Digital Marketing in the Age of the Coronavirus
Digital Marketing in the Age of the Coronavirus The coronavirus is in the midst of its second wave and governments around the world are again trying to contain it by closing schools, public spaces, and borders. This has affected all businesses – and marketers need to adapt their digital marketing strategy. Physical events such as business conferences, sporting events, and concerts have been canceled and global markets have been in a free fall. Companies, such as Unilever, Spotify, and Google, are encouraging employees to work from home. Now marketers are asking themselves, ”how permanent are these changes?” A Different Consumer The sudden increase of people being indoors has led to a change in lifestyle where consumers have shifted to spending more time online than before. Brands already catering to the ‘sofa-surfers’ have shown to be in the clear and in some cases have even seen an increase in sales. Brands that are traditionally offline have innovated new online prod...