Best Practices
Dispensing Hope
Carole Alalouf made this incredible video from one of Mark Schaefer’s podcast episodes.
Bottom Of The Pyramid
Consumer psychology has changed dramatically in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
God Save The City
A message of gratitude to those on the front lines.
Advertising Adapts to COVID-19
Four examples of how advertisers are adapting to the new reality of a global virus pandemic.
Carvana Commercial
Jeep's Same Day
Julia Louis-Dreyfus #StayHome PSA
Apple Delivers
The company is shipping the first one million this week.
Apple is dedicated to supporting the worldwide response to COVID-19. We’ve now sourced over 20M masks through our supply chain. Our design, engineering, operations and packaging teams are also working with suppliers to design, produce and ship face shields for medical workers. pic.twitter.com/3xRqNgMThX
— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) April 5, 2020
Sam Jackson Says Stay The F Home
Samuel L. Jackson reads Adam Mansbach's new book, Stay The F*@# Home.
#DistanceDance for COVID Aid
#DistanceDance, now seen by more than 8 billion people, thousands of whom have contributed videos - includes the social media star power of Charli D'Amelio, the most followed content creator on TikTok.
SNL Returns
Saturday Night Live returns from hiatus to world transformed by physical distancing.
DIY Shake Shack
Shake Shack launched 'DIY burger kits' with a free cooking tutorial. Now everyone stuck at home could recreate their legendary Shackburger.
Google Highlights Help
Google Maps is highlighting nearby stores that offer takeout and/or delivery as well as healthcare providers that provide telehealth services.
Found Art
Pick your favorite art, find three things lying around your house, and use them to recreate the artwork.
We challenge you to recreate a work of art with objects (and people) in your home.
— Getty (@GettyMuseum) March 25, 2020
🥇 Choose your favorite artwork
🥈 Find three things lying around your house⠀
🥉 Recreate the artwork with those items
And share with us. pic.twitter.com/9BNq35HY2V
Madonna and child.https://t.co/ZbnVeToUPE pic.twitter.com/7Vkl91CF6D
— Getty (@GettyMuseum) March 25, 2020
We challenge you to recreate a work of art with objects (and people) in your home.
— Getty (@GettyMuseum) March 25, 2020
🥇 Choose your favorite artwork
🥈 Find three things lying around your house⠀
🥉 Recreate the artwork with those items
And share with us. pic.twitter.com/9BNq35HY2V
Edward Burne-Jones, Temperantia pic.twitter.com/9Jygxc4XTW
— Suzanne King (@thesuzeum) March 30, 2020
7 Days Of Hope
Trina Paulus, author of Hope for the Flowers, will be reading a chapter from her wonderful book each night at 7 p.m. EST April 13-19 - in an effort to give us all hope during the pandemic.
Worst Practices
Pause Emojis
We might not get to use the next new set of emoji until sometime in early 2022.
Losing John Prine
COVID-19 claims a musical genius.
Songwriting hero, John Prine, has passed at age 73 due to complications from COVID-19. He will be deeply missed ❤️ pic.twitter.com/76DwBhcNV0
— cmt (@CMT) April 8, 2020
If you’ve never heard it — or if you have — here’s @springsteen & @JohnPrineMusic together, from Prine’s Grammy-winning ‘The Missing Years’ LP https://t.co/mBYjV5bzI9
— Backstreets Magazine (@backstreetsmag) April 8, 2020
Over here on E Street, we are crushed by the loss of John Prine. John and I were "New Dylans" together in the early 70s and he was never anything but the lovliest guy in the world. A true national treasure and a songwriter for the ages. We send our love and prayers to his family.
— Bruce Springsteen (@springsteen) April 8, 2020
Maybe Take A Look At Your Ad Campaigns?
Shiny New Stuff
BL's Finds
Flying Tiger includes downloadable coloring sheets, puzzles and more.
Chrome Music Lab is a website that makes learning music more accessible through fun, hands-on experiments.
How will we know if we've "flattened the curve" in the United States? What are the best sources for news about the coronavirus right now? How is this outbreak different than what we've seen before?
David's Finds
- Video Conferencing Guide - A fairly comprehensive comparison of video conferencing options
- IdeaBoardz - A free collaborative online brainstorming app
Weekly Numbers
How B2B Marketing Budgets Are Effected By COVID-19
Aggregage, Inc., the publisher of B2B Marketing Zone and more than 40 other B2B publications, surveyed more than 450 B2B marketing professionals about how they expect to adjust their marketing plans because of the pandemic.
