We have a wealth of new CJ starters for me to introduce to you over the next few weeks. I will start with the lovely Marta who has been employed as an Account Executive in Emmanuel’s team after a very successful internship. Yes, she joined us AFTER she had worked with us for a while. This means she must like us.

This is what Marta looks like (she is less blurry in real life!):

As Marta is not backward in coming forwards I will introduce her with a little interview.

I can tell from your accent (and the fact that you talk in Spanish with Brezo) that you are from Spain. Tell me about it:

Everytime someone asks me where I am from I think about making up a story about a terribley exciting place as nobody has heard of my home town, Logrono. I then explain to people that this is in the Rioja region. Automatically they smile, as if I am going to pull a bottle of red wine from my handbag.

Anyway, Logrono is a nice place worth a visit. There is a very popular road called Laurel Street where you can eat the most amazing tapas you could ever imagine – better than Brezo’s tortilla (Editor’s note – Marta is a liar, NOTHING is better than Brezo’s tortilla).

You’ve already been working at Commission Junction as an intern for a while. Tell me about it.

Yes, I have been working at CJ for quite a while. It has been and still is very amusing, and I mean at work, not when we go out…… This is my first job in the UK so I can’t tell whether this is normal or not, but I can tell you that it is very different from what I have seen in Spain.

I feel very lucky to be part of this company – the atmosphere and the people in the office  are things that make me enjoy coming to work every day.

What interests you about affiliate marketing?

It impresses me how many different ways there are to make money online. I find it really interesting every time we have publishers coming into the office to show us new/improved business models. I always wonder why I didn’t come up with the ideas, they’re awesome (Editor’s note – Marta is Spanish which means that she can get away with saying ‘awesome’)

Now some quick fire questions to help you get to know Marta better:

• Favourite colour – Green, but I never wear green clothes or live in the countryside.
• Favourite animal – Koala. I have never seen one in real life but they are so cute. Ross gave me a koala cuddly toy (one of the many random finds when we cleaned up the office) and I am much happier now
• Favourite sandwich – Anything without vegetables in it. I am not that picky, it is just that vegetables are not to be eaten between bread
• Favourite cartoon character – I would say Jessica Rabbit because of the resemblence (Editor’s note – hmmmmmmmmmmm). My favourite cartoon series is Fraggel Rock – and that is nothing to do with the resemblence.

Well thank you Marta. That was very enlightening. I will leave you now to get on with your day.

Welcome Marta!