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Continue reading →: How to get things done when you don’t feel like it
Do you ever know that you need to do something and have huge resistance to doing it? It’s probably something you don’t really like doing right? Even though it has to be done, you will put it off, doing all manner of other things to avoid the task in hand.…
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Continue reading →: The Ladder Club Seminar 2013
The Ladder Club is an annual seminar to support new and aspiring greeting card publishers to climb the ladder up the card industry. It's organised by Lynn Tait and has been a fantastic support to many publishers for over a decade, helping them to avoid the pitfalls that can cost…
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Continue reading →: Festive Friday promotes Christmas card sending
I am so pleased to announce the launch of Festive Friday, a new card sending day for the greeting card industry, which will take place on Friday 29th November 2013. Festive Friday is a day for the whole greeting card industry to write their Christmas cards and send them…
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Continue reading →: Blue Eyed Sun win first Henries Award for Best Cute Range
Brighton based greeting card publisher, Blue Eyed Sun, won their first ever Henries award at the 2013 ceremony which took place in the glittering surroundings of the prestigious Lancaster Hotel on Thursday 10th October. Blue Eyed Sun have been finalists nine times and owner, Jeremy Corner, was delighted to accept the…
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Continue reading →: 9 Tips for Retailers to Improve their Greeting Card Sales
I recently met up with Chris Houfe, Sales Director at the Great British Card Company and incoming GCA President, to discuss how retailers could improve their greeting card sales in this current challenging environment. Here's what he said: Whether you’re a specialist greeting card retailer or cards just form part of…
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Continue reading →: 6 ways to track Gift, Stationery and Greeting Card Trends
The UK card market is world leading and acknowledged to be up to 10 years ahead of other greeting card markets. Being aware of trends in the card and gift sector can help your shop stand out from the crowd and drive customers to your door. I'm not just talking about…
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Continue reading →: The Seasonal Buying Report – How Retailers Are Now Buying
The Seasonal Buying Report has been released by i2i Events, the organisers of Autumn Fair. It contains insights into retailers' changing approach to seasonal buying and shows what is needed from suppliers going forward. Here are some of the key take away points from the report: The Changing Retail Landscape With…
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Continue reading →: UK Greeting Card, Stationery and Gift Market Trends
Below are the slides from recent my talk at Autumn Fair on greeting card, stationery and gift market trends. Click here for details of my forthcoming talk on card & gift trends at Spring Fair 2014 The key take away points from my talk are summarised below: Handmade, crafting and…
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Continue reading →: Award Winning Advice for the Henries and other awards
In my younger and more impressionable years my wife gave me some award winning advice that I have been grateful for ever since. Having always set myself goals for the business and personal achievements, Jo noticed that I had listed ‘winning an award with Blue Eyed Sun’ as one of…
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I’m Jeremy
Blue Eyed Sun is an award winning card and gift company specialising in gorgeous greetings cards and eco-friendly gifts. Founded by business partners Jo Kirby and Jeremy Corner in 2000, the firm now sells to the best gift and card shops around the world. Customers include leading multiples and a host of top independent retailers.
