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Just-Eat World Party!

May 24th, 2010 · No Comments · Just-Eat, Sales, Uncategorized

One of the great parts of our social culture at Just-Eat is the annual World Party.  It started last year in Dublin and this year we took the whole of the international team to Centre Parcs at Elveden Forest. Around 140 people descended on the park on Friday for paint balling, archery, laser shooting and [...]

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Haggis is a animal that lives on a hill

April 23rd, 2010 · 1 Comment · Just-Eat, Personal stuff, Sales

The latest press coverage of Just-Eat.co.uk. A nice funny story covered by the Daily Mail, The Sun, Metro, Daily Star, Daily Record and Scotsman.   The full story is here.
As a Welsh person exiled in England it made me laugh to think that in the UK the best pick up from newspapers PR wise [...]

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All salesman should watch the ‘Boiler Room’!

April 22nd, 2010 · 1 Comment · Personal stuff, Sales

I saw this film many years ago and every so often see a clip or scene on youtube. I have to say for all budding sales people it does have some real gems in terms of tips and the mentality a good sales professional needs especially when you are in a cold calling environment.  If [...]

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Just-Eat.co.uk ‘new strapline’!

April 16th, 2010 · No Comments · Just-Eat, Personal stuff, Sales, Uncategorized

Our resident graphics pro Jakub Huttner at Just-Eat pulled the below graphic together following a interesting discussion we had as a business about what the key phrases are in defining our culture as a business.  We are having several important discussions at our company about how and what our culture should be now and for [...]

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Just Do It!

April 6th, 2010 · No Comments · Just-Eat, Personal stuff, Sales

I received this from Jesper Buch it made me smile and is good fun. To view click here.

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Ben Jones Blog 3 From Canada – The first Just-Eat salesman to move intercontintal!

April 1st, 2010 · 1 Comment · Just-Eat, Sales

From Ben Jones a UK salesman that moved from Just-Eat.co.uk to Just-Eat.ca in January.
“26C THIS WEEKEND. (this would usually be followed by an exclamation mark however i’m making an effort not to use so many).
It is today the last day of march which means we sales poeple have about 8 hours to pat ourselves on [...]

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Belly and Brain ‘on The Simpsons’!

March 27th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Just-Eat, Sales

I received several comments and mails from friends and also our loyal just-eater customers yesterday evening regarding the on going TV campaign. The general buzz was around the fact that our bellyandbrain TV ad was on during the break of ‘The Simpsons‘ yesterday.
I have to say it was a great slot for Just-Eat because The [...]

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Just-Eat.co.uk – Cardiff Radio Ad

March 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · Just-Eat, Sales

Ahhhhh a great moment. The most ‘wonderful’ capital city in the World finally gets to hear from mass media about the best online takeaway ordering site in the World, Just-Eat.co.uk.  If you’d like to listen to the ad please click just eat radio ad. (love the Cardiff/Newport accent on the ad reminds me of home, [...]

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‘Ben Jones in Canada Blog Post 2′

March 22nd, 2010 · 2 Comments · Just-Eat, Personal stuff, Sales, Uncategorized

It has been a very busy two weeks since my last update. Since then we now have another sales rep in Ottawa, and we also now have a sales director in the form of Rocco.
Rocco is going to be an amazing asset to just-eat canada and Just-Eat as a whole! He’s a cool, laid back [...]

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Ben Jones First Update From Canada

March 6th, 2010 · No Comments · Just-Eat, Sales, Uncategorized

When I was recently in Canada I asked one of our ‘old’ UK salesman to start sending me a update for all the UK team and restaurants that read my blog. Ben has left his home town in Norwich and moved to Toronto to help Just-Eat launch there b2b wise. Ben was a top performer [...]

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