Industry News & Press Releases
We share some of the latest industry updates and news here, as well as GCA press releases and member updates.
The Consumers Have Spoken – Quilling Card’s Mother Day Card Chosen by the Public For the 33rd Annual Louie’s Consumer Choice Award
DENVER, CO (September 23, 2022) – “Mother’s Day Card” by Quilling Card, was named the “Consumer’s Choice” of the 33rd Annual Louie Awards winners. Unique from the other awards that were judged by 42 industry judges, the Consumer Choice Award was open to the card...
Celebrate Teachers and Back to School by Sending Cards for Thinking of You Week, September 19-25, 2022
DENVER, CO (August 24, 2022) – Thinking of You Week, sponsored by the non-profit Greeting Card Association (GCA), is September 19 – 25, 2022, and is the international movement to celebrate the joy of sending and receiving hand-written notes and greeting cards. This...
Nine Greeting Card Association Members Named Among Gift Shop® Plus and Stationery Trends’s 40 Under 40
DENVER, CO (August 1, 2022) – During a reception at the Las Vegas Market last Sunday, July 24, 2022, 40 young professionals were honored by Gift Shop® Plus and Stationery Trends magazines in their 40 under 40 Awards. The program acknowledges the new generation of gift...
Send a Card, Deliver a Smile for the Third-Largest Card-Selling Holiday, Mother’s Day
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...
2022 Noted @ *Noted Greeting Card Competition Winners Announced
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...
Greeting Card Association Announces 2022 Louie Award Winners
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...
SF NOW™ + *NOTED Announce April 2022 Market Happenings and Agenda
New York, NY (April 25, 2022) – SF NOW™ + *Noted unveiled the schedule for their upcoming April 2022 Market, taking place at the vibrant Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture April 28 and 29, 2022. A joint effort by Emerald X, producers of NY NOW®, and the...
GCA Public Affairs Committee Chair, Tom Shoaf Announcement of the Enactment of Comprehensive Postal Reform
After fifteen years of intensive effort, I am thrilled to report that the President signed the Postal Service Reform Act into law today. This is a tremendous accomplishment. It is said that victory has a thousand parents but defeat is an orphan. In that vein, it is...
2022 Noted @ *Noted Greeting Card Competition Finalists Announced
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,...
Barnes & Noble Partners with Greeting Card Association on Exclusive Louie Finalist Display
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...