Derse is a complete face-to-face marketing agency and exhibit builder that crafts experiences for over 500 clients each year in more than 50 countries. Derse employs more than 450 people in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Las Vegas, Milwaukee and Pittsburgh.
Deutsch NY They’ve been building brand agency and urgency since 1969. Since then it’s been a non-stop hustle to grow, evolve, and lead the industry in strengthening their clients’ businesses. Uniquely unapologetic,their no-BS approach has delivered bold, business-first strategies to brand partners including Reebok, Johnson & Johnson, PNC Bank, AB InBev’s Budweiser, Michelob Ultra, and Busch brands, Siemens, Celestial Seasonings, Green Giant, Spectrum, Newman’s Own and DraftKings.
MELT ATL is a full-service agency offering services including brand strategy, event and experiential marketing, social and digital content production, retail and shopper marketing, sports property and sponsorship strategy and execution. Thompson also created one of the country's most successful virtual intern programs, MELT University, based on his experience of working his way through Auburn University as a student assistant in the Sports Information Department. MELT University now guides 1000s of college students with career and internship advice, podcasts, weekly newsletters, video series, resume coaching and more. Thompson's new book "Build Brand YoU" Your guide to building your personal brand is out fall 2020. Thompson regularly appears on The Paul Finebaum Show and many other national publications. He also serves on advisory boards at Samford, UGA, Emory and others.