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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.”

Power 50 2022: No. 3 Marc Simon, HALO Branded Solutions

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Power 50 2022: No. 4 Jonathan Isaacson, Gemline

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Power 50 2022: No. 9 Chris Anderson, HPG

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Delta Apparel: Sales Up, Earnings Decline, Production Scale-Back Planned

One positive note for the Top 40 supplier was that “solid growth” in sales to screen pr...

Goal! Ranking the 5 Best Team Jersey Crests at the 2022 World Cup

Great design and powerful symbolic narratives are the essential elements of our (comple...

Infographic: Promo’s Strong 2022

These statistics highlight the industry’s impressive 2022 performance to date, especial...

Supplier: ‘All Our Products Will be Made from Eco-Friendly Materials and We’re Not Hiking Prices’

AAA Innovations said the transition is already underway, as more than half of the umbre...

Koozie Group Settling Class Action Lawsuit, Admits No Wrongdoing

The Top 40 supplier is poised to settle for $350,000 for alleged WARN Act layoff violat...

HanesBrands Activewear Sales Have Slipped in 2022

The activewear segment includes business within the promotional products/decorated appa...

Power 50 2022: No. 11 Kevin Lyons-Tarr & Suzanne Worwood, 4imprint

Welcome to the 2022 Power 50 list , which ranks the most influential people in the...

Power 50 2022: No. 12 Jim Shannon, S&S Activewear

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Power 50 2022: No. 18 Jake Himelstein, BAMKO

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Geiger Hires New VP of Marketing

The family-owned Top 40 distributor has appointed Stephanie Whitman to the leadership p...

Power 50 2022: No. 29 David Klatt & Melissa Ralston, Koozie Group

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Toddy Gear Now Makes Screen Cleaners From Recycled Polyester

The supplier reports that some of its best-selling products feature a thin microfiber p...

Geiger Acquires UK-Based Distributor Brandam

The purchase continues the Top 40 distributor’s international expansion strategy, which...

Cintas Debuts ESG Brand Identity

The Top 40 distributor aims to raise awareness about its environmental protection and c...

Stran’s Sales Up 50% in 2022, But Firm Experienced Net Loss

The publicly traded Top 40 distributor recorded sales of more than $40 million through ...

Power 50 2022: No. 45 Andy Shape, Stran & Company

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MV Sport/The Game Operational Again After Cyberattack

The supplier says “all is well” now after sustaining a breach that disabled its phone a...

BAMKO’s Q3 Sales Topped $86 Million

It was the second straight quarter in which the Top 40 distributor increased year-over-...

Obituary: Geraldine Whitesel Rodin, Rodin Industries

Rodin and her husband were pioneers in the promo products industry, having founded, own...

Out $100K: Scam Attempts Aimed at the Industry Continue

Sophisticated fraudsters continue to try to trick firms into providing products they do...

Rail Strike Start Date Pushed to December

The postponement allows more time for contract negotiations aimed at avoiding a supply ...

4imprint: ‘We’ll Reach About $1.1 Billion in Revenue This Year’

In a just-issued trading update, the Top 40 promo products distributorship also said be...