{"id":47439,"date":"2020-03-23T15:33:29","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T19:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/?p=47439"},"modified":"2020-06-28T19:50:07","modified_gmt":"2020-06-28T23:50:07","slug":"strange-days-covid-19-and-the-new-normal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/strange-days-covid-19-and-the-new-normal\/","title":{"rendered":"Strange Days: The New Normal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, is this the new normal?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When we <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/strange-days-dealing-with-covid-19\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">checked in last week<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, our team had begun working from home &#8212; although not everyone prefers that term, according to a recent internal study&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-47440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Pie2.png\" alt=\"WFH survey results\" width=\"600\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Pie2.png 876w, https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Pie2-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Pie2-768x556.png 768w, https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Pie2-50x36.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, while our WFH status hasn\u2019t changed, the rapidly changing global environment pushes us to expand the support we\u2019re offering.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>A few more templates\u2026<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last week, we offered a few free templates that may be of use to you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/survey.sogosurvey.com\/r\/dSIMOq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Travel Disclosure Form<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/survey.sogosurvey.com\/r\/6RPoKA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remote Work Readiness Evaluation<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/survey.sogosurvey.com\/r\/dt53gm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WFH Check-In Pulse Survey<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, we\u2019re expanding this offering to address many of the evolving needs we\u2019re seeing. If any of these sound good to you, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/survey.sogosurvey.com\/r\/no9ef9\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fill out this form<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0and we\u2019ll copy them into your account for free.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/survey.sogosurvey.com\/r\/2b6KEi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Partner Response Survey<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> idea came to our attention through a client project, and we love the idea. While the content here is completely original, we were inspired by this use case: While you know how your own organization is responding to this crisis, how are your partners &#8212; vendors, contractors, sub-contractors, and more &#8212; adapting or adjusting? Sharing this questionnaire with your contacts is a smart way to get fast answers and to adjust your own practices as needed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As more and more people are adapting to remote work, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/survey.sogosurvey.com\/r\/gO0Aby\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>WFH Healthy Habits Check-In<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is another pulse survey designed to help you keep in touch with your employees, as well as to encourage and inspire healthy habits. Part informative suggestion and part data collection, we\u2019re using this same form for our own internal check-in this week, too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can you believe how many emails and messages you\u2019re getting these days? Some are great offers or important operational updates, but some are just over the top. Make sure you\u2019re hitting the right notes with your audience with a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/survey.sogosurvey.com\/r\/vLfJ7o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Customer Communication Check<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. While a complete communication audit can provide powerful data at any time, it may make sense to narrow down to a few key questions to make sure your tone, content, and frequency are serving your customers well rather than turning them off.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>A few more offers\u2026<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To support your research, we\u2019re expanding our support. Beyond copying any of our free templates into your account, we\u2019re also extending a few additional offers:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have a Basic or Trial account and you need to conduct COVID-19-related research, <a href=\"https:\/\/survey.sogosurvey.com\/r\/no9ef9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reach out to us<\/a> by March 31 and we\u2019ll upgrade you to a Pro account for three months for free.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you need to expand your research capabilities during this complicated time, take 20% off of your first payment on a Plus, Pro, or Premium account when you sign up by March 31. <a href=\"https:\/\/survey.sogosurvey.com\/r\/no9ef9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn more here<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re conducting COVID-19-related research, we\u2019ll waive the cost of responses collected within your existing Sogolytics account if you reach out by March 31. <a href=\"https:\/\/survey.sogosurvey.com\/r\/no9ef9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Submit your request here<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>A little extra fun\u2026<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As part of our effort to stay connected with our employees and customers, we\u2019ve launched the second season of our Facebook Live show &#8212; SoGoLive! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sogosurvey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tune in on Fridays at 1 ET<\/a> for a fun check-in on what\u2019s happening around here, numbers in the news, and plenty more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fsogosurvey%2Fvideos%2F2774070596007425%2F&amp;show_text=0&amp;width=560\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So, is this the new normal? &nbsp; When we checked in last week, our team had begun working from home &#8212; although not everyone prefers that term, according to a recent internal study&#8230; &nbsp; &nbsp; Now, while our WFH status hasn\u2019t changed, the rapidly changing global environment pushes us to expand the support we\u2019re offering. &nbsp; A few more templates\u2026 Last week, we offered a few free templates that may be of use to you.\u00a0 &nbsp; Travel Disclosure Form Remote Work Readiness Evaluation WFH Check-In Pulse Survey Now, we\u2019re expanding this offering to address many of the evolving needs we\u2019re seeing. If any of these sound good to you, fill out this form\u00a0and we\u2019ll copy them into your account for free. &nbsp; The Partner Response Survey idea came to our attention through a client project, and we love the idea. While the content here is completely original, we were inspired by this use case: While you know how your own organization is responding to this crisis, how are your partners &#8212; vendors, contractors, sub-contractors, and more &#8212; adapting or adjusting? Sharing this questionnaire with your contacts is a smart way to get fast answers and to adjust your own practices as needed. &nbsp; As more and more people are adapting to remote work, the WFH Healthy Habits Check-In is another pulse survey designed to help you keep in touch with your employees, as well as to encourage and inspire healthy habits. 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