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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.”

AIA Hosts Marketing Lab Event

The virtual conference educated owners from within the Top 40 distributorship’s communi...

Cape Cod Baseball League Files Suit Over Branded Merchandise

The league, long known for featuring baseball’s young stars of tomorrow, is suing a Mas...

BrandCo, ASB Acquire Innovative Promotions

Members of the Innovative Promotions team are joining BrandCo, a California-based distr...

FDA Sunsets Relaxed Standards for Manufacturing Hand Sanitizer

Manufacturers must stop distributing sanitizer made under pandemic-era temporary guidel...

Promo Supplier Owes Nearly $190,000 Over Alleged Illegal Pay Practices

American Made Bags misclassified workers as independent contractors and failed to pay o...

Sales Rise and Net Income Declines for Stran in 2021

Stran & Company is a Top 40 promo products distributor that recently listed as a public...

AAkron Line Acquires The Allen Company

The acquisition further expands AAkron Line’s Made-in-the-USA offerings to the promotio...

PromoCares Launches #Ukraine4Good to Help Ukrainian Children

The humanitarian initiative is a collaboration between the all-volunteer promo products...

Gildan Launches Campaign to Bolster ESG Efforts

“Gildan Respects” aims to highlight stories and achievements from the Top 40 promo prod...

Liza Sachs Joins Kaeser & Blair as Director of Sales

Sachs comes to the Top 40 promo products distributor with extensive experience at some ...

SanMar Announces New Lifestyle Collection of Clothes & Bags

Promo’s largest supplier emphasized the versatility and on-trend styling and fits of Me...

Cintas’ Sales and Earnings Rise in Fiscal Q3

The Cincinnati-headquartered firm, known for its uniform rental and facility services b...

BAMKO’s 2021 Sales Increase Nearly 7%

A more than $77 million rise in the Top 40 distributor’s core promo products business d...

Hirsch Gift Names Amanda Delaney Marketing Manager

Delaney is a promo products veteran who has previously worked for high-profile industry...

NFL, Fanatics Sued in Case Centered on Branded Merchandise

A group of consumers is seeking class action status for the suit, which alleges that th...

China’s Spreading COVID Shutdowns Complicate Promo’s Supply Chain

Delays in production and shipping of products are being reported, but it remains to be ...

SEC Proposes Mandating Disclosures on Emissions, Climate-Related Risks

If approved, the rules would significantly increase reporting requirements for publicly...

Promo Distributor Indicted for Allegedly Lying to Obtain COVID Relief Funds

John Anthony Taylor, who was already facing separate charges over an alleged PPE scam, ...

ADM Endeavors’ Sales Rise 30% in 2021

The publicly traded company is the parent firm of Fort Worth, TX-area promo products di...

SnugZ USA Partners With Draft Top

As seen on Shark Tank, Draft Top enables users to remove can tops with a twist or two, ...

4imprint’s North American Promo Sales Reach Nearly $774 Million

The third-largest distributor by revenue in the promo products industry also posted a 6...

FTC Takes Action Against CafePress for Alleged Data Breaches, Cover-Ups

The FTC said CafePress’ lax cybersecurity led to hackings that exposed customers. The o...

Feds to Launch Supply Chain Information Exchange

The goal of the voluntary digital initiative is to make America’s supply chain flow mor...

China COVID Shutdowns Spark Product Supply Concerns in Promo

There’s worry that societal lockdowns affecting China-based factories that North Americ...

Dov Charney Files for Bankruptcy

The bankruptcy will not affect operations at Los Angeles Apparel, the promo products su...