Wednesday, April 29, 2009

GPBL ANNOUNCES LEAGUE MEETINGS

CANTON OH - The Global Professional Basketball league has set May 30th and May 31st to hold the leagues initial owners meetings in Canto Ohio. The emphasis at these meetings will be training for team owners and their staff as well as distribution of league materials to all the teams.

Lynn Mickles, Executive Director of the GPBL said; "Our first meeting is to get the owners together with league staff in order to establish protocol and procedure for meetings to come." Additionally, "We want to provide training and guidance to the team owners, some of whom will own a team for the first time."

"This will also be the first opportunity for team owners to meet with league sponsors" added Andrew Haines, Chief Consultant for the GPBL. "It is crucial that the teams develop a working relationship with our sponsors as soon as possible."

For more information about the Global Professional Basketball League, visit our web page at www.thegpbl.com or check us out on Facebook.

Don Seroka
Director of Media and Public Relations
Global Professional Basketball League
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or
Andrew Haines
CEO
Haines Consulting Group
Andrew@hainesconsulting.com

GPBL Announcement

CANTON OH - Andrew Haines, Chief Consultant for the Global Professional basketball League has announced today that the league will use all forms of mass media to reach out and stay in touch with fans.

"Technology is an asset that must be recognized and used if you want to compete in any sports market" said Haines. "There is only is much expendable income that the fans have and you have to reach out to them if you want them to spend it on your product."

In an effort to open up lines of communication with fans, the GPBL has started a Facebook page and group to present a forum for fans to become friends with the league front office staff. Visit us on Facebook by clicking here.

"This is a great way to meet the fan base and answer questions about the league and teams" said Don Seroka, Director of Media and Public Relations. "We want our fans to feel as though they are an integral part of the league by making ourselves accessible to them 24/7."

"We are still in the early stages of development but we have already received numerous hits on our site" add Lynn Mickles, Executive Director of the League. "It's pretty exciting when you think about it."

The GPBL expects to announce the signing of several new franchises in the coming weeks and are in the process of formulating a 32 game schedule which will feature an early January season tip-off.

For more information about the Global Professional Basketball League, visit our web site at www.thegpbl.com


Don Seroka
Director of Media and Public Relations
Global Professional Basketball League
don@thegpbl.com This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
or
Andrew Haines
CEO
Haines Consulting Group
Andrew@hainesconsulting.com