{"id":2057745,"date":"2020-03-30T08:00:43","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T07:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/northwest\/?p=2057745"},"modified":"2020-03-30T08:00:43","modified_gmt":"2020-03-30T07:00:43","slug":"audience-figures-rise-as-businesses-seek-trusted-news-and-thought-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/northwest\/news\/2057745-audience-figures-rise-as-businesses-seek-trusted-news-and-thought-leadership","title":{"rendered":"Audience figures rise as businesses seek trusted news and thought leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TheBusinessDesk.com has removed its registration wall, enabling a wider audience to access news and thought leadership content during this challenging period for the region&#8217;s businesses.<\/p>\n<p>Last week saw a six-month high for the number of unique users visiting TheBusinessDesk.com and this change is expected to further increase audience figures.<\/p>\n<p>Lee-J Walker, joint managing director of TheBusinessDesk.com, said: &#8220;Part of the increase in our audience is due to a general upward trend we are enjoying, but the coronavirus crisis has also added to the number of people who are looking to understand what is happening in their business community.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our commercial partners have also benefitted from that, with recent thought leadership content providing guidance and insight for businesses performing particularly strongly.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In times of crisis, people rely on the companies and news sources that they trust. 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