Sports Image Awards Another Franchise to Closeout Kentucky

 

Sports Image® has just awarded Mr. Greg Keightley of Bowling Green, KY the 10th Sports Marketing Franchise nationwide in its first 18 months of franchising. In doing so, Sports Image®, a leader in the high school sports marketing industry, has now awarded all available territories in the state of Kentucky. In addition to Kentucky, Sports Image® now has a franchise presence in Illinois, Ohio, Maryland, Indiana, Florida and Georgia.

"Greg is going to be a great addition to our Sports Image® brand," said Mr. Eric Horstman, President of Sports Image®. "His experience from the world of corporate sponsorships is going to greatly benefit the schools and organizations in western Kentucky."

Since 2002, Sports Image® has been helping high schools and other grassroots organizations to obtain state-of-the-art equipment and much needed revenue for their athletic programs as budgets are drying up nationwide. Through its' unique sports marketing concepts and existing relationships, Sports Image® has given over $600,000 in cash and over $7,500,000 in equipment to schools and organizations in the United States and in Canada.

"I am excited to apply my experience in developing sponsorship marketing programs at the professional, collegiate and grassroots levels, along with the excitement of building a Sports Image business in Kentucky," states Mr. Keightley. "I have a huge passion for sports and believe that some of life's greatest learning experiences are received by being part of a team and that begins with our youth."

Mr. Keightley joins fellow Sports Image® Franchisees, Mac & Julia Yocum of Frankfort, KY. The Yocum's recently bought their second franchise in Kentucky in less than a year from purchasing their first one. A positive experience from the beginning coupled with many schools needing their help made the decision much easier to purchase their second territory. Now, with Mr. Keightley on board, Kentucky schools and organizations are the first in the nation to have the ability to tap into the Sports Image® programs statewide.

"Julia and I are very excited to welcome Greg to the Sports Image® family and most importantly to Kentucky. Kentucky is the first state to be blanketed with Sports Image® franchises and we look forward to partnering with Greg to help schools across Kentucky from Pikeville to Paducah, Covington to Corbin and all points in between," exclaimed Mr. Mac Yocum.

 "We've been in business for 10 years helping schools and organizations but just recently turned our model into a registered franchise opportunity in the summer of 2009," said Mr. Horstman. "We are on pace to have 24 franchises operating across the country by the end of 2011."

Sports Image®  was founded in 2002 in Dayton, OH with the purpose of helping high schools and other grassroots organizations to obtain state-of-the-art equipment and much needed revenue for their athletic programs. In addition, Sports Image® also founded and manages the Good Samaritan Flyin' to the Hoop (www.flyintothehoop.com), a Top-Ranked National High School Basketball Event that pumps over $1.5M into the local Dayton, OH community annually.