Progressive Greetings’ physical and digital editions all ready to read
The new year is underway good and proper, especially with Progressive Greetings’ January 2025 edition landing with a thud a few days ago, and the digital version of the magazine has been uploaded too!
Bursting with industry news and views, retailer perspectives, cracking articles and tons of product newness, it makes for a good read as we all embrace 2025.
The news pages are full of happenings, from Cardfactory’s US expansion through its acquisition of Garven Holdings, Cath Tate becoming the distributor for Type & Story, The Art File’s collaboration with Fox Under the Moon, Ohh Deer’s signing of the V&A and Natural History Museum licences, and much more. To read all about it, click here.
Putting his own spin on the recent festive season, Cardsharp presented his own set of awards, The Happy Santas for those who much to help the industry and the Bah Humbugs for those who went in the other direction. Click here to read more.
The GCA’s #Cardmitment campaign, fanfared by retailers and publishers galore, marvellously managed by Nick and Andrea of Arena PR, clinched a wealth of positive press stories, clinching a Happy Santa from Cardsharp. To appreciate the extent of the consumer media coverage, click here.
The new year is a time of reflection and looking forward to possibilities. As the Year Of The Snake gets underway, members of the GCA council share their views on what the coming year is likely to bring for our industry, both the challenges and opportunities. To see what they have to say click here.
Meanwhile, as Christmas trappings are put away for the year, columnist David Robertson asks if January blues are real or are they a mindset, suggesting it’s time to adopt an abundance mindset instead. Click here for a mind workout.
And the new year brings new anniversaries to be celebrated so PG checks in with a cavalcade of publishers and suppliers who will be marking milestones in 2025. Click here to find out more.
One person who recently celebrated was Claire Castle, marking her fourth decade working for WHSmith, the majority of which involving in its greeting card buying. PG discovers that this well-respected buyer has her roots in retailing, going back generations. Click here to enjoy her personal perspective.
Staying on the retailer interaction front, PG runs to catch up with marathon man Mark Janson-Smith, MD of Postmark, about the retailer’s plans for the coming year. Click here to read more.
And the ever popular What’s Hot? section sees a group of leading indies share what ranges have been coming out tops for their customers. Click here to discover their best sellers.
What do the National Archives, Royal Society of Arts, V&A, Royal Albert Hall, the Great Exhibition, postage stamps, the blue plaque scheme and Christmas cards have in common? The Victorian entrepreneur, inventor and campaigner, Sir Henry Cole, that’s what. His descendant Alice MacDonnell tells PG how determined she is that her great-great-great-great grandfather receives the true recognition he deserves. Click here to read about The Henries’ namesake.
And continuing Sir Henry Cole’s legacy, publishers are showcasing their 2025 Christmas card collections revealing the design trends they feel will chime with the buying public. To see the festive magic Click here.
With its focus very much on the future and underpinning its commitment to sustainability, Woodmansterne is anticipating the arrival of a brand-new printing press at Magna Park, its state-of-the-art warehouse and fulfilment facility. To get an extent of the magnitude of the place and the publisher’s vision for the future, click here.
Sustainability also features in the approach an increasing number of plush companies are taking with their products. PG snuggles up to find out more, click here.
With the start of the year seeing a wealth of new products blasting onto the scene, the Innovations section is burgeoning with newness, showcasing loads of lovely stuff, including those launching at the imminent Top Drawer show. To feast your eyes, click here.
Staying on newness, PG talks to a trio of relative newbies who triumphed in The Henries. To hear the stories from Bird & Co, Little Roglets and Heyyy Cards, click here.
Ending on a trendy treat, in the Art Source section this month Advocate Art’s Deborah Millinship reveals what she feels will be driving our aesthetic tastes in the coming year. Click here to see her predictions.
All this and more in the pages of our lovely magazine. Wouldn’t you like to hold it in your hands so you can flick through and read it wherever it takes your fancy? To subscribe now go to www.max-subscriptions.net However, if you can’t wait, to read the whole PG January 2025 edition online you can click here.
