Once again, the phrase, “We live in interesting times” is being used. There’s nothing but news about the coronavirus and at the same time marketing creativity is starting to flow.
- The Catering Company in Kirkland is offering ready-to-heat meal packages with reduced rates, no delivery charges, and emphasizing their food safety protocols.
- Precor is running ads promoting the benefits of working out at home in the “clean, fresh air.” With many people scared to go anywhere, including the gym, they’re hitting a raw nerve their potential customers have.
- An HVAC company is extolling the virtues of an air scrubber. Whether it works anywhere close to airplane filtration systems (hospital quality, removing 99.9% of contaminants) it sure sounds good.
- I received an email from HubStaff informing me their system helps track the accountability of employees working from home including automatic screenshots, website activity, and activity level based on keyboard and mouse usage. Given and owner told me she feels her working-at-home people get done about 70% compared to what they do in the office I’m sure there will be interest for this type of tracking software.
- Pagliacci Pizza is marketing touch free pizza delivery. Order online, leave a tip online, and get it delivered at your door with no person-to-person contact.
To me the calm and quiet feels like Christmas and New Year’s with one exception. There still seems to be activity between business buyers and sellers. And, historically an economic slowdown has meant a vibrant buy-sell market as individual buyers fear losing their job (or they’ve lost it), owners say, “Not again, it’s time to retire,” and other owners see opportunity to grow (by acquisition).
“Nothing dates harder and faster and more strangely than the future.” (Author) Neil Galman
