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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.”

Stran & Company Completes Acquisition of GAP Promotions

The deal sees the Top 40 promo products distributor acquire a firm that generated $7.4 ...

PromoCentric Acquires Northeast Creations, Projects Nearly $20 Million in Sales

The New Hampshire-based promo products distributors had combined revenue of about $17 m...

Celebrate Black History Month by Engaging With the Present, Building the Future

Diversity advocates say Black History Month is a time not only to reflect on the achiev...

Omicron-Caused Staff Shortages Compel FedEx to Cancel Certain Freight Services

The shipping giant announced on Feb.1 that it’s suspending Economy Domestic FedEx Expre...

iPROMOTEu Names Top Supplier, Supplier Rep of the Year

The Top 40 promo products distributor gave out other honors as well during its recent S...

Linda Vollmer Wins the Fran Ford Award

Vollmer is a long-time employee of The Magnet Group. Ford was a beloved promo products ...

Amazon to Pay $2.25 Million, Shut Down Program Accused of Price-Fixing

The technology giant denies any wrongdoing and says its “Sold by Amazon” third-party se...

Cimpress Reports Quarterly Sales

The Top 40 promotional products distributor’s global sales for its recently closed fisc...

Gemline Partners With Stonewall Kitchen

Gemline is a Top 40 promo products supplier. Stonewall Kitchen is an award-winning spec...

Terry Town Promotes Aaron Bradley to VP of Sales & Compliance

Bradley has been with the San Diego, CA-based firm for six years, and will also lead on...

DHS Takes Steps to Implement Xinjiang Import Ban

A recently signed federal law prohibits imports from Xinjiang, a region in China where ...

Biden Withdraws Vaccinate-or-Test Mandate for Large Businesses

The action means large promo products companies and others across industries do not hav...

Outdoor Cap Promotes Jeanelle Harris to President

Harris had been serving as chief sales officer of the Arkansas-based headwear supplier.

Stran & Company to Acquire GAP Promotions

Stran is a Top 40 promo products distributor that recently went public. GAP’s clients i...

Mitch Freed Named CEO of Genumark

Genumark is the largest Canadian-owned promo distributorship. Mitch takes over from his...

Supply Chain Pressures Intensify Amid China Port Problems

Delays in the global movement of goods, which can lead to inventory shortfalls, are lik...

NC Custom Expands Lanco’s USA Manufacturing Capabilities

The Top 40 promo products supplier says it’s making a robust investment in U.S.-made pr...

Omicron Triggers Surge in Worker Absences

For promo companies, the temporary reduction in workers due to the highly transmissible...

SnugZ USA Debuts Augmented Reality Service

Swagar enables users to view and interact with a digital representation of a product in...

Cleveland Guardians Debut Official On-Field Logoed Cap

The team formerly known as the Cleveland Indians has released its official on-field bra...

4imprint Says 2021 Sales Rose 41%

The company is the third largest distributor in the promo products industry. Sales had ...

Ban on Balloon Sales Rankles Some Promo Suppliers

Balloon advocates in promo and beyond have spoken out against recent prohibitions on sa...

Front Door Marketing Names Troy Hill VP of Business Development

Hill comes to the leadership role with experience that includes time at Top 40 promo pr...

Supreme Court Blocks Biden’s Vaccination Mandate for Larger Employers

Promotional products companies with 100 or more employees will no longer be subject to ...

Biden Doesn’t Plan to Lift China Tariffs Any Time Soon

The levies must remain in place as China has failed to live up to terms of a trade deal...