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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GCA Public Affairs Committee Chair, Tom Shoaf Announcement of the Enactment of Comprehensive Postal Reform
After fifteen years of intensive effort, I am thrilled to report that the President signed the Postal Service Reform Act into law today. This is a tremendous accomplishment. It is said that victory has a thousand parents but defeat is an orphan. In that vein, it is...
2022 Noted @ *Noted Greeting Card Competition Finalists Announced
DENVER, Colo. - March 25, 2022 – The Greeting Card Association (GCA) is excited to announce the finalists in the third annual Noted @ *Noted Products Awards Competition. The competition is held in conjunction with the industry’s annual greeting card focused tradeshow,...
Barnes & Noble Partners with Greeting Card Association on Exclusive Louie Finalist Display
March 15, 2022 (Denver, CO) – The Greeting Card Association (GCA) is excited to partner with Barnes & Noble to showcase select greeting cards from the industry’s 33rd annual Louie Award contest on retail displays this summer. A selection of the designs named as...
GCA Letter of Support for Postal Service Reform Act
GCA President Amy McAnarney voices GCA support for the Postal Service Reform Act (H.R. 3076) in this letter to Reps. Maloney and Comer. Dear Chairwoman Maloney and Ranking Member Comer, On behalf of the Greeting Card Association (GCA), I am writing to offer strong...
2022 Noted@*Noted Awards Open for Entries Today
2022 Noted@*Noted Awards Open for Entries Today January 14, (Denver, CO) – The Greeting Card Association’s Noted@*Noted Product Awards open for entries today. The fourth edition of this highly competitive design competition highlights the most outstanding new card...
Amy McAnarney of Hallmark Named Greeting Card Association President
AMY MCANARNEY OF HALLMARK NAMED GREETING CARD ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT (December 1, 2021) Amy McAnarney, VP/General Manager at Hallmark Cards, was named president of the Greeting Card Association (GCA) following the organization’s 2021 Annual Workshop & Retreat....
Greeting Card Association Takes Top Honors at ASAE Power of A Summit Awards
Greeting Card Association Takes Top Honors at ASAE Power of A Summit Awards: Every Association has a Role in Advancing Diversity, Equity & Inclusion October 1 (Washington, DC) – At last night’s annual American Society of Association Executive’s (ASAE) Power of A...
“See What Unfolds” at the GCA 2021 Virtual Workshop & Retreat
August 16, 2021 (Denver, CO) – The Greeting Card Association (GCA) has planned timely, relevant, educational sessions designed for greeting card makers during its two-day Virtual Workshop & Retreat to be held September 9 and 10, 2021. While the greeting card...
Greeting Card Association and NY NOW® join forces for West Coast market in Spring 2022
Denver, CO (August 11, 2021) NY NOW® and *Noted: The Greeting Card Expo announce the launch of SF NOW co-located with Noted. The joint event will be an exciting new regional market that extends NY NOW to the West Coast. SF NOW will co-locate with *Noted: The Greeting...
GCA Selected as 2021 ASAE Summit Award Winner
GCA is honored to have been selected as the 2021 ASAE Summit Award Winner in the "Power of Diversity & Inclusion" category for its Black Makers Pitch Program. This program put a group of black card makers to get in front of a panel of top buyers, retailers, and...