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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.”

The Bobblehead Tax: Cincinnati Reds Court Case Could Impact Promo Industry

The Cincinnati Reds, Ohio tax officials and branded game-day merchandise like player...

Backlash Over Walmart T-Shirts Portraying Negative Ethnic Stereotype

A New York man of Irish ancestry is calling for a boycott of Walmart's online store...

Religious Freedom, Anti-Gay Discrimination Collide In Court Case Over T-Shirts

A Kentucky apparel decorating company and the imprinted T-shirts the business...

Amazon Reports Huge Sales Increase in 2017

And the biggest just got bigger: Amazon reported late Thursday that its full-year...

BIC Graphic Names CEO

As first reported Monday in a Counselor Breaking News Alert, Top 40 supplier BIC...

Winter Olympics Big on Branded Merch

The 2018 Winter Olympics are just kicking off, but merchandise sales tied to the...

Economy Watch: Monthly Industrial Output Slips Slightly

Total industrial production in the U.S. was 3.7% higher in January than a year...

Delta Apparel Reports Mixed Q1 Results

Top 40 supplier Delta Apparel (asi/49172) says it increased its total company...

Fossil Group Reports Decline In Sales, Net Income

Texas-based   Fossil Group, parent company of Fossil Corporate Markets (asi/55145),...

Emoji Graphics Are Now A Thing On Pro Soccer Jerseys

To the delight of some, the indifference of others, and the palm-to-forehead-and-gasp...

Taylor Communications Acquires NY-Area Firm’s Assets

Top 40 distributor Taylor Communications (asi/333647) announced that it has completed...

Branded Merch Abounds at 20th Annual Philadelphia Tattoo Convention

Dave Clarke's deft artistic skills with a tattoo needle landed him a coveted spot on...

Branded Merch Abounds at 20th Annual Philadelphia Tattoo Arts Convention

Dave Clarke's deft artistic skills with a tattoo needle landed him a coveted spot on...

Alibaba Reports Huge Quarterly Sales

China-based Alibaba Group said its revenue rose 56% year-over-year to $12.76 billion...

InnerWorkings To Appoint New CEO

Top 40 distributor InnerWorkings (asi/168860) has announced a CEO succession plan...

iPROMOTEu Honors Suppliers & Affiliates

Top 40 distributor iPROMOTEu (asi/232119) recently hosted special events in Las...

Snapchat Launches In-App Merch Store

Snapchat, the popular image messaging and multimedia mobile application, is now...

Pro Towels Promotes Benson to COO

The Pro Towels Family of Brands has a new chief operating officer. The...

Sunscope Says It No Longer Has Relationship With Aprinta

Top 40 supplier Sunscope (asi/90075) says it no longer has a business relationship...

10K Tee’s Anatomical Logo Gets National Media Attention In UK

A logoed T-shirt for a 10K race in the United Kingdom was the subject of...

Networking Opportunities, New Products Draw Droves of Distributors To ASI Dallas

Sean Ingram has carved out a cool niche. The president/project manager for...

Fully Promoted Says 2017 Sales Are Into Nine Figures

Preliminary results show that Top 40 distributor Fully Promoted (asi/384000)...

Retrospective: Industry Veteran Barb Wells Is Retiring

It was relationships that drew long-time promo executive Barb Wells into the...

Philanthropy & Patriotism Power Hirsch Gift’s New Line

For Paul and Peter Hirsch, running a business is about more than profits. It's about...

Cimpress Reports Strong Sales Gains

Top 40 distributor Cimpress (asi/162149), parent company of Vistaprint and National...