Newport Beach, CA Approaches 10,000 Facebook Fans
Newport Beach, CA (Vocus) January 26, 2010 -- As of 2PM PST, Newport Beach’s official Facebook fan count stands at 9,753, representing an exciting milestone for the popular Orange County, CA travel destination. “Newport Beach – Southern California,” (http://www.facebook.com/visitnewportbeach) the destination’s official Facebook fan page is set to reach 10,000 fans within the next two weeks, joining other iconic Southern California destinations such as San Diego (23,925) and Santa Monica (11,009) as numbering fans in the tens of thousands and will be the only Orange County travel destination boasting such fan figures.
“The level of affinity and interest in Newport Beach shown on Facebook represents the strong brand recognition and personal connection of our destination to those who live, work, visit and enjoy our beautiful city” says Kim Severini, Vice President of Marketing for Visit Newport Beach, Inc – the destination’s official visitor’s bureau. “No doubt Hollywood’s recent focus on the sought-after lifestyle lived here has a lot to do with the steady growth in interest” says Severini.
Newport Beach has been ground zero for popular TV programming highlighting our sunny days and the ultimate in coastal living, including:
• The current hit series “The Real Housewives of Orange County” on Bravo makes liberal use of various locales throughout Newport Beach.
• In 2007 MTV replaced its hit OC series (Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County) with a new show, “Newport Harbor: The Real Orange County.” Only the cast and location changed in the new series based on the lives of wealthy high school students living in Newport Beach.
• The popular TV series “The OC” premiered in 2003 and with its success Newport Beach became a defining city along the California coast. To search and find locales highlighted in the show, pick-up “The O.C.” Newport Beach Map here (http://www.visitnewportbeach.com).
• On the show “Arrested Development” the characters are purported to have lived in Newport Beach, operating a frozen banana stand on Balboa Island. Many of the stories took place in Newport and in surrounding Orange County and are inspired by the life of one of the creators, having been raised in Newport.
Visit Newport Beach, Inc will continue to encourage more Facebook fans, Twitter followers and YouTube channel viewers, among others, by developing unique photo and video content, exposing the newest developments in the destination on these platforms and by encouraging user-participation through giveaways, sweepstakes and consumer-generated media campaigns.
Newport Beach Social Media Directory:
• Newport Beach on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/visitnewportbeach
• Newport Beach on Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/newportbeach
• Newport Beach on YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/user/NewportBeachCVB
About Newport Beach
Known for its picturesque views of the Pacific and one of the world’s largest small yacht harbors, Newport Beach is a chic seaside community located on Southern California’s Orange County coastline between Los Angeles and San Diego. The city is acclaimed for its beaches, mild year-round weather, boating/yachting community, sophisticated atmosphere, international film festival, three annual epicurean festivals and the oldest holiday boat parade in the nation. Newport Beach was named “One of the top ten resort towns in the U.S” by AOL Travel in 2008. For additional travel information, please call (800) 94-COAST or visit us online at www.visitnewportbeach.com.
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