Promoting The Industry

Our goal is to generate great publicity for BedandBreakfast.com members specifically, and for the B&B industry as a whole. In this issue we cover:

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Let’s Hear It From Innkeepers

Recent Media Coverage

Let’s Hear It From Innkeepers
“Thanks so much for the marketing lead you gave us at the Conference of the Carolinas regarding Paula Thrasher of the Atlanta Constitution Journal. I contacted the paper, obtained their travel publication schedule, and contacted Paula. She used our February Romance Specials in her Going Places column on Sunday, Feb 13. Thank you so much for the lead.” Becky Fain, Inn at Iris Meadows, Waynesville, NC

“Thanks for including us in your winter getaway press release! We’ve found that some people respond to articles long after they appear, so I won’t be surprised if your release also brings responses this spring and summer.” Rhonda Kriz, Long Hill B&B, Winchester, VA

Recent BedandBreakfast.com Media Coverage
BedandBreakfast.com stories resulted in over 10.6 million impressions in January. If this coverage had been purchased as advertising, the value would exceed $80,000. Here are some recent articles:

The Valentine’s Day Packages for Kids release was picked up in full by About.com’s Travel With Kids Newsletter, including links to all the B&Bs featured in the release.

Savvy innkeepers listed in BedandBreakfast.com Best Undiscovered Inns for Romance promoted their inclusion and the media responded. The Knoxville News covered the Chanticleer Inn, while the Artist Inn was featured in the Lancaster New Era with a lengthy story filled with recipes, just in time for Valentine’s Day.

Judy Babcock Wiley mentioned BedandBreakfast.com’s romantic B&Bs in a syndicated story that appeared in 36 issues of the Daily Herald, a community newspaper reaching into communities surrounding Chicago. Hermann Hill and Woodland Trails B&B were both mentioned in those stories.

The Vote For Your Favorite B&Bs  press release, encouraging B&B goers to vote in the Best of BedandBreakfast.com was picked up by the Dallas News along with CBS Marketwatch, Yahoo! and DentonRC.com, the Texas News feed.
 

This Month's Sponsor

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• BB-4-sale.com
• Bath Plus Inc
• B&B Team Realtors
• Big Kahuna Hawaiian Coffee
• Clawfoot Supply
• DVTour.com
• Earthly Delight Soap
• Inn Broker, Inc.
• Inn Connections, LLC
• Innkeeping Specialists
• Innstyle
• InSPAration
• New England Inn Brokers
• Northwest B&B Inn Consulting
• RusticDecorating.com
• B&B Team Realtors
• Topica

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Gift Certificates

BedandBreakfast.com Gift Certificates have changed to an electronic format. Funds for redeemed certificates will be transferred directly into your bank account within four business days! No more certificates to mail! Don't miss out! To join the 3600 participating inns, just log in to your home base with your property ID and password, or click here for more information.

Traffic statistics

Log in with your property ID and password for details on the number of page impressions and click-throughs your B&B has received as a result of all BedandBreakfast.com online marketing, including property listings, Featured Property, and Inn of the Month advertising. More information

Member Information

To update your entry, post specials, and renew your membership, please log in with your property ID and password. Can't remember your password? Click here, then enter your property ID and we'll email it to you. Don't like your password? Once you're logged in to Home Base, just click "Membership," select "change password" (#7 in dropdown menu), and choose another that's easier to remember. More information

Inns for Sale

"We advertised our B&B in your Inns for Sale section in January, and started getting inquires a week later. In February, a couple came from Florida to visit us in Cat Spring, Texas. We made a deal, and they begin officially on April the 5th as the new owners. What you are doing really works." Sunny and John Snyder. Email us today and we'll put you on our special offer mailing list.  Read more...

Online Bookings

Taking real-time, online reservations is the most effective way to transform your BedandBreakfast.com listing into a 24/7 sales engine.  For details, log in to your home base with your property ID and password, and click “Online Reservations.”

Innkeepers Information Center

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