[Coworking] Re: Membership Perks

2014-10-07 Thread Jessica Hill
Thanks Tyler! You've been super helpful. Jessica On Saturday, September 27, 2014 11:18:55 AM UTC-4, Tyler Byrd wrote: Hey Jessica, we do this with our members. Each of our members has a keycard to access the space, which includes their picture, name, company, and our space's logo. We

Re: [Coworking] Re: Membership Perks

2014-10-07 Thread Jessica Hill
Love that, Tom! On Thursday, October 2, 2014 3:00:39 PM UTC-4, Tom Brandt - Workantile wrote: The most successful partnerships we have had are massage therapists who come once a week for a couple of hours and give discounted massages to our members. The members loved it, the massage

Re: [Coworking] Re: Membership Perks

2014-10-07 Thread Jessica Hill
Thanks, Susan. Makes sense. Jessica On Thursday, October 2, 2014 2:51:09 PM UTC-4, Susan Evans wrote: Hi all, This is one of many situations where you should put yourself in the shoes of your members and figure out what they'd want. We've had various so-called partnerships pitched to

Re: [Coworking] Re: Membership Perks

2014-10-07 Thread Jessica Hill
Yes, makes sense. I am not sure I would want a business to come in and just advertise their product. You live and you learn right? Thanks Alex. Jessica On Thursday, October 2, 2014 2:21:22 PM UTC-4, Alex Hillman wrote: *We do all the same marketing Tyler mentioned, plus announce them at our

[Coworking] Re: Membership Perks

2014-10-02 Thread Lisa Anne Logan
Hi Jessica, +1 to Tyler's approach - it works out well. We do a few 'personal' services like gym, but mostly focus on business service discounts. I occasionally ask our members what services they're using, and then I pick a few from that list to approach about a discount. Just position

Re: [Coworking] Re: Membership Perks

2014-10-02 Thread Alex Hillman
We do all the same marketing Tyler mentioned, plus announce them at our monthly happy hour. One idea that I tried unsuccessfully was inviting a partner to do a quick preso of their own to the happy hour group about their product and discount. Seemed like a great way to create a personal

Re: [Coworking] Re: Membership Perks

2014-10-02 Thread Susan Dorsch
Hi all, This is one of many situations where you should put yourself in the shoes of your members and figure out what they'd want. We've had various so-called partnerships pitched to us in the past to provide discounts to our members that generally fall flat because they don't offer anything of

Re: [Coworking] Re: Membership Perks

2014-10-02 Thread Tom Brandt
The most successful partnerships we have had are massage therapists who come once a week for a couple of hours and give discounted massages to our members. The members loved it, the massage therapists, all of whom were just starting out, built up a clientele of satisfied members, and it was a

[Coworking] Re: Membership Perks

2014-10-01 Thread Evelind
Thanks for providing feedback on this topic. Do you do anything formal like a written agreement with the businesses or is it just an informal, verbal agreement with them? Thanks Again! On Saturday, September 27, 2014 11:18:55 AM UTC-4, Tyler Byrd wrote: Hey Jessica, we do this with our

[Coworking] Re: Membership Perks

2014-09-27 Thread RedRokk
Hey Jessica, we do this with our members. Each of our members has a keycard to access the space, which includes their picture, name, company, and our space's logo. We have been negotiating with businesses around town to offer between 15-25% off their services if our member comes in with their