Over 1.5 million people started their morning today being reminded to write and send their Christmas cards as Amanda Fergusson, the new ceo of the GCA appeared on the BBC Breakfast twice during the programme, as well as on the BBC News 24 channel. Filmed on location...
Greeting cards received some really positive PR when Sharon Little, ceo of the GCA appeared at peak time on Simon Mayo’s Drivetime show on Radio 2 yesterday afternoon (Wednesday 28 February). Sharon was invited as the ‘greeting card expert’ after a discussion arose on...
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) is urging card publishers to stop producing cards featuring images of brachycephalic (flat-faced) breeds, such as pugs, French bulldogs and Persian cats on their products as part of its #BreedtoBreathe campaign. The BVA (the...
The winner of the GCA's Tagline Challenge is 'Send a card, deliver a smile’. This is the phrase that received the most votes for an industry tagline which retailers, publishers, agents and trade suppliers felt best represents the spirit of greeting card sending. ...
The GCA and greeting card industry as a whole received a positive thumbs up in the latest WWF Timber Scorecard Report – a biennial report that scores businesses on the visibility of their timber (paper in the case of cards) sourcing policies and the steps they’ve...
Just six hours after this event was announced by GCA CEO Sharon Little this morning, Speed-dating with Dragons was sold out! In this exciting new event, publishers will have one to one sessions to pitch their cards to retail buyers from a multiple, a small chain and...
The latest Christmas card research from Royal Mail shows that Christmas cards remain more popular than e-cards and texts. The research showed that an overwhelming 72 per cent of people who celebrate Christmas would prefer to receive cards this Christmas. Only six per...
The latest GCA Market Report 2016 confirms that the UK greeting card sector has grown in value to £1.7 billion in the UK. The report, which covers sales January - December 2015, is the only research based on actual retail sales figures, with data confidentially...
The GCA’s Sharon Little took part in the launch of Songs of Praise’s UK-wide competition, which calls on all budding artists to dig out their paintbrushes, to help raise money for BBC Children in Need. The competition will give amateur artists the opportunity to have...
No one should let a big birthday go by without being lavished with a fabulous array of birthday cards. And if you're marking a really major 90th birthday milestone and happen to be the Queen, well that sets the bar a little higher! Obviously as the card industry we...
As reported in our official magazine Progressive Greetings' eBuzz, the UK’s Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has pledged to support the UK greeting card industry. “What can I do to help?” he said in a meeting today (Wednesday December 2), held in Westminster. Ideas included...
The GCA is meeting with Ed Vaizey Minister of State for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries, on December 2nd. We have flagged up to him the importance of the UK greeting card industry as a world leading creative trade and the fact that such mass...
Christmas Cards on the BBC The GCA gained some excellent television coverage for Christmas cards and the greeting card industry yesterday. Sharon Little, GCA CEO, took part in three live interviews with Stephanie McGovern, two on BBC Breakfast and one on the BBC News...
Huge congratulations from the GCA to all the nominees! The Henries Finalists 2014 Most Promising Young Designer or Artist 2014 Rebecca Crouch from Raspberry BlossomDimitria Jordan from Love Faith and HopeYasmin Rahmatullah from YTR DesignsTamsin Seed from Studio...
The announcement of the Card Factory flotation has sparked lots of positive interest in the greeting card industry in the press with all the major newspapers covering the story. The GCA has played its part by providing supporting information on the industry (some...
The GCA is delighted to partner with Get Britain Writing and National Stationery Week to promote the benefits of handwriting for people of all ages. The Greeting Card Association is delighted to support this important campaign to encourage more people to put pen...
This popular event is your chance to socialise with other members, see an array of prestigious speakers, enjoy a delicious lunch and explore our historic livery hall venue, Ironmongers Hall, in the City of London. We have not one, not two but three exciting launches:...
The GCA will be opening its doors to a wider membership after members voted resoundingly in favour of introducing an Associate Membership category at its EGM last week. The members voted in favour of the resolution by 40 votes for to five against including votes by...
The Oscars of the greeting card industry! Organised by Max Publishing, the publishers of our official magazine Progressive Greetings, The Henries recognise and reward the wonderful creativity of our industry. The Henries Awards are free to enter and the form is very...