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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.”

Parent Company of Facilisgroup, Brand Addition Reports Half-Year Sales

U.K.-based The Pebble Group also named a new nonexecutive board chair.

Howard Cubberly Becomes CEO of GMG Works

The promo industry veteran is the former global general manager of Counselor Top 40 sup...

Tervis Files for Bankruptcy

The drinkware brand, whose products sell in promo and are carried by Counselor Top 40 s...

Leading Political Figures Discuss How To Navigate Election Uncertainty in ASI Webinar

Former U.S. House Representative Will Hurd and leading Democratic strategist Donna Braz...

Stanley Tumbler Lead Lawsuit Should Proceed, Consumers Argue

Plaintiffs in the case have asked a federal judge to deny a motion for dismissal of the...

World Emblem Acquires the Assets of Hero’s Pride

The deal involves two firms that specialize in emblems and related products.

Obituary: Steve Rosengarten, Bodek & Rhodes

As vice president of sales, Rosengarten helped build Bodek & Rhodes, which has since be...

Image Source Promotes Nancy Waters to VP of Operations

Back when the promo distributorship was a startup, Waters was the first employee at the...

Overture Promotions Makes First Acquisition in Europe

The Counselor Top 40 company has purchased Sweden-based distributor Brandon and formed ...

Amid Bankruptcy, Delta Apparel Asset Sell-Off Commences

Assets from the firm’s Salt Life, Soffe and DTG2Go brands were among those bid on at an...

Geiger Promotes Jeff DePalma to Vice President of Enterprise Sales

DePalma, who has worked on the supplier and distributor sides of the industry, joined t...

ASI Research Exclusive: Europe’s Distributors Top $14B in Annual Sales

The new in-depth study of the European promotional products industry builds on ASI Rese...

Garyline Receives Private Equity Investment, Completes Move to Florida

An affiliate of Mill Point Capital LLC has invested in the Counselor Top 40 supplier, w...

Gemline Increases Warehouse Capacity by More Than 20%

The Counselor Top 40 supplier moved its offsite warehousing from two separate buildings...

As Port Strike Looms, Suppliers Prep & Adapt

The product providers to the $26.1 billion North American merch market believe that, de...

Innovation Watch: HPG Debuts Pinterest-Like Storyboard+

The automation-driven marketing tool from the Top 40 supplier enables distributors to v...

Enter Sandman: Metallica & Virginia Tech Team Up on Co-Branded Merch

The university’s football team enters the stadium at home games to the iconic rock band...

Stran Acquires Casino Loyalty Company Gander Group, Projects Over $100M In 2024 Sales

The Counselor Top 40 firm made the acquisition through a newly formed subsidiary that’s...

Outdoor Cap Names New Head of Technology

Tom Arens, whose past experience includes time in the healthcare industry and at Tyson ...

Lawyer: Delta Apparel’s Activewear Business To Be Liquidated

However, the former Counselor Top 40 supplier, which filed for bankruptcy this summer, ...

The Campaign: Behind the Scenes of a $2 Million Order

In the newest installment of The Campaign case study series, ASI’s Salesperson of the Y...

Vantage Apparel & Starline Form New Partnership

Executives at the Counselor Top 40 suppliers said the move creates a one-stop web-based...

Federal Judge Blocks FTC Enforcement of Noncompete Ban Nationally

The agency had sought to ban the contract clauses, which have been a point of controver...

Galaxy – More Than Balloons Partners With Drinkware Brand Welly

The supplier noted that Welly donates 1% of its sales to clean water projects worldwide...

As RFPs Grow in Complexity, Promo Pros See Opportunities for Improvement

Industry distributors say requests for proposals have become more complicated and time-...