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Golden Pacific Brings Three More On Board City of Industry, California-based Golden Pacific is proud to announce the addition of three new employees to its East Coast distribution center in Edison, New Jersey: Don Spencer, account executive, Takaiya Horton-Lewis, graphic designer, and Donna Summerall, customer service representative. In addition, sales manager Craig Ross has transferred from California to the company’s New Jersey office, and Robert Bromberg has been promoted to vice president of east coast operations. For more information on Golden Pacific, visit www.golden-pacific.com Image Source Hires Sheehan as Account Executive Image Source, a full-service merchandise and apparel distributor based in Kirkland, Wash.,

Golden Pacific, City of Industry, Calif., announced Howard Berman as the new national sales manager. Berman has extensive experience in the promotional products industry, having previously served as the director of sales and marketing for Calibre International, Irwindale, Calif. Prior to this, Berman was also a promotional products distributor for five years. Best known for its line of promotional bags, Golden Pacific also carries products in a range of other categories: sport bags, business cases, stationary, coolers, backpacks, totes, luggage, specialty bags and accessories. For more information on Golden Pacific, call (888) 388-8842 or visit www.golden-pacific.com. Do you have a press

Golden Pacific, City of Industry, Calif., now gives distributors the opportunity to place orders for samples online at www.golden-pacific.com. This is one of many recent improvements to the site in an effort to increase functionality and user-friendliness. Registered users who log in can place items into an Order Cart while they browse the site. Orders can be electronically submitted with an Amex, Visa or Mastercard. The Order Cart allows the user to order up to two blank samples of each item, and calculates a discount of EQP less 30 for most items. Samples ship within one business day of receipt. Patrick Troyer, national

Golden Pacific, City of Industry, Calif., has opened a new distribution center near Newark, N.J., allowing faster shipping of select items to customers east of the Mississippi. There are 26 items available for distribution through the new location, all of which are part of Golden Pacific’s Gold Rush program. The items can be decorated and shipped within 48 hours of sample approval at no additional cost. “We are not simply subsidizing shipping costs to the east coast from our main headquarters in southern California; we have a fully operational warehouse that can provide the most immediate production and shipping service possible,” explained Brad