Jakki Brown

1 week ago | pgbuzz.net | Jakki Brown |Tracey Bearton

A third of indie retailers are now using AI on a daily basis – but there are still concerns in the greeting card industry about the ramifications of the technology on human creativity. According to the latest research by online wholesale marketplace Faire, 83% of the 300 retailers surveyed have begun adopting artificial intelligence, with Kate Tompsett, owner of Happy & Glorious in Canterbury, explaining: “AI is a real time-saver for small business owners like me.

2 weeks ago | pgbuzz.net | Jakki Brown

It was a rare sight to see all Britain’s national newspapers as well as many regional ones dedicate their front pages to the #MakeItFair campaign to support creative industries recently. This solidarity was a reaction to UK government-mooted plans to change the law to favour big tech platforms so they can use Brits’ creative content to power their AI models without permission or payment.

2 weeks ago | licensingsource.net | Jakki Brown

Well known for their much-coveted luxury interiors, counting celebs such as Sophie Ellis-Bexter, Paloma Faith and Jade Jagger as among their many fans, the Poodle & Blonde brand has added greeting cards to its claims to fame. The inaugural range, published under licence by Pigment under its Fox & Butler sub brand, has recently made its debut in Postmark stores, in advance of the official launch at PG Live in June (3-4, at London’s Business Design Centre).

3 weeks ago | pgbuzz.net | Jakki Brown

Well-known for their much-coveted luxury interiors, counting celebs such as Sophie Ellis-Bexter, Paloma Faith and Jade Jagger among their many fans, the Poodle & Blonde brand has added greeting cards to its claims to fame. The inaugural range, published under licence by Pigment through its Fox & Butler sub-brand, has recently made its debut in Postmark stores, in advance of the official launch at PG Live over 3-4 June at London’s Business Design Centre.

1 month ago | pgbuzz.net | Jakki Brown

The greeting card retail dragons have been flying high since getting down and fiery with 72 publishers and having the chance to check out the fabulous goodie bags. The GCA’s recent Dragons Speed Dating event at London’s Business Design Centre gave the 21 top retail buyers and indies the chance to lure the publishers they liked into their clutches to find out what fires them up.