Cary Golden Corral Launches Three-Month Social Media Contest

Local Restaurant Hosts Location-Based Social Media Competition

[USPRwire, Mon May 03 2010] Billy Sewell, president and CEO of Platinum Corral (www.platinumcorral.com), a multi-unit franchise operator of Golden Corral Grill/Buffet Restaurants, has announced that the company will be holding a contest at its Cary store, located at 5707 Dillard Drive, for those that follow the business using common social media outlets. The three-month contest will be centered on the use of the location-based social media sites Foursquare (www.foursquare.com), Triangle specific Tri-Out (www.trioutnc.com) and Gowalla (www.gowalla.com). The contest will begin Wednesday, May 12 and run through Saturday, July 31. Aimed at increasing new and repeat business to the Cary location, the contest will offer prizes to those who use the services to “check in” at the restaurant most often, as well as the opportunity to win a 16GB Wi-Fi Apple iPad.

QUOTES:
“I’m excited to launch this contest to give back to our Golden Corral customers,” said Sewell. “The Triangle has a vibrant social media community and we hope to get our feet wet in the social space with this contest and giveaway.”

NEW MEDIA CONTENT:
Golden Corral Cary’s Facebook page
www.facebook.com/GoldenCorralCary

Golden Corral Cary’s Twitter account
twitter.com/GC_Cary

Golden Corral Cary’s Foursquare page
foursquare.com/venue/349958

DETAILS:
- The Foursquare mayor will receive one free meal and drink per day for the duration of his or her time as mayor.

- Every fifth customer to check in using any of the three location-based applications will be given a free meal for that day.

- Throughout the contest customers will be entered into a raffle for a free 16GB Wi-Fi Apple iPad.

ABOUT PLATINUM CORRAL:
Established in 1996 by owner Billy Sewell, Platinum Corral, based in Jacksonville, owns and manages 24 Golden Corral franchises throughout North and South Carolina, West Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia and Ohio, with locations including Asheboro, Concord, Hickory, Wilmington, Burlington, Jacksonville, Reidsville, Lexington, Wake Forest and four locations in the Triangle. The company has been recognized as one of the Triangle’s top 50 privately held companies and institutions in the Triangle Business Journal’s Book of Lists. Sewell’s family has been involved with Golden Corral since his father became a founding investor when the business first began. A graduate of Campbell University, Sewell worked as a manager trainee and rose through the management ranks. By 1996, he owned two Golden Corral restaurants, one in Burlington, N.C. and the other in Hickory, N.C. Golden Corral restaurants, located nationwide, feature steaks, buffet, and bakery at every location, each offering the highest quality food at reasonable prices in a clean, friendly atmosphere, thereby fulfilling their mission to “make pleasurable dining affordable.”

Kate Catlin
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