Now is Not the Time to Backoff.

A timely and relevant op-ed piece by political strategists David Axelrod and David Plouffe.

On the surface, this article is about politics. But replace "Joe Biden" with "your business," and what you have is a playbook for what every company (especially small and medium-sized companies) need to be doing right now: namely, leaning into their digital marketing and sharing their stories. Now is not the time to back off. If you do, you risk obsolescence amid the flurry of activity by others to corner markets in the online space. "The challenger needs to behave more like an insurgent…" Turn the tables on your competitors by taking action and not sitting idly by to see how things pan out. Be creative. Expand your reach. Carefully craft your messaging and content. Create a strategy rather than just throwing posts against the digital wall.