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#Cardmitment in the media
All the latest media coverage from our #Cardmitment campaign
FSC® & Greeting Card Publishing
How to ensure your cards are printed on paper that supports responsible forestry.
Post-Graduate Showcase & bridging the gap into industry.
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Caring at Christmas!
Join in our #Cardmitment campaign and help start a wave of Christmas cards across the UK, sharing the joy of sending and receiving cards!
GCA #Cardmitment Latest
Latest information for GCA members on our #Cardmitment campaign and how to get involved.
GCA takes #Cardmitment to the Houses of Parliament!
The GCA took the #Cardmitment campaign to Westminster, raising the profile of our £1.5bn world-leading industry with MP's, encouraging Christmas card sending and highlighting the importance of the postal service to our industry. GCA’s Amanda Fergusson and Adriana...
GCA meet with Royal Mail, and focus on Christmas
Update from GCA Royal Mail meeting November 2023
#Cardmitment
#Cardmitment campaign – sharing the joy of sending and receiving greeting cards
#Cardmitment Toolkit
#Cardmitment Toolkit for everyone to use to remind people of the joy of sending and receiving Christmas cards
Popular Trade Fairs For Greeting Card Publishers
Details of trade fairs held throughout the year with significant sections dedicated to greeting cards.
2024 Easter Toolkit
The 2024 Easter Toolkit contains downloadable resources and POS to help with online and offline marketing.
2024 Valentine’s Day Toolkit
The 2024 Valentine’s Day Toolkit contains downloadable resources and POS to help with online and offline marketing.
Festive Friday 2023
Festive Friday 2023 is on the 1st of December. This is the date when everyone in the greeting card industry posts their Christmas cards! This year our #Cardmitment campaign reminds everyone about the joy of sending and receiving cards, and continuing to enjoy them as...
Father’s Day – celebrating the UK’s Dads!
A look at the origins of Father’s Day, with up to date facts and figures.
Why do we have bunnies on our Easter cards?
A look at the origins of Easter cards and the Easter bunny.
Why are Valentine’s Day cards so popular?
We look at the origins of Valentines Day, along with some fun facts
Who Sent the First Christmas Card
A look at the history of the Christmas card with up to date facts and figures.
GCA CEO shares the joy of a hand written card
GCA talks the #Cardmitment message to Stationer’s Company, sharing the joy of a hand-written card as part of an event attended by over 150 Stationers’ and others.
The Ladder Club
The Ladder Club is a one day seminar about greeting card publishing aimed at new and emerging publishers.
Britain’s Top 20 Kindest Towns Revealed
Essex, Suffolk, Welsh and Scottish towns top the kind hearts parade #Cardmitment *********PRESS RELEASE******** The UK’s Greeting Card Association has today revealed Britain’s top twenty ‘kindest towns’ based on two extensive surveys. Over two in five[1] of the UK...
GCA representing the card industry at the House of Commons
GCA CEO Amanda Fergusson attended the Genesis Business Senate at House of Commons on 18th October 2023. The meeting was attended by Kevin Hollinrake MP, the small businesses minister who is also responsible for post. Mark Hart, deputy director of the Enterprise...
Four ways to be your retailer’s dream supplier
Webinar hosted by GCA Supplier Member Aspin Date: Tuesday 28th November 2023 10am Presenter: Lizzi Benger: Customer Success Manager Considering the commercial pressures that all sectors of the economy are experiencing, there has never been a better time to pause for a...
Pricing In Proportion, PiP
The GCA worked with the Royal Mail to develop these standardised PiP logos. Download the files here.