Hi Fay, thanks a lot for responding, i believe what you and mohammad are saying makes a lot of sense. infographics also help A LOT, and we are trying to raise awareness about coworking, it is the process that is challenging.
Thanks again have a great day On Wednesday, July 3, 2013 2:42:11 PM UTC+3, ENTERPRISE HUB NETWORK wrote: > > Hi, > > Agree with Mohammed, educating potential co workers is the key and helping > people understand how the offer is just what they need. We have the > DeskMag picture framed in our hub - we picked one up at the last Barcelona > co working event. > > Great minds think alike! > > We have just taken advice on ‘marketing’ and are including the figures > from the Global Co Working survey into some local research reports we are > about to publish showing actual cases where the turnover of a business has > gone up, profitability rises and home life quality improves - all as a > consequence of co working )or hub working as we call it mostly). > > Other research we will be publishing is > > What do People Value Most about co working in the Hub? > > 1. The other people > > 2. Great Coffee > > 3. Getting out of the house > > 4. Professional space > > 5. Great Décor > > 6. Perfume in the toilets > > 7. Free Parking > > > > Our ‘line’ is “We don’t sell workspace, we sell success” its not a quick > response but its quality. > > > > Very best of luck and hope to ‘maybe’ see you at the Co Working Conference > in Barcelona in November? > > Best regards > > Fay > > www.enterprisehubnetwork.com > > Likewise - still upgrading our site and adding member details….. > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] <javascript:> [mailto: > [email protected] <javascript:>] *On Behalf Of *Moha Alsouli > *Sent:* 03 July 2013 12:32 > *To:* [email protected] <javascript:> > *Subject:* [Coworking] Re: HELP ! i need to spread awareness in my > community about coworking! > > > > Hi there, > > We're also starting the first coworking space in Saudi Arabia, yes the > first in Riyadh. So, we're also taking the responsibility of raising the > awareness in the startups and entrepreneurs community in the region.. > I'm sure you know that the community's traditional idea of work is in that > closed private office, with pieces of luxury whenever they could afford > it...! Anyway, this idea is fading these days as younger people started > thinking of the priorities to achieve, progress and build.. That's when we > came in.. > So, as we are going to start very soon, we started pitching about > coworking and its benefits -before pitching about our space- just to raise > the awareness in every Tech, startup, Devcamp and other related events.. > Guess what! It's working and we started receiving inquiries of what's our > space and where is it before we actually open doors!! We also received > inquiries if we can help or participate in building something similar in > other cities in Saudi, like Jeddah and Dhahran! > > So, try pitching or make short presentations about "coworking" as a great > idea in your community.. You could always show examples from other > communities or countries as well.. Show how cool in styles and how > beneficial it is, and you'll notice how more people would be interested. > Note, if you just advertise for your space, people will take you as a > salesperson with a product. Refusal will come first unless there's a need > for your product :) > > Here's a great infographic from the global coworking survey, prepared by > Deskmag.com that could help you. > We translated it to Arabic and used it in our first Devcamp pitching once.. > http://theworkhub.me/whatscoworking/ > Plz ignore our humble site it's temp :) > > > Good luck, and let us know if we could be of any help as we're in the same > region and community after all :) > > > Regards, > Mohammed Alsouli > COO @ TheWorkHub.me > Twitter.com/workhubsa > > > On Wednesday, 3 July 2013 10:38:30 UTC+3, Zee LaunchPad wrote: > > Hello all, > > > > I work in the first coworking space in Jordan, and it is a nightmare > trying to spread awareness about the concept of coworking and the benefit > of coworking spaces! > > > > how can i do that ?! > > Appreciate it :) > > > > -- > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] <javascript:>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
