ATLANTA (CelebrityAccess) — The 2025 Event and Venue Marketing Conference (EVMC) hosted the 10th anniversary of the EVMC Awards at Atlanta’s iconic Fox Theatre, celebrating the accomplishments of leading venue and event marketing professionals.
This year’s EVMC Award winners include:
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Most Creative Artist Welcome: Notes to Noah – Scotiabank Arena
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Grassroots Campaign of the Year: AJR Love’s Ice Cream – Van Andel Arena
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Social Media Campaign / Content Series of the Year: Let’s Get Shucked – Altria Theater
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Marketing & Publicity Campaign of the Year: A Friendship Bracelet Phenomenon – Caesars Superdome
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Artist Gift Over $500: Inked in the 905! – The Meridian Centre
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Artist Gift Under $500: Lionel Richie’s Plantable “Album” – KeyBank Center
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2025 Gigi Award of Excellence: Dave Redelberger, Director of Communications and Interactive Marketing, Columbus Arena Sports and Entertainment
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2025 EVMC Hall of Fame: Brandon Lucas, President, carbonhouse
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2025 Breakthrough Professional of the Year: Emily Tepsic, Creative Marketing Manager, Paycom Center
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2025 Impact Award: Melissa Proctor, Chief Marketing Officer, Atlanta Hawks and State Farm Arena
The annual awards gala was part of the 2025 Event and Venue Marketing Conference, held in Atlanta from June 4–6. The fully sold-out event reached new heights this year, doubling sponsorship revenue and welcoming a record number of partners.
2025 Sponsors included: AEG Presents, All Access Tags, AMI Graphics, Atmosphere TV, AtVenu, Beyond Virtual Tours, Big Digital, Big Time Affairs, Billboard, C&K Media, carbonhouse, Eventhub, Fan IQ, FanTexter, Feld, FEVO, Find Wunder, Fox Theatre, Frenzy, Frontier Risk, Harlem Globetrotters, Hive, Leap, OVG, Outback Presents, Scotiabank Arena, Silver Lake Digital, Simpleview, Spinzo, State Farm Arena, Ticketmaster, Tradeable Bits, Usheru, Vibe, Whitebalance, and Zero Mile.
Additionally, EVMC organizers announced that the 2026 conference will take place in Sacramento, California, from June 10–13, with Golden 1 Center serving as the host venue.
“We are thrilled to be hosting the Event and Venue Marketing Conference in Sacramento next year and to welcome professionals from across the live sports and entertainment industry to experience our incredible city and Golden 1 Center,” said EVMC President and Golden 1 Center Director of Arena Marketing, Kim Allen. “We are ready to showcase what Sacramento has to offer—from our vibrant community to our state-of-the-art, 100% solar-powered arena, home to the NBA’s Sacramento Kings, which sources 90% of its food and beverages within 150 miles. Our region is also the temporary home of the MLB’s Athletics, and with our close proximity to wine country, Lake Tahoe, and the Bay Area, Sacramento stands at the intersection of culture, sustainability, and innovation. I’m honored to help advance EVMC’s mission to foster education, collaboration, and forward-thinking across our industry.”
