Just Eat names former John Lewis marketing boss managing director
Lucy TesserasClaire Pointon is set to take over as UK and Ireland managing director of Just Eat.
Claire Pointon is set to take over as UK and Ireland managing director of Just Eat.
Just Eat increased investment in its brand over the first half, including the launch of its Katy Perry fronted campaign and UEFA sponsorships.
Just Eat’s loss after tax widened dramatically over 2021, from €151m (£126m) to a little over €1bn (£833m). However, the business says the significant investments it made over the pandemic have set it up to achieve profitability.
For 75% of marketers, the pandemic has permanently shifted how they communicate and collaborate at work, according to the seventh edition of Salesforce’s ‘State of Marketing’ report. At the Festival of Marketing, senior marketers from Metro Bank and Just Eat shared how they are overcoming new challenges and realising new opportunities.
Just Eat’s CMO Susan O’Brien says marketers must connect with consumers on a daily basis and continually remind themselves that they are not the customer.
In the latest episode of Marketing Week’s podcast series, Just Eat UK marketing director Matt Bushby explains how the food delivery giant used a combination of gut feel and data to navigate the challenges of Covid-19, as orders surged and the brand’s Euro 2020 sponsorship was put on ice.
Just Eat increased its marketing spend by 158% in 2020 as it sought to capitalise on the growing popularity of food delivery driven by Covid-19.
The food delivery brand knows engagement depends on timing and context, and that getting these right makes the difference to business outcomes.
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Just Eat admits it has had an “overwhelming” data to make sense of during the pandemic but that it has found insights to help build both its and its partners businesses.
While the attention in business has been firmly focused on surviving Covid-19, some brands are pushing to ensure that sustainablity does not fall off the radar.
From reading the mood of the nation to better understanding the challenges faced by her own team, Just Eat’s Susan O’Brien is on a mission to bring a sense of light relief to life in Covid-19 lockdown.
After just a few short months, Peter Duffy swapped heading up marketing at Just Eat for leading the entire business, and while he admits it was a shock, his unwavering focus on customers has made stepping up easier.
Peter Duffy, Just Eat’s interim CEO, tells Marketing Week having a global campaign enables it to “invest more in the quality of creative work” as it is being shared across a wider range of markets.