• 2 days ago

Bespoke Receives CBJ's Fast 50 Award

Bespoke Sports & Entertainment has been selected as one of the fastest growing companies in Charlotte. The agency was recognized last night during the annual Charlotte Business Journal Fast 50 Awards Banquet at the Marriott Charlotte Center City. The Fast 50 Award program highlights the region's fastest-growing private companies, based on a formula that reflects dollar and percentage growth in revenue during a three-year period. This award is the latest in a string of recogni
  • 3 days ago

Bespoke Named to Third-Straight CM 200 List of Top Agencies

Chief Marketer, a leading publisher of content, recognition programs and training events for Fortune 1000 marketers, has named Bespoke Sports & Entertainment to the 2020 Chief Marketer 200 - the world’s only editorial list of best-in-class marketing agencies. This marks the third consecutive year that Bespoke has been named to the CM 200 list. In announcing the agency’s selection this year, Chief Marketer wrote: “Founded five years ago, Bespoke continues to be in solid growth
  • 3 days ago

Boykin Talks with SBJ About NIL and Impact on Brands

Bespoke CEO Mike Boykin talks with SportsBusiness Journal in a front-page examination of the impending impact of name, image and likeness legislation on brands and college athletes. Click here to read the full story.
  • Sep 9

SBJ Profiles Bespoke on Fifth Anniversary of Launch

Mike Boykin and Greg Busch launched Bespoke Sports & Entertainment in September 2014 to bring big agency experience and small agency service to brands investing in sports partnerships. This week, SportsBusiness Journal revisits our launch and recounts some of the success stories of the last five years. Click here to read the full story.
  • Aug 23

Bespoke Debuts at #5 on List of Largest Agencies in Charlotte

Bespoke Sports & Entertainment debuted at No. 5 on Charlotte Business Journal's annual list of largest advertising and marketing agencies in Charlotte. Each week, Charlotte Business Journal ranks local businesses in a variety of industrial sectors. The weekly lists are compiled and published as the Book of Lists, which provides readers with more than 1,000 of the hottest area companies in their respective fields. Click here to view the full rankings.
  • Aug 15

Bespoke Named One of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies by Inc. Magazine

Inc. magazine announced that Bespoke Sports & Entertainment has landed on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The list represents a unique look at the most successful companies within the American economy’s most dynamic segment—its independent small businesses. Microsoft, Dell, Domino’s Pizza, Pandora, Timberland, LinkedIn, Yelp, Zillow, and many other well-known names gained their first national exposure
  • Jul 31

Bespoke Named to the 2019 IT List of Top 100 Marketing Agencies

Event Marketer announced today that Bespoke Sports & Entertainment for the first time has been named to its 2019 IT List, the experiential marketing industry’s first and only comprehensive guide to the top 100 agency partners in the business. In announcing the honor, Event Marketer noted: Net revenue growth last year of 66 percent continued Bespoke’s streak of double-digit increases. Existing clients are re-signing and word-of-mouth is adding new ones. Boosts traditional spor
  • Jul 24

Bespoke's Boykin Talks Speedway Motorsports Merger News

Bespoke CEO Mike Boykin speaks with the Charlotte Business Journal about the approved $800 million merger between Speedway Motorsports, Inc. and Sonic Automotive. Click here for the full story.
  • May 13

Bespoke CEO Mike Boykin Featured in SportsBusiness Journal

Three years ago Bespoke CEO Mike Boykin began a quest to walk more in order to promote a healthy mind and body. After more than 1,000 straight days of walking at least 10,000 steps per day, SportsBusiness Journal talks to Mike about his journey. Click here for the full story.
  • May 9

Bespoke's Norman Talks Sponsorship and Media Trends with SportsBusiness Daily

Bespoke's Jonathan Norman sits down with SportsBusiness Daily to discuss the continued convergence of sponsorship and media as part of the publication's On My Mind feature. Click here to watch the video (subscription required).
  • May 2

Boykin Talks Wells Fargo Renewal of PGA Tour Event

Bespoke CEO Mike Boykin talks with the Charlotte Business Journal about the five year extension between Wells Fargo and the longtime PGA Tour event at Quail Hollow. Click here to read the story.
  • Apr 3

Bespoke's Nick Carey Named One of Front Office Sports' Rising 25

Front Office Sports has selected Bespoke's Nick Carey as a recipient of this year's Rising 25 Award. The award was created in 2017 to honor up and comers in the sports industry. Now in its third year, Front Office Sports has honored 75 of the brightest young minds from around the world. Winners were selected based on scope of work responsibilities, accomplishments, leadership roles, results and community influence. The award is presented by AB InBev and recipients will be hon
  • Mar 15

Boykin Discusses the Future of ACC Championship in Charlotte

Bespoke CEO Mike Boykin talks with the Charlotte Business Journal about Charlotte's future in hosting the ACC Championship at Spectrum Center. Click here for the full story.
  • Mar 5

Front Office Sports Profiles Credit One Bank's Sports Portfolio

Front Office Sports profiles Credit One Bank's strategic sports sponsorship portfolio including NASCAR, the Big 12 Conference, Vegas Golden Knights and MiLB Aviators. Click here to read the full story.
  • Feb 7

Tiffany Lee Profiled in SBD's Day in the Life Feature

Bespoke's Tiffany Lee was profiled in the Day in the Life feature that runs each week in SportsBusiness Daily. Lee, a mother of baby twins, talks about the challenges of being a new mom and balancing work life and travel, and dishes on her favorite fried chicken restaurant in Charlotte. Click here to read the full story.
  • Feb 5

Boykin Named One of Charlotte's Most Admired CEOs

Bespoke CEO Mike Boykin has been named one of Charlotte's Most Admired CEOs by the Charlotte Business Journal. The 35 recipients come from a variety of fields including manufacturing, banking, technology, sports and marketing. CBJ's Most Admired CEO awards program recognizes established local leaders who have a strong vision for their companies, have shown commitment to culture in the workplace and have made significant contributions to the community. Boykin co-founded Bespok
  • Dec 20, 2018

Bespoke Again Named Winner of Top Marketing Agency Award

Bespoke Sports & Entertainment has been named to the annual CM200 list of top marketing agencies, marking the third straight year that Chief Marketer has recognized the agency. The ranking is the world’s only list of the best engagement and activation agencies across eleven categories. Chief Marketer selected the recipients based on several criteria including: insightful client testimonials; outstanding case study submissions; high caliber, consistent work across programs and
  • Nov 30, 2018

Boykin Talks Naming Rights Deal with VenuesNow

Bespoke CEO Mike Boykin offers his thoughts on the naming rights extension between Bojangles' and the historic Charlotte arena that has hosted the ACC Championship, ABA games, professional hockey games and one of Elvis Presley's final concerts. Click here for the VenuesNow story.
  • Oct 16, 2018

Credit One Bank Adds Big 12 To Expanding Sponsorship Portfolio

Credit One Bank announced a multi-year sponsorship deal, becoming the Official Credit Card of the Big 12 Conference. Through its partnership with the Big 12, Credit One Bank will be featured prominently with key assets at the Big 12 Dr Pepper football championship game held Saturday, December 1 and at the Phillips 66 Big 12 men’s and women’s basketball championships in March. The sponsorship will be largely supplemented with media on FOX and ESPN networks. “Our local and nati
  • Oct 8, 2018

Bespoke Named Top Workplace by Charlotte Business Journal

Bespoke Sports & Entertainment is proud to announce that we've been selected as one of the Best Places to Work by the Charlotte Business Journal. The annual awards program recognizes companies that have benefits, policies and practices in place that are among the Charlotte area's best. Bespoke was also named one of Inc. Magazine's Best Workplaces earlier this year. "We seek out those local companies that provide employees with a great atmosphere that spurs engagement," the Ch