Category Archives: Business Tools

251 – Are You Selling Someone’s Product or are You Selling Yourself?

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Podcast Number 251 Selling yourself before you sell a product is a key ingredient in the travel business. Adam Lapsevich joins the co-hosted segment of the show to explain what this means. Adam talks about how social media is a tool for selling yourself.  Adam’s company, Digital Design Video, offers free web based training on … Continue reading 251 – Are You Selling Someone’s Product or are You Selling Yourself? →

249 – Technology, Who Needs It? Travel Agents?

Apps, Business Tools, Disney, Facebook, New Media, software, Twitter

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Podcast Number 249 Gary Ebels fills in for Lorene this week. Gary explains cloud computing and what it means to your business. Gary also talks about Skype, Gmail, Google Voice, Evernote, Mint, Facebook and Twitter – all in the context of what they mean to your business. Gary is a Disney Specialist so he ends … Continue reading 249 – Technology, Who Needs It? Travel Agents? →

248 – I’m In London and I’ve Been Mugged

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Podcast Number 248 Early in the morning on May 7, 2010, Lorene began receiving phone calls from friends.  Some were asking if she was okay and others informed her that her email account had been hacked.  Lorene’s email was hacked and everyone in her address book received a message stating, “I’m in London and I’ve … Continue reading 248 – I’m In London and I’ve Been Mugged →

243 – Recall Everything – Evernote Revisited

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Podcast Number 243 On Show 222 back in September of 2009, Barry and Lorene interviewed the CEO of Evernote.  We revisit Evernote in this show and talk about how we use Evernote to store and easily recall the important information in our lives and business.  Lorene offers some tips and unique uses for Evernote that … Continue reading 243 – Recall Everything – Evernote Revisited →

237 – A Host Agency Working to Make Your Business Successful

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Podcast Number 237 Jackie Friedman, the General Manger of the host agency Nexion, joins Barry and Lorene to to talk about how Nexion helps travel agents become successful.  Jackie describes Nexion’s programs and talks about Nexion Town.  Nexion Town is a proprietary social media web site where Nexion agents can meet up and help each … Continue reading 237 – A Host Agency Working to Make Your Business Successful →

226 – Tips, Tricks and Advice for the Traveler or for Your Clients

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Podcast Number 226 Lorene and Barry discuss advice and tips to give to your clients before they travel. The advice and tips may seem minor but could save your clients hundreds of dollars and hours of time. Lorene’s packing checklist which you can use or share with your clients. TRAVEL NEWS The world’s largest cruise ship … Continue reading 226 – Tips, Tricks and Advice for the Traveler or for Your Clients →

224 – How To Easily Power Up Your Sales Presentations With Video

Business Tools, Marketing, Training

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Podcast Number 224 Jon Jones from Lunar Parcel Media joins Barry and Lorene to talk about using video to convey the emotions that sell travel.  Jon provides tips and a general overview on how to make your own videos and turn them into powerful sales tools. Jon is developing a new website where you can … Continue reading 224 – How To Easily Power Up Your Sales Presentations With Video →

222 – Employ an External Brain for Your Business and Personal Life

Business Practices, Business Tools

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Podcast Number 222 Have you ever longed for a way to store and easily retrieve all those minor and major details of life and business. On today’s show we talk about a free product that can become your external brain. Evernote can store handwritten notes, audio files, PDF documents, web pages, email, spreadsheets, word processing … Continue reading 222 – Employ an External Brain for Your Business and Personal Life →

221 – More Details About A Free Revolutionary Telephone System For Your Business

Alaska, Business Tools, Cruises, Disney

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Some commentators say Google Voice is set to revolutionize the way our business and personal telephones operate. Barry and Lorene go into some detail about the features of Google Voice and give you details how you can try the service. Travel News The Oasis of the Seas makes it debut this December Disney and Vancouver … Continue reading 221 – More Details About A Free Revolutionary Telephone System For Your Business →

220 – Social Networking for Your Travel Business

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Barry and Lorene talk about how Twitter and Facebook are used as tools to develop your business or use Twitter and Facebook to receive information from suppliers and destinations.  Lorene recommends the book, “The New Community Rules: Marketing on the Social Web,” by Tamar Weinberg.  You can find the book at http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596156817/. Travel News The risk … Continue reading 220 – Social Networking for Your Travel Business →