BRMSarah

Good afternoon everyone. Ad Boys here again. We really appreciate your comments and we are reading them all. RMweb has been here providing you with news, views, gossip and a community for many years, and over that time has grown into a site which literally attracts millions of views every month. It has grown from something Andy York could fund and manage from the comfort of his kitchen table, to a platform which requires constant update and web development, a huge amount of man hours creating and moderating content, a whole team of folk working hard to make sure RMweb keeps delivering the hobby to it's loyal and ever growing community and HUGE server costs storing all the information from over the years so it's here for you all to access at will. The way we consume media is changing, the way we consume products is changing, the inevitable shift to a more digital world has been thrust upon us much more quickly than we had anticipated thanks to Covid. We'll still keep bringing you BRM, Garden Rail and Narrow Gauge World but the reality is less and less of you are heading to WH Smiths to buy those products and more and more of you are coming here to engage with your hobby. And why wouldn't you? It's free, it's accessible from the comfort of your home and, actually, it's really blinking good! We've built a huge community now on RMweb and, as a business, we think a level has been reached which is really commercially valuable. In July RMweb had 2.4 million page views, 180k users.....that's a lot of eyes on a brand isn't it? I can't think of a single reason why businesses shouldn't be charged for that level of exposure, can you? We're not here to rip people off, we're not here to stop small businesses making a profit, we're simply attaching a value to a really good promotional tool. In my whole career selling adverts (more years than I care to remember) I have never once had anyone tell me that it was unreasonable to expect them to pay for an advert in a magazine...not even once! Many of you have reached out to me and I have dealt with everyone on a case to case basis. Like Phil and Andy have explained, we are here trying to navigate the grey areas for you and I'm happy to look at each and every case. Some of you will be able to continue as you are and not breach any new rules, some won't...but don't be afraid to have the conversation with me, I'm happy to have it. Just pop me an e-mail to sarah.jarman@warnersgroup.co.uk and I will get back to you as soon as I can.

Hello everyone. I am Sarah and I'm the "Ad Boys" you've heard so much about. It's great to see so many of you understanding what we're doing with RMWeb and why. If anyone has any queries please feel free to message me direct on sarah.jarman@warnersgroup.co.uk. For those that have already messaged I have just come back from annual leave today and I'm working my way through my inbox so please bear with me and I will get back to you over the next couple of days.