There's no shortage of interesting industry content available right now, so we've curated a snap-shot of some great reading and training you might want to dip into. Many Advertising Agencies have quickly adapted to innovate and support the community with free access to webinars and podcasts to help you think, learn and keep connected. Here's a selection of top picks:

New industry podcasts, webinars and websites:

• CHE Proximity have released a program of webinars called "One Step Ahead" aimed at tackling issues that help marketers adapt quickly in these times. Register at onestepahead@cheproximity.com.au
• Junior - a team inspiring the next wave of creatives, has released a great new podcast series interviewing key industry players. You can find it here.
• Dentsu Aegis Network are running a webinar series called Socially Distant Dialogues. You can register for the discussion here.
• Independent agency PENSO have released a new website examing case studies of businesses that have pivoted during this time. Fascinating innovation tales. www.covots.com
• TBWA network have released a strategic report on how brands can navigate through this time. Available for download here.

Free online courses. A great opportunity to up-skill.

• TAFE NSW is offering free courses from small business to digital skills. Check out the courses at www.tafensw.edu.au
• Coursera – one of the largest online learning providers is offering 100 free online courses during Covid19 many of which would normally have a cost associated. Fancy learning Beginners Guitar? Check them out here.
• Learn how to code with freeCodeCamp. Start with the basic HTML and CSS, and proceed learning the programming language of your choice.

Up-skill in Digital.

• Many of your may have used Buffer to schedule your Social Media posts – it’s an all-in-one scheduling and analytics tool. They also do a fantastic podcast covering all aspects of social media, with a new episode released each Friday. Really practical and entertaining too.
• For real life stories from the front in Social Media – listen to the Social Pros Podcast . With over 300 episodes available, you can listen to experts talking about everything from becoming a TikTok influencer to the psychology behind Social Media.
• 6 week online course available at RMIT – Customer Experience Strategy & Design. This is a paid course ($990) and runs over 6 weeks but looks great – taking your through how to build a CX strategy step-by-step. Starts 4 May.
• FutureLearn - offers online courses from top universities you can explore free and paid courses and gain micro-credentials. There's an interesting CRM and Salesforce training certificate starting in September here
• Or perhaps you are up for more intensive study with a Mini MBA in Marketing with Mark Ritson.