In the News - June 2019

The industry was all abuzz leading up to Noted: The Greeting Card Expo:
https://stationerytrends.com/news/noted-the-greeting-card-expo-debuts-may-18/
Excitement continued to grow leading up to the first ever Noted: The Greeting Card Expo:
https://www.chaindrugreview.com/noted-the-greeting-card-expo-kicks-off-this-weekend-in-brooklyn/
Thank you to Stationery Trends for this in-depth preview of Noted!
https://stationerytrends.com/article/noted-makes-its-debut-may-18/
Trendspotting with Gifts & Decorative Accessories at Noted:
https://www.giftsanddec.com/trending-gifts/stationery/trendspotting-at-the-greeting-card-expo/

Congratulations to all the 2019 LOUIE Award winners!
https://giftshopmag.com/news/greeting-card-association-shares-2019-louie-award-winners/
Progressive Greetings UK highlights the UK publishers who were honored at the 2019 LOUIE Awards:
https://www.pgbuzz.net/story-2-noted-and-the-louies-louie-award-wins-for-laura-sherratt-lagom-ohh-deer-sally-scaffardi-and-think-of-me-designs-inaugural-noted-greeting-card-expo-in-brooklyn-brings-the-us-card-commun/
UK artists win big at the 2019 LOUIE Awards:
http://www.greetingstoday.co.uk/news/2019/april_2019/us_triumphs_for_uk_publishers.aspx?dm_i=EHD,6ALJL,P1QPOI,OUHLM,1

Coral is *the* Pantone Color of the Year & Stationery Trends has the latest:
https://stationerytrends.com/article/april-showers-bring-coral-flowers/
Thinking of You Week unveils their colorful new website – just in time for #ThinkingOfYouWeek 2019!
http://www.greetingstoday.co.uk/news/2019/april_2019/thinking_across_the_pond.aspx?dm_i=EHD,695RA,P1QPOI,ONS6G,1
GCA Member & CEO of Paper Epiphanies, Victoria Venturi, was profiled by KGW8 Portland just in time for Mother’s Day:
https://www.kgw.com/video/money/mom-bosses-victoria-venturi-ceo-of-paper-epiphanies/283-78646dca-9644-402b-add4-85c48495171b
Longtime GCA member, Designer Greetings, acquires the Palm Press – their 12^th acquisition since 2006:
https://stationerytrends.com/news/designer-greetings-acquires-palm-press-greeting-cards/

5 Reasons You Need To Start Writing Letters Today:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/daniellebrooker/2019/05/28/five-reasons-you-need-to-start-writing-letters-today/#6a5ca0a12a49
2019 Graduation Gift Spending Trends from the National Retailer Federation:
https://giftshopmag.com/news/2019-graduation-gift-spending-trends/
Read the latest The State of Paper from Stationery Trends:
https://32b63b.campgn5.com/The-State-of-Paper-Spring19?vsmaid=843&vcid=78310
Want to increase your booth traffic? Read these tips from Freeman:
https://www.freeman.com/insights/how-exhibitors-are-improving-booth-traffic-aex
Learn about the personal touch of embossed stationery from Ecological Fibers:
https://www.greetingcard.org/the-personal-touch-of-embossed-stationery/

In the News – June 2019