Industry News & Press Releases
We share some of the latest industry updates and news here, as well as GCA press releases and member updates.
Greeting Card Association Announces Leadership Transition and Key Team Additions
Denver, CO (March 17, 2025) – The Greeting Card Association (GCA) is pleased to announce that Carlos Llansó has succeeded Sierra Bretz as Executive Director of the Association. Llansó, who previously served as GCA’s Director of Strategic Initiatives and has an...
Finalists Announced for the 36th Annual Louie Awards
Celebrating Excellence in Greeting Card Design Denver, Colorado – February 26, 2025 – The Greeting Card Association (GCA) is proud to announce the finalists for the 36th Annual Louie Awards, celebrating the best in greeting card design, editorial, and artistry for the...
GCA Greeting Card Conference Travels to Detroit
Hosted by Avanti Press in downtown Detroit October 6 – 8, 2025 February 4, 2025 (Detroit, MI) – This year, greeting card and stationery publishers will convene in the Motor City in October for a one-of-a-kind event. The GCA Greeting Card Conference 2025 (previously...
Consumers Choose Cardideology’s “Sit With You in the Dark” Card for the 35th Annual Louie Consumer’s Choice Award
The PEOPLE have spoken! Consumers Choose Cardideology’s “Sit With You in the Dark” Card for the 35th Annual Louie’s Consumer Choice Award DENVER, CO (October 24, 2024) –The Greeting Card Association (GCA) is proud to announce that “Sit With You in the Dark”, the...
Greeting Card Association’s *Noted Expo Finds New Home at Las Vegas Market
LAS VEGAS, NV — September 19, 2024 — ANDMORE℠ has partnered with the Greeting Card Association (GCA) to move and expand its *Noted: The Greeting Card Expo from San Francisco to Las Vegas, showcasing the new and now of stationery at the Expo at World Market Center Las...
GCA Urges USPS Regulator to Limit Destructive Stamp Price Increases
DENVER, CO (July 9, 2024) – Today the non-profit Greeting Card Association (GCA) submitted comments to the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) urging it to limit excessive increases for stamps and other postage and to put in place requirements to control costs and...
Nora Weiser to Depart as Executive Director of the Greeting Card Association; Sierra Bretz and Carlos Llanso to Take on Leadership Duties
DENVER CO (July 5, 2024) – The Greeting Card Association (GCA) announces that Nora Weiser, Executive Director, is departing from her role after almost four years of leadership. Weiser will continue to support GCA in a consulting capacity through October 2024 to ensure...
Greeting Card Association Announces the Winners of the Best of *Noted+Gifted Show Awards
DENVER, CO (May 3, 2024) –The Greeting Card Association (GCA) held *Noted: The Greeting Card Expo + Gifted: The Creative Gift and Home Expo, the exclusive West Coast market for creative gifts, stationery, greeting cards, home decor, and more, April 17-18 at the Fort...
35th Annual Louie Award Winners Announced at Ceremony in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (April 16, 2024) –The Greeting Card Association (GCA) celebrated excellence in greeting cards this evening at its 35th Annual Louie Awards Ceremony. The event took place at The Cowell Theater on the campus of the Fort Mason Center for Arts &...
Greeting Card Association Announces 35th Annual Louie Awards Finalists
February 27, 2024 (Denver, CO) – The Greeting Card Association (GCA) has announced finalists from the industry’s prestigious 35th Annual Louie Awards competition. This year’s contest saw 1,229 greeting cards entered from 228 companies in 57 categories – overall...