Just recently I had a comment on a blog post of mine that demanded I be a little more honest with my readers. Here was the comment : Hotel Manager askmeDave@gmail.com Hello, What is the current occupancy for vacation homes? The reason occ is up is because the aggregate occ numbers for homes are almost […]
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No B.S. Sales Success in the New Economy
November 16, 2009 Comments Off on No B.S. Sales Success in the New EconomyLast week I was lucky enough to grab a copy of Dan Kennedy’s new book “No B.S. Sales Success in the New Economy” prior to it’s official launch and having just read it, I think it’s a very important “must read” for all business owners and their employees. As usual, Dan Kennedy hits the bulls […]
Continue reading …Visiting Orlando this week was the Peter and Tamara Lowe event “Get Motivated“. For those that don’t know anything about it’s origins you’ll need a little background. For more than 25 years, corporate leaders, Fortune 500 companies, educators, business owners, sales people, medical professionals and a whole host more have been attending Peter & Tamara […]
Continue reading …Another wonderful man that I recently met was none other than Zig Ziglar. There can’t be many people who don’t know about Mr. Ziglar but if you’re one of the few, then make sure you look him up on an internet search or better still go out and buy his books, CD’s or DVD’s. You’re […]
Continue reading …Atlanta Trip – CNN, Coca Cola and Ted’s Montana Grill
November 12, 2009 Comments Off on Atlanta Trip – CNN, Coca Cola and Ted’s Montana GrillA couple of times a year I like to get out of my box and go and see the real world. Living in Orlando is a lot of fun but sometimes it’s good to get away and see how other parts of America work and what they have to offer. When I go away I’m […]
Continue reading …George Foreman shares his life lessons
November 11, 2009 Comments Off on George Foreman shares his life lessonsIt’s been a whirlwind few days and over the coming posts I’ll share some of what I’ve been up to. It started with a trip to a great marketing conference in Atlanta last week where I was fortunate to listen to and then meet former World Heavy Weight boxing champion George Foreman. George is an […]
Continue reading …This week Orlando / Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Inc (Orlando CVB) unveiled a Canadian specific savings program on their web site this week. Interestingly, Canada is set to overtake the UK as the top international market and that’s why the OCCVB decided to do this. The OCCVB has teamed up with local Orlando […]
Continue reading …Vacation Rentals – The New Meeting Place
October 29, 2009 Comments Off on Vacation Rentals – The New Meeting PlaceA new trend is emerging that is taking the meeting place of the small and big business world to new levels. CEO’s, Presidents and top level managers are now beginning to see the advantages of hiring a vacation rental property to host their meetings. Of course, the biggest attraction in this day and age is […]
Continue reading …According to Smith Travel Research, Orlando’s hotel occupancy rate was 57.9 percent for the week ending Oct. 17, 2009 — a drop of 7.8 percent from the same period a year ago. Revenue per available room, an indicator of a hotel’s business, was $54.90, which was down 16.7 percent from the same period a year […]
Continue reading …Congratulations are in order to Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner who are getting married today, 25th October, at Trump National Golf Club in New Jersey. Five hundred guests are expected and among them is Regis Philbin, who will serenade the bride and groom, according to several reports Ivanka, who turns 28 on Oct. 30, and […]
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