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.
170 episodes transcribedIn 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 m...
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...
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 c...
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...
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...
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 wha...
In this episode of The Heads In Beds Show, we break down the questions to ask when building a vacation rental website in 2025 and beyond. Sco...
In this episode of The Heads In Beds Show, we come back and talk the four-part marketing for guest focused campaigns. Enjoy! ⭐️ Links &...
In this episode of The Heads In Beds Show, we talk about the youth and how they are the strategy to getting more bookings by catering and des...
In this episode of The Heads In Beds Show, we recap the VRMA 2025 show! We talk all things about The Hot Seat Session, industry trends, marke...
In this episode of The Heads In Beds Show, we share our four-part framework to get a homeowner marketing plan in place. We discuss: Targeting...
In this episode, we dive into AI at a deep level: how SHOULD you use it and NOT use it to market your vacation rental business?Enjoy!⭐️ Link...
Note: this is a replay of an episode from last year! In this episode Conrad goes solo on this audio-only version of a LIVE training on "Build...
In this episode of The Heads In Beds Show, we dive into 10 actionable steps you can take now to get more homes for 2026!⭐️ Links & Show...
In this episode of The Heads In Beds Show, we revisit our chat on Meta Ads vs Google Ads: what we're using them now to get more bookings and...
In this episode of The Heads In Beds Show, we chat on Conrad's LinkedIn post "can you really compete with Airbnb" to talk strategy, marketing...
In this episode of The Heads In Beds Show, we break down the Key Data Dashboard report on trends of market share by direct vs major OTAs, tre...
In this episode of The Heads In Beds Show, we're talking all things TRUST and what stakeholders can do in the industry to build or destroy th...
In this episode of The Heads In Beds Show, we're inspired by the list from Xavier Helgesen on "what to look for when buying a business" and a...
In this episode of The Heads In Beds Show, the duo asks this question: what is the #1 thing holding my vacation rental company back from grow...
