The new epikos brand reflects the company’s expanding mission to provide turnkey “epic” experiential travel for fans of sports, food and entertainment.
NEWARK, Calif., April 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sports Marketing USA, the leader in vacation experiences for sports fans for more than 30 years, today announced the company’s brand name change to epikos™ . The name Epicos is a variation of the Greek word “epic” and reflects the company’s expanded commitment to providing once-in-a-lifetime travel experiences for fans of sports, gastronomy and entertainment.
Sports Marketing USA has been providing sports fans with a unique experience since 2009. The company partners with Major League Baseball, 10 MLB clubs, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and other sports organizations to create custom travel packages for spring training, road trips, travel, and more. There are also exhibitions such as the MLB World Tour. The new epikos brand reflects an expanded commitment to delivering fan experiences beyond sports, including custom travel packages for food, wine and entertainment customers. For example, an Epicos partner might want to host a special wine-he tour of Napa Valley, a trip with a celebrity chef, a trip to an album launch party, or an exclusive trip to a pop-he concert venue. yeah.
“As we continued to expand our business, it became clear that our name did not adequately convey who we were and what we could offer,” said Lisa Goularte, CEO of epikos. says. “Our decision to become Epicos reflects our determination to offer Epic travel packages to fans who are passionate about food, wine, music, art and other experiences beyond sports. Epicos The name accurately reflects the epic travel experiences we can deliver on behalf of our partners.”
epikos is a leader in turnkey experiential travel, creating legendary fan experiences for our partners. Whether it’s a sporting event, concert, wine tour or other experience, Epicos extends fan engagement beyond ticket sales and merchandise. Leveraging decades of travel experience and relationships, the epikos team secures his 30%-35% discounts on accommodation and travel, generating significant revenue for our partners while adding value to our fans. , create lasting memories and strengthen customer loyalty.
“Since we started offering travel experiences, our customer retention rate has been 70%, so we know our partners see value in the fan program we offer,” said Epikos. said Greta Euler, CFO. “We are passionate about what we do, providing our customers with the highest level of care and personalized attention. We believe the market for innovative fan experiences will continue to grow. As Epico, we are well placed to attract new partners.”
For more information, please visit www.epikos.com.
About Epicco
Founded in 2009 as Sports Marketing USA, epikos is a 100% women-owned company specializing in experiential travel packages. Epicos partners with sports franchises, food and winemakers, arts and entertainment venues, and other brands to curate unique and unparalleled fan and customer experiences. epikos creates custom travel packages for fans that include hotel and transportation discounts, enabling partners to increase ticket sales and event revenue while driving fan loyalty. Epicos currently represents Major League Baseball (MLB), as well as 10 MLB clubs, Golf Channel, NASCAR, NBC Sports, and more.
For more information, please visit: www.epikos.com.
contact:
tom wolfe
Phone: +14157103593
Email: twoolf@gumas.com
