Due to the new work from home reality across the globe, agencies, brands and consultants are all adapting to pitching over Zoom.
April 03, 2020

Due to the new work from home reality across the globe, agencies, brands and consultants are all adapting to pitching over Zoom. Agencies have spent decades perfecting how to immerse clients into a story and make them feel connected to an idea so that they buy it. Transforming how that's done digitally can be awkward. Read more below.

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