(Manteo, NC) January 27, 2010 – The Outer Banks Visitors Bureau is launching a new social media initiative to help promote the Outer Banks Restaurant Association’s signature spring festival, OBX Taste of the Beach, March 11-14.  In an effort to tap into the power of ubiquitous social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter, where the organization has a considerable online following, the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau is providing free accommodations and event tickets to five regular people with the passion for posting, who would serve as a sort of social media press corps.  To be considered, join the Bureau’s official facebook site, and share why you’d be perfect to help tell the virtual world what OBX Taste of the Beach is all about.  Instructions are posted at www.facebook.com/theouterbanks.

 

“The passion that our Facebook fans have for the destination just blows us away,” explains Lee Nettles, Managing Director of the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau.  “Who better to spread the word about Taste of the Beach and show what’s going on during the this four day seafood and wine festival than actual visitors?  We’re hoping to bring together a diverse group, what we’re calling the OBX Event Squad, to share first-hand experiences with their audiences and introduce the Outer Banks and our events to a lot of new folks.”

 

The OBX Event Squad will likely be utilized at other major events on the Outer Banks of North Carolina this year, and would be made up of different people each time.  To see a complete list of culinary events available for the Taste of the Beach festival, including cooking classes, tapas crawls, wine tastings, and special menus at locally owned, original restaurants visit www.obxtasteofthebeach.com, or for a list of other events happening on the Outer Banks, visit www.outerbanks.org.

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About The Outer Banks
The Outer Banks of North Carolina is a 130 mile chain of barrier islands located midway on the Atlantic Coast.  The Outer Banks Visitors Bureau is a public authority and the lead marketing and promotional agency for Dare County's Outer Banks. www.outerbanks.org