Totally not wanting to be a big negatory here, but re: Zipcar. A couple of years ago, Citizen Space did the same 'partnership' with Zipcar but quickly realized that us just getting a corporate account was a much better deal for our members. Instead of $8.75/hour, they got a $7/hr $48/day from 7am-7pm and I can't recall what for the whole day, but the corporate account also got mega weekend deals. (I just logged into my Zipcar account and saw that the prices have changed to the ones Julian reflects - so a corporate account is equivalent now)
Other 'partnerships' we did kind of went the same way...we were super excited about them until we realized that just signing up for bulk discounts or corporate rates would get us better deals (bulk gym memberships, etc.). We just didn't have the volume for most of these businesses to justify giving us something above and beyond their big corporate clients (often with hundreds of employees). However, the most beneficial partnerships we've found is that startup tech companies tend to want to share their software and gadgets at the space - lots of startups bring by discount and freebie codes in exchange for us to put their fliers/stickers on the commons table. This way members get free software and use of cool new gadgets. We were sponsored by Belkin early on for a BarCamp (lots of power strips) - and then kept these for Citizen Space. And I know that Indy Hall has lots of cool stuff like special happy hour rates at their local haunts, they had Belkin sponsorships, were working on an Ikea coworking thing, etc. I'd expect that in small towns, these kinds of 'you pat our back, we'll pat yours' deals with similarly sized businesses would go over very well. ie. Local deli - coworking discount (but that means you promote the deli in your space). Tara On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 9:04 AM, Scott Tillitt / BEAHIVE < [email protected]> wrote: > Along those lines, when I started BEAHIVE I considered partnerships but > haven't yet fully explored any. Although I should say that we opened a 2nd > location in our region (40 miles away) by partnering with a regional > magazine (who owns the building). > > Anyone have any other good examples like PariSoMa's one with Zipcar? > Particularly those that are more small-town community focused (local > retailers, service providers, etc.). > > Thanks, > scott. > > - -- - > SCOTT TILLITT > PR yogi / writer / community catalyst > [ [email protected] / 917.449.6356 / Twitter: > @bluehwyflaneur<http://www.twitter.com/bluehwyflaneur> > ] > > BEAHIVE > collaborative workspace + community > *sign up for** **BEAHIVE Bzzz* <http://eepurl.com/caxT> > [ www.beahivebeacon.com / Twitter: @BEAHIVE<http://www.twitter.com/BEAHIVE> > ] > > ANTIDOTE COLLECTIVE > socially conscious communications for a better world > [ www.antidotecollective.org ] > > - -- - t h i n k / f e e l - -- - > ...an idea or product that deserves the label 'creative' arises from the > synergy of many sources and not only from the mind of a single > person.” (Mihaly Csikszentmihaly) > > On Dec 22, 2009, at 3:08 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > Topic: PariSoMa and > Zipcar<http://groups.google.com/group/coworking/t/42ea009830d9bb3d> > > "Julian @PariSoMa" <[email protected]> Dec 21 02:22PM -0800 ^ > > Hi everyone, > > I wanted to let you know about a great partnership PariSoMa has > started with Zipcar. All coworkers can now sign-up for $25 ($50 off > regular pricing), they get $25 of free driving credit, and we have > flat rate fees M - F ($8.75/hr, $54 7am - 7pm, $66 for 24 hours). > > Zipcar originally didn't give us the flat rates but then called us > back to offer us an even better deal with the flat rates. They have > set us up as a corporate account, and given us our own unique url > www.zipcar.com/parisoma. All I did was contact the local head of > marketing for Zipcar. When people sign-up via the URL we have to > approve them, so it ensures no one takes advantage of the deal. > > I think Zipcar is a great partner for coworking spaces. We are > starting to look for more partnerships like this to give our coworkers > added bonuses for being part of the community such as our local food > co-op, CityShare, bike stores, etc. > > I hope some of you guys get involved with Zipcar too. > > Cheers, > > Julian > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<coworking%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. > -- tara 'missrogue' hunt Book: The Whuffie Factor (http://www.thewhuffiefactor.com) Blog: HorsePigCow: Marketing Uncommon (http://horsepigcow.com) Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/missrogue phone: 514-679-2951 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
