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Invite Friends   From the Editor's Desk President Obama's Advice for Leaders in a Crisis Figuring out how the coronavirus spreads and how your business should respond is incredibly complex. But when it comes to responding to the current crisis, President Obama's basic advice for leaders is simple: tell the truth. The former president spoke to leaders from 300 municipalities on Thursday at a virtual gathering organized by Bloomberg Philanthropies. His message, which he also shared via Twitter, was straightforward but powerful: "Speak the truth. Speak it clearly. Speak it with compassion. Speak it with empathy for what folks are going through. The biggest mistake any [of] us can make in these situations is to misinform, particularly when we're requiring people to make sacrifices and take actions that might not be their natural inclination." Continued here TradeBriefs: What's important, not just what's popular! 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Digital How SMBs can use lockdown time to be future-ready Given the fact that many SMBs are not equipped to operate business digitally, this is the ideal time to invest in building an online presence. 14 More Digital Stories Franchise Hertz, Car Rental Pioneer, Files For Bankruptcy Protection The coronavirus pandemic has devastated Hertz by grounding business travellers and tourists, making it impossible for the company to continue paying its lenders Franchise Spinny sells 300 used cars in lockdown, expects to return to pre-corona level volume by next month Its online-to-offline (O2O) model allows customers to discover cars online on Spinny's website and make the final purchase offline at a Spinny Car Hub. 4 More Franchise Stories HR States turn to out-of-the-box options to cope with shortage of doctors, nurses The four states that are the worst hit by the pandemic in India have been forced to consider out-of-the-box options as they find themselves struggling to cope with a surge in patients needing ever more doctors, nurses and paramedics HR The bloopers CEOs made at home during lockdown From breaking spectacles to messing up DIY haircuts to trying to fix gadgets, CEOs have found themselves in awkward situations quite a few times during the lockdown 23 More HR Stories Make us part of your daily routine   TradeBriefs and TradeBriefs International, bring you the best in business, culture, science and opinion. We bring you the important stories, not just the popular ones! Logistics Logistics to be game-changer for delivery businesses amid Covid if they make this cost-effective move Logistics for MSMEs: The penetration of technology in logistics will only increase from here. Logistics software-as-a-Service (SaaS) will see a lot of reception as companies will want to pay-as-they-go. Logistics Covid impact: Millennials unlikely to use public transport post lockdown As lockdown eases and some return to office, one of the major concerns among most workers is the commute to office.Most Indian metros have been reeling under the pressure of too many cars and not enough space 29 More Logistics Stories Advt: Work for the best employer - Yourself Advantages - Best B2B audience in India, no hard-selling or up-front costs involved, access to our content repository and air-tight agreements with instant gratification. Construction Realty check: commercial real estate stares at ghost-town future as pandemic upends work culture Technology and BFSI companies occupy more than half of the country's office space. With the service sector increasingly adopting work from home policy and tenants looking for smaller spaces to cut costs and stay afloat amid the prolonged lockdown, the dynamics of commercial real estate are set to change. Construction Warburg Pincus to raise stake in Asian real estate fund manager ARA U.S. private equity firm Warburg Pincus is raising its stake in Asian real estate fund manager ARA Asset Management Ltd (ARA) to 48.7% from 30.7%, as it seeks to capitalise on rising investor interest in property funds, both firms said in a statement. Construction India's brutally uneven development patterns are mapped in routes migrant workers are taking home The largest wave of internal migration is from the poorest districts of eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, forced out by agrarian distress. Construction Augmented, virtual reality will emerge as new normal in real estate industry: Anshuman Magazine In the present times, building resiliency through technology is a core focus for the real estate industry, and the significance of 'PropTech' is realised more than ever before. In an interview with Express Computer, Anshuman Magazine, Chairman & CEO - India, South East Asia, Middle East & Africa, CBRE, shares how CBRE is leveraging emerging technologies and what will be the key technologies for the real estate space in a post-Covid world 8 More Construction Stories Marketing The 5 dos and don'ts of marketing during coronavirus, according to this digital marketing expert Amit Tripathi, who has over 20 years of experience in digital marketing, has survived two near-bankruptcies of his business IdeateLabs. Marketing Media Dialogues: Here's how advertising industry plans to mitigate COVID-19 crisis Ogilvy in India employs 1,500 people and has built an enviable reputation for creativity.Get latest Advertising online at cnbctv18.com 11 More Marketing Stories Politics 'Congress supporting Maharashtra govt but isn't key decision-maker': Rahul Gandhi distances party from COVID-19 situation in state Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Tuesday distanced his party from the worsening COVID-19 situation in Maharashtra saying his party is only supporting the Shiv Sena-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government and is not a key decision maker. Politics At 2.87%, Fatality Rate Among Lowest In World, Says Health Ministry The nationwide count of coronavirus cases has crossed 1.5 lakh after 6,387 people tested positive for the deadly virus infection in the last 24 hours. 6 More Politics Stories Sports India's current pace quartet in Tests can be on top for at least two more years: Bharath Arun Bharath Arun believes that a lot of exciting fast bowlers are coming through the ranks and coaches, along with selectors, should be identifying the next batch in earnest. Sports Would pick Steve Smith over Virat Kohli for now, says Brett Lee Brett Lee reasoned that he chose Steve Smith over Virat Kohli as he has come back strongly after serving the ban. 6 More Sports Stories Entertainment From providing essential supplies to healthcare kits, here's how Amitabh Bachchan has been helping people during lockdown From providing essential supplies to healthcare kits, here's how Amitabh Bachchan has been helping people during lockdown. Latest Bollywood News, Bollywood Celebrity News, Breaking News, Celeb News, Celebrities News at Bollywood Hungama.com Entertainment John Abraham acquires Hindi remake rights of Prithviraj's Ayyappanum Koshiyum John Abraham, who has been producing films under his banner JA Entertainment since 2012, took to Twitter to make the announcement. The Batla House star said he was impressed by the perfect balance of action, thrill and a good story in Ayyappanum Koshiyum. 21 More Entertainment Stories Work The secret to why some people get so sick from covid could lie in their genes Some people die from covid-19, and others who are infected don't even show symptoms. But scientists still don't know why. Now consumer genomics company 23andMe is going to offer free genetic tests to 10,000 people who've been hospitalized with the disease, hoping to turn up genetic factors that could point to an answer. While it's… Work A therapist shares the 7 biggest parenting mistakes that destroy kids' mental strength We live in an increasingly stressful world, which is why it's important to help cultivate emotional and mental resiliency in our children. It won't be easy for parents, but avoiding these common mistakes can help. 14 More Work Stories Life Working from home has a long history: be careful what you wish for not wanting to go back to the office Many of us regard the prospect of returning to a centralised workplace with a mixture of ambivalence and dread Life I Review Hundreds Of Cover Letters: Here's What I Instantly Reject An experienced hiring manager explains what makes her eyes glaze over and what grabs her attention. 10 More Life Stories Retail Retailers, small businesses not registered as MSMEs eligible for emergency credit Retail businesses devastated by the 62-day lockdown have been declared eligible for the scheme, although they are not recognised or registered as MSMEs.  Retail Govt lays down SOP for retail outlets Visakhapatnam: A memo issued by the municipal administration and urban development (MA&UD) department has laid down detailed standard operating pr. 16 More Retail Stories Telecom Pixel 4A: Why Google's upcoming mid-range phone could be a winner The Pixel 4a could start retail for as low as $299, or around the Rs 30k mark in India. Here's why this aggressive price and its hardware could make Google's mid-range phone a winner. Telecom Huawei's order for MediaTek chips up 300% this year Chinese smartphone manufacturer Huawei has reportedly increased orders for MediaTek chips by 300 per cent this year from the previous year. Telecom Bharti Telecom's stake sale in Airtel a bid to become debt-free, Rs 68 bln up for repayment this FY: Analysts Bharti Telecom's stake sale in Bharti Airtel is a de-leveraging exercise for the entity to become debt free, analysts said, adding that the move will .. 13 More Telecom Stories Finance Indian banks have made $3.1 billion just by parking funds with the RBI- instead of giving them out as loans The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) may have slashed repo-rates but Indian banks are still parking their funds with the central bank instead of giving them out Finance Not gold or FDs, Indian women prefer to invest in real estate now – Here's why Women across urban India are buying property either to diversify their investment portfolios or to avail multiple benefits exclusive to women. Finance Mutual Funds: Invested in credit risk funds? Shift to safer banking and PSU funds You should evaluate the current portfolio of the fund to understand the extent of holdings in various rating buckets, such as AAA, AA, A rated, etc., and cash holdings. Finance Supreme Court issues notice to Centre, RBI on plea against interest on loans during moratorium The counsel argued that borrowers should not be penalised like this and banks should not add interest on the loan amount during the moratorium period. 12 More Finance Stories Food/FMCG Coronavirus: Indians Are Buying More Frozen Fries, Patties And Curries Sales of frozen foods like fries and meat products to curries and pastes jumped. Food/FMCG PepsiCo partners with Dunzo to deliver its food brands As part of the initiative, Dunzo would host Lay's e-store on its app and would deliver products within an hour of ordering. 10 More Food/FMCG Stories Software Tech due diligence will be top priority for firms eyeing M&As CIOs now need to give priority to upgrading IT security requirements, with constraints on IT budgets Software Eyeing higher automation, TCS launches AI workspace management solution 81% of global services decision makers say their firms are undergoing or investigating digital transformation, and 35% of those are investing in workforce enablement technology to drive it Software Tech lessons for states from Bengaluru's covid strategy The city used real-time data to target resources within known clusters to offer greater lockdown relaxations.By early April, Bengaluru had become the first Indian city to put out daily ward-level data on new covid-19 cases Software Microsoft will continue to invest in Skype video calling too: Here's why Microsoft will invest in Skype and add more features to the video calling platform. Read on to know more 9 More Software Stories Ecommerce Shopmatic introduces Grocery Web-stores to help Indias Kirana shops go online Shopmatic introduces Grocery Web-stores to help India's 'Kirana' shops go online Ecommerce Amazon India to add 50,000 temporary roles for warehousing, delivery network This will be a variety of roles in their fulfilment centres and delivery network including part-time flexible work opportunities as independent contractors with Amazon Flex, it said in a statement. 9 More Ecommerce Stories TradeBriefs Publications are read by over 10,00,000 Industry Executives About Us  |  Advertise Privacy Policy    Unsubscribe You are receiving this mail because of your subscription with TradeBriefs. Our mailing address is GF 25/39, West Patel Nagar, New Delhi 110008, India Powered by Blogger.