As part of our Meet The Member series, we asked Emma Harrison of Utterly Conkers to tell us a bit about their story.
What is the name of your company?
Utterly Conkers
Where is your business based?
Hartley Wintney in Hampshire.
Why did you decide to set up your company?
After a long career in Technology marketing whilst writing children’s fantasy fiction in my spare time, I decided to go back to my first love, art. With greeting cards, I can combine my love of creating colourful characters and painting.
Writing a book is a long process, but with greeting cards you can see immediately if people like your work.
What is the Unique Selling Point of your business? What makes your products particularly special?
My watercolour illustrations are carefully hand painted which are stylish and fun; not always a common combination.
What is your best selling Greeting Card?
My best selling card features a Great Dane sitting with a Miniature Dachshund so this little and large pair are going to feature on more designs.
What do you like most about the industry?
Utterly Conkers is just launching but already I can see this papery world has a strong community feel, possibly because greeting cards are all about sending love into the world. It’s wonderful to be around such creative people.
How do you sell your products? (Online only, wholesale, via a physical shop etc)
To Retailers via our online shop.
How can people find you?
- www.utterlyconkers.com
- instagram: utterlyconkers
- facebook: utterlyconkersdesigns
- email at info@utterlyconkers.com
Hot Topic Additional Question: Diversity and Inclusion are key values to the GCA and we’d love to know more about what your company does to support Diversity and Inclusion?
Utterly Conkers is a small business right now; I enrol any family member who stands still long enough to help out! As we grow, Utterly Conkers will absolutely support Diversity and Inclusion values.
Hot Topic Additional Question: The GCA is committed to ensuring that our industry is environmentally friendly and we’re keen to hear more about your business does to help the environment.
All Utterly Conkers cards are printed on demand, on FSC approved paper and supplied plastic free held together with a sticker clasp.
Is there anything else that you would like to add/highlight?
I love painting greeting cards, knowing that I’m going to be part of those special messages sent to loved ones. I used to design greeting cards when I left university and spent a little time writing jokes for Emotional Rescue too, so it feels like I’ve come full circle, coming back to the industry twenty-ahem-five years later.
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