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Written by Eric Tiansay
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Monday, 01 March 2010 02:11 PM America/New_York |
 Genesis Marketing Group, a division of GMG Holdings, is providing field sales representation for Warner Press, the gift company has announced. Nine representatives will serve Christian retail accounts for Warner Press throughout the country.
"We are looking forward to working with such a high-quality field sales force and anticipate that this partnership will be a definite benefit for both organizations," said Connie Crist, vice president of sales for Warner Press. "Most importantly for Warner Press, it allows us to reach our customers in a way that will help us serve them even better in the years to come."
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