contents
the team
REGULARS
Editor
5 Leader
Lewis Eckett
The editor sounds off about something or other
lewis@lemapublishing.co.uk
like normal
Lewis Eckett
Advertisement Manager
John Furlong
6 News
jfurlong@lemapublishing.co.uk
New initiatives at Autumn and Spring Fair and calls for
Publishing Director
more help for embattled retailers
Mark Naish
mark@lemapublishing.co.uk
John Furlong
12 Supplier News
New products and processes from specialist printers,
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Production Director
Paul Naish
suppliers and board manufacturers
paul@lemapublishing.co.uk
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14 Licensing News
Circulation Manager
Michael Jackson boosts sales of posters at Pyramid
Robert Thomas
robert@lemapublishing.co.uk
International while Dan Dare makes a welcome return
Mark Naish to greetings cards
Subscription Manager
Sharon Cruz
18 Retail Logic
sharon@lemapublishing.co.uk
John Ryan delivers a stunning critique of Clinton Cards’
Production Director
retail offer
Paul Naish
paul@lemapublishing.co.uk
Paul Naish
28 Design Matters
Design/Production
Gill Davies argues designers and clients need to work
Graeme Thomas
closer together if they are to ride out the recession
graeme@lemapublishing.co.uk
Designer
32 Spotlight
Rick Vickers A look at what was doing the business at the recent
rick@lemapublishing.co.uk
Harrogate Home & Gift show
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Managing Director
Malcolm Naish
Malcolm Naish
malcolm@lemapublishing.co.uk
FEATURES
11 Greetings Today Golf
Over 40 hardy souls from the industry braved the
elements at Staverton Park for the annual Greetings
Today Golf Day
16 News Review
Since the Birthdays buy-back the big question for
Lema Publishing Ltd
Clinton Cards is: Where do we go from here?
Naishville, 1 Churchgates,
The Wilderness, Berkhamsted,
Herts HP4 2UB
19 Verse & Sentiment
GT analyses the trends that are influencing this
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important category for retailers
www.greetingstoday.co.uk
22 Female Cards
The industries highest ABC
All cards are female in some way right? But some
rated circulation, with a
cards are more female-focused than others.
readership of 6138
GT investigates
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