"On day 1 of đź“ťCOVID-19, Googlers worldwide moved to a "serve, don't sell" mindset" said Google Cloud executive David Ooley, "Customers needed empathy and creative solutions to the challenges facing their business and employee well-being." [1]
Google parent Alphabet reported better-than-expected first-quarter revenue, but warned that performance fell off sharply during the rapidly moving coronavirus crisis. Advertising demand was strong in the months leading up to the pandemic, with sales coming in at $33.71 billion — up 14% from a year ago. But Google executives say there was "a significant slowdown" in March ad revenues and the company is decidedly unsure how the coming months will play out. The tech behemoth has already slashed its own marketing and advertising budgets and will slow hiring for the rest of the year.
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- On day 1 of Covid [...], linkedin.com