(NEW YORK, NY and BIRMINGHAM, AL, June 1, 2017 2017)—Time Inc.’s COASTAL LIVING brand today announces the launch of its Best of Summer surveys. To celebrate the brand’s 20th anniversary and the start of the summer season, COASTAL LIVING will launch a new Best of Summer survey each week on COASTALLIVING.com for its readers to take.

The surveys will range from naming the Best Lobster Roll and Best Tiki Bar to the Best Town for the 4th of July and the Best Beach Hotel. Each survey will launch on a Friday, and polling will close the following Thursday at midnight EDT. The winner of each survey will be announced the following Monday.

“COASTAL LIVING embodies the heart of summer – a passion for all things coastal teamed with an appreciation for great food, friends and fun,” said Steele Marcoux, Editor-in-Chief of the COASTAL LIVING brand. “Our readers love the coast and summer as much as we do, and we’re thrilled to engage our audience with the Best of Summer survey series.”

A full list of winners of the contests will be featured at www.coastalliving.com/summerwinnersafter Labor Day.

Full schedule: 
May 26: Best Lobster Roll (Live Now!) 
June 2: Best Beach Boardwalk 
June 9: Best Beach Hotel 
June 16: Best Shelling Beach 
June 23: Best Town for the 4th of July 
June 30: Best Tiki Bar 
July 7: Best Crab Cake 
July 14: Best Ice Cream Shop 
July 21: Best Amusement Park 
July 28: Best Coastal Brewery 
August 4: Best Rooftop Bar 
August 11: Best Clam Shack 
August 18: Best Seaside Inn 
August 25: Best National Park

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ABOUT COASTAL LIVING 
The COASTAL LIVING brand (http://www.COASTALLIVING.com/) is the source of inspiration and information for people who celebrate life along the coast. It serves a total audience of nearly 4 million. COASTAL LIVING is produced by Time Inc., a leading content company that engages over 170 million consumers every month through its portfolio of premium brands across platforms. Follow COASTAL LIVING on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest. 

 

ABOUT TIME INC. 
Time Inc. (NYSE:TIME) is a leading content company that engages over 170 million consumers every month through our portfolio of premium brands across platforms. By combining our distinctive content with our proprietary data and people-based targeting, we offer highly differentiated end-to-end solutions to marketers across the multimedia landscape. Our influential brands include PEOPLE, TIME, FORTUNE, SPORTS ILLUSTRATED, INSTYLE, REAL SIMPLE and SOUTHERN LIVING, as well as approximately 60 diverse brands in the United Kingdom. Time Inc. has been extending the power of our brands through various acquisitions and investments, including Viant, an advertising technology firm with a specialized people-based marketing platform; The Foundry, Time Inc.’s creative lab and content studio; and the PEOPLE ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY NETWORK (PEN). The company is also home to celebrated events, such as the TIME 100, FORTUNE MOST POWERFUL WOMEN, PEOPLE’s SEXIEST MAN ALIVE, SPORTS ILLUSTRATED’s SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR, the ESSENCE FESTIVAL and the FOOD & WINE Classic in Aspen. 

 

CONTACT 
Emma Byrd, 212-522-5831, Emma.Byrd@timeinc.com 
Amalia Carusone, 212-522-0861, Amalia.Carusone@timeinc.com