Kenmore Air Seaplane in Flight

InsideOut Solutions is now providing online marketing services for Kenmore Air. We are thrilled to be working with Washington State’s “third largest airline” to promote travel to and from all of Western Washington’s diverse locations.

All of the islands, peninsulas and waterways make Western Washington a beautiful place to live. They can also make transportation complicated. Washingtonians are lucky to have the country’s largest ferry system. But getting from place to place on the ferry system can take a good chunk of your day.

Luckily Kenmore Air provides scheduled and chartered airline service to dozens of  island and peninsula locations. Planes are faster than boats. What’s even faster than a plane? A plane that can land on water.

Kenmore Air Seaplane at Port Ludlow

Recently Pat McCauley and myself (Steven Dunston) were invited to Kenmore Air headquarters (you guessed it, it’s in Kenmore!) at the northern tip of Lake Washington. Kenmore Air was generous enough to offer to pick us up with a seaplane in Port Ludlow, which gave us a chance for a first-hand experience of our new client’s service.

Puyallup and Spokane Ferries seen from a Kenmore Air Beaver

The seaplane taxied right up to the dock in Port Ludlow Harbor. A hop up the ladder, a hello to the pilot, and seconds later, we were heading across the harbor, and into the air. Soon we were looking down on the Ferries Puyallup and Spokane, as they passed each other on their respective ways to Edmonds and Kingston.

We had a great meeting at the Kenmore Air Headquarters with their staff, and soon we were back in the float plane, headed back to Port Ludlow and our offices in Sequim in time for lunch.

If you are planning any travel to the Olympic Peninsula or the San Juan Islands, Kenmore Air just might be the ticket.

Pat McCauley and Steven Dunston at Kenmore Air Headquarters on Lake Washington

We had set up a feature on our web site several weeks before the event inviting attendees to sign up for personal web consultations. These appointments ended up being a very valuable tool. We were able to spend a quality 30 minutes with the innkeepers, discussing their online marketing goals and current position on the web.

We also enjoyed seeing some of our current clients. Since InsideOut has expanded over the last 10 months and we had new team members to introduce. It is always wonderful to put a face to the voice on the phone and the messages in emails.

The opening night of the show we had a chance to socialize with many of our clients during the Conference Kick off Cocktail Party that InsideOut sponsored.

The InsideOut team also enjoyed a little Southern hospitality while in Atlanta. Our SEO tech Katie Pate posed with one of her literary idols, Scarlett O’Hara.

On the last day of the event, Jeff Logan spoke with George Newman of Third Millennium Marketing about how to make the most of online marketing with Google. The two shared their knowledge and research on the most effective Search Engine Marketing methods.

We were able to give out some pretty great show specials and look forward with working with new clients throughout the country.

There will be a variety of activities, speakers and programs during the 3-day event. PAII will be holding programs for master innkeepers as well as aspiring innkeepers. Look forward to a variety of important speakers and workshops covering valuable information for every innkeeper. Topics will vary from customer service to overcoming stress to making artisan bread!

See you in Atlanta!

Of course our own Jeff Logan will be speaking on search engine marketing. We will also be vendors at the trade show and look forward to seeing some or our current clients as well as meeting new innkeepers!

Individual Marketing Sessions

During the trade show, we are also going to be offering individual sessions for innkeepers. This will be a chance for innkeepers to speak with one of the InsideOut team (Jeff, Steven, Pat and Katie will be attending the conference) for 30 minutes about their web site and their options for Internet marketing. Look for more information soon about our one-on-one sessions and online sign ups.

The PAII Conference will be an invaluable event for every innkeeper who is looking to learn about the newest trends in the industry and collaborate with other innkeepers and vendors about making your inn a successful tourism destination!

Left to Right: Wayne E. Howell Jr., VP Herbie Wiles Insurance; Pamela Lanier, Travelguides.com, Lanierbb.com, Elegantsmallhotels.com, and Familytravelguides.com; Jeff Bryce of Reservation Nexus; Patricia Detwiler, Owner of Quilter's Inn and President of Florida Bed and Breakfast Inns (FBBI); Jay Karen, President of PAII; Jeff Logan of InsideOut Solutions; David Caples of Lodging Resources and Berkeley Young, President of Young Strategies, Inc.

Good-bye gray skies and evergreens, hello palm trees and sandy beaches-at least for a couple of days. We were lucky enough to have Pat McCauley and Jeff Logan representing us in Florida at the end of last month for the Florida Bed and Breakfast Inns (FBBI) annual conference. Held in Lake Wales, some of the most important folks in the B&B industry gathered in the sunshine state to discuss this year’s theme; “The Keys to Success”.

Jeff Logan spoke on the importance of every inn’s online presence with a lecture called “Get Going with Google”. He also unveiled the new Florida Bed and Breakfast Inns website to excited members.

Jeff and Pat helped the innkeepers continue to fill information for their businesses into the website database. One of the reasons InsideOut has seen so many contracts for State association websites is because we include features and details that make the site easy to use, present information in an organized and readily available manner, and of course, make it look as lovely as the state itself. Look forward to the new Florida Bed and Breakfast Inns website going live this Friday October 3rd!

Sweeping landscape and historic buildings are just part of what Minnesota has to offer. There is a thriving performance art culture, as well as many miles of trails and parks for hikers and outdoors man.

We look forward to encompassing all of these intriguing pastimes with the unique lodging facilities that dot the state. No matter where you are planning to go or what your interests are, there is a bed and breakfast nearby with an innkeeper waiting to share her favorite secret spot with you!

We look forward to the site going live in April.

Explore the wonders of Virginia. This waterfall is in Shenandoah.

Extra! Extra! Read all about it! InsideOut is happy to be working with another state association!

That’s right devoted readers, we are pleased to announce that we have been awarded the design contract for the Bed and Breakfast Association of Virginia! It’s becoming a regular thing around here – listening to Jeff Logan espouse the virtues of our design and marketing team here at InsideOut to the head of the association. And then -Â ta da! A new sticker on our big national map in the place for lovers – Virginia!

We are looking forward to a completed site for Virginia in January.

Look forward to drastic upgrades in map quality, usability as well as intuitive design and ease of navigation.

Lisa Lidback, Web Technician, the newest face at Insideout!

The first is Lisa Lidback, our new Web Technician. Lisa has always loved travel; her Dad being in the Coast Guard, she grew up moving from coast to coast. Her family settled in Port Angeles, where she was home schooled through high school and earned an Associate of Arts and an AAS in Multimedia Communications degree from Peninsula College.
Lisa’s passions are dance and photography. She has performed in over 6 ballet productions and has taught classes at the Ballet Workshop. Lisa also loves swing and ballroom dancing, whenever the opportunity presents itself. Lisa’s ambition is to be a wedding photographer, and would love to spend a year or so traveling Europe as a photojournalist.

The second is myself, Katie Pate. But because it’s a little funny to write a bio in first person, I’ll just post it here the old-fashioned-way:

Katie Pate, Promotions Specialist

Katie is a published writer with a BA in Media Studies and English from Scripps College in Claremont, CA. After finishing school, Katie traveled to Belize, Central America to volunteer the with the National AIDS Commission of Belize, where she was a personal health counselor and helped the Commission to create a community resources guide, a national television ad and wrote for Commission in local papers. She also managed a local band and became a dancehall queen during her stay in beautiful Belize.

When Katie returned to the United States, she came to live with her family in Washington State. In November 2007 she participated in a 9-week internship for the Sequim Gazette, which lead to a profitable free-lance position at the paper.

Now at Insideout Solutions, Katie is excited to learn as much as she can about the growing field of Search Engine Optimization, and explore new and fascinating ways to use her writing skills.