• Introducing Riccardo and our work on community rewards & recognition
    Feb 12 2024

    Darren is joined in episode 5 by Riccardo who joined Pepper last year to lead our rewards and recognition project.


    We look to give back to our community in many ways and Riccardo talks us through his experience working elsewhere and what he hopes to bring to hotukdeals and the other countries he is responsible for.


    What are we currently doing to reward users?


    What do we think the future holds?




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    29 mins
  • #4 - Hotukdeals legend MrSwitch joins us to talk about his journey from member to Editor and what his username REALLY means
    Aug 23 2023

    Maybe this is the one you've all been waiting for?! Hotukdeals legend @MrSwitch has joined us for episode 4 and it was really great to speak to him about his love for the community and why he does what he does. In this episode you can expect to hear: 


    His journey from user to editor

    How to get over the disappointment of a cold first deal

    What did he think of the Pepper Expert Program

    What does his username REALLY mean

    Which phone did he order to make him late to record the podcast?


    ...and more! 


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    35 mins
  • #3 - Vanessa from mydealz joins us to talk about being a Community Manager at Pepper
    May 29 2023

    Welcome to Episode 3 of FlameCast - The hotukdeals Community Podcast. Brought to you by the team and community at Pepper.


    In this episode Jason and Darren is joined by Vanessa who is our Community Manager for mydealz. For those not aware, mydealz is the German hotukdeals and was founded by our group CEO Fabian. In this episode we talk with Vanessa about the challenges faced when managing such a large community (2.17m users and over 38m conversations!). Vanessa also explains her hottest deal and it really was an absolute scorcher!!


    Tune in then go join the discussion over at hotukdeals where they'll be ready to answer your questions and take your suggestions on future episodes.


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    26 mins
  • #2 - Update on Publication Rules and our future plans (including a little tease at the end!) with Darren & Jason
    Mar 12 2023

    Welcome to Episode 2 of FlameCast - The hotukdeals Community Podcast. Brought to you by the team and community at Pepper.


    In this episode we have Darren (Director of Community) and Jason (Head of Community Operations) take us through some of the updates from the past 3 months as well as a little teaser at the end of some of our plans they will be looking to ramp up over the next few months through to the end of 2023.


    Tune in then go join the discussion over at hotukdeals where they'll be ready to answer your questions and take your suggestions on future episodes.


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    27 mins
  • #1 - Introduction to the new Publication Rules with Dan, Darren & Jason
    Dec 16 2022

    Welcome to the very first episode of FlameCast - The hotukdeals Community Podcast.


    In this first episode we'll have Dan (VP of Operations), Darren (Director of Community) and Jason (Head of Community Engagement) take us through the whole process of planning the new Publication Rules and the thinking behind each of the rules which helps our users understand the types of deals that can be shared on hotukdeals and the other Pepper sites around the globe.


    Please join the Discussion over at hotukdeals to let us know if you have any questions or to simply suggest who you would like to hear from in future episodes.


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    39 mins