The Greeting Card Association is the UK

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publishers. Established in 1919, owned by its membership and run on a not for profit basis, the association is the trade body for the greeting card industry. The GCA resources include free specialist industry information for publishers, the

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, artists and writers, students and the general public. The GCA's official magazine is '' Progressive Greetings''. Launched in 1991, this magazine is editorially led with articles relating to topical industry issues. The GCA supports The Henries, the greeting card industry awards and Progressive Greetings Live, the only UK

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dedicated purely to greeting cards.

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Greeting Card Association Greeting cards Organisations based in the London Borough of Islington Publishing organizations Trade associations based in the United Kingdom