Having worked in Las Vegas and in the gaming/hospitality business for just about 28 years, I’ve seen and experienced a lot. I’m closer to the end of my career than the beginning and thought maybe the most important work I would do is behind me, and I was OK with that. 2019 wasn’t a great year and whenever I would talk to people about what we were going through, we all pointed to 2020 ahead and the certainty it would be a better year. That was the focus — next year will be better. If only we knew how good we had it in 2019.
Although businesses are beginning to reopen, the post-COVID workplace is evolving and what we knew as “normal” may never return completely. While many Americans have adjusted to working from home — some even feeling more productive than in a traditional office space – others are looking to go back to the office for a sense of normalcy amid the pandemic. With the costs associated with upholding an office space, the pandemic has made more employers than ever consider the switch to work from home, which begs the question: is work from home here to stay?
The way we design, build and inhabit cities may never be the same. The new restrictions placed on society have provided a catalyst to rethink much of what we take for granted in the built environment.
The year 2020 will likely go down in the history books as both unprecedented and game-changing on a multitude of levels. The global COVID-19 pandemic continues to challenge — and transform — social and economic structures around the world.
When Gov. Steve Sisolak announced a statewide shutdown of all nonessential businesses on March 17, I had strong concerns about my health, my business outlook, the future of Nevada and our country. Was there going to be a future? And, what will that look like? My thought process spreads to every avenue in my life. I was seeing the coronavirus outbreak spreading across the U.S., impacting nearly every industry, and I knew the construction sector would not be immune from its effects.
MassMedia Marketing, Advertising, PR is analyzing current digital media consumption trends and offering insight to businesses that are trying to maintain and even increase their brand awareness during this pandemic.
Our state today looks profoundly different than it did just a few weeks ago. States across the U.S., including Nevada, have implemented strict social distancing guidelines. Most businesses that could have transitioned to remote work and many brick-and-mortar shops have turned entirely to digital sales in order to slow the spread of the coronavirus. And, while the shops are now slowly reopening and our state’s physical distancing restrictions are being gradually lifted, the implications of a period of such immediate transition and reliance on digital tools will be profound and lasting.
While it may not be business as usual, Nevada Realtors are still busy helping people buy and sell homes during this pandemic.
Maintaining connections to work and social circles has never been more important in this new era of working at home and social distancing. In the past few months, we’ve transitioned from traditional offices to kitchen tables and home offices, set new records for streaming content and pushed our home internet and Wi-Fi to the max.