{"id":1158,"date":"2020-07-06T14:24:45","date_gmt":"2020-07-06T14:24:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.plastikcity.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1158"},"modified":"2020-10-23T12:47:08","modified_gmt":"2020-10-23T12:47:08","slug":"business-engagement-rules-changed-forever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.plastikcity.co.uk\/blog\/business-engagement-rules-changed-forever\/","title":{"rendered":"Have the Rules of Business Engagement Changed Forever?"},"content":{"rendered":"

We\u2019ve all heard soundbites about how the COVID crisis has permanently changed the way we do business.\u00a0 But will this apply to the UK Plastics Sector?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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As things stand today, we are having minimal direct contact with our business colleagues and little or no face to face interaction with customers or suppliers.\u00a0 We aren\u2019t just talking about sales personnel and management teams meeting up at business premises; all of this year\u2019s plastics exhibitions and networking events have been cancelled or postponed.<\/p>\n

Now it\u2019s widely known that the average age of senior managers is relatively high compared to other sectors. So how have we managed? As the reality is, we have still been communicating!<\/p>\n

What has happened is that even the most stalwart of the \u2018the old way is the best way<\/em>\u2019 brigade have been using video conferencing.\u00a0 Whether it\u2019s Teams, Zoom or good old-fashioned Skype, once they have mastered the mute button, they\u2019re away!<\/p>\n

We have been forced into kickstarting the next stage of a digital revolution.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h6>\n

As a digital procurement and marketing company, this makes PlastikCity<\/a> particularly well-positioned to analyse the current and longer-term changes to how our sector conducts business.\u00a0 Here are a few observations, some of which are a little light-hearted, but still hold true:<\/p>\n