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Founded by CEO and President 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.

Since 2001, MELT has worked with The Coca-Cola Company on their collegiate sports sponsorships, including the activation of their NCAA sponsorship and 11 straight Final 4s. MELT also activates Coke Zero's sponsorship of ESPN College Game Day. MELT has also worked with many major corporations, conferences and national media outlets, producing more than 1000 events and national television programming (since 2000) for organizations such as The Atlanta Food and Wine Festival, Lakepoint Youth Sports Complex, Jeff Foxworthy's Grit Chips, Kia, Nissan, Corona, State Farm, Gildan, First Data, Avon, Reese's, Gulf Shores/Orange Beach, The Hangout Music Fest, The Chick-Fil-A Bowl, The Reese's Senior Bowl, The SEC, The ACC, The NCAA, Playon! Sports, Varsity Brands, IMG, CBS, ESPN, Turner, Sports Illustrated, Maxim, Blender, Food Network, CMT, VH1, Fox, Palladia Music, Myspace, Facebook, The USO and many others.

Headquarters
Melt is located in Atlanta, GA, at the 3630 Peachtree development. The 34-story Buckhead tower is adjacent to the Ritz-Carlton Residences.

Awards and Honors

 * Event Marketer, EX Awards
 * Adweek Buzz Marketer of the Year
 * The Agency IT List
 * Cynopsis Sports Marketer of The Year, Finalist
 * Vince Thompson, CEO, named to Bizbash Top 50 Event Producers
 * Michelle Grech, COO, named 2013 Sports Business Journal Game Changer