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Carnevale Jones Stepping Down as GHTA Executive Director

Effective Sept. 15, 2011, Diane Carnevale Jones will step down as Executive Director of the GHTA to concentrate on building her new business, the Carnevale Jones Group. Her firm provides strategic products and services to clients, both within and outside of the Gift and Home industry.

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NYIGF Launches “Like for Life” Facebook Campaign

Gift For Life, the gift, stationery and home décor industries' sole charitable organization, announced that GLM and the New York International Gift Fair have launched a "Like for Life" fundraising campaign on Facebook benefitting Gift for Life.Throughout the month of August, GLM will donate $... READ MORE »

GCA Celebrates 70th Anniversary

The Greeting Card Association (GCA) - the U.S. trade association of the greeting card and stationery industry - is celebrating its 70th anniversary in 2011.The Association was founded in 1941 by a small group of greeting card publishers who established the Greeting Card Industry, predecessor of toda... READ MORE »

NYIGF 2012 Dates Announced

George Little Management (GLM) has announced 2012 dates for the winter and summer editions of the New York International Gift Fair (NYIGF), the nation's premier gift, home and lifestyle marketplace. Both editions will be held at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center and Passenger Ship Terminal Piers... READ MORE »

GHTA Announces Annual Give Back Program

The Gift and Home Trade Association (GHTA), the industry's leading non-profit trade association, has announced its 2011 Give Back Program, sponsored by Mud Pie, which will take place at the 9th Annual GHTA Conference, held at the Red Rock Casino and Resort in Las Vegas, Nov. 17-19.The GHTA has partn... READ MORE »

Southworth Company Purchases Assets of Lallie, Inc.

Southworth Company, a Massachusetts based manufacturer and marketer of fine cotton fiber business papers, specialty papers and related products, has announced that it has purchased the assets of Maryland based Lallie, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of social stationery, invitations and announceme... READ MORE »

Up With Paper Acquires Popshots Studios

Up With Paper, the world's largest manufacturer and marketer of pop-up greeting cards, has acquired Popshots Studios, a European distributor of greeting cards and related products.Up With Paper has enjoyed dramatic growth since its acquisition by The C.M. Paula Company in January 2005. The addition ... READ MORE »

GCA’s Annual Convention to Run Sept. 14-17

The 70th Annual Convention of the Greeting Card Association (GCA) will take place Wednesday, Sept. 14, through Saturday, Sept. 17, at the Horseshoe Bay Resort Marriott in Horseshoe Bay, Texas. All members of the industry - both GCA members and nonmembers - are welcome to attend.Horseshoe Bay Resort ... READ MORE »

‘Up on the Roof’ Party in Las Vegas to Benefit Gift For Life

Gift For Life, the gift, stationery and home décor industries' sole charitable organization, has announced it will serve as the beneficiary of the "Up on the Roof" party being held during Summer 2011 GIFT +HOME at Las Vegas Market, Aug. 1-5.

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AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com Teams with Recycled Paper Greetings

Recycled Paper Greetings and Awkward Family Photos have announced a collaboration to introduce a line of greeting cards featuring the amusingly uncomfortable portraits that have become an online sensation. The new card line, launching this fall, will include 24 designs for birthday and other every d... READ MORE »