GPWA Times Magazine - Issue 31 - February 2015

ity? We were all extremely proud of the amount we were able to raise for such a great cause. The Donna Louise Trust is a charity which bet365 often raises money for. They are a local charity which sup- ports children, and their families, with life-limiting conditions. The day of the climb had quite an event- ful start, as the coach we traveled on to Snowdonia took a wrong turn, resulting in us being stuck on a very tight, steep road. After overcoming this obstacle, we were able to begin our trek up the beautiful Mount Snowdon, albeit a couple of hours behind schedule. It was a beautiful, sunny day, which made the climb tougher yet easier; the views were enhanced massively as we were able to see for miles, but the heat definitely didn’t help with the climb. Overall it was a really lovely day which was made even better when we reached the bottom to find we had doubled our on- line target for the Donna Louise Trust. How do you ensure that payments are sent out on time? And when do your pay- ments go out? We are very dedicated to ensuring that our partners receive their payments in a timely manner, and there- fore we have a dedicated payments team that ensures all invoices are dealt with and processed accordingly. In addition to this, we offer multiple payment options to our partners, allowing them to receive their commissions in the most convenient way for them. Partners are able to request funds either through a bank wire or, most commonly, into their player account where many other withdrawal options are avail- able. To aid the payment process, bet365’s proprietary backend is able to automatical- ly generate the partner’s invoice, enabling them to then sign the invoice and return it to us for processing, thus making the whole transaction as simple and quick as possible. What is the last book you read? Did you enjoy it? And did you read it on an e-read- er? Or do you need to have a copy of the physical book in your hand? You’ve actu- ally caught me at a really bad time with this question as shamefully the last book I read was Cheryl Cole’s autobiography, Cheryl: My Story . To further dent my repu- tation, should I have any left, I thought the book was actually really good. When read- ing books I always prefer a physical copy, although I have been considering getting an e-reader for a while now. What's your favorite movie? This is a tough question as I have a few favorite movies. Dirty Dancing is a classic and I don’t think I will ever get bored of re- watching “the lift.” On the flip side, I do enjoy a good action film or occasionally a scary movie — the Saw movies are per- sonal favorites. Most recently I went to see Gone Girl at the cinema. It was a re- ally great film and I can’t recommend it enough to those who haven’t already been to see it. What do you use for most of your web surfing: desktop computer, laptop, tab- let or smartphone? It’s 50/50 for me, re- ally — I use my smartphone for social me- dia and any quick Google searches, but if I am online shopping then I would tend to use my laptop as it is easier to manage. If we picked up your iPhone and pressed play, what song would be playing? And where do you listen to your mu- sic? Spotify, Pandora or iTunes? I tend to listen to music from my iPhone or I will sometimes login to Spotify if there is something in particular that I want to listen to. I do have quite a varied taste in music so you could come across anything when hitting shuffle, and therefore, out of fairness, I have just hit the shuffle but- ton on my iPhone and “Wonderful” by Ashanti, Ja Rule and R. Kelly came on. If you could go anywhere on vacation, where would you go? It’s hard to choose just one place as there are many different countries currently on my “To Visit” list. I’d love to go to Italy, which is a trip I am hoping to arrange soon for next summer. A little farther afield, and as with many others in the industry, Las Vegas would also be a must. I always hear such great things about Vegas and it would be great to get out there and experience it myself. If you could have dinner with three peo- ple, living or dead, who would they be? This is a pretty tough question to be fair about, as there are so many people I could choose. But if I were to choose only three they would have to be Beyoncé, as she’s the most powerful and influential woman around at the moment; Robbie Williams, as I have always loved his music; and fi- nally, the artist Banksy, as he is one of my favorite artists and has never been seen. I am very, very curious to see the man be- hind these amazing works of art. Name three things that people don't know about you. There isn’t much that people don’t know about me, to be honest, as I am a pretty open book. But for those who don’t know me I am a bit of a “crazy cat lady” — the title was first given to me by the other members of the performance marketing team after I got my kitten Otis last year and would often tell stories of its mischief. Something else people may not know is that at the age of 16 I was a qualified ski instruc- tor and I taught both adults and children how to ski on the weekends. Finally, I think it would have to be that I often fancy my- self a bit of a “rapper,” although this usu- ally only comes out after a couple of drinks. We appreciate all of the work our partners do to continually drive new customers to bet365 and we therefore find it only fair to work just as hard to ensure we maintain these customers – an effort the success of which is shown in the company’s year-on- year success.” 67 Affiliate Manager Interview Series