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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 →

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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 →

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2012: A Year of Building

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Ben T. Smith, IV

If you think about it, every year takes on a character, or theme, of its own depending upon goals we’ve set, decisions we’ve made and unplanned events that take place along the way.  2011 was driven by a few great … Continue reading →

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Wanderful Media Adds Former Microsoft & Yahoo! Talent to Growing Management Team | Marketwire

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Ben T. Smith, IV

I am proud to announce that Wanderful Media has recently added two Silicon Valley veterans to our growing management team. We have appointed Steve Trefethen as chief technology officer and Grace Chan will serve as our vice president of product management. Steve Trefethen … Continue reading →

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Reflections on Launch Week: 
Building Relationships with Focus Groups, Shotguns and a little Chardonnay

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Ben T. Smith, IV

Last Tuesday we officially launched Wanderful Media. When I think back on the week, it was all about spending much-valued quality time with our partners, employees and industry advocates who are supporting our dream to reinvent local discovery shopping and … Continue reading →

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Building Relationships with Focus Groups, Shotguns and a little Chardonnay

Hot off the Presses: The Launch of Wanderful Media

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Ben T. Smith, IV

In June I introduced my new post as CEO of ShopCo Holdings. I am happy to announce today we have launched out of stealth, as Wanderful Media! Wanderful represents a media industry initiative to transform the $4 billion business of … Continue reading →

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Newspapers’ Next Move In Expanding The Reach Of Digital Ads | Fast Company

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Ben T. Smith, IV

From a piece in Fast Company about our efforts to recreate a dominant Shopping business with the newspaper and media industry.  We are just getting started but with over 225 newspapers now live and hundreds more committed, when we relaunch … Continue reading →

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Getting Shit Done The key to success in business is execution, whether you run a sprawling multinational or a 12-person startup. So measuring how your company stacks up against the best and brightest in your space is crucial. If you … Continue reading →

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Ben T. Smith, IV | 2 Comments

A nice book by Tracey Kidder

Posted on November 30, 2009 by Ben T. Smith, IV

A nice book by Tracey Kidder One of the first books I ever remember reading was A Soul of a New Machine by Kidder when was I about 12. Okay, I am sure I read Dick and Jane before that. … Continue reading →

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