Tag Archives: local

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 →

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Billions in Local Ad Dollars Surge to Online — But Just a Trickle to News | Street Fight

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Ben T. Smith, IV

Tom Grubisich wrote a great piece on the failure of local news sites to capture the boom in revenue happening in local online. He made a great point on the news market not capturing this local revenue. “The issue that no one … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, FindnSave, Groupon, MerchantCircle, Newspapers, Silicon Valley | Tagged local, Newspaper, Online newspaper, Patch, Patch Media, venture capitalists | 1 Comment

Building a Shopping Solution

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Ben T. Smith, IV

I have been involved in ShopCo Holdings just about two months now as the Chief Executive Officer. I figured it is about time I start sharing a bit about it. ShopCo Holdings is a company backed by 12 large US Media companies … Continue reading →

Posted in Deals, FindnSave, GSD, Silicon Valley, Wanderful Media | Tagged A. H. Belo, Ben T Smith IV, business, Find n Save, GSD, investment, Lee Enterprises, local, McClatchy Company, MediaNews Group, Startups, Wanderful Media, web entreprenuer | Comments Off

Crash Dev: Top three reasons NOT to do a local + online startup (and what to do instead)

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Ben T. Smith, IV

This piece by Devore is fascinating and correct. Having looked at buying the Judy’s Book asset twice, I think they really were a great team with a solid execution, and it still did not work. The fundamental issues of high cost to acquire customers, high customer churn, low monthly … Continue reading →