Greeting Card Association

35th Louie Awards

Greeting Card Association reveals 35th annual Louie Awards finalists

The Greeting Card Association (GCA) has announced finalists from the industry’s 35th annual Louie Awards competition. This year’s contest saw 1,229 greeting cards entered from 228 companies in 57 categories — overall entries were up... more »

Andy Meehan named president of GCA board

The Greeting Card Association (GCA) appointed Andy Meehan, consultant to Designer Greetings, as its new president. Meehan succeeds Amy McAnarney of Hallmark, who served as president from 2021 to 2023. The transition in leadership took... more »

Louie Awards submissions open with new diversity, specialty categories

The Greeting Card Association (GCA) has now opened entries to the 35th Annual Louie Awards. The Louie Awards are a symbol of excellence in the greeting card industry and are highly coveted by publishers and... more »

*Noted 2024 expands to include gift show

The Greeting Card Association (GCA) will expand *Noted: The Greeting Card Expo for 2024 to include Gifted: The Creative Gift & Home Expo. The newly reimagined *Noted+Gifted takes place April 17-18, 2024, at the Fort... more »

Postage increases prompt industry action

The United States Postal Service (USPS) increased stamp prices again on July 9, representing the third stamp price hike in a year and an unprecedented pace and magnitude of postage increases, according to the Greeting... more »

GCA celebrates 2023 Noted @ *Noted finalists, winners

The Greeting Card Association (GCA) announced the winners in the fourth annual Noted @ *Noted Products Awards Competition. The awards ceremony kicked off off  *Noted: The Greeting Card Expo, held in San Francisco’s Fort Mason... more »

GCA names 34th annual Louie Awards winners

The Greeting Card Association (GCA) celebrated excellence in greeting cards at its 34th Annual Louie Awards ceremony. The event took place at The General’s Residence on the campus of the Fort Mason Center for Arts... more »

USPS increases postage rates

The United States Postal Service (USPS) announced postage increases that will take effect in July 2023. The affected rates for mailing cards are as follows: Single-piece First-ounce stamp will rise from $0.63 to $0.66. Non-machinable... more »

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