Tag: Coronavirus

The Importance of Digital Marketing during the Covid-19 Pandemic

Christine John
Digital Marketing

When the Coronavirus pandemic started in 2020, many businesses faced the challenge of reaching their customers differently since there was a lack of face-to-face business or networking. Many businesses have become more reliant on their digital marketing strategies to build customer relationships and to increase sales. This post explores how important digital marketing is during the Covid-19 pandemic and what digital channels marketers are using to reach out to their audience. There are three important things that businesses have learned since we were struck by the Coronavirus pandemic. The pandemic…

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How to Cope with Changes at Work

Christine John
How to Cope with Changes at Work

Since the pandemic hit, we have all been forced to do things differently at work. For months, some of us had to work from home, some never stopped working in the office, and others were on furlough. Now that the government has ended lockdown, some of us may have had to return to work. You may be experiencing new policies, social distancing rules, and a different way of interacting and communicating with your customers and colleagues. It can be difficult trying to get used to doing things differently. Here are…

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Five Inspirational Quotes from the Bible

Christine John
Bible

We have all experienced difficult situations in our lives. The Coronavirus pandemic is no exception. We may have had to deal with losing a job, getting sick, falling into debt, or experiencing the death of a loved one. No matter what we’re going through, there are verses in the Bible that can encourage us, inspire us, and lift our spirits. The Word of God has a great way of showing us that we can depend on God at all times and he will give us the courage and strength to…

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How to Break the Habit of Negative Thinking

Christine John
Woman negative thinking

Since the beginning of the Coronavirus pandemic, we have been bombarded by negative images, news, and videos. We are constantly being reminded of how people all over the world are suffering from lack of healthcare, lack of food, poverty, deterioration of health, lack of safety and security, inequality, injustice, and death. These images and videos that we’re constantly being exposed to every day can negatively impact the way we view the world and the way we think. Negative events cause us to look at the world in a negative way.…

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How to Travel Safely on Public Transportation during the Pandemic

Christine John
Bus stop

Recently the government made the announcement that on 12th of April 2021 all non-essential businesses could finally reopen. Although we are all still living through the Coronavirus pandemic, this was welcoming news because it meant that the UK was finally returning to a certain level of normalcy. This meant that people who were on furlough or who were working from home would be able to go back to work. This also meant that there would be new job openings and many new opportunities for the unemployed to find jobs. Unfortunately,…

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How to Create an Inspiring Work Environment in the Midst of a Pandemic

Christine John
work from home

It was about a year ago that the world was struck by the Coronavirus pandemic. This deadly virus has changed the way we interact with people, restricted our travel, and changed our daily habits. One of the significant changes that has happened to most people is that we have to work from home. For some, working from home is seen as a blessing. They save money not having to commute to work, they are protecting themselves from getting Covid-19 because they do not have to work in the same office…

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A Very Different Christmas

Christine John
spending Christmas alone

We will be celebrating a very different Christmas this year. Instead of the usual parties, going to church and big family get-togethers, we will be celebrating Christmas with caution. We will be practising social distancing, staying away from our loved ones and celebrating Christmas with only the people we live with. Some of us, unfortunately, will have to spend the holiday alone. This is definitely not the normal way we would celebrate Christmas. Although the Covid-19 pandemic has forced us to change the way we celebrate this festive holiday, one…

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How NOT to go Looney During Lockdown

Christine John
Angry woman

Once again the UK finds itself entering lockdown for the second time, which will begin on Thursday, 5th of November, and expected to end on the 2nd of December. Most people are dreading this draconian move by the government as they wonder how they will survive this second lockdown. We may start to feel stress and anxiety because we cannot meet with our loved ones and are trapped at home. But there are things that we can do to keep from going looney during the lockdown. Develop a Routine You…

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Coronavirus: How the New Three-Tier Lockdown Rules Affect Us

Christine John
Covid-19, Coronavirus - Stop the Spread

All over the world, Coronavirus is on the rise. As of October 22, 2020, the number of cases worldwide has grown to 42,006,178 and there have been 1,140,759 deaths. In the UK, where I live, the number of Coronavirus cases increased to 810,467 and there have been 44,347 deaths in total. The government had first announced the rule of six on September 14, 2020.  This means that only six people are allowed to meet socially indoors and outdoors. If there are social gatherings of more than six people then they…

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Time to End Racism

Christine John
End systemic racism

Coronavirus has exposed many things that have been happening around the world. Because of the covid-19 pandemic, we have become more aware of domestic violence, homelessness, unemployment, poverty, and the challenges faced by the healthcare system. But most importantly, the pandemic has exposed racism in all its ugliness and police brutality on people of color, particularly, black people. On the news we witnessed a video recording of George Floyd, an African American man, killed by a white police officer during an arrest in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The officer pressed his knee…

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