A Year in the Pandemic, By the Numbers: Thursday’s First Things First

Plus, silver linings from a year of upheaval

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Here’s What the Marketing Industry Lost and Gained After 1 Year in the Pandemic

Today, Adweek marks one year since the pandemic began. Before March 11, 2020, the world had been eyeing the situation with uncertainty and trepidation—but that day attitudes toward Covid-19 quickly shifted.

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