From the Ancient Chinese exchanging messages of good will to celebrate the New Year, and the early Egyptians sending papyrus scrolls, the greeting card industry has come a long way. Thanks to thousands of greeting card publishing companies in the United States, we no longer exchange messages written on papyrus scrolls.
Nine out of 10 U.S. households buy greeting cards regularly, with an average of 30 cards per household. Seasonal and Everyday themes each make about 50% of the total cards sales.
About one-third of greeting cards exchanged are birthday cards, other popular Everyday themes are wedding/anniversary, get well and friendship/encouragement cards.
People send greeting cards to reach out and make someone feel appreciated, to bring a smile, to celebrate special moments in life, to strengthen friendships and to say, "I care".
In the United States a whopping 7 Billion greeting cards are sold each year,
80% of which are purchased by women.
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This impressive number has inspired a South Bay woman owned company, which specializes in very unique greeting cards, to create a fundraising program with a selection of their out of the ordinary products, and cater to busy fundraisers with a hunger for new and unique ways to raise funds.
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The program contains an assortment of the company’s registered and trademarked Popcorn Greetings line, which offers more than 350 different designs and themes for many occasions year round.
“Greeting cards are a practical fundraising item, most people buy them anyway all year long. Especially during a difficult economy it is so important, to sell useful products when raising funds. Women play an active role in many non-profit organizations and in their children’s fundraising projects, and are frequent customers in the greeting card industry.
Last but not least everyone loves popcorn, which makes Popcorn Greetings a perfect fundraising item, affordable, fun, and not limited to any age group or season”, says the owner of the The Creative Idea Shop.
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Popcorn Greetings are a combination of greetings and a gift, filled with a bag of microwave popcorn and room for personalization. Colorful, collage style designs paired with fun or inspirational messages like “May all your dreams and wishes pop up!” makes this product a terrific fundraising idea for almost any group or organization.
Customers can opt for mailing envelopes for individual mailing, and choose between Popcorn Greetings in soft paper wrappers or Popcorn Greeting Cards, which unfold into 3-sided stand-up cards.
The fundraising program offers single design or mixed cases containing most popular and generic themes like
- birthday
- get well
- congratulations
- friendship and encouragement
- Seasonal Popcorn Greetings including
- Valentine’s Day,
- Easter,
- Halloween,
- Thanksgiving and
- Christmas
Cause related fundraising products are available for U.S. Troops and Breast Cancer Awareness Fundraising with more causes to be added soon.
The company offers 100% customization of Popcorn Greetings and Popcorn Greeting Cards for special events and occasions, golf tournaments, sport teams, schools and church groups or any non-profit organization.
The Creative Idea Shop gives a payback of 10%
of every fundraising order directly to the cause.
For more information:
THE CREATIVE IDEA SHOP
Send e-mails to tcis@cox.net
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Hi Everyone,
In continuation to raising Funds through sale of Greeting cards, India has come a longway whereby Corporate companies have been instrumental in producing and marketing cards for the NGO's thereby contributing to a batter range of product and quality and simulatneously increased the awareness of the NGO through Mass Sale.
Cool stuff! once I get my place organized (expanded) I can do so much more...
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