EVENT MARKETER MAGAZINE NAMES MELT ONE OF THE TOP 100 EVENT MARKETING AGENCIES OF 2018; THE EVENT MARKETER “IT LIST” REPRESENTS THE BEST OF THE BEST EVENT AND EXPERIENTIAL MARKETING AGENCIES IN THE COUNTRY.
Atlanta, GA – August 8, 2018 – MELT, the Atlanta-based award-winning sports, entertainment and culinary marketing agency, was named to Event Marketer Magazine’s Agency 2018 “It List,” marking MELT as one of the top 100 event marketing agencies in the country.
The 16th annual roster “represents the kind of best-in-class work and forward thinking that is pushing the event industry forward,” according to the magazine. MELT was chosen from hundreds of agencies who entered the competition, which is the event industry’s only editorial listing of the top 100 event agencies of the year.
MELT has had an amazing run of awards, recognition, and nominations in 2018 and 2017 including:
JULY 2018
Atlanta Business Chronicle Most Admired CEO Awards
Category: Marketing, PR, and Communications
*Winner: Most Admired CEO – Vince Thompson
MAY 2018
2018 American Business Awards
Category: Brand Experience of the Year – Consumer
Nomination: The Coca-Cola Company, Mondel?z International, The Hershey Company and MELT Sports, Culinary & Entertainment for Coca-Cola’s, “Taste of the Tournament for Kroger, Hershey’s, Mondel?z & The Coca-Cola Company”
*Winner: Silver Stevie Award
APRIL 2018
2018 PR News Social Media Awards
Category: Snapchat – Best Use of Filter
Nomination: The Coca-Cola Co.
Partner: MELT Sports, Culinary & Entertainment
Campaign: Coca-Cola: ESPN College Gameday
*Winner: Silver
2018 Cynopsis Social Good Awards
Category: Social Good Influencers
Nomination: MELT University (of MELT Sports, Culinary & Entertainment)
*Winner: Honorable Mention
MARCH 2018
2018 Cynopsis Sports Media Awards
Category: Use of Snapchat
Nomination: The Coca-Cola Co.
Partner: MELT Sports, Culinary & Entertainment
Campaign: Coca-Cola: ESPN College Gameday
*Winner: Honorable Mention
2018 Shopper Marketing Effie Awards
Category: Multi-Brand/Manufacturer Shopper Solution
Nomination: The Coca-Cola Company, Mondel?z International, The Hershey Company and MELT Sports, Culinary & Entertainment for Coca-Cola’s, “Taste of the Tournament for Kroger, Hershey’s, Mondel?z & The Coca-Cola Company”
Campaign: Taste of the Tournament
*Winner: Bronze
DECEMBER 2017
Event Marketer Magazine 2017 Experience Design and Technology Awards
Category: Best Permanent or Pop-Up Retail Experience
Nomination: The Coca-Cola Co.
Partner: MELT Sports, Culinary & Entertainment
Campaign: Coca-Cola Kitchen
*Winner: Bronze
MAY 2017
2017 American Business Awards
Category: Marketing / Advertising Agency of the Year
Nomination: MELT Sports, Culinary & Entertainment
*Winner: Bronze Stevie Award
MELT, founded in 2000 by its Chairman/CEO Vince Thompson, annually produces more than 1000 events and has an 18-year representation of The Coca-Cola Company. The agency is responsible for the activation of 16 straight NCAA Men’s Final 4s, six straight seasons of ESPN College GameDay and many others.
“I’m so proud and humbled for this honor and award,” said Thompson. “It truly is a team award and effort and it’s a tribute to the talented professionals that we have here at MELT. We are very thankful for all of our clients and the great partnerships that we have with them allowing us to do the work we do.”
About MELT
Founded by CEO Vince Thompson in 2000, MELT, LLC, is an Atlanta based fully-integrated sports and entertainment marketing agency offering clients advertising, original content development, digital, social media, event and experiential marketing, retail and consumer promotions, brand strategy and sports property evaluation and activation. Check us out at www.meltatl.com, on facebook.com/MELTatl, or on Twitter @MELTatl.