Heads In Beds Show

By Conrad O'Connell

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 & ... more

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How many episodes does Heads In Beds Show have?

The podcast currently has 178 episodes available.

Heads In Beds Show episodes:

February 25, 2026Here's Why Hotels Can Be Better Than Vacation Rentals
In this episode Conrad and Paul flip the script and break down WHY a hotel often is a better stay than a vacation rental.
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.
...more
42min
February 18, 2026Your Vacation Rental Website Traffic Is Up, But Your Bookings Are Down - Why?
In this episode Conrad and Paul dive into a 2026 trend: your website traffic is up, but your bookings are down - why?
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.
...more
38min
February 11, 2026AI 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'Connell
OpenClaw
NEW Research: AIs are highly inconsistent when recommending brands or products; marketers should take care when tracking AI visibility
ChatGPT vs Google Traffic Data
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.
...more
53min
February 04, 2026Looking 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'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.
...more
39min
January 28, 2026Direct 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'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.
...more
41min
January 21, 2026Expanding 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'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.
...more
38min
January 14, 2026How 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'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.
...more
24min
January 07, 2026How 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'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.
...more
30min
December 24, 2025ALL 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'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.
...more
37min
December 17, 2025Multiple 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'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.
...more
32min

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FAQs about Heads In Beds Show:

How many episodes does Heads In Beds Show have?

More shows like Heads In Beds Show

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