We’ve talked about the shopping experience with ZamZuu several times over the last several weeks. It’s become such a simple process to Google a particular product and have a listing of all the suppliers who offer that product show up in a search complete with prices. Find a price you like? Chances are, it’s offered through the ZamZuu shopping portal – and you’ve got yourself an even better deal than Google can offer in the form of cash back.
It’s quick – it’s easy – and you get cash back for doing it. I can’t think of anyone who doesn’t like to save money, and that’s exactly what ZamZuu does for the average shopper with a free account.
Tonight, we’re going to offer up something for the business minds out there – people who are smart enough to look at ZamZuu as an income opportunity, not just a shopping opportunity.
Think about it. If you could offer up a free shopping portal to your friends, family, co-workers, and neighbors that enables them to save money when they shop online would you tell them? What if they told some friends? What if you could create a customer base of shoppers all shopping through ZamZuu and getting cash back for using your site? Would you be interested?
If you are – you can find out more about it tonight, February 16th, as ZamZuu offers up a live webcast at 8 pm Eastern, 7 pm Central, 6 pm Mountain, 6 pm Pacific to explain this growing trend in e-commerce and how you can benefit as a ZamZuu site owner.
This 30-minute webcast is designed to share the ZamZuu Income Opportunity and what it can offer you as a viable home based business. If you like what you see, you can get started with your own e-commerce website that’s ready to go the second you hit submit to start shopping and show others where to shop to receive cash back when they shop with you.
A home based business not your thing? That’s fine too – but I bet you know someone who would. If you do, and you refer them and ZamZuu will send you $25 just for the referral. Just let us know where to send the check by filling out the free referral form by clicking the “Exciting Referral Opportunity” icon.
Regardless of which way you lean, you owe it to yourself to take a look at this growing trend in e-commerce and how people are cashing in.
There’s no need to register, and if you miss the live webcast, it will rebroadcast at the top of each hour. If you like what you see, and need some more information on how to get started, just drop me a note or pick up the phone and call.
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I don’t have much time this morning, but wanted to share with you another great experience with ZamZuu.
Over the weekend, my laptop power supply went on the fritz. The power would cut in and out and the cord had to be just right in order to get power to the laptop. Power cords have been a constant problem over the years because it is a mobile device and I take the laptop with me where ever I go.
Kind of like my right arm. ;-P
Have you ever tried to shop around for a power supply? Did it a couple of years ago and ended up getting one of the all-in-one type supplies that cost about $120. Sure I could hook it up to multiple devices, but that’s hard to do when you need it for your laptop all the time. The next time it went on the fritz, I ordered one off the internet from somebody off of e-bay. Worst mistake I ever made. Sure it was cheap – I think something like $20 but that also meant it was cheap manufacturing. The stupid thing was so noisy you could see static on the television set – and that’s with a conditioner attached to the set! (Something used to clean up the power to the television.)
So the last time I needed to replace the power supply, I was a little more careful and bought from a reputable supplier that specialized in power supplies for around $40. Still cheaper than getting it direct from the computer manufacturer, but not so cheap that it wreaks havoc on all your other appliances.
What I didn’t realize at the time was the manufacturer who makes these power supplies also OEM’s them for other retailers, and depending on who you purchase it from, it could save you some money. Once I found the right price from a retailer I knew and trusted – I decided to log into my ZamZuu site to see if the retailer was one of the hundreds offered in my shopping portal. All I had to do was type the name in the search box and up it came.
So get this – not only did I find the cheapest price on the internet, I got it even cheaper because I was smart enough to check out ZamZuu before I decided to buy. And the time it took to log into ZamZuu to check? Less than 60 seconds to find the exact same item, for the exact same price through ZamZuu to get cash back.
As it turns out – the problem wasn’t the power cord, but the power supply connection inside the computer. After a little investigation, it was found that this tiny little item is attached to the mother board of the computer. (Meaning that in order to replace the power supply, you need to replace the main guts of the computer.)
More research showed that a new board for an outdated computer would cost around $400 to buy and repair. I can do a lot with computers – but a motherboard in a laptop isn’t one of them.
So what do we do now?
Do another search on the internet silly to find a new computer with the right features and the right price.
Not only did I find one, I found it locally from one of the big box retailers – who as you might have guessed is available through ZamZuu. (It’s one we have listed as our “Favorites”) Like the desktop that bit the dust before Christmas, this was another customer pickup that had a new laptop in my hands within 20 minutes of ordering a smashing new Dell laptop with most of the bells and whistles I wanted.
So from the comfort of an office chair I not only find the best deal in town, but get it for less because I went through ZamZuu.
I remember the old days of store hoping and think how chaotic and time consuming that process is – only to run into a cheaper price somewhere else a week later because I was too tired to take the time to check.
Well, I do have something that will take some time. Getting all my information on this computer from the weekly backups I make. I should be good as new by this afternoon with everything in its place.
Just wanted to share another reason and a personal experience that continues to cement my belief and faith that YTB is heading in the right direction. Without YTB’s foresight to diversify, it probably would have cost me a lot more time and money because I’m used to doing things a certain way. (Aren’t we all.)
Now that I know how easy and quick this is, you’d be hard pressed to ever get me to go back to doing things the old way.
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Whether you’re a fan of football or not, you were probably one of the estimated 100 million strong who tuned into watch last night’s Super Bowl. Parties pop up all over the world to watch this event.
Some even tune in to watch a football game.
Obviously Saints and Colts fans were watching to cheer for their respective teams. Old rockers like myself wanted to see if “The Who” could still make it through a set without suffering cardiac arrest. (The Super Bowl has come a long way since “Up With People” huh?) But the vast majority of the water cooler talk this morning I would imagine are the Super Bowl commercials that advertisers invested millions per spot to create brand recognition and buzz.
One of those advertisers the last 23 years had been Pepsi. But Pepsi decided to opt out this year not because they couldn’t afford the $12 million it would cost to air two spots during last night’s game. They opted out because they’re betting that “the days of mass-market media as the sole vehicle to reach an audience are officially over”.
Yep, you read that right, and an article forwarded to me last week lays out a whole new strategy for Pepsi that will focus on Social Media instead of Mass Media. For Pepsi, the Social Media platform is a much stronger and longer lasting medium for a yearlong initiative and their “Pepsi Refresh” campaign.
Granted, people still talk about Cindy Crawford’s appearance a couple years ago during the Super Bowl. (My personal favorites happen to be the E-Trade Babies that are absolutely hilarious!) The new Pepsi initiative however, in order for it to work, requires far more than a laugh, brand buzz or Monday morning water cooler talk.
“This is such a fundamental change from anything we’ve done in the past,” says Lauren Hobart, chief marketing officer for Pepsi-Cola North America Beverages. “It’s a big shift. We explored different launch plans, and the Super Bowl just wasn’t the right venue, because we’re really trying to spark a full-year movement from the ground up. The plan is to have much more two-way dialogue with our customers.”
The plan for Pepsi is to create a “charitable initiative that can build goodwill”. Pepsi wants to give away $20 million in grant money to fund projects in six categories: health, arts and culture, food and shelter, the planet, neighborhoods and education. You don’t start an initiative like that by spending $12 million in advertising dollars during the Super Bowl. It defeats the purpose, especially when there’s a better – more powerful medium that enables interaction between the company and the consumer who will guide this money to worthy projects.
Will this goodwill initiative spawn new customers and help Pepsi’s bottom line? It may not be enough for a Coke fan like myself to switch, but I do find Pepsi’s initiative refreshing enough to write about it – which could lead others to switch. (For the record, it does shed a whole new light on Dr. Pepper, which is a Pepsi brand I do drink.) For some it could tap into brand loyalty in a way that Mass Media could never do – especially during an event like the Super Bowl that’s designed for entertainment and not social change. That’s why I think Pepsi hits the mark with their choice to opt out of the Super Bowl this year and move to Social Media instead.
In my opinion, it’s a perfect marriage for goodwill and social change.
Social Media is just that – “social”. We’re social beings and the platforms available such as Twitter and Facebook enable big name companies to interact and promote not only their brand, but their cause. You’d be hard pressed not to find a company in this day and age who doesn’t have either a Facebook fan page or Twitter account, or both. Not to say some still don’t have one, but if you’re looking to build your company both mediums appear to be a top priority because they enable the company to interact with their customers in ways never thought possible before.
Like this story – Re-Tweet it. Something you find interesting or strikes a chord with you – write about it and link to it on your Facebook wall. Both platforms can do far more than announcing to the world you’re getting ready to get ready to go out next Friday night. And the thing is – people and companies are beginning to see the power these social platforms have. They’ve quickly turned into tools that promote meaningful change and perhaps, for companies like Pepsi – a better bottom line.
Aside from talking about all those over the top and extremely entertaining Super Bowl commercials there’s really very little value for me or you after that. Not that I have anything against brand buzz or hype. I buy into it just as much as the next guy – especially if it technology or travel related. But this shift Pepsi is taking this year takes a strike directly at this long standing medium and makes a very bold statement that there is another way – a better way to get your message and brand out to the masses.
I think about the ZamZuu video that’s on our Rep Accounts, and I see those quotes about the internet, Facebook, old ways of doing business, and traditional advertising being dead.
Couple that with what Pepsi is doing?
Do you think both could be dead wrong?
Possibly. But I don’t think the odds are that overwhelming when you have big names like Pepsi jumping from Mass Media to the Social Media bandwagon. You don’t just stop doing things after 23 years without some very close and careful analysis.
It’s certainly a very bold move. But those of us in YTB, know all about being bold don’t we?
Can’t wait to see how both shake out. ;-P
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I’ve mentioned numerous times that I’m a Technology Geek. Honestly, I should be wearing inch thick glasses complete with the little white tape holding the bridge of the nose together. (And just for good measure, a pocket protector would complete my geekiness.) I was introduced to computers when I went back to college in the late 80’s and fell in love with what this box could do. I was fascinated. I remember my first computer, (a screaming 286 processor) and became one of the first to join AOL when it first appeared on the scene to explore this new thing called the World Wide Web.
When broadband came into the picture – I had to have it. Before I knew it, I had two computers in the house, a desktop for the office, and a laptop that’s practically attached to these fingertips. If I’m not on my laptop, I’m on my iPhone with its 3G access receiving and responding to e-mails on the fly – checking stats on the blog – and getting updates on news, weather and traffic.
As great as the iPhone is – it does have its limitations. Have you ever tried to book a cruise on an iPhone? Not only is it slower than molasses – you can’t research all the details you need in order to service the client properly on its tiny screen. Or how ’bout this? Try viewing an online presentation on the iPhone.
Fact is – I need the internet to come with me when out and about more times than not these days. That’s part of having an internet business. You book travel online, you blog online, you shop online, and you recruit online. Broadband is a necessity and no longer a luxury. Some even see it as a right and no longer a privilege.
There are ways to get around the mobile dilemma. You can locate a “hot-spot” that has Wi-Fi. You can subscribe to a service like T-Mobile that provides a paid service or subscription – or – you can pay up to $19.99 per day for a access provided by a hotel or restaurant.
Or – if you’re lucky enough to be in one of the 27 markets that currently offers it – you can scream at 4G speed (anywhere from 6 to 9 meg download speed) using a brand new technology called WiMax with the company that owns the spectrum called CLEAR.
I’ve kept up with CLEAR since last August when the product launched here in Atlanta. The buzz about it started to pop up all over the place. It even caught the attention of one the most popular and esteemed consumer advocates here in the Atlanta market. (Who also has a syndicated show on CNN this year.)
Having super-fast internet service on the go is one thing, but when you can replace your current home internet and phone service with VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) for less than what you’re paying the phone company, THAT got my attention.
What WiMax and CLEAR does is cut the cord for broadband internet and home phone service – just like cell phone technology did for all of us and the home phone. What’s even more promising is WiMax will be able to go everywhere your cell phone does – because uses the same cell phone towers that are already in place for your mobile phone.
Cellular technology rewrote the book on voice. Broadband rewrote the book on internet access. Now I look at WiMAX as the next mega trend to completely change the fixed broadband world.
A large order for sure with an even larger financial bill attached to it when you think of deploying it across an entire country, far too large for any one company to finance on its own. That’s another reason why I fell in love with this technology.
Cooperation.
Not only have the key companies like Motorola, Cisco, Intel, Sprint, Time Warner, and Google been researching and developing new tools and products for this technology, they’ve all invested BILLIONS into deploying this technology across our great nation. Why? Because the infrastructure needs to be there in order to sell the products they’re developing to operate there.
Both the home and USB Modem are built by Motorola. Intel now has chips (like your Wi-Fi chips in your laptop) built into “Netbooks“. Cisco has a new PBX product to launch in the next few weeks as a business application that will run on CLEAR’s spectrum. And Google – they already invested billions in the new Android we’ve seen and 4G gives these phones even more capability at blazing fast speeds.
Just this week Steve Jobs introduced the new iPad from Apple. He gave some really compelling numbers at the beginning of his keynote. For example, a few weeks ago Apple sold it’s 250 millionth iPod. The iPhone, which I own and love now has over 140 thousand applications I can download to my phone, and since inception, there have been over 3 billion downloads to iPhones in only 18 months. No doubt, Apple has it going on right now with $15.6 billion in revenue just last quarter.
Apple has quickly realized that they are a mobile devises company. iPods are mobile, iPhones are mobile, and most of the Macs Apple now sells are laptops making them the largest mobile devised company in the world.
Thus the launch of the iPad this week to capitalize on this growing obsession on mobility.
The numbers and the documentation pointing to WiMax being the next big boom over the next couple of years is staggering. With all these companies and CEO’s not only praising, but investing BILLIONS into this new mobility craze, I started to think about ways I could capitalize on this next big boom.
It’s one of the reasons why I’m so excited about ZamZuu and the future of online travel sales with YTB Travel Network. I love how this technology is going to increase my presence for my other affiliate products that I share with everyone. There’s been an increasing concentration and focus on how I can be a part of all this – its part of my plan and the goals I set up for 2010 that I encouraged everyone to do here at the beginning of the year.
What you focus on expands – and because of my interests in this technology, thinking of ways to capitalize on this mobility, and being grateful for what I already have – God (or the Universe if that’s more comfortable for you) plopped an incredible opportunity right in my lap.
CLEAR has partnered with a Direct Sales organization that enables me to sell this technology as it expands into 50 new markets this current year, and across the country in years to come. As a marketer who knows other marketers and technology buffs like myself – it all became crystal CLEAR that I not only wanted to – but was inspired to be a part of this next technology boom as an Authorized Dealer for CLEAR.
Remember, even the most staunch (and obnoxious) critics think MLM’ers have it going on when it comes to “multiple streams of income“. The CLEAR product is a perfect product to bring into the fold for a person like me who has already developed the presence, trust, and relationships with thousands who follow and trust my intuition and marketing skills.
It benefits my clients who book travel with me – benefits those who shop with me – and benefits those who recruit with me.
I don’t know about you, but I missed the dial-up boom. I didn’t see the Broadband boom as any big deal, nor could I figure out a way to capitalize on the cell phone and smart phone boom.
I aint missing the next big boom in technology – especially when it benefits my current business with ZamZuu and YTB Travel making it easier and faster to shop and travel with my existing business models.
And yes, if you’re interested in becoming a customer or an Authorized Dealer for CLEAR I’d love to speak with you about this phenomenal product and company. It’s rock solid! Just pick up the phone and give me a call! (My number is below.)
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Yeah, I know – I promised that I would get back into the swing of things at the beginning of the year with regular posts here. I was doing just fine until YTB launched ZamZuu and Shazam! – I’m off promoting this cool new product launch that’s half the price and twice the fun for entrepreneurs. It’s also a ton of fun showing customers how to get a free account to start saving money from hundreds of stores they already know and trust.
Quite honestly, you’ve got to be brain dead not to see this thing. Shopping with hundreds of brand names stores on their websites and getting cash back when you do just for going through ZamZuu?
What’s not to get?
It’s free for customers to join. Stores pull from a nationwide inventory or regional warehouse. Most have the option of site to store for easy pickup. (And no shipping charges!) Just about every stores will also e-mail weekly sales right to your in-box if you subscribe off their sites – and you should if you’re a regular shopper. Frankly, I prefer far less clutter – and will use the new ZamZuu Dealz fan page as a central location to find great “dealz” – rather than scanning through hundreds of store e-mails. (I’ve signed up with some stores and get an e-mail a day – which honestly is a bit much.)
Here’s the biggest no brainer for me. It will never – ever – ever be more expensive for any of my customers going through ZamZuu than it will going direct to the store. Just can’t be done – they’re going to the same site stores and see the exact same products and prices anyone else does.
Customers who are smart enough to go through ZamZuu instead of going direct however – get cash back on every purchase made through ZamZuu. Something that can’t be done by going direct.
Back around Christmas, our office computer died. I had no idea what was available these days – nor did I have any feel for how much prices have come down. It’s been years since I even thought about buying a new desktop. What do you think is easier, hopping in the car and going from store to store or hopping on my laptop to do a Google search for “desktop computer”? As it turns out, one of the big box stores that are on ZamZuu had a sale for case, keyboard and mouse for only $229. At that point, I didn’t need to shop any longer. (Would you for that price?) I logged into ZamZuu and went directly to the store which was saved as one of our favorites – ordered the exact make and model I found earlier for exact same price and requested to pick up at the local store 10 minutes away.
After completing my order, I got confirmation of the order and information that I would be notified when it was ready.
Wanna know how long it took to complete the order?
Ten minutes later, I got an e-mail “Your order is ready for pick-up”. As I hit “print” and headed upstairs to go grab the confirmation needed off the printer, I just had to laugh at how easy that was.
But it gets better. Remember, this was back before Christmas and the height of the Christmas shopping season. As I walked into the store, I checked to my left to see long lines of customers waiting to check out – as I headed to the right – towards Customer Pickup. There I found heaven.
No lines.
I handed my confirmation to the friendly Associate, she hand me the product, paid in full and I was walking out the door within minutes of placing my order online.
The entire process from search to pick up took no more than an hour to complete.
And I got cash back from ZamZuu for doing it!
But the cash back is merely an added bonus to an already smarter way to shop. I wrote about how we shopped this year for Christmas, ordering everything on-line and having the kids Christmas presents sent to the local stores in Pittsburgh for my parents to pick up. Talk about a stress free Christmas! And as an added bonus – there was absolutely no way the kids could “peek” this year – because they were all hidden 600 miles away!
I do have to caution you on one drawback however. Because we didn’t realize how much we bought for the kids – we had to strap them to the roof in order to get all the presents inside the van to get home.
Note to self: If anyone takes that literally, we have found the poster child for “brain dead”.
Moving on…
Fact is, we live in a digital age now. The internet changed all that. If you don’t think so, just try to find a single big box store that’s not online these days. Everybody’s got a web site for a reason. It’s easier – faster – and far more convenient for the customer. It’s also extremely cost effective for the stores and can do nothing but increase profits for retailers.
I’ve had a couple of inquiries of late on where this number of $950 billion spent in retail in the last quarter of 2009 came from – while only 3% of it was spent on-line. (Video below) I’ve been so busy that I have not even bothered to research or ask about that number myself. However, if you’re looking for numbers and something that you can document, I’d highly recommend eMarketer. I did a piece on them back in June of last year and if it’s documentation you’re looking for about on-line shopping – this would be the company that I would look to for a number like that. The documentation sighted there will provide the most comprehensive study found anywhere regarding e-commerce and it’s growth over the next few years.
You can predict the future by looking at it’s past. Look at what YTB did with Travel? Took a bunch of “Average Joes” and sold over $1 billion in travel in 8 years, all because of the internet.
You’ve gotta like the odd when it comes to everything else!
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Heading out today for fight the chaos in the stores?
Not us. We’ll be spending more time as a family this year as the girls crowd around the laptop and check out Facebook for the best shopping deals of the weekend.
Confused about what Facebook has to do with Black Friday and the busiest shopping weekend of the year?
Just another innovative idea from the good folks at YTB who will be posting cyber specials all weekend long to help me, you, and anyone else who wants to avoid the crowded malls – saving both time and money this holiday weekend.
I gotta hand it to the YTB Home Office. They really know how to marry and capitalize on the latest and greatest market shifts.
Let’s face it – purchasing products over the internet is more the norm these days rather than the exception. Stores like Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Macy’s, Sears, The Home Depot, Bass Pro Shop, The Finish Line, Champs, Target, Boarders (all right – you get the idea here) wouldn’t create these sites if people weren’t actually spending money on-line right?
Because I do so much shopping on-line my inbox has been flooded with all kinds of cyber deals this week to get ready for Black Friday. Best Buy is sending me this – Boarders is sending me that – and the vast majority of the deals are internet only. Some may be as small as free shipping and others are an additional discount for shopping on-line with them. The point here is that each of these retail stores have a new medium to reach customers in order to increase profits at a time of year that could make or break their bottom line.
Somewhere in the neighborhood of 250 MILLION people also subscribe to Facebook to connect with friends, post pictures, post links to funny videos and find the best deals for this years Christmas list.
Haven’t seen that last bit yet about the Christmas list? You will if you know where to look.
Because shopYTB has the inside track from hundreds of stores this holiday season, they’ll be posting all their specials this weekend on their three top fan pages for you to simply browse, find a deal you like and then go out and snag. If a deal from one of these major retailers wasn’t good enough, you can access the store through the shopYTB portal (something you can sign up for and do for free right here) you’ll get additional savings in the form of cash back.
Don’t have a Facebook account? Not a problem – each of the following pages are public – meaning you don’t need a Facebook account to see the long list of deals that will be posted this weekend.
Simply hit up one of these pages during the weekend for a list of specials and stores that are offering up some great savings this weekend. You can forget the crowded malls, the traffic, and the chaos that Black Friday always brings this time of year.
Save more time with family.
Save money.
Save your sanity.
It’s just a better way to shop for Christmas this year.
Thanks YTB!
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My how times have changed. If you would have told me that I’d be able to invite my Facebook friends to a live Sail-a-thon with “The Most Popular Cruise Line In The World” a year ago, I’m not sure I would have bought into that idea. Don’t get me wrong – I would have loved the idea! (I love anything that’s technology related and easy to use like Facebook.) A year ago however, it would have been hard to imagine corporations like YTB and Carnival buying into Facebook as a means of promoting business.
Today, not only does a promotion like this make perfect sense – but it becomes a reality tonight as YTB hosts it’s first Sail-a-thon using Facebook with Carnival Cruise Lines.
I’ve got to hand it to YTB, they’ve come up with another idea that’s new and innovative that captures a very large paradigm shift in social networking. It’s hard to pin down exactly how many people actually use Facebook these days, but the most reliable source I’ve been able to find is Facebook itself with over 250 million users as of July of this year. I’ve seen numbers of 100 million more by this time, but regardless if the numbers are right or accurate – it’s a HUGE number of users that interconnect via one massive network.
Think about how easy it is to post something to your Facebook page, inviting friends back to a place they enjoy hanging out anyway to interact and talk with others on the worlds largest social network. It’s a perfect marriage of the right companies and the right social network.
The 6 hour event (which runs from 6:00 pm to Midnight Central Standard Time) isn’t just about sales – it’s designed to be educational and fun. If you join us tonight – you’ll learn the following tips and tricks directly from YTB and Carnival:
- Learn why you should book with YTB
– Learn how to find the best fare
– Understanding what type of fares are available
– Learn when you should you make a reservation
– Learn how to select the best cabin/location
– Learn what constitutes a group
– Learn what types of groups are there
– Holiday Gift Certificates
– Cruise Sale offer — 2 category upgrade
If you want to learn and interact with others, simply pull up YTB Travel Network President, Kim Sorensen’s Facebook page. You can get involved by asking questions, answering the polls, sending in pictures of your party or a previous Carnival Cruise you’ve been on. YTB will have members of the creative team on the page during the entire broadcast to keep things lively and entertaining throughout the evening.
Carnival appears to be pumped about this event too. Ann Sedgewick has been sending her subscribers updates all week – offering up ideas and promotional materials to use to get the word out. Carnival was the one who started this whole Sail-a-thon concept two years ago with YTB. Because they keep coming back for more (this is our 4th event with the Cruise Line) I can only assume that the events are working for them. Why else would they keep doing it? In addition, other vendors like Princess and Pleasant Holidays have seen how easy and inexpensive these webinars are and have joined YTB to host thier own events.
Also, just to clarify – this Carnival event is exclusively with YTB. I encourage you to join me and thousands of others for the webcast, at your leisure from the comfort of their own home. It’s going to be a great event, a lot of fun, great offers and GREAT information for all; whether you’re a seasoned cruiser or first timer! Pick a cruise tonight or purchase a gift certificate to choose later if you’d like. You’ll see certificates ranging from 3-8 days with prices from $358 for a cruise for two. (Yes, TWO, not per person which makes this one very attractive offer!)
Also in honor of Veterans Day, there’s a month long promotion going on with special pricing and category upgrades to say “Thanks for your service”. So if you or anyone you know has sacrificed with service for this great Country, be sure to be part of tonight’s events.
It’s a winning combination any way you look at it – and it’s fitting that YTB is part of it.
Remember, the event starts at 6:00 pm Central and you can go to BandBVacations.com to find the video link and YTB Travel Network President, Kim Sorensen’s Facebook page to ask questions, interact with others and win prizes just for participating. It should be a really good time and since you’re probably going to be on Facebook anyway tonight, might as well get yourself an exceptional deal on your next cruise with Carnival Cruise Lines!
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Tonight, we’re going to offer up something for the business minds out there – people who are smart enough to look at ZamZuu as an income opportunity, not just a shopping opportunity. 
Quite honestly, you’ve got to be brain dead not to see this thing. Shopping with hundreds of brand names stores on their websites and getting cash back when you do just for going through ZamZuu? 
Just another innovative idea from the good folks at YTB who will be posting cyber specials all weekend long to help me, you, and anyone else who wants to avoid the crowded malls – saving both time and money this holiday weekend. 
Today, not only does a promotion like this make perfect sense – but it becomes a reality tonight as YTB hosts it’s first Sail-a-thon using Facebook with Carnival Cruise Lines. 
