You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll wonder why you didn’t think to buy a Nintendo Switch sooner. Let’s check in with some of the ProFromGo team to see how digital marketing does social distancing with style.
While everyone else was binge-watching some weird tiger documentary, I feel as though I am trapped in a tiger’s den with two cubs (they are actually just really needy kids) trying to eat me alive. So, if you have a call with me over the next few months and you hear growling and/or crying – you know why!
I am basically surviving by focusing on work and playing way too much Nintendo Switch in order to cope. Like the great Olaf the Snowman once said, “This is called controlling what you can when things are out of control.”
For me, social distancing has provided a great opportunity to really focus on success for my clients. We’ve heard the platitudes: “Times are tough,” “we’ll get through this together,” blah blah blah. We know. What’s important to me is that all of my clients are empowered to keep telling their unique stories and remind their audiences just how amazing they are. There’s never been a better time to have a good web presence after all ; )
On a side note, my guitar and banjo have never felt more loved. I’ve been playing and taking care of my instruments like never before. However, I’m going to be SOL if I break a string...
I’ve planted 108 spinach plants. I’ve consulted my mother on applying for unemployment. I workout at home by curling buckets of rocks, and doing pull ups on a tree branch. I eat entirely way too much, and I have found that talking with my coworkers helps keep me sane. I laughed at myself thinking about all the goofy ways I’ve been dealing with things, but the truth is, whatever it is that you have to do to get through this, do it!
The only things I am guilty of are watching a few too many episodes of Chicago P.D., Blue Bloods and Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives with my laptop on my knees, and wanting to spend more time playing ball and running around with my two grandsons – who video chat and do their lessons and homework via Zoom, the same technology we use for our meetings! Who would’ve thunk it? But it’s all good, and like I said, it’s all pretty much routine to me.
It’s hard to not be completely consumed by negative news or scary statistics, but I’ve found peace in activities that I never thought too much about before. I’ve reconnected with friends from college on Group FaceTime, enjoyed being outside with the nice weather and started reading a new book. It’s safe to say that I will never forget this time, but that I also won’t take my normal routine for granted ever again.
In my personal life, I cope by trying to give myself grace. I don’t need to write a best-selling novel or master a skill. I’m allowed to binge TV or go to bed at 8pm. A lot of us right now are trying to balance a number of full-time hats (parents, employees, teachers, caregivers, etc.), as well as cope with a global crisis, and that’s exhausting. One of the hardest things has been not being able to see loved ones (some who only live 4 minutes away), so we’re getting creative in the ways we keep in touch. We’ve had mass family video conferences, I’ve joined a snail mail swap with my mom and sisters, my best friend and I watched the same movie while on XBOX party chat.. and I’ve played a LOT of Animal Crossing.
With all eyes on the internet, we understand that our clients’ online presence has never been more critical. Is your brand putting out the best version of itself? There’s frankly never been a better time to address your outdated site and lackluster digital marketing efforts. Don’t know where to start? Check out our website redesign checklist below, or contact us for a point in the right direction.