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Monthly Archives: November 2012
Coming in 2013: Greater Retail Industry Shifts
It’s been an incredible year for the retail and e-commerce industries, especially when it comes to local discovery shopping. 2012 was marked by new company introductions, market consolidation, growing social media influence and evolved retail tactics to drive consumers from … Continue reading
Posted in FindnSave, Groupon, Silicon Valley, Wanderful Media
Tagged advertising, amazon, ecommerce, Find n Save, mobile, newspapers, Online advertising, shopping, tablet, video, Wanderful Media
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Wanderful Acquires iCircular to Enhance Local Discovery Shopping
Yesterday Wanderful Media ™ announced the acquisition of iCircular from TheAssociated Press. iCircular is the mobile-phone equivalent of the stacks of coupons and other promotions inserted into print editions of weekend newspapers. We’re making a bet on mobile and tablets … Continue reading
Posted in Silicon Valley, Startups, Wanderful Media
Tagged advertising, Associated Press, Discovery shopping, ecommerce, Find n Save, iCircular, Mass media, mobile, Newspaper, Online advertising, shopping, tablet, Wanderful
Amazon’s Hidden Weak Spot: Lack Of Local Leverage | Forbes
This is a great piece I wrote with Dave Thomsen, EVP of Product at Wanderful Media. The Wanderful team is focused on connecting local retailers with consumers, and we see a huge opportunity for retailers to capitalize on areas that Amazon … Continue reading
Posted in Newspapers, Wanderful Media
Tagged advertising, amazon, ecommerce, Find n Save, mobile, newspapers, Online advertising, shopping, tablet, video, Wanderful Media
Wanderful Media Adds Dave Thomsen as EVP of Product and Design to Growing Management Team | Marketwire
As Doug and I set out to build Wanderful Media, we decided to do some things very differently than MerchantCircle. One of them was putting design at the core of the company DNA. The addition of Dave Thomsen as a … Continue reading
Posted in Silicon Valley, Startups, Wanderful Media
Tagged advertising, ecommerce, Find n Save, mobile, newspapers, Online advertising, social-media, tablet, video, Wanderful Media
