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Questions I ask myself

Tuesday, January 24th, 2012

If you’re like me, you often forget things, questions like where are my keys? or what did I have for breakfast? are things I ask even when I’m not going anywhere or hungry.

But there are more important questions I ask, besides paralel universes or how proteins replicate. I often find my self asking the same questions, Who do I call to fix the satellite? or fixes my cars air condition? or even a good electrician? or plumber?

From the many different experiences people have with the service sector, many if not most are bad, I’ve noticed people tend to cling to a good service more than anything, there is nothing worth more than an honest good mechanic when your car breaks down, problem is, the service sector knows that, and many make use of it!

Jeeran, being a community based website that thrives on real people’s experiences, has brought forth a new level of communication and interaction with local businesses, its allowed people to share their experiences on businesses they’ve interacted with, quickly shedding light on those that stand out and putting those that don’t in the shade. With proper rating and filtering system, Jeeran saves everyone a whole lot of guessing and trail and error! One upset customer can go out and tell the world, with a click of a 1 JD mouse. Which makes sense, because our mission is, “To help consumers interact better with places
in their city”

Here is a great example of car mechanic interacting with reviewers, of which there are many in the services Category:

 

and another:

Who would have thought, interacting with car mechanics over the internet! Another question I should be asking my self is, is this for real?

“It’s customers that made Dell great in the first place, and if we’re smart enough and quick enough to listen to customer needs, we’ll succeed.” – Bill Gates, Microsoft.

It’s very important for businesses to know how customers perceive them but what’s more important is communicating effectively with those customers!

Claiming a business page on Jeeran provides business owners with a great free tool to track and respond to their customers reviews whether its “positive” or “negative” that’s what Bash Taouk – A new local restaurant- did with Omar –an unsatisfied customer- who had a bad experience when he tried Bash Taouk for the first time by inviting him and his family to the restaurant to fix that bad impression.

Having your business page claimed on Jeeran allows you to personalize it by adding photos and information about your business, monitor views of your business page and anounce deals which helps convert visitors to paying customers!

 

 

 

2011, the year we have expanded!

Sunday, January 15th, 2012

The year 2011 can be marked at Jeeran as the year we expanded to reach 200,000 places all over the Middle East to include more and more places, whether it is a place you would need and visit on daily bases like a supermarket or a bakery, to once in a lifetime place that you would want to pick carefully such as a wedding venue or a hospital.

This year can also be marked as the year the department grew from four people to a busy hive of bees, working hard on 13cities across the Middle East. Each team member now understands the importance of ownership and personal growth; something was still an idea early last year.

We believe in the saying “We learn and grow and are transformed not so much by what we do but by why and how we do it.” Sharon Salzberg

This year, we will be even working harder to cover more cities and more places, to make sure even the small grocery next door is there for you to review.

 

In last week’s episode of “Tech Tech” presented by Fouad Jeryes , Jeeran’s CEO, Mr. Omar Koudsi was hosted to talk about Jeeran.com and its  More details in the video bellow:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpnj8M109Xw

 

 

It’s Winter Time So It’s time for  indoor activities, We started With ” Smurfs ” movie with the majority voting to watch it. it was a very home like gathering with cozy atmosphere, lots of laugh filled the corridors after long working hours. we shall continue doing so every two weeks with  different movie and theme :)

Social Committee

Happy New Year

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012

 

On Behalf of Jeeran Team we wish you a happy and successful year full of achievements.

May every Day of the new year Glow with Good cheer and happiness for You and your Family.

 

We help businesses grow

Wednesday, December 28th, 2011

Jeeran is not only about helping people find great local restaurants, doctors, hairstylist, restaurants…; it’s about helping businesses grow, expand and improve based on customers experiences and reviews..

It’s very important for businesses to pay attention to what their customers are saying about them online, that’s something Pharmacy One – A local pharmacy chain – was aware of; posting Jeeran’s stickers on their 48 branches asking their customers to share their experiences and views on Jeeran, now pharmacy one has more than 80 reviews..
Jeeran help businesses get the most out of their online presence providing those with a free tool to communicate with their customers and track how many people view their business page, add photos and detailed business description, in addition to the opportunity of reaching out to the dissatisfied and bringing in new customers that’s exactly how feel burger- a new local burger place- benefited from Jeeran.
Our ads section helps businesses promote their services, offers and to appear on top results of peoples search. It’s a way of helping businesses with few or no reviews to stand out.

                                                Zeid Koudsi

                                                                               Head of Businesses, Jeeran.com