• Expanding Into NEW Vacation Rental Marketing Channels In 2026? Here's How To Make It Work...
    Jan 21 2026

    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'Connell
    • Conrad's Book: Mastering Vacation Rental Marketing
    • Conrad's Course: Mastering Vacation Rental Marketing 101


    🔗 Connect With BuildUp Bookings

    • Website
    • Book 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.

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    37 mins
  • How To Spend: $3k, $5k or $10k In Marketing Budget For Your Vacation Rental Company (Part 2)
    Jan 14 2026

    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'Connell
    • Conrad's Book: Mastering Vacation Rental Marketing
    • Conrad's Course: Mastering Vacation Rental Marketing 101


    🔗 Connect With BuildUp Bookings

    • Website
    • Book 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.

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    24 mins
  • How To Spend: $3k, $5k or $10k In Marketing Budget For Your Vacation Rental Company (Part 1)
    Jan 7 2026

    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'Connell
    • Conrad's Book: Mastering Vacation Rental Marketing
    • Conrad's Course: Mastering Vacation Rental Marketing 101


    🔗 Connect With BuildUp Bookings

    • Website
    • Book 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.

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    29 mins
  • ALL The Ways You Can Run Promotions For Your Vacation Rental Business
    Dec 24 2025

    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'Connell
    • Conrad's Book: Mastering Vacation Rental Marketing
    • Conrad's Course: Mastering Vacation Rental Marketing 101


    🔗 Connect With BuildUp Bookings

    • Website
    • Book 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.

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    37 mins
  • Multiple Vacation Rental Markets? It's Super Hard: And Here's Why....
    Dec 17 2025

    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'Connell
    • Conrad's Book: Mastering Vacation Rental Marketing
    • Conrad's Course: Mastering Vacation Rental Marketing 101


    🔗 Connect With BuildUp Bookings

    • Website
    • Facebook Page
    • Instagram
    • Twitter


    🚀 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.

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    32 mins
  • Mobile vs Desktop Traffic Trends For 2026: Here's What To Work On
    Dec 10 2025

    In this episode Conrad and Paul go back to an "old" topic that we often ignore: mobile vs desktop traffic, how the site works on mobile, data on Google Analytics conversions and more...

    Enjoy!


    ⭐️ Links & Show Notes

    • Paul Manzey
    • Conrad O'Connell
    • Conrad's Book: Mastering Vacation Rental Marketing
    • Conrad's Course: Mastering Vacation Rental Marketing 101


    🔗 Connect With BuildUp Bookings

    • Website
    • Facebook Page
    • Instagram
    • Twitter


    🚀 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.

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    42 mins
  • Here's How To Level Up Your Marketing With JUST 4 Hours Per Week
    Nov 26 2025

    In this episode Conrad goes solo on this audio-only version of a LIVE training on "The 4 Hour Vacation Rental Marketing Workweek".

    Want to get the video too? Tap the link below.

    Enjoy!


    ⭐️ Links & Show Notes

    • Paul Manzey
    • Conrad O'Connell
    • Recording Video: YouTube
    • Conrad's Book: Mastering Vacation Rental Marketing
    • Conrad's Course: Mastering Vacation Rental Marketing 101


    🔗 Connect With BuildUp Bookings

    • Website
    • Facebook Page
    • Instagram
    • Twitter


    🚀 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.

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Compelling Vacation Rental Marketing Messages Have Common Traits
    Nov 19 2025

    In this episode of The Heads In Beds Show, we break down a recent VRM Intel article from Conrad O'Connell talking all about messaging and what homeowners act on vs ignore.


    ⭐️ Links & Show Notes

    • Paul Manzey
    • Conrad O'Connell
    • Conrad's Book: Mastering Vacation Rental Marketing
    • Conrad's Course: Mastering Vacation Rental Marketing 101
    • Jamie Lane Airdna LinkedIn Post On Churn
    • Marketing Messaging That Actually Converts Vacation Rental Homeowners - VRM Intel


    🔗 Connect With BuildUp Bookings

    • Website
    • Facebook Page
    • Instagram


    🚀 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.


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    37 mins