Question

Is anyone here being impacted by the Coronavirus outbreak? As in lost clients, had clients reduce their spend or shorten their campaigns?  

Answer 1

Not yet, but one of my clients is living in denial thinking he will have no issues getting his next shipment from China. I doubt it will be that easy and he will most likely run completely out of stock.  

Comments

It's not cut and dry, , A lot of factories/shipping companies are back and work and firing on all cylinders, while others are in heavily affected or quarantined areas. Thankfully I have been able to fulfill all my orders bar one this month, , but affected product/service are hit and miss,  

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@dineen15800 I have heard some of the ships aren't even leaving the dock because there is no point, they just aren't full enough and if your stuff is unlucky enough to be sitting on one of those ships well.  

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@oz oh I see, that makes sense, The last shipment I got thankfully was before the virus hit, and all other orders have been via plane.  

Answer 2

Ecom taking hits but only those who manufacture in China

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@homocentric my local buddy who sells hair extensions is having a rough time :(

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@homocentric is that mask on kitty for real?  

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Coming soon to a dish near you

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@apricot4454  

Answer 3

Maybe. when I think more about it.  

Answer 4

No. But I did start thinking of which sectors might benefit (and to therefore target). E. g. home improvement, as people stay home this year & have Bbq's instead. I know one client with manufacturing bases in SE Asia is looking at 8 week delays on container shipments as a result of supply chain issues resulting from lockdown.  

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I just saw Zoom stock is up 30%. Your line of thinking is smart, as for sure impacts will broaden and deepen globally over next month or two at least.  

Answer 5

Yeah my mate gets all his stock from China (hair extensions). It hasn't caused a massive hit yet, but looking shaky af.  

Answer 6

4-5 weeks container shipment, little less for regular Air packages. Everyone having supply from China is affected

Answer 7

Not lost any clients or anything. I hadn't really thought much of it, but I've actually been positively impacted.  

Answer 8

Hopefully business owners will be sat at home more thinking about their marketing instead of wining and dining in posh restaurants and travelling the world  #yesidoskypecoaching

Answer 9

Know a person who owns a grow light company that cant get stock at all. He is one of the biggest brands in the business. If it persists, he will go out of business. It's been this way for at least 1 month.  

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@grecoroman grow light?  

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@meretricious grow light gor cannabis

Answer 10

Had a client ask if he could cancel if the area was shut down due to coronavirus. No known cases in his area of US

Answer 11

Another business group in the uk, they are seeing impacts on their business and clients aswell.  

Comments

Not here in the UK mate. At least, not yet

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@nila17365 a group I'm in says other wise but that some individuals not on economy wise. yey?  

Answer 12

One if my largest clients is worried about stock levels. Doesn’t help I’ve massively improved SEO so they are getting more traffic and sales than every before

Answer 13

Not my main money maker, but some parts are not available any more, prices went from $100 a piece to $400 some selling for $1k. End of Story, will not be offering that service right now.  

Answer 14

I am in Eastern Europe which has some small number of cases right now and no cases being currently confirmed in my country. Hopefully it stays that way. My primary concern is that I was thinking of getting started with my digital marketing agency full-time this year by working with US clients. I am wondering if SaaS companies will be impacted much since they are one of my target clients. Hopefully this will be handled by the end of the year without much further escalation.  

Answer 15

Clients in APAC are slashing digital marketing budgets left, right and centre. Very tough times for businesses of all stripes not just in China but around the region.  

Answer 16

Time to start working in the gold industry

Answer 17

Not yet

Answer 18

One of the biggest e-commerce websites in Belgium had to increase their prices w/ 10% because of the lack of inventory caused by Corona

Answer 19

Had a potential client talk to us a few days ago. Luxury vacation planner (i. e. travel agent). Seemed to be going well then she suddenly pulled the plug because she was scared of the coronavirus and how it would affect the travel industry. So there goes that one.  

Answer 20

One of our client (travel industry) downgraded its seo package due to low demand despite us telling him this is the best time to grow in seo with no pressure  

Comments

@lachlan66436 might be a good time to grow but they need their income to be able to pay for SEO

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@vanda agree.  

Answer 21

We had a really good prospect in the student accommodation sector in Australia. they decided to freeze all of their marketing initiatives for the near future.  

Answer 22

Travel companies

Answer 23

Got one in mining concerned and another in online sales who is worried they will run out of stock, because they have no eta on replacements from the factory in china

Answer 24

Seeing some of my ecom companies eat total face

Answer 25

Yes, one client a clinic for man ( yes erectyle disfunction, penis enhancements, hair transplants, NAD+ anti aging) has dropped almost to 0 leads. Located in Bangkok, and mainly got clients from Malaysia, Singapore, South korea, Hong Kong and China. Another golf client had complete golf tours and tournaments cancelled. It`s having a firm grip on business in south east asia. And probably will get worse before it gets better

Answer 26

Tourism industry here in SEA is getting hit pretty hard, regardless of if a place has even had any coronavirus cases. Phuket (Thailand) in particular is seeing an overall drop in bookings, despite having zero cases.  

Answer 27

Not yet John, but many businesses are struggling especially brick and mortar ones in my country. Training, education, travel and F&B especially is down by easily 50%. Thinking how to help them with this problem and get more clients in the process.