Culture

With the success of mass vaccination programs, the end of the pandemic feels more insight than ever before—and the return of in-person public life seems imminent.

While there is still much uncertainty, how can businesses unaccustomed to virtual-only events ensure that those planned for 2021 will go off without a hitch?

Engineers knit together to create highly orchestrated agile teams, meeting together for daily standups, code review and collaborations, all of which must be approached differently in a remote setting.

During 2020 and 2021, we’ve seen nostalgia everywhere. It makes sense, right? There’s no better time to pine for the past and relive happy memories than when we’re stuck at home during lockdown. Nostalgia has made its way into every walk of life, from our wardrobes to our Instagram feeds.

In a digital-first world shouldn’t your digital experience be completely cohesive with your brand? I explored this recently in a webinar called For Tech’s Sake: Where Does Brand Sit In Tech Obsessed Digital Marketing and that led to an interesting conversation with Dom Boyd, MD of Insights and Offer at Kantar UK.

Whether it’s farmers, stockbrokers, sports team executives, or pilots, people and things perform better when data, algorithms, and science guide them.

With 5.4 million women losing their jobs since the pandemic hit, it’s not good enough to pat women on the back and provide words of encouragement about change and support. Businesses need to provide real opportunities to help women get back on track and progress in their careers.

We know that half of the digital ad spend is impacted negatively by fraud. The industry has remained tolerant of fraud, which impacts the smallest to largest media outlets. In fact, Facebook announced that it deleted 4.5 billion fake accounts in the first nine months of 2020 alone.

Wake up. Eat breakfast. Get ready for work. Check email. Respond to requests. Do the job you were assigned. Finish. Eat. Relax. Repeat.

While the future of retail remains unclear, there’s no denying that more changes are on the horizon. By accepting that things won’t go back to how they were before the pandemic, retail leaders can stay agile and ready to meet the needs of both customers and employees.