This is awesome! I can't wait to see them all! Thank you so much for rallying the troops.
Best, Claire Rodriguez On Sat, Feb 18, 2012 at 12:06 AM, Geoff Mamlet <[email protected]> wrote: > We just held our own video contest, with our own prizes, to generate > entries to send along to the "I Share My Space" video contest. We > brought in a local branding expert to talk about how to "boil your > message down" to something simple for your audience to hear (a > perennial need for many entrepreneurs). That got people thinking about > how to communicate a clear message in only 30 seconds. > > We had a local filmmaker/friend of the business, Dan Koff, play > "director", and got members to sign up for slots to be filmed. We > collected close to two dozen entries to send to the GCUC contest, and > to use in our own promotions. > > What struck me repeatedly, listening to our members speak their piece, > was how fantastic it is to be in a business where your customers will > gladly tell the world how wonderful it is to use your service. > Coworking rocks! > > For prizes, we gave away a few months of service, some $50 gift cards > to the restaurant downstairs, and my favorite, the right to select the > "special snack" to be stocked in the kitchen for a week (complete with > a sign showing your photo holding your snack of choice). And we paid > our director, Dan, with a trip to GCUC, so you may meet him there. > > Hope this sparks ideas for some of you to get your members in front of > the camera! > Geoff > > Geoff Mamlet > Cambridge Coworking Center > Cambridge Innovation Center > > On Feb 17, 10:27 am, Claire Rodriguez <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Everyone, > > > > There are over $5,500 worth in prizes up for grabs here! Have you entered > > the video contest yet? > > > > Coworking owners, encourage your members to enter the "I Share My Space" > > video contest <http://www.austingcuc.com/i-share-my-space-video-contest/ > >. > > All it takes is a simple 30 second video on one of the following topics: > > What is Coworking? Why do you love Coworking? or What is your favorite > > Coworking story? and they could win $1000 plus $1000 to donate to the > > charity of their choice. As the winning member's space, you will win a > > Starter kit for Coworking Hosts from Medusa with installation from WUN > > systems (valued over $3000) plus a $500 Apple giftcard provided by > > Turnstone. Plus, we're building a video library for everyone's Coworking > > reference. > > > > Deadline to enter is end of February, with the winner to be announced at > > GCUC <http://www.austingcuc.com/>. If you need help getting the word > out in > > your space? Use this nifty > > print-out<http://www.austingcuc.com/i-share-my-space-video-contest/>. > > Get those videos rollin' and you and one of your members could have it > > pretty sweet. > > > > Read also: The "I Share My Space" Coworking Video Contest is a Triple > > Threat< > http://www.austingcuc.com/the-%E2%80%9Ci-share-my-space%E2%80%9D-cowo...> > > > > Enjoy your Friday! > > > > -- > > *Claire Rodriguez* > > *GCUC Diva & Producer* > > *713-826-9101* > > *@AustinGCUC* > > -- > 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. > > -- 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.
