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Christopher Ruvo

  • Digital News Director; Editor, PromoGram

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.”

Spartan Promotional Group Joins American Solutions for Business

“This is the merging of two great companies with goals and values that strongly align,”...

Private Equity Firm Buys Two Apparel Suppliers, Plans To Integrate Them

A company with nearly $50 billion in assets under management, Platinum Equity has added...

Stahls’ Names Sarah Goshgarian Unruh National Sales Manager

Unruh has experience at Top 40 industry firms, including time as a vice president at Lo...

ASB Launches New Sports Division, Names Former Nike Pro To Lead It

Brad Cole spent 20 years with Nike, focusing particularly on sales in the golf market f...

Gildan Board Says Chamandy Was Distracted, Ineffective Before Termination

Facing heavy criticism from shareholders, the directors issued a statement offering mor...

New Rule Could Mean More Independent Contractors in Promo Must Be Classified as Employees

The just-adopted regulations from the Labor Department drew criticism and praise from i...

Burns, Lacerations Tied to Defective Blender Model Offered For Sale at Retail and In Promo

Nearly 5 million BlendJet 2 portable blenders are under recall. The products mostly sol...

ePromos Names Adam Rosenbaum President

Rosenbaum has leadership experience at multiple Top 40 distributors.

Stran & Co. Names Ian Thomas Wall Chief Information Officer

The Top 40 firm noted that Wall has a proven track record of leveraging technology to e...

Investor Wants To Oust Gildan Board Members, Return Chamandy to CEO

Los Angeles-based firm Browning West is calling on fellow shareholders to appoint five ...

Lawsuit Claims Fanatics, Pro Football Teams Conspired To Dominate Online NFL Licensed Merch Market

The proposed class action case is similar to a previous suit that a judge sent to priva...

Something Inked Names Former MLB Pitcher VP of Sales

Mike Zagurski’s professional baseball career spanned more than a decade-and-a-half and ...

Lisa Folts Named Director of Business Development at Spark Branded Solutions

Folts has experience at Top 40 industry companies, and is a past winner of PCNA’s Sales...

Stacy Garrett Promoted to VP of Sales & Marketing at Ideation

Garrett is marking her 25th year in the industry.

Flywheel Brands Acquires Two Industry Companies

The Tennessee-based distributor says that Dynamic Decals & Promotions and Bespoke Print...

Seattle Kraken Face Trademark Suit Over Winter Classic Jersey Logo

The case was brought by the owner of Seattle Metropolitans Hockey LLC, a company that s...

Kaeser & Blair Expects $5M Sales Bump From Integration of Acquired Company

The Top 40 distributor bought Promotional Concepts of Red Oak in 2019 and is now fully ...

Ask Us Anything: What Will Be 2024's Biggest Marketing Trends?

Two promo industry marketing leaders weigh in with insights you can use to adapt and he...

Proforma 3rd Degree Marketing Acquires Middaugh Printers

Based in Ohio, Middaugh has a nearly 70-year history.

Top 10 of 2023: News Stories

Closings, lawsuits, scams and Dov Charney – it was quite the year for news judging from...

PromoShop Names Katy Alavez Company President

The Top 40 distributor’s current president, Memo Kahan, is becoming chief executive off...

Cintas Increases Sales & Earnings During Its Fiscal Half-Year

The Top 40 distributor increased its total revenue expectations for the full year based...

Custom Ink Lays Off Hundreds, Reportedly Ending In-House Production

The Top 40 distributor, which announced the moves this month, said the actions will not...

Gildan Board Slams Chamandy, Seeks To Assuage Investors as CEO Firing Fallout Persists

Meanwhile, shareholders continued calls for Glenn Chamandy’s reinstatement and criticiz...

Investors, Board Clash Over Ousting of Former Gildan CEO Glenn Chamandy

Some shareholders want Chamandy reinstated and the current chairman of the Top 40 suppl...