Progressive Greetings, February 2026 — Winnie the Pooh agent feature | Dave Langdon
“Don't be ridiculous, there's no need to be an Eeyore in the East!”
“As far as I can tell we had a stupendous sell-through of Christmas cards and all of my greeting card agencies were a credit to my principals and customers.”
“Both are super exciting for me as I was already such a fan of their work!”
This piece appears in the February 2026 issue of Progressive Greetings from Max Publishing — a Winnie the Pooh-themed “Pooh Corners” feature where agents across the UK share a year-in-review in Hundred Acre Wood style.
Dave Langdon’s East Anglia corner covers Museums & Galleries, Paper Salad, Ohh Deer and Mint on the young card and gift side, plus Star Editions, Peppermint Grove, Boxer Gifts, Global Journey, WPL Gifts (now widdop) and David Fischhoff.
Asked whether 2025 was a year full of honey, Dave pushes back on doom talk for the category: Christmas card sell-through was strong, and he credits principals and customers for the result.
Looking ahead he flags two standouts: Angela Harding joining Museums & Galleries on greeting cards, and Ohh Deer working with Meg Fatherly — both ranges he was already a fan of before they landed in the agency.
On the inevitable “which Pooh character are you?” question, Dave lands closest to Pooh — “a heart of gold and always happy to help” — with a wry nod to being food-obsessed and a little impulsive at times.