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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.”

BAMKO Reports Q3 Sales Rise

The Top 40 distributor’s sales are up for the first nine months of 2021 too, as soaring...

Bishop Custom Clothing Rebrands as EdwardsX

The change signals the successful integration of the custom apparel maker into parent c...

Q3 Promo Sales Increase by Over 18%

The performance marked the second straight year-over-year quarterly rise, with industry...

Hirsch Gift Partners With Serene House

Hirsch will offer Serene House aroma diffusers to the promotional products market.

The Fourth-Quarter Crunch: What’s in Store for Promo in Q4?

Leading suppliers deliver in-depth insights on inventory status, production time, custo...

Business Leaders Plea With Biden to Delay Vaccination Mandate

The mandate, which would affect larger promo companies and promo firms that are federal...

Fanatics Inks Global Merch Deal With Olympics

It’s the first global e-commerce deal for the International Olympic Committee.

Infographic: The Labor Squeeze

Labor shortages are detracting from economic growth. These numbers show how hard it is ...

SanMar Names New Vice President of Sales

Steve Cuthbert comes to promo’s largest supplier from The North Face.

Paul Lage Joins California Tattoos

The promo veteran, a Counselor Lifetime Achievement Award winner, is serving as board m...

Josh Appelbaum Joins Vantage Apparel

The Top 40 supplier has named Appelbaum to the position of vice president of digital tr...

Report: Russia-Backed Cyber Criminals Step Up Hack Attempts

It’s another wake-up call for companies in the promo industry to get serious about cybe...

Power Summit 2021: Predicting Promo’s Future

ASI Vice Chairman Matthew Cohn led a deep dive into what lies ahead for promo during a ...

Federal Bill Aims to Reform Shipping Industry

The act takes aim at what some say are unfair, anti-competitive practices that have gro...

Grateful Dead Tee Sells for Nearly $18,000

It became the most expensive vintage rock T-shirt ever sold.

Catherine Kruse Returns in New VP Role at iPROMOTEu

The experienced executive is heading up a new division as vice president of global sour...

M&A Makes Its Big Comeback

Fatigued by pandemic complications and the rising cost of doing business, industry owne...

PPE Fraud Suit Against Promo Distributor to Proceed in Ohio Court

A judge denied a motion from Jade Designs, which was doing business as a Fully Promoted...

Record-Breaking Port Congestion, Trucker Shortage Reported

The issues are exacerbating promo’s supply chain challenges.

Gemline Expands Gourmet Expressions Food Gift Line

There are two new brand partners and 25 new food gifts.

Richard Montañez Inspires In ASI Power Summit Keynote

The famous founder of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, who has authored one of corporate America’s ...

Storm Creek Says All Products Now ‘Eco-Made’

The green-focused initiative is more evidence of the growing movement toward greater su...

Power 50 2021: No. 39 David Klatt & Melissa Ralston, Koozie Group

Welcome to the 2021 Power 50 list , which ranks the most influential people in the...

Power 50 2021: No. 1 Phil Koosed, BAMKO

Welcome to the 2021 Power 50 list , which ranks the most influential people in the...

Data Shows 12 Million Metric Tons of Goods Offshore at SoCal Ports

The stark stat highlights ongoing port congestion that’s contributing to inventory shor...