @ *Noted Greeting Card Competition Winners Announced
2022 Noted @ *Noted Greeting Card Competition Winners Announced April 28, 2022 (San Francisco, CA) – The Greeting Card Association (GCA) announced the winners in the third annual Noted @ *Noted Products Awards Competition. The awards ceremony marked the kickoff of the...
Greeting Card Association Announces 2022 Louie Award Winners
April 27 (San Francisco, CA) – The Greeting Card Association (GCA) celebrated excellence in greeting cards this evening at its 33rd Annual Louie Awards ceremony held at Gallery 308 on the campus of the Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture. Winners of the...
SF NOW™ + *NOTED Announce April 2022 Market Happenings and Agenda
New York, NY (April 25, 2022) – SF NOW™ + *Noted unveiled the schedule for their upcoming April 2022 Market, taking place at the vibrant Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture April 28 and 29, 2022. A joint effort by Emerald X, producers of NY NOW®, and the...