Open post to the person who tore down our sign
2nd May, 2009 by Alick
The new sign outside our office lasted just three days
I got a call from one of the team today to tell me, that for the second time this year, one of the signs we’ve got outside our offices has been torn down.
I think when the first sign got vandalised, we probably all thought this was the random act of some clueless idiot. However, I guess, it now having happened a second time and us seeing to be the only business in our office block who have been targeted in this way, we’re going to have to put this down to being the act of someone who for some reason has decided to have a crack at us.
I just want to use this post to say, “Why do you bother?” If you have some kind of problem with miggle, then let us know what it is. If it’s a competitive issue, then bear in mind that we’ve got more avenues to winning business than the signs we post outside the office. We know that operating the sort of business we are in Brighton puts us in a crowded market, but the sort of companies we know we are competing against are savvy, respected and talented enough to win work on their own merits. We welcome that kind of competition – it’s part of what makes Brighton such a fantastic centre for new media. None of those firms would resort to these kind of tactics.
Anyway – undeterred, we will get the sign remade. The idea behind it was from one of the new guy’s in the team, it’s the first bit of work he’d done for us and he was looking forward to see if it worked. Our designer who put it all together takes a great deal of pride in her work – it’s a disappointment for her too. Neither of them deserve to have had their efforts trashed by you. Grow up.
We’ve logged the incident with the Police and I’ll pay a small sum as a token of our appreciation to anyone who helps us make a claim or get a conviction against the person who did this, and who probably will so again until we find out who it is. And, of course, if any one reading this wants a free consult on web design – please feel free to get in touch.
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Tags: Brighton & Hove, East Sussex
May 5th, 2009 at 9:50 am
Its a sad world when vandals do this type of destruction, pointless and annoying. I have always thought that the Brighton area was well policed. The last time I was in that area was 2003 and it seemed to be such a friendly place maybe its gone down the tubes since then. I hope you find out who is responsible.
May 5th, 2009 at 1:29 pm
Thx. Brighton is by and by pretty well policed and stuff like this is quite rare. And it’s still friendly so don’t let that put you off another visit! I guess though it’s just a sign of the fact that nowhere is idiot proof!