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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.”

Report: Musical Artists Increasingly Using ‘Pop-Ups’ To Sell Branded Merchandise

Musical artists are increasingly using "pop-up" shops to generate promotional buzz...

Study: Business Travelers At Heightened Risk For Visual Hacking

A new global study performed for 3M, parent company of Top 40 supplier 3M/Promotional...

Bobbleheads, Ball Cards Among the Branded Merch For Seinfeld’s 30th Anniversary

The iconic, still-popular sitcom has brand collaborations with the New York Mets and ot...

Product Safety Alert: Recall On Folding Deck Chairs

A faulty lock nut on a deck folding chair could lead to injuries - and that's...

Expert: Instagram Could Offer A ‘Stop-Motion’ Tool For Making Video Content

A savvy reverse engineering sleuth has discovered that Instagram is working on a...

Hundreds of U.S. Companies Urge Trump To Nix Tariffs

They said more tariffs could cost the U.S. 2 million jobs and slash GDP by 1%.

Google Now Providing Business Stickers, Posters & More

The offerings come through a new service that’s tied to Google My Business.

Kikkoman & Primitive Skateboarding Team Up For Merch Collaboration

It’s another niche for promotional products firms to capitalize on: swag collaborations...

Trump Threatens Tariffs On $300 Billion More In Chinese Imports

Additional levies would go into place immediately if China’s president fails to meet wi...

Teespring Forges New Merch Partnership With Twitch

The integration enables Twitch viewers to purchase the merchandise of streamers without...

Spider-Man Swag Goes Sky High With United Airlines

The airline is providing select passengers with amenity kits that are filled with Spide...

Maine & Vermont Enact Restrictions On Single-Use Plastic Bags

The statewide prohibitions could help drive sales of reusable alternatives, including b...

Economy Watch: Retail Sales Increase In May, Revised Upwardly For April

Still, consumer sentiment was down in early June amid slowing employment and tariff con...

Tariffs On Mexican Imports, India Trade Status Change Cause Concern For Promo

President Donald Trump's threat to impose tariffs on Mexican imports and his decision...

Nike, H&M Launch 'Stranger Things' Merch Collections

More and more swag collabs for the upcoming new season of the popular show are hitting ...

Scam Alert Involving Branded Merchandise

Education officials in Tennessee this week warned locals against an alleged scam...

Alternative Apparel Debuts New ‘Go-To Collection’

Alternative Apparel, owned by clothing maker and marketer HanesBrands (asi/59528),...

Oregon Poised To Ban Single-Use Plastic Bags

The prohibitions could benefit the promo industry.

Maine Moves Closer To Plastic Bag Ban

Final approval is pending, but the state legislature has given its initial blessing.

Guantanamo Bay Has A Merch Shop

Items include branded T-shirts, caps, mugs, flying discs, plush toys and more.

Reversible Jacket, Magnetic Pins Among the Merch At WWDC19

Apple’s annual conference for developers provides some of the tech industry’s most soug...

Amazon’s B2B Marketplace Could Surpass $10 Billion

Amazon Business says it’s on track to generate the 11-figure sales sum on an annualized...

Alphabroder Acquires Commonwealth Cotton

Commonwealth Cotton is a Massachusetts-based apparel wholesaler.

How to Address Price Increases with Clients

5 tips to help with the rising costs of doing business.

7 Merch Trends From the U.S. Open Swag Collection

Admittedly, our golf game here at Counselor magazine is more Rodney Dangerfield...