Adzuna raises £500k in second-round funding
Adzuna, launched in July 2011 (read here) with the ambitious goal of becoming the world’s leading search engine for job classifieds (and eventually cars and real estate), got another capital injection. The money will “help us towards that vision”, said co-founder Doug Monro. Continue reading
Rappers, voters and stickers – the U.K. market gets marketing
It may be the holiday season but for the U.K.’s classified portals this time of year is a frenzy of marketing efforts. The year’s T.V. campaigns have already started airing with Rightmove’s ‘Britain Moves At Rightmove’ ads showing during peak Christmas viewing periods. Reed.co.uk is relaunching its ‘Love Mondays’ message and aiming to create a pre-airing buzz by announcing six different candidates for its commercials with users encouraged to vote online for their favourite.
The Digital Property Group is targeting agents with window stickers they can display. On sending photographic proof that they have the sticker in place the agents are then eligible for the weekly draw for £100 of gift vouchers.
But perhaps the most eye (ear?) catching effort comes from Findaproperty with its ‘Meet our Family of Rappers’ campaign. Users who feel they can do better than the ‘Rapping Granny’ can upload their own raps on the pains and pleasures of home hunting.
EasyRoomMate.co.uk partners with Email4Property.co.uk
Users of Email4Property looking to buy or rent will now find the option of flatsharing proposed to them thanks to a deal between the site, itself part of newpsaper group Trinity Mirror, and the EasyRoomMate site belonging to the owners of VivaStreet.
Jonathan Moore, Director of EasyRoomMate.co.uk comments that : “In the last year alone, we’ve seen the UK flatsharing population increase by 100,000 as more and more renters look to save money and homeowners look to earn extra cash from renting out their spare rooms. This partnership with Email4Property.co.uk and Zoomf.com allows us to reach even more prospective flatsharers, and is another crucial step in Easyroommate’s strategy for ongoing growth.”
Jobsite uses RadiumOne social targeting
Leading U.K. recruiter Jobsite has opted to use RadiumOne social targeting following a positive trial of the company’s suite of tools including RadiumOne Display, Rewards, and Mobile.
Katy Stanton, Digital Acquisition Manager at Jobsite said: “It’s exciting to trial pioneering technology to reach new and existing job candidates. Whether it be through TV, search engine marketing or our sponsorship of Portsmouth FC, we are constantly looking at new innovations to attract excellent candidates on behalf of our clients. The ability to reach new audiences to ensure our recruiters find the right person and manage multiple activity through RadiumOne will be hugely valuable and we look forward to seeing the results at the end of the eight week campaign.”
RadiumOne claims to accurately target anyone who engages with Jobsite’s campaigns and works by building a picture of users’ connections and interactions. Rupert Staines, Managing Director of RadiumOne, said: “Brands are starting to realise that social connections matter and the exponential growth of sharing across the web is fundamentally changing the way in which audiences can be better targeted. Shared interactions have become a much more powerful indicator of people’s preferences and interests. Jobsite is highly innovative in its approach to its marketing and is constantly looking for original ways to communicate with existing and new candidates. We’re delighted to be working with an organisation with such a refreshing approach to its brand campaigns and we’re relishing the challenge of increasing the number of registrations to Jobsite.”
Behavioural marketing hasn’t had an easy ride in the U.K. not least thanks to the high-profile setbacks and objections when a number of ISPs trialled Phorm but the growth of social networks has brought with it an increasing acceptance of automatic profiling of connections and interaction.
Zoopla powers Johnston Press
Zoopla, the U.K. property portal has announced a deal with regional newspaper publisher Johnston press to provide the property classifieds for the publishers 270 local sites.
Zoopla founder and chief executive Alex Chesterman said: “We are very excited to be embarking on this strategic relationship with Johnston Press, one of the UK’s leading regional media groups. The addition of our property functionality across their significant network of local websites is a natural fit which will provide clear benefits to the Johnston audience and to our members.”
Mr Chesterman has been announcing his excitement a lot lately as Zoopla gets ever more active with appointments.
That fact doesn’t appear to have escaped Henry Faure Walker, digital and business development director at Johnston Press who comments that:“Zoopla is one of the most innovative players in the online property space and this partnership will see them power an exciting new property platform for our local websites.”
Sales Director jumps from TDPG to Zoopla
Summer is drawing to a close and as the ‘Back to School’ signs go up in shop windows so portal staff get ready for new appointments. Back in February The Digital Property Group announced that its Sales Director, Jon Notley, was leaving but it is only now that Zoopla has confirmed he is to be Commercial Director reporting directly to founder and CEO, Alex Chesterman. “We are delighted to welcome Jon to the senior management team at zoopla.co.uk,” comments Chesterman. “His experience, background and knowledge of the industry and players will ensure that we continue to grow and serve our members well.”
Notley will be responsible for all revenue streams at Zoopla.co.uk. He is the second high profile appointment to Zoopla in recent weeks, the other being Product Director Lydia Goldberg.
