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Re-connecting with consumers in a post-Covid world, by Heriot-Watt University’s Dr. Paul Hopkinson

Economic indicators show that growth will return by the end of the year, but marketers need to make it easy for their customers to spend again, writes Dr. Paul Hopkinson, associate head of Edinburgh Business School for Heriot-Watt University Dubai; academic lead for Heriot-Watt Online.

For marketers, disruption has become a way of life. Increasing customer knowledge and sophistication, globalisation of markets, climate change, digital transformation and evolving business models are just some of the disruptive influences marketers continue to navigate. The Covid-19 pandemic, however, is different because of its rapid and wide-ranging impact, forcing businesses to change their operating procedures and adapt their long-standing and, in many cases, well-proven go-to-market strategies almost overnight. Businesses have been forced to find new ways to interact with their customers and employees and accelerate digital transformation.

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