May 3, 2022 | Media, News
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 organized a day of celebration to honor mothers in 1908. Many states, […]
Apr 28, 2022 | Media, News
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 industry’s annual greeting card focused tradeshow, *Noted: The Greeting Card Expo, held in […]
Apr 28, 2022 | Media, News
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 prestigious awards were announced from among 612 entries in 51 categories. […]
Mar 24, 2022 | Media, News
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, *Noted: The Greeting Card Expo, which will be held April 28 and 29, 2022, […]
Mar 16, 2022 | Media, News
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 Louie Award finalists will be carried in all Barnes & Noble […]
Jan 14, 2022 | Media, News
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 releases of the year … and unlike the previous two editions of the awards, those for 2022 […]
Nov 30, 2021 | Media, News
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. McAnarney previously served as vice president and treasurer of the association under GCA President George White, General Manager, Consumer […]
Oct 1, 2021 | Media, News
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 Summit Awards dinner, the Greeting Card Association (GCA) was honored with the highest […]
Aug 13, 2021 | Media, News
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 category is experiencing resurgence at retail during the current pandemic, the many unexpected challenges continue to […]
Aug 11, 2021 | Media, News
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 Card Expo at the unique and vibrant […]