Good news despite the crisis: This is what set us up today
There is plenty of bad news these days. In this article, the Werbewoche editorial team provides an overview of developments that have pleased or encouraged. Today with Pixelpop and Digital Sprout, Netzwoche, Hostpoint, JobCloud, Help.ch and Die Ostschweiz.
Pop-up marketplace "Lädelishop" moves Swiss shops temporarily to the Internet
At Lädelishop.ch store owners can open a virtual shop and sell their products despite the lockdown - without a connection fee.
Behind the joint project are Susanne Suhner, Digital Sprout project manager, Raffaele De Giovanni, graphic and frontend designer, Arjuna Dean, managing director of Pixelpop and Gerhard Schriebl, owner of Digital Sprout.
Since the launch on Tuesday, more than 100 shops have already registered, offering a wide variety of items - from baby clothes and coffee mugs to leather goods and sporting goods.
Netzwoche gives away e-paper annual subscriptions
To ensure that everyone can read the print edition of Netzwoche at home, the editorial team is making the e-paper available free of charge for a whole year. There are no costs and there is no automatic renewal after one year - as is typical with trial subscriptions.
With the Registration everyone receives access to the current e-paper of Netzwoche as well as the opportunity to read the themed magazines such as IT for Health, IT for Gov, Finance & Insurtech or Cloud & Managed Services as an e-paper.
Hostpoint provides webshop solutions free of charge for six months
The E-commerce product is aimed primarily at SMEs and private individuals and is also suitable for customers with no prior knowledge. The Internet service provider wants to make a contribution in the current difficult phase and especially relieve small business, which is why it provides the first 6 subscription months free of charge.
JobCloud supports healthcare sector with free job ads
The Swiss healthcare sector is facing an unprecedented challenge. Due to the Corona crisis, there is an increasing shortage of personnel in the healthcare sector, which means that significant care bottlenecks are expected soon. In the context of the Action "Together we can do it!" supports JobCloud therefore hospitals, nursing facilities and medical practices to recruit medically trained staff such as doctors and nurses as quickly as possible in these challenging times.
To this end, vacant positions in the medical and healthcare sector that urgently need to be filled to combat the coronavirus are posted free of charge on the Jobs.ch and Jobup.ch portals. In addition, the companies have free access to thousands of applicant profiles and can contact suitable candidates.
Business.help.ch helps consumers and SMEs to maintain an overview
Due to the current situation, many businesses are closed or offer limited services. With Business.help.ch, Help.ch wants to provide a quick overview of businesses per location. SMEs can change their availabilities with a click and thus inform consumers about changes. In addition, current information, press conferences, point de press and the livestream of the Swiss Federal Council and the FOPH are displayed on the homepage.
Eastern Switzerland opens corona-free "séparée
At the moment, online media in particular are dominated by Covid19 reports. Even important contributions from other areas of life are literally drowned out. Eastern Switzerland is now responding to the request of numerous readers for less panic-inducing posts and is introducing a corona-free quiet zone.
In the "Séparée" all messages are published with the exception of those related to the virus. "Those who want to start the day without new news about the Corona crisis now have the opportunity with us by bookmarking our Séparée," says Marcel Baumgartner, Managing Director of Ostschweizer Medien.
