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Featuring the Greeting Card Association’s latest news and press releases.
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...
2022 Noted@*Noted Awards Open for Entries Today
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...
Amy McAnarney of Hallmark Named Greeting Card Association President
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....
Greeting Card Association Takes Top Honors at ASAE Power of A Summit Awards
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...
“See What Unfolds” at the GCA 2021 Virtual Workshop & Retreat
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...
Greeting Card Association and NY NOW® join forces for West Coast market in Spring 2022
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...
GCA Marketplace “Thinking of You Week” Stock-Up Event Features Show Specials and Prizes for Card Buyers
Denver, CO (August 2, 2021) Thinking of You Week is September 20-26, 2021, and its goal is to celebrate the joy of sending and receiving hand-written notes and greeting cards – just because. Sponsored by the non-profit Greeting Card Association (GCA), Thinking of You...
Greeting Card Association Announces 2021 Louie Award Winners
July 8, 2021 (Denver, CO) – The Greeting Card Association (GCA) celebrated excellence in greeting cards this evening at its 32nd Annual Louie Awards ceremony where winners of the prestigious awards were announced. 544 cards in 36 categories were whittled down to 111...
USPS Announces Proposed Postage Rate Increases
May 28, 2021 (Denver, CO) On May 28, 2021, the USPS announced postage increases. The price of a Forever Stamp will increase to 58 cents. This represents an increase of 5.45% and is less than the average increase for many other postage rates. The price of an extra...
2021 Noted @ *Noted Greeting Card Competition Winners Announced
May 20, 2021 (Denver, CO) – The Greeting Card Association (GCA) announced the winners of its second annual Noted@*Noted Products Awards Competition yesterday. The awards ceremony marked the kickoff of the industry’s annual greeting card focused event, *Noted: The...