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Surviving the Thaw

Surviving the Thaw

Vaccinations are on the rise, new infections are falling and maybe there’s a thaw, a possible end to this crazy time. Some folks did well. And for some of those it was plain good luck. If you were Zoom or Peloton, your biggest problem was keeping up with demand. And...
Digital Transformation

Digital Transformation

Marketing in recovery won’t look the same Once the pandemic hit companies worldwide, marketers—the revenue generators, the customers’ closest ally, the barometers of ever-changing wants and needs—went into panic mode. That led to impromptu survival tactics and...
A Moving Year

A Moving Year

Real estate is one of the industries leading the COVID-19 economic recovery, but that industry resurgence is not universal. “Shutdown and strong snapback have occurred in certain real estate sectors. Others are still in survival mode and recovery mode,” said longtime...
Comparing Stock Markets to Economies

Comparing Stock Markets to Economies

The fruits of the market’s boom have not been felt everywhere. The economic impact of the COVID pandemic has been measured in many ways, as will the extent of recovery as the pandemic wanes. Political figures, TV talking heads and other opiners often cite the...
Invisible Giants – The Twins of Supply and Demand

Invisible Giants – The Twins of Supply and Demand

We never see it, but it’s always there.  Big as the planet, built of iron, steel and wheels, ships and planes and automobiles, factories, farms and mines—and it never stops moving, billions of miles a year. It’s the invisible giant that we never notice, until it shows...