How does a pharma company approach advertising during a time when its products would seem to sell themselves? On this episode, Bayer's VP of media strategy and platforms Josh Palau talks about how the company's in-house ad buying team is thinking about its messaging, and about changing consumer behavior.

Integral Ad Science CEO Lisa Utzschneider talks about the nuance behind "coronavirus" keyword blocking, and how she leads a global company and keeps her employees connected when everybody is mandated to work from home.

Closing a merger during the coronavirus pandemic? It’s not what he expected, but Michael Barrett, CEO of the combined Rubicon Project and Telaria, is adapting the companies’ product road map and integration timeline to steer the company through this crisis.

Laura Desmond, former Starcom CEO and current interim CEO at Double Verify, shares lessons from the last recession and speculates on what the current crisis could mean for marketers, agencies and tech. 

Insider Inc. CEO Henry Blodget joins AdExchanger to talk about how he’s steering his company during the coronavirus outbreak – and his critiques of the too-little-too-late response by the US and if the current stimulus package is enough to help the economy.

Hearts & Science US CEO Erin Matts takes us on a virtual tour of her day pitching clients, supporting employees and trying to keep morale high during a global pandemic. She also talks about indulging in long walks with her labrador retriever, Bruce.

Live sports may be canceled, but life marches on for Jayne Peressini, senior director of growth marketing at DraftKings. Daily fantasy sports and egaming are "going nuts," she says. When Jayne isn't working or organizing fun virtual activities to keep her team sane, including Top Chef-themed lunch-making competitions, she's hanging out with her wife and two young children. Favorite Netflix binge program right now: "Tiger King."

Watson Adverting CRO Jeremy Hlavacek gives his forecast for digital media and ad tech post-coronavirus. Plus, how the lockdown is affecting Americans’ weather-checking habits.

GroupM Global CEO Christian Juhl discusses heading up an organization with 32,000 employees and some of the world’s largest brand clients amid a pandemic – all while being single parenting his 12-year-old son.

How can ad tech startups survive the COVID-19 pandemic? Will the economic downturn change the way MathCapital thinks about its investment priorities? Is the VC spigot shut off, or is there still money to be had? Most importantly: Should we start washing our fruits and vegetables with soap? 

MathCapital's Eric Franchi and AdExchanger's Ryan Joe try to get to these answers and more in this episode of Social Distancing With Friends.