{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"2 Marketers and a Coworking Podcast","title":"11. Community-building as a marketing strategy [with Cat Johnson]","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/7b08df69\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4079,"description":"Check us out on YouTubehttps://youtube.com/@CoworkingMarketingDownload all free tools, templates, and resources from 2 Marketers and a Coworking Podcast 🛠️https://coworking.marketing/resources---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Connect with KevinWebsite: https://everspaces.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/whelankevin/Connect with TaylorWebsite: https://www.talemaker.caLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylor-mason-37a94a58/---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Cat Johnson joins us for Episode 11 to dive into a topic that’s the backbone of coworking—but also one of its strongest marketing advantages: community-building.If you’ve been in the coworking world a while (or even if you’re just getting into it), you’ve probably heard of Cat. She’s a content strategist, brand community builder, founder of The Lab and Coworking Convos, and the author of The Daily Co.—a book that’s practically required reading in indie coworking circles.It’s easy to talk about “community” as a warm-and-fuzzy idea. But if you want to stand out in an increasingly competitive market, community can’t just be a vibe—it has to be your strategy.In this episode, we talk about:Why community-building is the “unbuyable” marketing advantage that outlasts paid adsHow to market authentically when your product is human connectionThe DNA of great coworking brands—and why it’s upstream of communityHow neighborhood marketing turns your space into a local hubWhat community looks like for indie brands vs. big operatorsHow to translate member interactions into powerful marketing languageWhy every coworking space should ask: “Who are we without the space?”Plus:Cat shares the journey from record stores to coworking community leadershipKevin and Taylor geek out on gardens, germination, and other analogiesWe talk about how even...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/DDPuLCKI6gGef-zANyhkBhb5qB5xCx_cy3YrU_L_cY8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hM2Mz/NDAwZjhiODhjZjNk/MGUyZDQ1N2ZjMDM0/ODJlNC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}