GCA CEO Amanda Fergusson attended the Genesis Senate at the Houses of Parliament this week, flying the flag for the greeting card industry and speaking about the challenges we are currently facing. The Genesis Senate works as an ‘umbrella’ organisation harnessing the collective strength of trade associations, institutions and other groups representing the SME sector in…
Links to support for small businesses from Government, local councils and others to help business growth.
Learn more about our 2022 GCA Graduate Open Call and meet selected illustration graduates from three Universities
Making Tax Digital will soon extend to the self-employed and include the introduction of quarterly tax returns. This GCA blog explains what’s happening and how to prepare.
The GCA linked up with PGLive to collect and deliver cards from the greeting card industry for HM The Queen on the occasion of her Platinum Jubilee. This is a fantastic opportunity to raise the profile of our world-leading industry and ensure that HM receives a special postbag of wonderful cards from our industry. Collecting…
GCA sponsors the Diversity and Inclusion Award at the 2022 Henries.
GCA are keen to ensure that members voices are heard on the new proposed Online Sales Tax. Members are asked complete the survey.
Details of the British Veterinary Association’s media campaign for the responsible portrayal of pets.
Black History Month in October gives us an opportunity to celebrate and highlight the increasing variety of greeting cards available celebrating Black history.
Latest details on the 2021 GCA annual Conference and AGM, to be held in Manchester on 14th October 2021
This GCA partnership extends our network and continues to build on the support we offer our members’ across the country.
Design a greeting card for Black History Month to be featured in Sainsbury’s this October!
After a forced year off, the highly anticipated dedicated greeting card trade show is back, and the excitement is growing.
The GCA is involved in quarterly meetings with Paul Scully MP, secretary of state for small businesses. Issues raised by GCA members are added to the agenda for government response. The meetings are hosted by the Indie Retail Confederation, a group of trade associations, including the GCA, who number independent retailers among their members. The…
David Falkner, owner of Cardology, shares his experience and insight into the opportunities of the growing market for Eid greeting cards.
Christmas card media coverage has continued with many journalists contacting the GCA to ask if Christmas cards are more important than ever this year as they seek to find some good news stories: Early press interest in Christmas cards promoted by GCA PR releases The press calls this year started in October, earlier than usual,…
The Royal Mail is undergoing huge change as it adapts its business to ensure that is survives in the 21st century. As discussed at our Conference, the GCA is working closely with the Royal Mail and also reaching out to the industry to ensure that our voice is heard. This week it announced a price…
A roundup of the media coverage received for 2020 Festive Friday
GCA Member Emma Bryan donated cards to a local care home to help spread some festive cheer on Festive Friday.
The GCA is campaigning to support specialist retail shops.
Megan Claire’s lockdown rework of the ’12 days of Christmas’ gained the attention it deserved but not the acknowledgement.
By Rachel Dickson, owner of Zaquarella Design StudioDigital Strategy is a new concept to the world of paper greeting cards and since when do you even need one? Well the answer to that has become all too evident this year as we have faced a global pandemic and traditional retail store channels have been permanently affected. Our advice is to…
We are all looking forward to seeing you Wednesday, and getting the greeting card community together. If you can’t now join us live, due to the recent announcement of a further lockdown in England, you can view this event later: Buy your ticket, and email us on admin@gca.cards (from the same address) and we’ll send…
Festive Friday is the last Friday in November – this year 27th November, and the day every year that the greeting card industry send their Christmas cards! 2020 is a year that has seen us isolated from family, friends and work colleagues, with continued social distancing meaning that we need to plan ahead with our Christmas shopping. Many are reporting…