Former Vice President of Golf at Axcess Sports and Entertainment joins the Blake and Bosworth Sports Marketing Group
Bernardsville, NJ. – The Blake and Bosworth Sports Marketing Group, LLC, a full-service Sports Marketing firm owned by Dennis Blake and James Bosworth, former executives at the Callaway, Top-Flite and Ben Hogan golf companies, has appointed Scott LeComte as Executive Vice President of Golf to lead the expansion of the company’s athlete representation division.
In addition to providing representation services for athletes and entertainers, including 2002 U.S. Amateur Champion Ricky Barnes, the Blake and Bosworth Group works with Fortune 500 clients to develop cutting edge sports marketing platforms. The company specializes in designing and implementing marketing strategies aimed at maximizing brand awareness by initiating sponsorship and promotional opportunities with various sports properties including the PGA Tour, the NHL, and NASCAR. The Blake and Bosworth Group places particular emphasis on measuring a client’s return on investment in marketing by utilizing a proprietary database comprised of data collected from 254 Fortune 1000 companies. The hiring of Scott LeComte is the first of many expansion initiatives underway at the company.
"We are thrilled to have Scott lead this expansion," said Dennis Blake, Co-Founder of the Blake and Bosworth Sports Marketing Group. "Scott’s integrity, loyalty and professionalism epitomize what our brand stands for, while he also has a proven track record of securing mutually beneficial sponsorship opportunities for both players and corporations."
Scott most recently held the position of Vice President of Golf at Axcess Sports and Entertainment where he recruited and signed PGA TOUR rookies Steve Marino and Steve Wheatcroft as well as Nationwide Tour player Brett Bingham. Wheatcroft, Marino and Bingham will join the Blake and Bosworth Group’s growing roster of golfers, which also includes Ricky Barnes and fan favorite, May Wood. As Executive Vice President of Golf, LeComte will be responsible for managing player relations, scouting professional golf tours and overseeing contract negotiations.
"I am honored to join the Blake and Bosworth Group at a time when they are quickly becoming known for their expertise in identifying unique and innovative marketing opportunities for some of today’s leading brands," said LeComte. "I look forward to contributing to the success of this expansion."
In addition to recruiting more athletes and adding personnel, The Blake and Bosworth Sports Marketing Group will also be dedicating more resources to bolstering its sales and marketing divisions as it continues to pursue sponsorship and endorsement opportunities for its growing stable of marquee corporate clients.
"This company is pursuing some very exciting sponsorship inventory that will provide our clients with exceptional branding opportunities in a variety of sports," said Jamie Bosworth, Co-Founder of the Blake and Bosworth Sports Marketing Group. "We are committed to creating exceptional value for our corporate clients by providing them with a comprehensive supply of sponsorship opportunities, as well as a stellar roster of athletic talent."
About the Blake and Bosworth Sports Marketing Group, LLC
Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Bernardsville, New Jersey, the Blake and Bosworth Sports Marketing Group specializes in designing and implementing cutting-edge sports marketing platforms for blue chip corporate clients. They are leaders in measuring marketing ROI, owning a proprietary database that houses data on over $51 Billion in marketing spends by Fortune 1000 companies.
http://www.blakeandbosworth.com/
Contact:
Danielle Eldridge at the Blake and Bosworth Group
(908) 953-8400 or deldridge@blakeandbosworth.com
