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.
206 episodes transcribedIn this episode, Conrad and Paul talk all things Google, the future of Google Vacation Rentals, AI-powered travel booking, how AI agents coul...
In this episode, Conrad and Paul talk about all things vacation rental marketing, the changing value of ranking #1 on Google, the limits of S...
In this episode, Conrad O’Connell sits down with William Howard from Mailchimp to share how vacation rental managers can use email marketing...
In this episode, Conrad and Paul break down when your vacation rental business is actually ready for different marketing channels and why jum...
In this episode, Conrad and Paul talk all things marketing metrics, misleading agency reports, inflated ROAS, broken conversion tracking, bra...
In this episode, Conrad and Paul talk about all things mobile. Why nearly three out of four organic search visitors are browsing on their pho...
In this episode, Conrad and Paul revisit the five-step Google Analytics booking funnel through a 2026 lens to explore what's changed, where A...
In this episode, Conrad and Paul unpack the current state of AI in travel marketing, separating the headlines from reality. They discuss wher...
In this episode, Conrad and Paul discuss why most vacation rental managers overlook outbound marketing, how to reconnect with past guests and...
In this episode, Conrad and Paul discuss why most vacation rental managers overlook outbound marketing, how to reconnect with past guests and...
In this episode, Conrad and Paul discuss Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky's bold perspective on AI, why traditional chatbots fall short, why Airbnb is...
In this episode Conrad and Paul dive into the ACTUAL costs of being OTA-focused and compare that to your direct booking marketing costs and e...
In this episode Conrad and Paul dive into some things that AI cannot do (yet) and explain how and when to use your AI tooling to get better m...
In this episode Conrad and Paul give a mid-year update on the show, marketing news and notes and trends impacting the year so far 2026. Enjoy...
In this episode Conrad and Paul break down when to panic when looking at your Google Analytics data.Enjoy!⭐️ Links & Show NotesPaul Manz...
In this episode Conrad and Paul break down the 2026 Google Marketing Live show and put the "Vacation Rental" slant on it: how will these chan...
In this episode Conrad and Paul break apart how "being local" actually looks in a marketing strategy across search, social, email and digital...
In this webinar, Conrad O'Connell spends time with StayFi, Mountain Mama Cabins and Pricelabs to talk all things direct bookings and how they...
In this episode Conrad and Paul try on a fun new idea for size: what if you ran your vacation rental business like a poker player? EV, bets,...
In this episode Conrad and Paul bring up an idea: what if you charged *more* on your direct booking website compared to what you charged on t...
