Open Thread

Sounds like someone has a case of the Mondays

Pete….I assume they are cashing out to some extent but also raising money for expansion.

Mr. B, I don’t think there’s any need to have to explain it further. It’s YOUR website and if people don’t like it, they can leave. Props to you for getting another big sponsor. No issues at all with it from where I sit.

And as a couple of you have correctly surmised, this is not an ad slot that where we plan to rotate through a bunch of random brands. We thought FD was a uniquely good fit for it, and that it would be a fun partner to experiment with an ad format that was more contextual and neighborhood-specific than your average banner ad. Anyway, we have to run to an appointment now but will check back in on the discussion later. If there is truly widespread opposition to the concept of a non-real estate brand sponsoring a post we’ll have to take it seriously, but frankly we can’t see what the big deal is, especially when it’s a generally well-regarded brand with a strong presence in the borough…later