Tag: coronavirus

August 16, 2021

Dentsu’s 15% organic revenue growth was welcome news for the holding company after seeing revenue decline in Q1 amid the continued effects of the coronavirus pandemic. As the economy began to recover in Q2, Dentsu saw increased revenues as client […]

April 13, 2021

Digital payments have clearly been catching on with the annual volume climbing by more than a billion annually in each of the past six years and the annual value growing by more than $1 trillion in each of the last […]

March 12, 2021

When coronavirus vaccines first became available, state health officials in Virginia turned to software recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to schedule appointments. But people complained that the software, called VAMS, was too confusing for older adults […]

July 13, 2020

Component suppliers are reporting that Apple is to increase its orders for MacBook Pro parts as the initial demand from more people working from home appears to continue. While the coronavirus appears to have badly affected iPhone sales, yet greatly […]

July 1, 2020

Supply chain sources say that Apple is working to minimize delays caused by coronavirus, but it remains uncertain whether the “iPhone 12” will launch in September as usual. Following reports about Apple cutting its 2020 orders for “iPhone 12” components, […]

June 2, 2020

Here’s a non-shocker: U.S. marketing spend is falling and will continue to do so. And hundreds of thousands of marketers will be out of jobs. US jobless claims passed the 40 million mark last week, after all. Just how bad […]

May 26, 2020

Today, marketing shifts happen without warning and seemingly overnight. The novel coronavirus caused the initial wave, and now the industry is impacted by the surf. People under stay-at-home orders are spending more time online, leading to Facebook traffic spikes, Google search adjustments, […]

May 19, 2020

Marketing leaders everywhere have spent the last few weeks taking stock of our “new normal” and what this global pandemic means for their brands. As events are canceled, campaigns get postponed, and much of communication goes digital, we are all […]

May 1, 2020

No one predicted that a virus that emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan would take the world into its grip. All around the world, life is on standstill and most economic and social activities have come to a halt. […]

April 24, 2020

Amazon is extending its increase in the hourly pay rate of warehouse workers through May 16th, according to a report from CNBC. The company originally announced in March that, as part of its hiring increase to contend with the huge […]

April 9, 2020

Microsoft is revealing more about how people are using its Teams app, and it predicts the novel coronavirus pandemic will be a turning point that will change how we work and learn forever. Demand for Microsoft Teams surged worldwide last […]

April 8, 2020

It’s flooding the news everywhere: More medical equipment is desperately needed as governments around the world scramble to obtain more masks, ventilators, gloves, and sanitizer to support the latest hot spots impacted by the coronavirus. Nobody seems to know where […]

April 1, 2020

Over the past couple of weeks, paid search specialists Adthena have been sharing some fascinating insight into how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting the paid search sector in markets around the globe. I spoke to Adthena’s VP of marketing Ashley […]

March 26, 2020

Google has issued a set of guidelines and a helpful FAQ to website owners to try and minimize the damage being done by worldwide shutdowns, both online and off, over the coronavirus pandemic. The company says the most important advice […]

March 23, 2020

As the novel coronavirus continues to spread around the world, more governments are relying on mobile carrier data to track everything from patients who should be isolated to how well people are following limited-movement edicts. Mobile carriers in the European […]

March 6, 2020

eBay is escalating its fight against online price gouging during the coronavirus outbreak with a new outright ban on all sales of face masks, hand sanitizer, and disinfectant wipes. The new policy, outlined in a notice to sellers posted Friday, […]

March 4, 2020

Despite the ongoing issues with the coronavirus affecting the Apple supply chain in China, it seems one upcoming model may not be too heavily impacted by the virus outbreak. If it is to be believed, the tentatively named “iPhone SE […]

March 3, 2020

In a note to investors seen by AppleInsider, Ives continues to see the coronavirus as less of a permanent problem for Apple and the iPhone, and more of a timing one. Instead of investors looking at the short-term impacts, Ives […]

February 26, 2020

Microsoft said late on Wednesday that it would miss the third quarter guidance it set out earlier this year for its personal computing segment, which includes money it makes from licensing Windows and selling Surface devices. The culprit, as is […]