Heads In Beds Show

Conrad O'Connell
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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.

  1. 6D AGO

    AI Update: Q1 of 2026: OpenClaw, "Prompt Tracking" Useless?, Current AI Tools We're Using

    In this episode Conrad and Paul give their regular update on AI: what tools they're using, what's changing, and how you can use it to grow and scale your vacation rental business. They talk ClawdBot (aka OpenClaw), traffic from LLMs going down month over month, prompt tracking value (it's useless?!), and what tools they're using MORE and LESS of...  Enjoy! ⭐️ Links & Show Notes Paul Manzey Conrad O'ConnellOpenClawNEW Research: AIs are highly inconsistent when recommending brands or products; marketers should take care when tracking AI visibilityChatGPT vs Google Traffic DataConrad's Book: Mastering Vacation Rental MarketingConrad's Course: Mastering Vacation Rental Marketing 101 🔗 Connect With BuildUp Bookings WebsiteBook A Call With Us🚀 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.

    52 min

  2. FEB 4

    Looking Back On Marketing Changes From 2020 to 2025...

    In this episode Conrad and Paul take a (not too far back) look into memory lane and see what's changed from 2020 to 2025 in marketing, brand, the Covid boom and bust and a LOT more. A casual chat!  Enjoy! ⭐️ Links & Show Notes Paul Manzey Conrad O'ConnellConrad's Book: Mastering Vacation Rental MarketingConrad's Course: Mastering Vacation Rental Marketing 101 🔗 Connect With BuildUp Bookings WebsiteBook A Call With Us🚀 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.

    38 min

  3. JAN 28

    Direct Bookings Aren't Free... Here's How To Understand Your Marketing Costs

    In this episode Conrad and Paul talk all about how much it actually costs to get direct bookings and scale your bookings with paid ads.  Enjoy! ⭐️ Links & Show Notes Paul Manzey Conrad O'ConnellConrad's Book: Mastering Vacation Rental MarketingConrad's Course: Mastering Vacation Rental Marketing 101 🔗 Connect With BuildUp Bookings WebsiteBook A Call With Us🚀 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.

    40 min

  4. JAN 21

    Expanding Into NEW Vacation Rental Marketing Channels In 2026? Here's How To Make It Work...

    In this episode Conrad and Paul talk about when and how to consider expanding your marketing and advertising into new channels you may not have used before like TikTok, Pinterest, native, Digital TV ads and more... Enjoy! ⭐️ Links & Show Notes Paul Manzey Conrad O'ConnellConrad's Book: Mastering Vacation Rental MarketingConrad's Course: Mastering Vacation Rental Marketing 101 🔗 Connect With BuildUp Bookings WebsiteBook A Call With Us🚀 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

  5. JAN 14

    How To Spend: $3k, $5k or $10k In Marketing Budget For Your Vacation Rental Company (Part 2)

    In this episode Conrad and Paul finish in part two their chat on how to best spend budget if you have between $3k and $10k a month in marketing budget.  Enjoy! ⭐️ Links & Show Notes Paul Manzey Conrad O'ConnellConrad's Book: Mastering Vacation Rental MarketingConrad's Course: Mastering Vacation Rental Marketing 101 🔗 Connect With BuildUp Bookings WebsiteBook A Call With Us🚀 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.

    24 min

  6. JAN 7

    How To Spend: $3k, $5k or $10k In Marketing Budget For Your Vacation Rental Company (Part 1)

    In this episode Conrad and Paul break into 2026 with a two-part podcast series on what to spend if you have between $3k and $10k a month in marketing budget. Part two next week! Enjoy! ⭐️ Links & Show Notes Paul Manzey Conrad O'ConnellConrad's Book: Mastering Vacation Rental MarketingConrad's Course: Mastering Vacation Rental Marketing 101 🔗 Connect With BuildUp Bookings WebsiteBook A Call With Us🚀 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.

    29 min

  7. 12/24/2025

    ALL The Ways You Can Run Promotions For Your Vacation Rental Business

    In this episode Conrad and Paul talk about all of the different ways you can run promos that are not just "cutting rates lower" to drive more bookings. Enjoy! ⭐️ Links & Show Notes Paul Manzey Conrad O'ConnellConrad's Book: Mastering Vacation Rental MarketingConrad's Course: Mastering Vacation Rental Marketing 101 🔗 Connect With BuildUp Bookings WebsiteBook A Call With Us 🚀 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

  8. 12/17/2025

    Multiple Vacation Rental Markets? It's Super Hard: And Here's Why....

    In this episode Conrad and Paul break down why targeting many markets at the same time is HARD (but not impossible) and explaining why this can be a harder path to success.  Enjoy! ⭐️ Links & Show Notes Paul Manzey Conrad O'ConnellConrad's Book: Mastering Vacation Rental MarketingConrad's Course: Mastering Vacation Rental Marketing 101 🔗 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
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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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  • Creator
    Conrad O'Connell
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    176
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © BuildUp Bookings
  • Show Website
    Heads In Beds Show

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