Bing’s New AI Copilot Search Engine Microsoft is trying to keep up in the race of artificial intelligence-powered search engines by developing their new Copilot Search. This isn’t the same as their previous search engine Bing or MSN search. Ai Chatbot rival search engines powered by LLM’s include ChatGPT, Gemini, DeepSeek and Perplexity. While ChatGPT…
Trump’s Liberation Day: Launching US Business The world isn’t so pleased with Donald Trump since taking office, but Americans are about to enjoy a very prosperous period. Today’s event announced 50% reciprocal tariffs on nations that tariff the US. The event was a huge success for him politically given he not only announced protective tariffs…
How Google’s Ranking Algorithm Works When I was young, I enjoyed listening to music and news shows across the vast distance to US cities far away on our family’s antique radio. As I turned the hand dial, there was no sound until I hit a broadcast frequency of a radio station. Suddenly, across thousands of…
New Market Forecasts for 2025 by Major Analysts A growing pessimism is taking hold on Wall Street, as President Trump sticks to his pro-US agenda, putting the brakes on foreign imports, and bringing business back to America. It’s a tough line of work for economists and stock market analysts in 2025. For perhaps the first…
3 Month Stock Market Outlook Today, March 31st, 2025, investors are waiting with trepidation as in only 2 days, the reciprocal tariffs on US imports kick in. The stock market is going to be exciting this week. Some may win big and others could lose badly. This week, experts believe will be volatile and slightly…
How to Identify Quality Stocks During a Market Pullback Market downturns as discussed in the stock market next week post are a little depressing, making investors believe there are no opportunities. But when the dust settles by 2026, some stocks will have enjoyed massive gains. Sure, stock market experts are calling the bottom right now,…
Is the US Travel Market Crashing? We’ve been waiting for US national travel data for 2025 to begin rolling in and it’s arriving. What the initial data is telling us is that the US and Canadian travel markets are taking a downturn, and it’s surprising how steep the decline is. While the harm is immediate,…
It’s Time to Reorganize your Travel Business It’s a fact of business life that the consumer market changes. And we need to adjust. Travel agencies, hotels, airlines, DMOs, and tour companies are seeing valued long-time customers disappear while new ones become available. This current tourism slowdown comes as technology is changing travelers choice and they…
👨🏻 Can A Travel Audience of One Work for You? If your travel content isn’t bringing in inquiries, bookings, or creating visitor engagement, it’s likely your content and messaging isn’t specific enough. It might be your generalized content which tries to serve anyone fails to click with those who want to become your customer. The…
Visit Alberta’s Amazing Attractions This Summer Picture waking up in a natural paradise of mountain peaks, rugged mountain landscapes, wild elk and mountain sheep, pristine blue/green alpine lakes, to venture out on thrilling hiking trails that are on everyone’s bucket list. Picture modern hotels with comfortable spas, swimming pools, and mountain views. See yourself strolling…
Small Business Outlook 2025 According to the US Chamber of Commerce, 33 million small companies in the USA employ nearly half of the American workforce and represent 43.5% of America’s GDP. They’re a major economic force, hampered in the last ten years via free trade, high interest rates, and high taxes — government-induced setbacks. Times…
👩🏻💻 Travel Destination Marketing Software It’s going to be an exciting year for DMOs and tourism businesses in the United States in 2025 and 2026. DMO/DMC organizations can make it a great year for visitors, bookings and revenue if they gain reach to audiences and make an impact. Visibility is the key because without it,…
Find the Perfect Auto Insurance Policy in Florida For Florida drivers like yourself, a search for affordable auto insurance is about more than just meeting legal requirements—it’s about finding a policy that offers comprehensive protection, affordable rates, and peace of mind. From Tallahassee to Jacksonville to Miami to Tampa, affordable auto or truck insurance in Florida poses…
Gold Price Forecast: $3000 and Climbing? Should you be investing in gold stocks? Are they the best stocks to buy right now? With the price rising above an astonishing $3000 an ounce, are we seeing retail speculators jumping onto the gold train hoping to make their fortune? Before you take that leap, during these troubling…
Should Canadian Homeowners Sell Their House Now? It’s rarely an easy decision to sell one’s home, but there are times when it could be the wisest decision. And thinking about it is also wise, to get over inertia, get a valuation price on your home from a Realtor, and being prepared for the tough road…
Offsite SEO and Brand Promotion As a small business owner, you’re hoping for great rankings and strong lead generation performance with your SEO-optimized content. There’s an issue though. Typcially, owners aren’t prioritizing promotion of their business and this makes it tough to build ranking power within search engine algorithms. Without the ranking power of backlinks,…
AI Plugins for WordPress When we think of WordPress, the low cost, Open source content management system or the brand, we normally don’t relate it to artificial intelligence. However, you’ll be excited to know there are a range of new artificial intelligence powered plugins that might greatly improve the value and utility of WordPress applications…
Is President Trump Trying to Crash the Stock Market? 🎢The themed wild roller coaster ride called Mr. Trump’s Wild Tariff Ride is providing lots of thrills and spills for the globe. I wonder if Disney or 6 Flags are designing a roller coaster in his honor, perhaps one that stops and goes backward? In the…
Workcations: Remote Working Holidays for Rejuvenation What about that pernicious myth that says you can’t work and have fun at the same time? Well, turns out you can. I’ve done it many times, and there are digital nomads and other workcationers who turn it into a productive lifestyle. And travel marketers and travel writers spend…
30 Top Travel Destinations in the World Remember the old saying “the world is your oyster?” Well, it still is! For an adventuresome traveler, the globe offers up a seemingly endless supply of potential destinations. From the Mayan Riviera to the Italian Riviera, and the Canadian Rockies to the the Alps, there’s an adventure waiting…
Why Travel Marketers Must Travel It’s rare that a travel business owner, advisor, or manager won’t travel. What’s more exciting than hopping on a jet or a cruise ship for a trip to places they love and to mingle with their own loyal traveling customers? More than just fun though, travel helps travel marketers stay…
Canadian Travel Expenditures Likely to Decline Significantly What might be brewing as a big problem for travel and tourism businesses picked up momentum this week. President Trump was pumping his unwelcome sign to Canadians and Europeans with new restrictions on those nationals traveling within the US for more than 30 days. They’ll need to register…
10 Stocks that Will Benefit from DOGE Cost Cutting According to government watchdogs, the U.S. has lost almost $2.4 trillion in simple payment errors over the last two decades. Improper payments, which refer to payments that are made incorrectly by the government, cost the U.S. $247 billion in 2022, according to the Government Accountability Office. The…
How Canadian Companies Can Get Past the US Tariffs If you’re a business owner in Ontario and Quebec, the new tariffs from President Trump are a big problem. Update: Now that President Trump has announced the global tariffs, and that Canada will be spared if it meets the requirements of the USMCA deal. What was…
Travelers Changing Vacation Preferences President Trump’s tariffs are only beginning to send negative ripples through the Canadian economy. It’s still early but it looks like Canadians will increasingly alter their travel plans away from the US. Today, as Ontario Premier Doug Ford visited the US White House with the Canadian trade minister, Trump reiterated his…
The Lead Gen Problem You’ll Love to Solve Have you ever had guests you couldn’t get rid of? It’s like they’re taking advantage of your goodwill and time. That’s how it is for many travel agents who must suffer through travel shoppers who are poorly qualified leads for one reason or another. It’s hard to…
Web Design/Development Highly Underrated in Marketing Today A big trend in digital marketing has been the Facebook push of social media and Google’s enforcement of high priced search ads. They’ve been able to capture hundreds of billions in revenue, through this monopolistic engineering so they’re not disturbed that natural, authentic marketing processes have been short…
Housing Market Update for Colorado Springs, CO How does the housing market look in Colorado Springs? Take a look at why homebuyers are so eager to own a home in this amazing city. View the recent home sales trends including prices, new listings, and more. Median House Price Price Growth Days on Market Growth $450,000…
Investing Strategy: Buying the Dip Buying the dip is one of the most tenets of investing, one deeply ingrained in the investor community mindset. From institutional fund managers to self-directed investors, a sustained dip in prices is a great opportunity to buy the best stocks at bargain prices. Currently, we’re in a downturn driven by…
How to Attract Travel Advisors Being more proactive about recruiting quality, experienced, and successful travel agents might be the one of the productive efforts you make to succeed. Like all online companies, you need marketing techniques that attract competent new and seasoned travel advisors. The value proposition of individual, successful agents is high. They have…
US Real Estate & Housing Market The US housing market forecast has a wide variety of information and views depending on the interest of readers such as buyers, sellers, Realtors, mortgage agents, home flippers, builders, politicians, and more. Although the newly elected Trump government is a boost for the US economic outlook, its first year…
Hone your Good Luck Strategy Do you feel your personal life and business results suffer from a lack of good luck? Are you like most people, grinding hard 8 hours a day with not many returns? If so, you’re not the only one. Chances are you might not be taking care of you, and promoting…
One Solution You Must Have In any business, it’s not always a company’s product, brand or UVP that’s generating weak lead generation and sales results. All too often, it’s due to low reach to the market – your target audience. If they found you, and under ideal circumstances, your weak brand wouldn’t necessarily ruin the…
Empower with More Powerful Staff Whether you own or manage a travel agency, SaaS software company, or real estate brokerage, today’s period of uncertainty and change may require business reorganization. Growing your company, improving your unique value proposition, broadening your market reach, and communicating more strongly with audiences, partners and key influencers are a big…
The Path Forward for Stock Investors The recent plunge of stocks amidst crazy volatility is causing more angst than usual for retail and institutional investors. Investors are tired, worried, unclear of short vs long term objectives, and uncertain of which are the best stocks to buy right now, if any. With the implementation of the…
Empowering Travel Agencies The 2025 travel market is suddenly looking a little more challenging with the introduction of the Trump tariffs. International travelers are adjusting their trip decisions based on worsening economic outlooks, rising US dollar, and rising costs due to inflation. And Canadian and US travelers are are hanging their travel plans given costs…
Trump Tariffs Spoiling Investor’s Party It wasn’t so long ago that stock market investors were salivating at the launch of the Trump pro-US era with its promise of low taxation, de-regulation, less government interference, US manufacturing support, lower interest rates, and maybe even lower inflation and interest rates. If it didn’t sound too good to…
Successful Owners Know: SEO is Still Your Best Business Asset With all the never-ending challenges pressing you as a small business owner (taxes, high interest rates, inflation, regulations, wage demands, customer stress, reputation, customer acquisition, and trade tariffs), you might find it tough to get bold, adventurous and focused about your marketing. Yet marketing is…
Travel Insurance: Find Cheap Insurance for Your Trip A trip, especially involving a family can be fraught with financial and safety risks, not to mention inconveniences that could leave you in a bad situation far from home. While your travel credit cards might cover some flight, hotel, and other booking cancellations, that coverage has its…
Local Travel Agents Near Me Travel shoppers have a lot of options when they travel. They can use AI travel planners, use a big travel marketplace, an agent in the destination country, or a local travel agent. Given travel agents in your town or city have an extensive set of tools, experience, and travel and destination…