Ugly Mr Covid has hit few business areas within our publishing company, dfv Media Group, harder than our Conference Group division. Another prominent victim of the pandemic was the annual Insights Congress of our market research & marketing magazine, planung&analyse, this autumn.But never underestimate the resilience of the female species. Sabine Hedewig-Mohr, managing editor of planung&analyse, and Diana Goldbeck, MD of dfv Conference Group, have created a virtual platform for international exhibitions that will appeal to marketers from all trades. The first such cyber venue, under the name Data Analytics & Insights Salon (DAIS), will be held on March 24 & 25 next year. Want to know more?