Finding Clients can be a Challenge, Here’s Some Tips to Find Clients as a Travel Agent in 2019 One of the most frequently asked questions by new travel agents is “How Do I Find Clients as a Travel Agent.” And, while there are volumes written on marketing for travel agents, this basic question seeks […]
It’s One of the BEST Jobs Around but Do You Have What it Takes to be a Travel Agent in 2019? The term has been used for many years and while there are variations of it such as Travel Professional, Travel Consultant, Travel Advisor and so on, the basis remains the same, what is […]
Written by Andy Ogg
Master Email Marketing as a Travel Agent in this Complimentary Video Series It has always been our goal to provide complimentary tools and information to Travel Professionals to help them continue to thrive and grow their agencies with new ideas and strategies. To that end, we created our most recent webinar series entitled “Email […]
Written by Andy Ogg
Work from Home and Find Success as a Travel Professional with These 5 Steps Are you interested in becoming a Travel Agent? Would you like to work from home and have the ability for a flexible schedule? Do you love travel and all of the amazing things it can offer? Well, becoming a Travel Agent […]
Written by Andy Ogg
How Much Do Travel Agents Make? Before we get into the various types of travel agents and how much do travel agents make, it is important to understand the parameters of how successful travel agents are making money in the first place. The following video will help you understand the subtleties of the travel […]
Written by Andy Ogg
By: Scott Koepf, CTC, MCC I encourage you to embrace your inner salesperson and be enthusiastic about not just what you sell but selling itself. If you are not able to admit that you are in the sales business then you probably won’t spend time learning about sales and the skills it requires. Product knowledge […]
Written by Andy Ogg
By Scott Koepf, MCC Sales. Selling. Salesperson. What emotions well up in you when you hear those terms? Travel. Destinations. Vacations. Now what emotions do these words bring up for you? If you are like most people and most travel professionals, the first terms do not bring warm and fuzzy thoughts and may even be […]
Written by Andy Ogg
By: Craig Satterfield, ECCS At the end of the year most of us try and come up with a doable New Year’s resolution to improve our business. One of the most popular is to get out there more and speak to groups about travel and your professional travel services company. You may have practiced with […]
Written by Andy Ogg
By: Tom Ogg A marketing plan is a separate part of your business plan and spells out the details of how you are going to reach potential clients with the expectation of creating sales and revenue. It details all aspects of your sales and marketing activity including advertising, promotions, direct sales calls, articles, books, online, […]
Written by Andy Ogg
By: Tom Ogg Many travel agents cringe when confronted with the idea of creating a business plan. In fact, if you Google “Business Plan Software” you can easily see why. Most business plan tools are focused on developing thorough and complex business plans for the purpose of obtaining investment or funding. Unless your idea is […]
Written by Andy Ogg