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 gives an overview of developments that have pleased or encouraged. Today with Webstages, Quickline, Bit Media, Weischer.Cinema, Cyon, Springer and Crowdify.
Webstages launches gift platform Quarantäne-Päckli.ch
Under the motto #VerschickFreude, the Zurich agency has compiled six different gift boxes and created its own Online store launched. In addition to encouraging packages such as Balkonien Deluxe, or the holiday package Birthday Lama, there are also not quite seriously meant packages such as the Wuhan Express for all lovers of black humor. Thanks to the personal handwritten greeting card, each Päckli becomes a heartfelt message to the next. The parcels are sent within Switzerland and to Lichtenstein.
Quickline waives call charges in April
The telecommunications company is offering its customers the cost of national fixed-network and mobile calls for free in April. This is in response to the current special situation with increased demand for information and communication.
Customers with a minute-based rate plan will have their domestic call charges waived, and consumers and business customers will be able to make unlimited calls from their cell phones and fixed networks to all Swiss fixed and mobile networks. In addition, Quickline will cover the costs for the streaming service Disney+ for two months. (SDA/swi)
Free e-learning platform from Bit Media
To support businesses and schools during the Corona crisis, e-learning provider Bit Media is introducing its E-learning platforms free of charge. In addition to virtual teamwork such as collaborating on documents over the Internet, the solution also enables the use of common software.
Weischer.Cinema launches solidarity action #HilfdeinemKino
With this campaign, the cinema advertising marketer wants to help Swiss cinemas. On Hilfdeinemkino.ch, advertisers can donate and have their spots played in return. Film fans can support their favorite cinema by watching commercials and also by making a donation.
Free, secure video conferencing solution from Cyon
With the sudden shift of many workplaces to home offices, video conferencing has become almost indispensable for many. Services like Zoom in particular have received massive attention in recent weeks, but have repeatedly come under criticism for data protection and privacy reasons. That's why the Basel-based web hosting provider with "Meet" a free video conferencing option hosted on Cyon servers in Switzerland.
Springer supports intensive care units
Springer is now offering free access to books in the fields of intensive care medicine and pneumology. In this way, the scientific publisher wants to help hospitals train their staff so that they are sufficiently qualified for the coming weeks to competently care for the increasingly expected corona patients with a severe course.
Crowdfunding platform Crowdify reduces fees for Corona projects
CrowdifyRon Orp's crowdfunding platform, has launched its own Chanel for affected companies/organizations in response to the current Corona crisis and reduced its fees from 9 to 5 percent. According to Christian Klinner, this means that only the expenses incurred are passed on to the project initiators. In the last few days, 69 projects have been submitted for review. Crowdify is working at full speed to advise all project initiators despite the urgency and to prepare them optimally for the funding start. At the same time, Crowdify has released its paid workshop as a webinar to support as many interested parties and initiators as possible.
