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August 2021
GCA Village at NY NOW
NY NOW is making its comeback this summer, August 8-11, at the Javits Center in New York City, and GCA members have the exclusive opportunity to participate in a reimagined GCA Village! NY NOW and GCA are excited to bring back this successful partnership IRL, to connect makers with NY NOW’s qualified retailers, and to get you back to selling at this key industry event. GCA Village will be part of NY NOW’s newly relaunched and freshly curated Gift + Stationery…
Find out more »GCA Meet Up @ NY Now
GCA members are excited to be returning to in-person trade shows this summer, with many exhibiting on their own or as part of the GCA Village @ NY Now in August. After the first day on the show floor, join your friends and colleagues for a GCA Meet Up! Sunday, August 8 6:15 - 7:15 pm Clyde Frazier’s Wine and Dine (a block away from the Javits Center, at 485 10th Avenue) RSVP HERE Introduce yourself to GCA Executive Director Nora Weiser or GCA…
Find out more »September 2021
2021 Workshop & Retreat
Join us virtually for our Workshop and Retreat September 9 & 10, 2021 This year’s theme is “See What Unfolds” After the many challenges wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic, businesses are emerging to new realities, new business practices, and new models of how we connect, communicate, work, and live. What does that mean for the stationery and greeting card industry? Our sessions will focus on: 1. Sustainability 2. Post-pandemic business and trends 3. Diversity, equity, and inclusion 4. Brand building…
Find out more »Thinking of You Week 2021
Send a Card, Deliver a Smile With the events of 2020, many people have discovered, or rediscovered, the pleasure and comfort that greeting cards and hand-written notes can bring as a way of keeping in touch with friends and family. Scientists have studied people’s brains as they open a piece of hand-written personal mail and observed how the pleasure waves just light up! Thinking of You Week is an international movement to celebrate the joy of sending and receiving hand-written…
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