Metric Soup — Marketing Benchmarks, Budgets, and KPIs
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Connect with Kevin
Website: https://everspaces.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/whelankevin/
Connect with Taylor
Website: https://www.talemaker.ca
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylor-mason-37a94a58/
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In this episode, we’re diving into the ten KPIs that matter for coworking spaces—not just the ones that make your dashboard look good, but the ones that help you figure out if your marketing’s doing what it’s supposed to: driving revenue.
Here’s what we cover:
https://youtube.com/@CoworkingMarketing
Download all free tools, templates, and resources from 2 Marketers and a Coworking Podcast 🛠️
https://coworking.marketing/resources
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Connect with Kevin
Website: https://everspaces.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/whelankevin/
Connect with Taylor
Website: https://www.talemaker.ca
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylor-mason-37a94a58/
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In this episode, we’re diving into the ten KPIs that matter for coworking spaces—not just the ones that make your dashboard look good, but the ones that help you figure out if your marketing’s doing what it’s supposed to: driving revenue.
Here’s what we cover:
- Weighted cost per new member
- Weighted cost per lead
- Weighted cost per tour
- Marketing budget
- Lead-to-close ratio
- Website conversion rate
- Churn (and what it tells you about retention + ops)
- Lifetime value
- Marketing expenses vs new MRR
- Channel performance across ads, SEO, email, and social
More importantly, we tell you what these metrics actually mean for your coworking space.
We also get into the nitty-gritty of how to set and calculate KPIs, what good benchmarks look like, and how to track them over time (spoiler: it’s a spreadsheet, not a fancy tool).
Plus, we talk about:
We also get into the nitty-gritty of how to set and calculate KPIs, what good benchmarks look like, and how to track them over time (spoiler: it’s a spreadsheet, not a fancy tool).
Plus, we talk about:
- Why some marketing impact is real but impossible to measure
- The soup analogy you didn’t ask for but will remember
- Mark Wahlberg, Pilates, and Taylor’s fear of earthquakes
If you’ve ever wondered whether your marketing is working—or just want a better way to measure it—this is the one to listen to.
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About 2 Marketers and a Coworking Podcast
Hosted by Kevin Whelan of Everspaces and Taylor Mason of Talemaker, 2 Marketers and a Coworking Podcast dives deep into marketing tips, tools, insights, and strategies you can actually use to grow your coworking business.
🔔 Hit subscribe to make sure you don't miss an episode.
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About 2 Marketers and a Coworking Podcast
Hosted by Kevin Whelan of Everspaces and Taylor Mason of Talemaker, 2 Marketers and a Coworking Podcast dives deep into marketing tips, tools, insights, and strategies you can actually use to grow your coworking business.
🔔 Hit subscribe to make sure you don't miss an episode.
Creators and Guests
Host
Kevin Whelan
Kevin Whelan is a marketing advisor and trainer helping coworking/flexible office businesses build profitable growth.
Host
Taylor Mason
Taylor works with coworking operators and flex office industry service providers from across North America to craft and implement customized, done-for-you, results-driven content marketing strategies.I work with coworking operators and flex office industry service providers from across North America to craft and implement customized, done-for-you, results-driven content marketing strategies.