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15% Christmas Connections Promotional Code

Christmas Connections 15% discount Promotional Code : CA20069KZ

Christmas Connections are the direct sales website for the UK’s leading supplier of personalised Christmas Cards, CCA Occasions.
After you have finished tapping at your calculator to work out the total discounts that Christmas Connections are already offering at the moment then you will be pleased to hear that [...]

Popularity: 7%

10Nov2008 | Matt | 0 comments | Continued
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Last Christmas Card Posting Dates

As the dark nights draw in it is worthwhile to publish the last dates to post your Christmas Cards in the UK by Royal Mail because it is surprising how many customers really leave their christmas card ordering to the very last minute.
Last Second Class Posting date : Thursday 18th December 2008
Last First [...]

Popularity: 8%

10Nov2008 | Matt | 0 comments | Continued
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Working on Christmas Day - There must be something wrong

I came across an article on Growing Business suggesting that over 500,000 business leaders miss christmas with their families to spend it in the office. We are not talking about essential services (there are no medical staff, police officers or firemen in these figures) but workacholic businesspeople who find themeselves tied to the office [...]

Popularity: 20%

12Aug2008 | Matt | 0 comments | Continued
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Off the shelf marketing christmas card promotions

Guess who ordered the above christmas card last year? I’ll give you a clue …. you can p..p..p.. pick any penguin you like. I think it is great when a company finds an off the shelf card that fits their product or business theme perfectly. This parade of penguins looks just [...]

Popularity: 48%

22Jul2008 | Matt | 1 comment | Continued
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The Most Expensive Christmas Card Bought

I started this blog back in January with an article on the origins of the first christmas card sent by Sir Henry Cole and designed by J C Horsley.  It comes as no surprise to learn therefore that the record for the most expensive christmas card is indeed also the most famous christmas card.
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Popularity: 24%

6Jul2008 | Matt | 1 comment | Continued
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CCA release their reorder codes for Christmas 2008

CCA Occasions have released a list of christmas card designs from 2007 that they will be carrying forward for 2008.  We are pleased to see many of the favourites from last year in the list and needless see we will be featuring many of them on this site in the run up to the christmas card season.
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Popularity: 76%

20May2008 | Matt | 2 comments | Continued
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Spot the Difference Christmas Cards - Design copying

It does annoy me when I see copy cat designs between christmas card printers.  Have a quick game of spot the difference between the following designs from Camington Cards and CCA Occasions.  I am pretty sure I know who the design originator is out of the two companies but since I cannot be 100% positive [...]

Popularity: 83%

6May2008 | Matt | 0 comments | Continued
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Paper Themes personalised christmas cards

Last year saw the launch of the Paper Themes christmas cards.  Paper Themes have quickly establised themselves in the personalised card market because the name behind the brand is Collisons who for many decades have been a leader player in the card printing industry.  Last year Collisons took over the personalised card relationship with Clintons [...]

Popularity: 20%

2May2008 | Matt | 0 comments | Continued
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CCA Occasions move into new factory for Christmas 2008

CCA Occasions, the popular personalised christmas card manufacturer completed its move into brand new factory premises this month.  In a recent statment to its customers the chief executive Mark Seekins quotes :
As part of the ongoing development plan, we are moving to a brand new facility.  This will enable us to focus on further positive [...]

Popularity: 79%

28Apr2008 | Matt | 1 comment | Continued
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Hallmark and the Battle of the e-card

Annual e-card volume industry-wide is, by Hallmark’s estimates, around 300 million – a fraction of the 6 billion paper cards exchanged each year.
Through ongoing research, consumers tell Hallmark that, while technology helps them manage their lives, it doesn’t help them manage their relationships. People report using email primarily for business-type communication (making plans, sending a quick update, keeping in touch), rather than for more personal communication. When it comes to letting others know how much they care, people still want to share a tangible expression of emotion, and that’s when they turn to greeting cards. Email and e-cards just can’t replace the greeting card, which people can display, read over and over again, and save for years to come.

Popularity: 9%

28Feb2008 | Matt | 0 comments | Continued
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