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Christopher Ruvo

  • Executive Editor, News & Content Strategy

Chris spearheads ASI Media’s news coverage, leading the creation of daily articles, in-depth feature reports, podcasts and videos that tackle the most important topics in the promo products industry. His writing and multi-media work has earned numerous regional and national awards, including the 2019 and 2022 Neal Awards for “Best Range of Work By A Single Author.”

PCNA Partners With Six New Eco-Minded Retail Brands

The Top 40 supplier is selling products from brands like Terra Thread and Nimble in the...

International M&A: SF Taylor Acquires Branding365

The deal involves a print company and a promo company based in Greater Manchester in th...

Cimpress Appoints Florian Baumgartner as CEO to Its Vista Division

Robert Keane will continue to lead Top 40 distributor Cimpress, parent company of Vista...

ASI Fort Worth 2023: 5 Cool Hard Good Finds for Spring & Summer

These products were among the many awesome items on display at the industry’s largest t...

Stran & Co. To Acquire a Distributor That Generated $19 Million In 2022 Sales

The Top 40 distributor expects to close the deal to purchase T.R. Miller Co. Inc. in th...

ASI Fort Worth 2023: 6 Apparel Trends From the Show Floor

Sustainability and “shackets” are both popular this year.

ASI Fort Worth 2023: Charlotte Jones Inspires & Delights in Keynote

Charlotte Jones, who oversees business operations and marketing strategies for the Dall...

ASI Fort Worth 2023: Increase Profitability With Creative Packaging

Promo veteran/consultant Cliff Quicksell Jr. shared strategies that can bolster sales a...

ASI Fort Worth 2023: Leverage Free AI Tools to Boost Your Business

During a keynote, marketing maven and early tech adopter Marki Lemons Ryhal shared how ...

ASI Fort Worth 2023: Should Distributors Add Some In-House Decoration?

Decorating experts from Stahls’ helped answer that question at an Education Day session.

ASI Fort Worth 2023: Flash Polls Indicate Distributor Sales Increase, Optimism

Other quick polls of distributors conducted during a session on Education Day offered i...

ASI Fort Worth 2023: 4 Surefire Ways to Build Business With Local Buyers

Attendees of an Education Day class learned about leveraging social media, online direc...

Scotland Considers Branded Merch Ban for Alcohol Brands

The move has sparked concern among promo companies in Britain and North America. The Br...

Geiger Appoints New CFO

Robert Wozniak has been promoted to the C-suite position at the Top 40 firm. He replace...

Another 10-Figure Distributor: 4imprint Says 2022 Revenue Topped $1.1 Billion

The announcement comes on the heels of HALO Branded Solutions also revealing that 2022 ...

Gemline Names New CFO With Consumer-Products Industry Experience

Kim Spang is stepping into the C-suite role at the Top 40 supplier, where she’ll advanc...

Stat Spotlight: Has Inflation Peaked?

These quick-hit statistics show that inflation may finally be easing.

What’s Behind All the M&A in Promo?

Acquisitions have come at a fast pace in 2022 and early 2023. What’s driving the deals,...

HALO Names Supplier & Supplier Rep of Year

PCNA took home the Top 40 distributorship’s award for top supplier, while Tommy Lee of ...

Promo Veteran Noah Lapine Named CEO of the Americas for adm Group

London, U.K.-headquartered adm Group is a global marketing execution firm that acquired...

Gemline Partners With Brand That Makes Bags From Ocean Plastic

Out of the Ocean is the sister company to Out of the Woods, an eco-minded brand that To...

2023 Supplier Outlook: What Distributors Can Expect on Service, Inventory & Pricing

Suppliers report encouraging improvements in a number of areas, though issues such as C...

Private Equity Firm ACP Sells iPROMOTEu to Another Private Equity Firm

Champlain Capital has acquired the Top 40 distributorship from Align Capital Partners (...

HPG, Promo’s Eighth-Largest Supplier, Has Acquired Top 40 Firm Evans Manufacturing

Alan Vaught, a member of Counselor’s Power 50 list of the industry’s most influential p...

FTC Proposes Ban on Noncompete Clauses

Professionals and companies in the promo industry and beyond have until March 10 to sha...