Monthly Archives: March 2020

Capitalizing on crisis: Strategy in the time of coronavirus

The failure to prevent, contain, and mitigate COVID-19 could wreak more havoc on the global economy than the 2008 financial crisis and so-called Great Recession, Foreign Policy magazine projects. As Rahm Emmanuel, former White House chief of staff under President … Continue reading

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New Language Acquisition: Norwegian

During this worldwide COVID-19 scare, social distancing measures are put in place. Sometimes, we can treat disaster and triumph as two sides of the same coin. Instead of bemoaning this unwelcome change of getting “stuck at home”, we can spin … Continue reading

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What if a pandemic happens, but too few journalists are employed to cover it?

People everywhere are hungry for information about COVID-19, as disease outbreaks affect their communities, countries, and the world. However, at a time when trusted and accurate news is urgently needed, sources of it are suffering greatly—right along with other industries—and … Continue reading

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COVID-19 Leaves Olympic Athletes Concerned About Sponsorships

Athletes competing in the now Tokyo 2021 Summer Olympics are left with concerns regarding their contracts and even being able compete in a year. Most of the contracts for the athletes are performance-based. If the athlete is unable to perform, … Continue reading

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Fast food chains still welcome customers, but with new safety measures

Those looking to score a famous Popeyes chicken sandwich, an In-N-Out double double, or a Big Mac are in luck. The restaurant chains that sell these products, along with most other fast food chains, for now remain open, if only … Continue reading

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Have You Heard about the Tiger King?

Amid the current global crisis, with all non-essential persons working from home, the Netflix docu-series that “everyone” is talking about seems to be the only thing trending that is not directly related to COVID-19. If you haven’t yet heard or … Continue reading

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Wineries experiment with new ways to market and sell during COVID shutdowns

Wineries in Northern California’s Wine Country rely on visitors and direct-to-consumer purchases, and over the past three years this area has been knocked around with devastating fires in 2017, 2018, and 2019. Floods in the spring of 2019 caused several … Continue reading

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Pandemic Paradigm in Hollywood… or not?

COVID-19 is the subject on the lips of most souls these days, and why wouldn’t it be? The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on each corner of the world. Anxiety, illness and unimaginable loss of life are at the forefront … Continue reading

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2020 Summer Olympics – Will they or won’t they happen?

The recent developments of the COVID-19 pandemic seem to have affected every source of entertainment from theaters to daytime shows, such as Ellen, and sports. It is during times like these that we realize how much sports play a part … Continue reading

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The role of positive brand communication in the time of corona virus

As a follow-up to Rayanne’s post, I thought it would be interesting to explore how brands are communicating positivity at a time when society as a whole is navigating the public health challenge of COVID-19, in addition to other personal, … Continue reading

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