Promediacorp

Who ever said all Presidents were smart?

Filed under: Real Estate

“I just don’t see the benefit at this time to attract business from internet searches.”

I kid you not, this was emailed to me by the President of Manhattan-based private commercial lender, Park Avenue Funding, after meeting to discuss implementing an SEO and PPC plan of action on a website that gets under 10 hits a month.

For one minute, move beyond the stupidity of this statement alone.

One would think, that in the midst of a nationwide mortgage crisis, when conduit lenders are being overly conservative about making new loans, a boutique firm would jump at the opportunity to double, even triple their business through online lead generation! After all, in a market where the big banks won’t make loans, real estate borrowers are turning to alternate sources of financing.

I really don’t think I ever read such an assinine comment.

Oh well. At least I got a blog post out of this.

Barnes and Noble Closes East Village Location

Filed under: Local

One of my favorite refuges saw it’s demise today. Barnes and Noble @ 4 Astor Place & Broadway has officially closed it’s doors for 2008. Still listed on the Barnes and Noble website, via the store locater. According to the NY Post, this Barnes and Noble location fell victim to a rent hike, like so many other tenants in the neighborhood. Farewell good friend.