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Marketing School - Digital Marketing and Online Marketing Tips

Is it Worth it Spending Money on a Nice Office? | Ep. #593

Marketing School - Digital Marketing and Online Marketing Tips

Eric Siu and Neil Patel

Business, Marketing, Careers

4.61.4K Ratings

🗓️ 16 March 2018

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

In episode #593, Eric and Neil debate whether you need to spend money on a nice office. Tune in to hear the reasons you may need a great office space. TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:27] Today’s Topic: Is it Worth it Spending Money on a Nice Office? [00:51] In a collaborative environment, it’s good to have everyone in the same space. [01:14] Eric pays about $11,000 for three sections in co-working spaces. [01:35] Now, they’re moving into their own dedicated space. [01:49] Offices are good for recruiting, it’s a great space to bring clients into, and it’s nice to have a home base. [02:13] If you are looking to build a culture, you need to have your own dedicated space. [02:27] A crappy space creates a crappy feeling. [02:45]However, Neil thinks it’s a waste of money to have a nice office, even though offices do serve an important purpose. [03:10] He would rather save money on the office and spend it on food or other community-related activities and things that build culture. [04:07] Nice offices are good for creative businesses and it helps create a positive perception. [04:40] Marketing warrants a nice office, in Eric’s opinion. [05:01] Neil prefers to sublet for a year at a time. [05:54] He thinks it’s too risky to sign up for years at a time. [06:20] Consider whether your industry warrants having a nice office. [06:29] That’s all for today! [06:32] Go to Singlegrain.com/Giveway for a special marketing tool giveaway! Leave some feedback: What should we talk about next? Please let us know in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review. Connect with us: NeilPatel.com Quick Sprout Growth Everywhere Single Grain Twitter @neilpatel Twitter @ericosiu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0:00.0

Get ready for your daily dose of marketing strategies and tactics from

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entrepreneurs with the guile and experience to help you find success in any

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marketing capacity. You're listening to marketing school

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with your instructors Neil Patel and Eric Sue.

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0:51.6

Welcome to another episode of Marketing School.

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I'm Eric Sue.

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And I'm Neil Patel.

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And today we're going to talk about if it's worth it

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to spend money on a nice office.

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So my theory on this, if you asked me a couple years ago, I'd have been like,

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screw dad, it's all about remote, I've always worked well in remote, da da da da da da.

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Office is a waste of money.

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And that's kind of the argument that people make when it's time to when they make the argument on remote versus an office culture, right?

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It's like, oh, you get to save money and you can hire more people.

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Well, here's the thing. What I've learned is in a collaborative environment like an agency

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