I initially started working for eBay.nl. After the acquisition, I started working for Marktplaats. Of course I did what was asked, but I deeply deeply hated the move from eBay to Marktplaats … for two long weeks. Then I realized that that crappy looking classifieds site was in fact super strong, super sexy and had a tremendous amount of potential and challenges ahead! Since then I am one of its biggest fans.
I love the people, I love the brand, and I love the fact that every day brings a new challenge.
"Beat Speurders"; Internet Marketing for Classifieds; the current re-branding project I am running.
Growing our revenues, while becoming the most beloved site of the Netherlands.
Continuous personal growth.
Do you have a couple of hours?
How strong the classifieds proposition is.
Passion for Marktplaats.
Rianne
Senior PR manager
I was looking for a next step in my career. When I learned about the position available at Marktplaats.nl I immediately jumped on.
Marktplaats.nl is an institute in the Netherlands. It will be a challenge to find somebody who hasn’t heard of the site. Who doesn’t want to work there?! ;-)
Besides the fact that I absolutely love Marktplaats, hearing all the amazing user stories is just fantastic. People that found a life partner or a friend, people that have their own business due to Marktplaats or the possibility Marktplaats gives to the less fortunate. Wherever I go and tell people I work for Marktplaats.nl and eBay.nl, they immediately start sharing great experiences they have had with both sites.
I think it is fantastic that I have been given the opportunity to work with such smart, inspirational and passionate people, both locally as internationally. When I read or hear cool Marktplaats coverage and share it internally, I’m not just proud, all of my colleagues are too. That is a great environment to work in!
I’m responsible for all Marktplaats.nl and eBay.nl PR in the Netherlands, from corporate related communications, trust & safety, to cars, services and housing, so you can imagine I work on a lot of cool projects ☺
An example of an amazing experience was a charity auction for a well known Dutch radio station. During five days the DJ’s of the radio stations stay in a house of glass on a square in one of the lager cities in the Netherlands to raise money for the Red Cross. During these days celebrities stopped by to drop off personal objects for the auction on eBay.nl. Seeing from such a close range a large part of the Dutch society working together to try and make a difference is just fantastic. Another great project was the launch of our new homepage. We took a chance in our PR strategy and that worked out even better than expected. That is just an awesome feeling.
Over the years we have become a mature company – my goals are to maintain momentum for Marktplaats.nl in this phase, taking our Trust & Safety approach to the next level and educate our users that Marktplaats is THE starting point for ecommerce.
Working in a fast paced e-commerce environment is exciting. Every day is different. It is great to meet interesting people, learn from my colleagues and most important have fun! I really like the fact that the company gives everyone many opportunities. Whatever your talent or interest is – there is always room to chase that dream.
There have been many! From PR summits to Friday drinks at the pub. From working late together ordering pizza to get a job done to becoming good friends with your colleagues. Or the feeling you get when your strategy pays off. There is always another amazing experience around the corner.
I think the biggest surprise for me was when we were still in our old office – far too small for all the employees we had at that time. People were sharing desks, phones, sitting in the hallway or were doing whatever was needed without ever complaining about it. It was an energetic and pleasant office to work in.
Our never ending passion and love for Marktplaats.nl and eBay.nl!
Ruben
Sales Manager
The great vibe in the Amsterdam office, you can feel the energy when you are in the building and I wanted to work for the biggest e-commerce site in the Netherlands
I learn new things every day
Collaboration with creative agencies to develop new advertising propositions like Integrated Brand Platforms for BMW
To position Marktplaats as a top 3 advertising platform in the Netherlands
The possibility and freedom to fulfill my role as Sales Manager in the way I feel fit
Ski trip to Austria with the salesteam
The speed in getting things done
Sales, fun and internet!
Petra
Business Marketeer
I was introduced through a friend at eBay and moved over to Marktplaats last year
There are a lot of new initiatives, and taking new initiatives is highly appreciated. It’s a young team, high energy level, and there always a lot going on. Dynamic, without loosing business and user interests out of sight
Growing the services team by phone outreach, setting up new communication streams for more business-oriented customers, DM campaigns, steering onsite traffic
I’m working to make Marktplaats business verticals a good place for the business advertiser, without making it a full B2C platform. I believe in the C2C strength
Arfat
GL Accountant / Assistant Controller
Fun, young team with a lot of energy and possibility to grow in my roll
Fun, young team with a lot of energy
The Kijiji Ireland project: helping my colleagues to set up a good running AP
Working to get better in my roll and as this is an international company there are possibilities to go abroad
It is close to my house and the fun colleagues I work with
Sent over to Ireland to work in a different environment
That there are no rooms. It is an open work floor and gives you a free feeling
We are smart people
Joost
Product Manager Goods
For the phenomenon that it is and to get hands-on experience in making your ideas reality instead. And for all the fancy borrel talk of course
For the smart people
Redesigned our 9 year-old homepage and currently redesigning of the View Item page and rethinking the UI of Admarkt (CAS project) with a new way of working (Agile development)
Happy buyers and sellers trading their arses off. Walking the razor’s edge to make things that work whilst ensuring we make our financial targets
The money ;-)
Must be the way we currently develop CAS. A big team working closely together in an agile way. Great new way to work, tough to get right though! But that’s the fun
The smartness of the site. In the beginning it seemed every pixel had been made a business case for. Over time you start seeing opportunities though…
Engagement with our company and site. And of course beauty :)
Dick
Manager, Automotive
Best in class in reach and business, lots to gain in Automotive industry
The people and high competitive environment
Experian data for each car: Really bursted the transparency in the car market. Took competitors over one year to follow
Be the best automotive destination for each car-buying consumer
Flexible and free in thoughts which (when thought is good) you may execute
Accuracy in predicting market-trends based on one-year-ago on a daily basis
Although very professional and high pases, still a very human-friendly environment
FrancineHead of MarketingI initially started working for eBay.nl. After the acquisition, I started working for Marktplaats. Of course I did what was asked, but I deeply deeply hated the move from eBay to Marktplaats … for two long weeks. Then I realized that that crappy looking classifieds site was in fact super strong, super sexy and had a tremendous amount of potential and challenges ahead! Since then I am one of its biggest fans.I love the people, I love the brand, and I love the fact that every day brings a new challenge."Beat Speurders"; Internet Marketing for Classifieds; the current re-branding project I am running.Growing our revenues, while becoming the most beloved site of the Netherlands.Continuous personal growth.Do you have a couple of hours?How strong the classifieds proposition is.Passion for Marktplaats.
RianneSenior PR managerI was looking for a next step in my career. When I learned about the position available at Marktplaats.nl I immediately jumped on. Marktplaats.nl is an institute in the Netherlands. It will be a challenge to find somebody who hasn’t heard of the site. Who doesn’t want to work there?! ;-)Besides the fact that I absolutely love Marktplaats, hearing all the amazing user stories is just fantastic. People that found a life partner or a friend, people that have their own business due to Marktplaats or the possibility Marktplaats gives to the less fortunate. Wherever I go and tell people I work for Marktplaats.nl and eBay.nl, they immediately start sharing great experiences they have had with both sites. I think it is fantastic that I have been given the opportunity to work with such smart, inspirational and passionate people, both locally as internationally. When I read or hear cool Marktplaats coverage and share it internally, I’m not just proud, all of my colleagues are too. That is a great environment to work in!I’m responsible for all Marktplaats.nl and eBay.nl PR in the Netherlands, from corporate related communications, trust & safety, to cars, services and housing, so you can imagine I work on a lot of cool projects ☺ An example of an amazing experience was a charity auction for a well known Dutch radio station. During five days the DJ’s of the radio stations stay in a house of glass on a square in one of the lager cities in the Netherlands to raise money for the Red Cross. During these days celebrities stopped by to drop off personal objects for the auction on eBay.nl. Seeing from such a close range a large part of the Dutch society working together to try and make a difference is just fantastic. Another great project was the launch of our new homepage. We took a chance in our PR strategy and that worked out even better than expected. That is just an awesome feeling.Over the years we have become a mature company – my goals are to maintain momentum for Marktplaats.nl in this phase, taking our Trust & Safety approach to the next level and educate our users that Marktplaats is THE starting point for ecommerce.Working in a fast paced e-commerce environment is exciting. Every day is different. It is great to meet interesting people, learn from my colleagues and most important have fun! I really like the fact that the company gives everyone many opportunities. Whatever your talent or interest is – there is always room to chase that dream.There have been many! From PR summits to Friday drinks at the pub. From working late together ordering pizza to get a job done to becoming good friends with your colleagues. Or the feeling you get when your strategy pays off. There is always another amazing experience around the corner.I think the biggest surprise for me was when we were still in our old office – far too small for all the employees we had at that time. People were sharing desks, phones, sitting in the hallway or were doing whatever was needed without ever complaining about it. It was an energetic and pleasant office to work in.Our never ending passion and love for Marktplaats.nl and eBay.nl!
RubenSales ManagerThe great vibe in the Amsterdam office, you can feel the energy when you are in the building and I wanted to work for the biggest e-commerce site in the NetherlandsI learn new things every dayCollaboration with creative agencies to develop new advertising propositions like Integrated Brand Platforms for BMWTo position Marktplaats as a top 3 advertising platform in the NetherlandsThe possibility and freedom to fulfill my role as Sales Manager in the way I feel fitSki trip to Austria with the salesteamThe speed in getting things doneSales, fun and internet!
PetraBusiness MarketeerI was introduced through a friend at eBay and moved over to Marktplaats last yearThere are a lot of new initiatives, and taking new initiatives is highly appreciated. It’s a young team, high energy level, and there always a lot going on. Dynamic, without loosing business and user interests out of sightGrowing the services team by phone outreach, setting up new communication streams for more business-oriented customers, DM campaigns, steering onsite trafficI’m working to make Marktplaats business verticals a good place for the business advertiser, without making it a full B2C platform. I believe in the C2C strength
ArfatGL Accountant / Assistant ControllerFun, young team with a lot of energy and possibility to grow in my rollFun, young team with a lot of energyThe Kijiji Ireland project: helping my colleagues to set up a good running APWorking to get better in my roll and as this is an international company there are possibilities to go abroadIt is close to my house and the fun colleagues I work withSent over to Ireland to work in a different environmentThat there are no rooms. It is an open work floor and gives you a free feelingWe are smart people
JoostProduct Manager GoodsFor the phenomenon that it is and to get hands-on experience in making your ideas reality instead. And for all the fancy borrel talk of courseFor the smart peopleRedesigned our 9 year-old homepage and currently redesigning of the View Item page and rethinking the UI of Admarkt (CAS project) with a new way of working (Agile development)Happy buyers and sellers trading their arses off. Walking the razor’s edge to make things that work whilst ensuring we make our financial targetsThe money ;-)Must be the way we currently develop CAS. A big team working closely together in an agile way. Great new way to work, tough to get right though! But that’s the funThe smartness of the site. In the beginning it seemed every pixel had been made a business case for. Over time you start seeing opportunities though…Engagement with our company and site. And of course beauty :)
DickManager, AutomotiveBest in class in reach and business, lots to gain in Automotive industryThe people and high competitive environmentExperian data for each car: Really bursted the transparency in the car market. Took competitors over one year to followBe the best automotive destination for each car-buying consumerFlexible and free in thoughts which (when thought is good) you may executeAccuracy in predicting market-trends based on one-year-ago on a daily basisAlthough very professional and high pases, still a very human-friendly environmentEverywhere around us the grass is green
