Patrick Albano

Tech + Media + Commerce leader; Discovering what's next and inspiring the world to get there faster. Musician, father, traveler, lifelong learner.

[Patrick Albano @patrickalbano]

Content spending among the nine leading media and technology companies will reach $140.5 billion in 2022, up about 10% year-over-year, according to new data from Wells Fargo. The content spend figure among these companies is projected by Wells Fargo to ri…https://t.co/U94RDryqXJ

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It does not matter how great your tech innovation is if the consumer doesn't understand it.

Such a relevant and timely insight from Janet Lee, Samsung Electronics VP/CMO Mobile Experience, as #ces2022 kicks off this week.

I alwa…https://t.co/yES0Ahl8GZ https://t.co/NGX1u2nXf2

[Patrick Albano @patrickalbano]

The Trade Desk has made its debut on the Fortune Future 50, a global ranking of 50 companies that Fortune and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) believe have the best potential to grow significantly in the years ahead.

Unlike a lot of…https://t.co/yjnakWYD02 https://t.co/ZQ6OTi6Emr

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We're already at record levels of $ raised via IPOs this year and pacing to surpass the all-time high from the 2000 dot-com boom.

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[BLADE @flybladenow]

BLADE Urban Air Mobility flies the public every day. Our six year head start has enabled a growing financial and operational profile. Here is our first update since announcing our merger with $EXPC https://t.co/nXW5JyvO8N

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Our professional and personal networks are shrinking.

After five months apart, studies suggest that closeness between friends plummets by 80%, and over the past year, our networks have shrunk by more than 200 people (16%).

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“A step backward, after making a wrong turn,
is a step in the right direction” - Kurt Vonnegut, via @profgalloway

Post Corona is a great read to inspire business leaders to think about how to create/pivot towards opportunity in our new world post-crisis

https://t.co/q66xFjkCs6

[Julian Shapiro @Julian]

THREAD: 10 significant lies you're told about the world.

On startups, writing, and your career:

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@dherman76 I think this is a super cool brand and the product is very good...lower cal natural soda. https://t.co/kP2OpQe88s

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Holiday sales grew 3% this year, but returns are expected to double.

That's $101 billion worth of product being dropped back into a box with a return label.

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[Patrick Albano @patrickalbano]

How can you harness stress and turn it into a performance-enhancing tool? @nireyal

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[Patrick Albano @patrickalbano]

Increasingly, relationships aren’t the reason people buy from you, they’re the reason they listen to what you have to say next.

Do you agree?

#leadership #sales #relationships

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@Walmart has empowered 500 retail associates to post social media content on behalf of the brand.

Smart idea to harness employees' hidden talents to transform the inevitable downtime of retail into high-value influencer and content creator time.

https://t.co/DpLmjZZXNL

[Patrick Albano @patrickalbano]

Big news today–Proud of the talented BLADE Urban Air Mobility, Inc. team! https://t.co/Zl3uiODKyi

[Patrick Albano @patrickalbano]

Our world has changed significantly this year, and it’s about to change even more.

New startups are surging, up 43% over last year as a flock of entrepreneurs birth businesses focused on a post-COVID world. (link below)

What business or service would…https://t.co/xf9TRLhLuB

[Patrick Albano @patrickalbano]

At the end of a meeting the other day, a potential client said "this is the best sales presentation I've ever seen”.

Here’s the general flow of what we presented:

1. Overview of the problem we’re solving for them (in graphical format for simplicity)
2…https://t.co/2A7gAmB83j

[Patrick Albano @patrickalbano]

We all make split-second decisions every day that can have a big impact on the world around us.

A few months ago, a former colleague posted a job he was hiring for on LinkedIn.

I thought for a second about whether to scroll on...or share it with my ne…https://t.co/4JSptsm1nC

[Patrick Albano @patrickalbano]

Maybe there's a bright side to "shipageddon" –the immense pressure being put on FedEx, UPS, etc. to deliver on time as e-commerce soars this holiday season.

"Major shipping companies are also preparing to distribute coronavirus v…https://t.co/fSj1BcZB8w https://t.co/bd5mHyQMci

[Patrick Albano @patrickalbano]

What traits do artists and entrepreneurs have in common?

Certainly, an openness to see the world differently, a mind that is constantly experimenting, a deep connection with their work, and as highlighted by this piece on Zappos…https://t.co/4T7kSh89PJ https://t.co/CBmknk0CQh

[Patrick Albano @patrickalbano]

Online shopping has experienced 10 years of growth in three months of 2020 and there’s a huge amount of tech and investment happening behind the scenes to generate and deliver all of the online purchases you make.

#onlineshopping…https://t.co/rUpKs5el11 https://t.co/tFxH9crX1x