GCA’s Card Talk
Issue 62 August, 2021
The GCA is hard at work planning this year’s Workshop & Retreat and Thinking of You Week, and we are excited to announce our partnership with NY NOW for *Noted 2022! Catch up on the latest member news, industry updates & more in this edition of Card Talk.
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About Card Talk
Card Talk is GCA’s member newsletter, published six times per year, providing members and others with information on the latest trends and issues that impact the industry and their businesses, as well as meaningful opportunities for information exchange and business development. Content for Card Talk comes from GCA leaders, volunteers, members, and staff. Questions? Want to contribute? Email us!
From the President
It has been a great honor to serve as the president of our Greeting Card Association the last two years. I actually served a little longer than the standard GCA two-year term, because my predecessor, Christy Kaprosy, bowed out a few months early when she left this industry, but suffice to say, it was not the experience I expected back in the halcyon summer days of 2019.
From the Executive Director
The Power of No
The Covid pandemic forced all of us to change our ways of doing just about everything. But with this, it also gave us the opportunity to pause, let go of many things we once felt imperative, and mostly to say “No” when things become too much.
Member Spotlight
Christy and Jon Asper, Creative Team behind Paper Baristas LLC, are the subject of this month’s Member Spotlight. Learn about the company, their products, and more!
*Noted 2022 Announcement
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 Card Expo at the unique and vibrant Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture, located on the water between Aquatic Park and Marine Green, in San Francisco CA. The event will take place on April 28 and 29, 2022.
Virtual Workshop & Retreat – September 9th & 10th
The 2021 GCA Workshop & Retreat is about pathways not prescriptions. The pandemic taught us that there is more than one way forward. Over the course of two days, we will gather to exchange frameworks and ideas, transfer knowledge, and explore new solutions to present-day business realities.
Committee Updates
Read an update on the 2021 Louie Awards, welcome our new members, hear the latest from the Public Affairs Committee, learn about this year’s Thinking of You Week, and more.
