The greeting card industry uses its own terminolgy to define card sending occasions and styles of cards. This section explains the main occasions and some of the category titles used in the Henries awards.Spring SeasonsSpring Seasons sending occasions comprise Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and Easter. Falling on 14 February, Valentine’s Day is first of the Spring Seasons events…
Commissioned by the Greeting Card Association the annual GCA Market Report provides reliable figures for the greeting card industry for defined card categories based on its members UK retail sales. Once again the project was managed independently, confidentially and securely by Echo Research, the award winning market data company. The GCA Market Report can be…
GCA podcasts – capturing greeting card history to inspire the industry of the future Talking Cards with Industry Leaders, the Greeting Card Association’s podcast series, is a look at key greeting card designers, publishers and individuals whose passion, drive and talent has influenced and shaped the history of our industry. It is hoped that listening…
GCA Press coverage 2024
#Cardmitment Toolkit for everyone to use to remind people of the joy of sending and receiving Christmas cards
Press Release: Monday 7th October 2024 On Monday (7 October), Royal Mail will raise the price of a first class stamp from £1.35 to £1.65 – an inflation-busting 22 per cent increase that’s the fifth hike in less than three years. A first class stamp is now almost twice the price of a second class…
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