Deloitte closes UK offices in remote work shift, AMC Theaters highlight safety, and 31% of PR agencies see social media as top revenue driver

Hello, communicators:       

Spotify’s social media team started out the week by sharing the top songs streamed around the world from Oct. 9 to Oct. 15:

https://twitter.com/spotifycharts/status/1318178409390968844

https://twitter.com/spotifycharts/status/1318179423808606209

The move is a great way to showcase data with visuals, packaging so that consumers will interact with it (its top 10 songs image grabbed more than 2,700 retweets within the first hour of posting). Consider ways you can do the same with interesting facts about your organization and its offerings.

Here are today’s top stories: 

The consulting firm announced its shutting down four of its 50 offices in the United Kingdom as it seeks to cut overhead costs amid COVID-19. The affected offices include Liverpool, Southampton, Nottinghm and Gatwick, and the roughly 500 cmployees in those offices will switch to work-from-home contracts.

Business Insider reported:

“COVID-19 has fast-tracked our future of work programme, leading us to review our real estate portfolio,” Stephen Griggs, Deloitte’s UK managing partner, said in an emailed statement.