Category Archives: Wanderful Media

Mobile is the Future of Local Tech

Posted on June 13, 2014 by Ben T. Smith, IV

Mobile now accounts for 50% of all time spent online, and more than one-third of people use mobile exclusively for purchase research. As Internet use continues to shift toward mobile, it is essential that we deliver the right content to … Continue reading →

Posted in Silicon Valley, Wanderful Media | Tagged Conference, local, marketing, merchantcircle, mobile, SMB, StreetFight, Wanderful Media | Comments Off

How to Optimize User Experience Across Multiple Devices

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Ben T. Smith, IV

I co-authored an article, “How to Optimize User Experience Across Multiple Devices” with Steve Trefethen, CTO of Wanderful Media. Having both worked in technology for many years; we understand the importance of focusing on user experience. Today, people are using … Continue reading →

Posted in Product, Silicon Valley, Wanderful Media | Tagged Mobile Devices, Optimization, Responsive Design, Smartphone, Tablets, User Experience, Web Design, Web Developers | Comments Off

2013: Year In Review

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Ben T. Smith, IV

If you think about it, every year develops a character, or theme of its own depending upon objectives we’ve set, choices we’ve made and unexpected events that occurred along the way. On the personal side, 2013 was driven by a … Continue reading →

Posted in FindnSave, Silicon Valley, Wanderful Media | Tagged App Store, Bart Decrem, Chico, find&save, Greg Sterling, iPad, iphone, Los Gatos, mobile, silicon valley, tablet, Wanderful Media | Comments Off

It’s a Wanderful time to be in the news!

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Ben T. Smith, IV

With the first official day of fall around the corner, Wanderful is moving quickly to prepare for the holiday shopping season. Momentum is building and media outlets are taking notice of our hard work. A few weeks ago I was … Continue reading →

Posted in FindnSave, Silicon Valley, Wanderful Media | Tagged advertising, Bloomberg TV, Brooke Baldwin, CNN, Find n Save, Marissa Mayer, mobile, newspapers, Online advertising, Pimm Fox, Retail, silicon valley, tablet, Vogue, Wanderful Media, Yahoo | Comments Off

Mobile Technology: A Must For Business

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Ben T. Smith, IV

I recently co-authored an Independent Retailer article with Seema Sud, Director of Product Management for Mobile and Tablet at Wanderful Media. We were asked to share our thoughts on Mobile Technology for the magazine’s readers. As the rate of mobile … Continue reading →

Posted in FindnSave, Wanderful Media | Tagged Behavior, Consumer, Discovery shopping, mobile, Mobile Devices, Retail, shopping, Smartphone, tablet, technology | Comments Off

Wanderful Media Raises Another $9 Million to Fuel Rapid Growth

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Ben T. Smith, IV

We’ve been heads-down, busy working, and I am very pleased with the team’s accomplishments so far in 2013. Wanderful Media recently announced raising an additional $9 million from our existing investors, bringing our total funding to $36 million. This additional … Continue reading →

Posted in FindnSave, Silicon Valley, Wanderful Media | Tagged Discovery shopping, funding, mobile, newspapers, Online advertising, Online Shopping, Retail, Startups, tablet, technology, Wanderful Media | Comments Off

Take Two! The Find&Save Experience Just Got More Personal & Social

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Ben T. Smith, IV

This week we unveiled our new Find&Save® local discovery shopping platform at the Newspaper Association of America (NAA) mediaXchange Conference in Orlando. This represents the culmination of many months of GSD or Get Sh*t Done. The Wanderful Media team consistently … Continue reading →

Posted in FindnSave, Silicon Valley, Wanderful Media | Tagged advertising, digital, Discovery shopping, Find n Save, find&save, mediaXchange, mobile, naa, newspaper ads, Retail, shopping, Wanderful Media | Comments Off

Wheels up! Wanderful Media is headed to Orlando

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Ben T. Smith, IV

I am looking forward to speaking with Dave Thomsen (EVP of Product & Design) at the NAA mediaXchange this Monday, April 15 in Orlando. Our session, “The Reinvention of Local Discovery Shopping,” will be our formal introduction of the completely … Continue reading →

Posted in FindnSave, Silicon Valley, Wanderful Media | Tagged advertising, Brick and mortar, find&save, findnsave, local sales, newspaper ads, retail stores, shopping, Wanderful Media | Comments Off

Why Brick & Mortar Retailers Will Live Forever

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Ben T. Smith, IV

I contributed this article in SiliconANGLE to address discussions that have been circulating around the future of traditional retail. In a recent Pando Daily interview, Marc Andreessen predicted the death of traditional retail, and is quoted as saying, “Retail guys … Continue reading →

Posted in FindnSave, Silicon Valley, Wanderful Media | Tagged Apple Store, Brick and mortar, Discovery shopping, E-commerce, Marc Andreessen, Online Shopping, Retail, Retailers, shopping | Comments Off

Six Ways to Show Appreciation to Your Employees

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Ben T. Smith, IV

In the spirit of National Employee Appreciation Day, I’d like to share this article about some of the ways I show appreciation to employees. Over my years of managing people and teams, I’ve learned that when you show people appreciation, you get back … Continue reading →