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Greeting Card Association Bullish on the Future

The Greeting Card Association (GCA), the U.S. trade association representing publishers and suppliers to the greeting card and social expression industry, reports that while greeting card unit sales have fluctuated over the past several years, the industry continues to generate annual revenues of $... READ MORE »

Center Aisle Group announces LOUIE Award Scholarship for New Entrants

Center Aisle Group, an organization committed to helping greeting card and gift manufacturers create and sell, has announced the launch of its LOUIE Award Scholarship Program. The scholarship is for first-time entrants into the Greeting Card Association’s 25th Annual LOUIE Award competition i... READ MORE »

LOUIE Awards Celebrate Silver Anniversary

The LOUIE Awards are turning 25, and this year’s theme – “The Artist & The Card” – will spotlight the artists behind the cards, the tradition of sending greetings and invitations and the simple yet broad medium of paper. This theme will be emphasized with special e... READ MORE »

GLM Names Kevin O’Keefe to Senior Management Team

George Little Management (GLM) has announced that Kevin O’Keefe, a trade show veteran with more than 20 years experience in events management, has been named as Senior Vice President. O’Keefe will assume many of the duties of departing Senior Vice President Phil Robinson who has decid... READ MORE »

USPS Launches Mother’s Day Postmarks

The Greeting Card Association (GCA) has announced that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) will be processing all first-class mail in the next two weeks with special Mother's Day postmarks - two of which specifically call out greeting cards.This series of special postmarks, also known as stamp "cancellat... READ MORE »

Gift For Life & NSS Team-Up for AIDS Walk

Gift for Life, the gift, stationery and home decor industries' leading charitable organization, has partnered with the National Stationery Show (NSS) to participate in AIDS Walk New York, a charity fundraiser in New York City's Central Park on Sunday, May 20 (opening day of the Show). The Gift For ... READ MORE »

Panel Picks Trendy Stationer Winners


The results are in, and the winners of the second annual Stationery Trends Trendy Stationer of the Year and Trendy Online Stationer of the Year have been determined. These awards recognize retailers for their commitment to and excellence in the stationery industry, and retailers were self-no... READ MORE »

Trendy Award Winners Announced

Stationery Trends is pleased to announce the winners in the third annual Stationery Trends Awards ("The Trendys"). After being narrowed down by the stationery industry to the top 10 in each category, industry members returned by the hundreds to vote for their favorite overall Baby, Bridal, Green, Gr... READ MORE »

Trendy Award Finalists Announced


The staff at Stationery Trends magazine is pleased to announce the top 10 finalists in each category in the third annual Stationery Trend Awards - The Trendys.Note: Some categories have fewer than 10 finalists listed, as a company may have had multiple entries selected as a finalist.And the wi... READ MORE »

LOUIE Awards Tickets Now Available


Tickets for the 24th Annual LOUIE Awards are now on sale through the Greeting Card Association's (GCA) website. Members of the industry interested in attending the Awards can purchase tickets online by visiting www.greetingcard.org and clicking on the gala information button below the LOUIE lo... READ MORE »

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