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Fear Factor: Consumers’ Fear Suggests a Slow Recovery from Recession

April 16, 2020 by Ted 2 Comments

Photo from Manhattan showing stores closed due to recession and very few people on the street
[Photo: Juan Arredondo, New York Times]

COVID-19 Recession: Will Rebound be a V…U…or W?

The Coronavirus pandemic has hit America big time. With a head-spinning swiftness, the epidemic swept across the country with ruthless efficiency – first impacting densely populated urban areas (NYC, LA, Chicago), then spreading its tentacles throughout more sparsely populated regions of the country. It has extracted a devastating human toll, striking fear in the hearts of consumers, and brought a once bustling economy to a screeching halt…plunging it into recession.

We have never seen anything quite like this and for business owners and managers…we are truly in uncharted territory. With almost 85% of all Americans now subject to some form of Shelter-In-Place or Stay-At-Home order, everything except essential services, such as grocery stores and pharmacies, has been closed down – and most companies have seen their sales disappear. Will a fearful consumer complicate our recovery from this recession?

See more on what kind of rebound to expect…

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Filed Under: Consumer Trends, Economic Trends, Financial, Industry Trends, Management, News, Research, Strategy Tagged With: Coronavirus, COVID-19, recession

Stuck in COVID-19 Isolation? Country Music Star Says ‘Thank Goodness for Technology’

April 8, 2020 by Ted Leave a Comment

'Thank goodness for technology' says country music star Miranda Lambert

An astonishing 283 million Americans are stuck in some form of self-isolation or self-quarantine due to the fact that most states and cities have imposed a “Stay-at-Home” rule in the fight to snuff out the COVID-19 pandemic. This new reality in which we find ourselves means that almost all businesses (except for a few essential services) are closed – and millions of Americans are stuck at home with little or nothing to do. But what role does their technology play in this situation?

Thanks to Technology, we can all be connected…

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Filed Under: Economic Trends, Financial, Industry Trends, News, Technology Tagged With: Coronavirus, COVID-19, Miranda Lambert

Savant Launches New Support Structure & Options for Today’s ‘New Normal’

April 2, 2020 by Ted Leave a Comment

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Savant Adapts to ‘New Normal’ of Work-at-Home

You don’t need me to tell you…the entire world has changed dramatically in just a few short weeks. Deadly viral outbreaks forcing government mandated ‘Stay-at-Home’ orders is something we haven’t seen in our lifetimes. Well the good news is, Savant remains committed to supporting their dealers and has aggressively taken action to more effectively configure their company’s support systems to meet the challenges of today’s environment.

See Savant’s changes to improve support in changed environment…

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Filed Under: Education, Manufacturers Tagged With: COVID-19, customer support, remote support, technical support

As Overall Economy Hit by COVID-19, Layoffs Hit Tech as Well

April 2, 2020 by Ted Leave a Comment

AudioQuest Announces Downsizing

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A relatively large number of readers and industry sources have reached out to Strata-gee with word of cutbacks and layoffs at various industry brands – as the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) takes its toll on the U.S. economy. As was reported in a post just a few days ago, jobless claims jumped dramatically – by 33% in just one month – only to be exceeded a few days later by a massive jump in claims of 3 million more unemployed workers.

Now we are beginning to see layoffs in Tech…

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Filed Under: Brands, Financial, Industry Trends, Management, Manufacturers, News, People, Pivot Point Tagged With: AudioQuest, Coronavirus, COVID-19, layoffs, recession

New Study: Another Impact of COVID-19 – the Crash of Consumer Sentiment

March 26, 2020 by Ted Leave a Comment

Nearly 90% of Consumers Expect a Recession Because of COVID-19

Logo for L.E.K. Consulting and Civis, researhers on consumer sentiment

New research conducted this month shows another major impact of COVID-19 Coronavirus – the crash of consumer sentiment. A statistically significant survey of a representative sample of all Americans has reached concerning conclusions about consumer sentiment now and likely to prevail for months after the COVID-19 crisis passes.

See how COVID-19 has impacted consumer sentiment…

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Filed Under: Consumer Trends, Economic Trends, News, Pivot Point, Research, Statistics Tagged With: Coronavirus, COVID-19, spending

With Recession Certain, What To Do Now

March 25, 2020 by Ted 1 Comment

8 Steps to Recession-Proof Your Business

Most economists have come to the conclusion that a recession is imminent – if not already here – as the drive to stamp out the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has businesses being shut down and employees sent home. Many of these employees are either being officially laid off, or effectively laid off if they are hourly workers. Unemployment claims have already jumped and based on estimates from people way smarter than me – are going to go way higher soon. So now what do we do?

See logical next steps in a recession…

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Filed Under: Economic Trends, Financial Tagged With: Coronavirus, COVID-19, recession

Uninvited Guest: Attendees of ProSource Summit 2020 Exposed to Coronavirus COVID-19

March 19, 2020 by Ted Leave a Comment

Photo of entryway into ProSource Summit 2020

ProSource Confirms COVID-19 Exposure from Exhibitor at Annual Member Conference

ProSource wrapped up their annual Summit, this year known as Summit 2020 on March 11th. The event had barely wrapped up when within days many other organizations began canceling their events due to the rapidly propagating coronavirus epidemic sweeping across the U.S. ProSource barely got their event completed just as health authorities around the country began restricting gatherings such as conferences like theirs which congregate a lot of people in one place at one time.

And now we know that there was another attendee at the ProSource Summit 2020 – coronavirus COVID-19, an uninvited guest, visited the group’s annual event..

See more on COVID-19 at ProSource Summit 2020…

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Filed Under: Buying Groups, News, Shows & Events Tagged With: AVB, Coronavirus, COVID-19

Strata-gee Survey: Majority of All Tech Businesses Already Impacted by COVID-19

March 18, 2020 by Ted Leave a Comment

Strata-gee Survey: COVID-19 Impact on Tech

Strata-gee’s COVID-19 Impact on Tech Study Offers Insights on Early Pandemic Impact

This week, Strata-gee launched a survey designed to get a sense of the level of impact on Tech businesses by the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic now sweeping across the United States and the globe. Thinking that the timing of this survey was very early in the spread of the epidemic and likely to reveal a calm baseline reading, respondents surprised us with results that are fairly dramatic and showed that many are already feeling the impact.

See Strata-gee’s Survey: COVID-19 Impact on Tech…

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Filed Under: Integrators, Manufacturers, News, Sales Reps, Statistics, supply chain, Survey Tagged With: Coronavirus, COVID-19, survey

CEDIA Confirms Second COVID-19 Exposure at Florida Tech Summits

March 18, 2020 by Ted Leave a Comment

New Jersey Tech Summit in 2017
Tech Summit in New Jersey in 2017

In yet another email, participants of CEDIA’s recent Florida Tech Summits were told of a second instance of their potential COVID-19 exposure. The organization said that there are two reports of individuals “who have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19).”

See more on this 2nd COVID-19 case at CEDIA’s Florida Tech Summits…

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Filed Under: Associations, News, Shows & Events Tagged With: CEDIA, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Florida, Tech Summit

REMINDER to Subscribers: PLEASE Fill Out Our COVID-19 Survey

March 17, 2020 by Ted Leave a Comment

Strata-gee COVID-19 survey header

On Monday, all Strata-gee SYNCH subscribers received an invitation to participate in a survey from me titled COVID-19 Impact on Tech. I am seeking your help in better understanding the impact of this strange new normal of pandemic propagation in which we all find ourselves trapped. Many of you immediately responded and I thank you so much for that. But more responses are needed…

See more on our COVID-19 Survey…

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Filed Under: Statistics, Survey Tagged With: Coronavirus, COVID-19

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