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In a digital world, the giving of a physical greeting card is becoming more of a novelty than an expectation. According to Mintel International Group, the greeting card industry is down 9 percent since 2005, highlighting the struggle playing out between the industry and the digital realm.
American Greetings, for one, is working to adapt to the new landscape by reformulating the medium it knows best for a decidedly cooler demographic. The company’s new Just Wink line caters to the social-media-loving hipsters aged 18 to 24 out there, hoping to snag their attention with cards that say things like, "Sorry I didn't get you a gift, but you have a lot of cheap c— anyway."
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