| | | | | First Things First | | May 11, 2020 | By Jameson Fleming |
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| From Facebook to KFC—11 Brands Honor Moms in Light of the Pandemic | |
First, I just want to say Happy Mother's Day to all the moms reading this newsletter today. I hope you were able to find creative ways to celebrate yesterday with the people you love (and special shout-out to my wife—and mother of a toddler and a four-month-old baby—and my mom, who I couldn't be with yesterday). Brands took a different approach this year to Mother's Day for obvious reasons. They leaned heavily on user-generated content to tell the stories of being a mother in lockdown. You know: the stories of being a mom, an employee, a job-seeker, an essential employee, a teacher, a spouse and so many more roles at once. Two ads really stood out: Peanut, a social networking app for moms, and Teleflora debuted two moving spots using submitted videos to honor mothers. Watch them here. Related: Even with soaring unemployment, Americans still dropped a whole lot of cash on their moms this year. With several shopping days to go, spending on Mother's Day gifts had already outpaced last year's $24.6 billion. See the eye-popping numbers here. Thought Leadership: According to one survey, working mothers have been described as less competent and less committed to their careers than their peers. The survey also found that only 47% of working mothers are recommended for hire, compared to 87% of childless women. Now is the time to change that perception, according to Bianca Reed, senior director of client development, at Rain the Growth Agency. | |
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| Workplace Tip: What companies have done to make working from home successful? | |
JP Durrios, CFO and COO at DISQO We provided extra equipment as needed (monitors, chairs, etc.) and a “Work From Home” stipend, so people could cover additional expenses to make their work space at home more comfortable. Katie Ramp, Director of Talent, MUH-TAY-ZIK | HOF-FER We've also set up quite a few moments for our staff to stay connected, from a weekly all agency meeting, to twice per week workouts with a different staff member hosting each one, cosplay happy hours where you dress to match a themed zoom background, bi-weekly guided meditation and breathing exercises, bi-weekly yoga, and a workshop on coping mechanisms for stress led by a licensed therapist. When we started this, it was about how to stay productive while working from home, now going into month three, it is about mental fortitude. | | | |
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| | Featured Jobs | Comcast Spectacor New York, New York | California Lotter Sacramento, California | 24 Seven Talent New York, New York | Team Whistle New York, New York | Talent Search Boston Boston, Massachusetts | | |
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