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The Heads In Beds Show is your vacation rental & accommodations marketing podcast co-hosted by Conrad O'Connell and Paul Manzey. Learn how to double your direct bookings with search, social & email marketing strategies and tactics.

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The Heads In Beds Show is your vacation rental & accommodations marketing podcast co-hosted by Conrad O'Connell and Paul Manzey. Learn how to double your direct bookings with search, social & email marketing strategies and tactics.

    Ch-Ch-Changes: Do They Kill Your Direct Booking Biz?

    Ch-Ch-Changes: Do They Kill Your Direct Booking Biz?

    In this episode Conrad and Paul talk about changes happening in 2024 including 'cookies' going away (or are they), third-party tracking, email DNS verifications, privacy-first rules and more.  
    Enjoy!
    ⭐️ Links & Show Notes
    Paul Manzey Conrad O'ConnellConrad's Book: Mastering Vacation Rental MarketingGoogle Analytics 4 CookiesEmail DNS changes
    🔗 Connect With BuildUp Bookings
    WebsiteFacebook PageInstagramTwitter🚀 About BuildUp Bookings
    BuildUp Bookings is a team of creative, problem solvers made to drive you more traffic, direct bookings and results for your accommodations brand. Reach out to us for help on search, social and email marketing for your vacation rental brand.

    • 37 min
    Building Your Vacation Rental Business Beyond The Lightweight Stage ($200k~ In Bookings) With Digital Marketing

    Building Your Vacation Rental Business Beyond The Lightweight Stage ($200k~ In Bookings) With Digital Marketing

    In this episode Conrad and Paul talk about the growing point of every vacation rental business - $200k in gross revenue and bookings.
    Enjoy!
    ⭐️ Links & Show Notes
    Paul Manzey Conrad O'ConnellConrad's Book: Mastering Vacation Rental Marketing
    🔗 Connect With BuildUp Bookings
    WebsiteFacebook PageInstagramTwitter🚀 About BuildUp Bookings
    BuildUp Bookings is a team of creative, problem solvers made to drive you more traffic, direct bookings and results for your accommodations brand. Reach out to us for help on search, social and email marketing for your vacation rental brand.

    • 35 min
    The Art Of The Offer: Making Homeowner Lead Gen More Effective For Vacation Rental Brands

    The Art Of The Offer: Making Homeowner Lead Gen More Effective For Vacation Rental Brands

    In this episode Conrad and Paul break down the key to making a great offer to drive more lead gen for vacation rental homeowners.
    Enjoy!
    ⭐️ Links & Show Notes
    Paul Manzey Conrad O'ConnellConrad's Book: Mastering Vacation Rental Marketing
    🔗 Connect With BuildUp Bookings
    WebsiteFacebook PageInstagramTwitter🚀 About BuildUp Bookings
    BuildUp Bookings is a team of creative, problem solvers made to drive you more traffic, direct bookings and results for your accommodations brand. Reach out to us for help on search, social and email marketing for your vacation rental brand.

    • 28 min
    Coming Up With A Brand Name That Sticks For Your Vacation Rental Company

    Coming Up With A Brand Name That Sticks For Your Vacation Rental Company

    In this episode Conrad and Paul explore naming and branding a vacation rental company as a way to make a brand that is SMILE worthy and not SCRATCH worthy. 
    Enjoy!
    ⭐️ Links & Show Notes
    Paul Manzey Conrad O'ConnellConrad's Book: Mastering Vacation Rental MarketingBuy This Book Too: Hello, My Name Is Awesome: How to Create Brand Names That Stick
    🔗 Connect With BuildUp Bookings
    WebsiteFacebook PageInstagramTwitter🚀 About BuildUp Bookings
    BuildUp Bookings is a team of creative, problem solvers made to drive you more traffic, direct bookings and results for your accommodations brand. Reach out to us for help on search, social and email marketing for your vacation rental brand.

    • 34 min
    Ways You Have NOT YET Used Social Media To Grow Your Vacation Rental Business

    Ways You Have NOT YET Used Social Media To Grow Your Vacation Rental Business

    In this episode Conrad and Paul dive into some fun and engaging social media posts from "Mastering Vacation Rental Marketing" that have proven to work very well for other vacation rental managers at scaling their social media followings. 
    Enjoy!
    ⭐️ Links & Show Notes
    Paul Manzey Conrad O'ConnellConrad's Book: Mastering Vacation Rental MarketingVintory CRMHubspotMailchimp
    🔗 Connect With BuildUp Bookings
    WebsiteFacebook PageInstagramTwitter🚀 About BuildUp Bookings
    BuildUp Bookings is a team of creative, problem solvers made to drive you more traffic, direct bookings and results for your accommodations brand. Reach out to us for help on search, social and email marketing for your vacation rental brand.

    • 32 min
    How To Leverage a CRM Properly With Guests & Homeowners To Grow Your Vacation Rental Biz

    How To Leverage a CRM Properly With Guests & Homeowners To Grow Your Vacation Rental Biz

    In this episode Conrad and Paul talk about what a CRM is, why you should use one for both owners and guest marketing and what the key parts of CRM marketing are.
    Enjoy!
    ⭐️ Links & Show Notes
    Paul Manzey Conrad O'ConnellConrad's Book: Mastering Vacation Rental MarketingVintory CRMHubspotMailchimp
    🔗 Connect With BuildUp Bookings
    WebsiteFacebook PageInstagramTwitter🚀 About BuildUp Bookings
    BuildUp Bookings is a team of creative, problem solvers made to drive you more traffic, direct bookings and results for your accommodations brand. Reach out to us for help on search, social and email marketing for your vacation rental brand.

    • 36 min

Customer Reviews

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Nicole - Lollipop Social ,

So many brilliant tips!

If you’re in the vacation rental industry, this is the podcast for you. Tons of helpful marketing insights from Conrad and Paul. 🙌

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