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49ers FSL Numbers Continue To Climb
Sept. 22, 2008
Charlotte, N.C. - On average, every 17 minutes this weekend, Charlotte 49ers' ticket manager John George's email accepted another reservation for a Charlotte Football Forty-Niner Seat License (FSL). The 49ers received over 150 submissions from the 49ers web page, charlotte49ers.com, from the close of business Friday through Monday morning. Not counting the overnight hours from midnight to 7:00 a.m., that equates to an email approximately every 16.8 minutes.
The weekend activity increases the number of reserved $1,000 FSL's to 1278. That translates to $1,278,000 worth of support for 49ers football, since the announcement of Chancellor Dr. Phil Dubois' recommendation to add football was made on Thursday. At this time, no money has been accepted by the 49ers ticket office. The 49ers will await the UNC Charlotte Board of Trustees' final approval in November before beginning the actual sale of FSL's and football tickets.
"I am thrilled with the early show of support for 49er football. The enthusiasm has been tremendous, but we are only a quarter of the way to the required goal," said 49ers Director of Athletics Judy Rose, referencing the goal of selling 5000 FSL's within six months of the Board's final approval. "We need the enthusiastic responses to continue to not only reach the goal but to surpass it. Thanks to all who have stepped up and ordered quickly. We need to keep advancing toward the goal line."
Interested fans and corporations are encouraged to add their names to the growing reservation list by calling the 49ers ticket office at 704/687-4949 or the 49ers Athletic Foundation at 704/687-4950 or by logging on to the 49ers official athletic website, www.charlotte49ers.com.
The 49ers website continues to take multiple hits as well. On the day of the announcement, unique visitors to the website grew 46% from the previous week. On Friday, the day after the announcement, unique visitors grew 41%. Over the weekend, interest continued to mount, with unique visitors up 22% and page impressions up 28% over the previous weekend.
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