I am a local artist whom has done extensive branding and marketing for many major international companies and Fortune 100 corporations. I called the Mayor's office today after seeing the atrocious 'branding' initiative and $1 a month build your own website interface they had done through outsourcing rather than utilizing many of the local artists and brand experts. Admittedly, I am upset because many local artists here are struggling to make ends meet so the job would have been much welcomed by many locals - me included.
I explained to "Chris" No Last Name (whom answered the main line) that I was offended that Jake Day obviously did not support the local economy because had it really been paramount, he would have hired from within the community rather than outsourcing. Frankly, as a design professional with with almost three decades experience in the industry, I am neither impressed nor dazzled by the simple branding initiative they went with and feel that many of the local companies like Matisse could have done a much better job. After giving me lip service about this outsourced company, Arnett Muldrow & Associates - a company located in Greenville, South Carolina, when I told "Chris" I saw the logo today on SBYNEWS, he claimed that was my first problem and hung up on me! Yes, you read that right - he HUNG up on me, a citizen of Salisbury!
It wasn't until I called a friend and relayed this experience, she said this "Chris" person was none other than, Chris Demone - the Public Information Officer for Salisbury. Upon learning this, I was more upset as he lacks the command (or manners) to 'communicate' with constituents calling into the Mayor's office. How appalling is it that my tax dollars go to pay this civil servant's salary and he has the utter audacity to hang up on a citizen of the community he's supposedly serves? As a result, I can tell you right now, I will never vote for Jake Day again, nor will I support any of his initiatives both now or in the future as I will be making every concerted effort to take my talent and tax dollars to another more constituent-friendly community that values its citizenry.
To my fellow citizens, it is abundantly clear from my one and only call to City Hall about anything that Day and his group do not care thing one about Salisbury, you, or the abysml local economy where there are more and more unemployed people as a result of local government's negligence and apathy. By outsourcing this project when so many within the community have had to go virtual office due to not being able to get enough project work to sustain financially, Day has proven he is NOT for the local community at all. Instead, he is more about doing things that placate his own ego rather than the greater good of the community that voted for him.
Best regards,
Concerned soon-to-be-ex-Salisbury Citizen
PS: A little food for thought, a student designed the internationally-known, Nike logo for free! Why didn't Day utilize some of the talent at SU who are also from 'out of town' and could lend a 'fresh' eye as per the litany Chris Demone tried to dump on me during our call as an explanation for going with someone from outside the community? Sounds more like a quid pro quo of corrupt government rather than any ingenuous effort.
Publishers Notes: This is just incredible. Ladies & Gentlemen, the only way positive things are going to happen is if and when the City incorporates and accepts Salisbury News as a partner. Salisbury News has grown to become the largest source of news and information on the entire Shore. That can no longer be denied. I'm not bragging Folks. I'm simply saying we ALL have a place here. I just happen to have the largest local following.
That being said, there are things I personally agree with and there are others I disagree with. My format is very different from the local media. I provide information in which tens of thousands of you each day have the opportunity to contribute, (agree or disagree) to.
Love me or hate me, clearly people come here and what I publish is being read. Mayor Jake Day has not once sent Salisbury News a single Press Release. Even though he agreed to do so from day one, it has not happened. We cannot provide information we are not aware of and maybe that's their entire game plan. Take today's article about the riverfront parking lot recently sold. I'm confident they did NOT want the public aware on a Site they might receive negative comments on.
Many of our current and former elected officials would rather keep things swept under the rug and or at least delay information getting out to the public until it's too late, like the riverfront parking lot.
To treat citizens like they do, hanging up the phone with yet another WOMAN clearly shows nothing has changed at all in the Mayors Office.
In closing, what happened to all of the ARTISTS living in the old River's Edge building on the River?
54 comments:
Incorporate sbysnooze now that's funny Joe always thinking of the bloggers.
All you had to was to show this fool from the Mayor's office "public information officer" with Ireton. Enough said! Another one of Ireton's boys. Ugh. Move to the county everyone and out of City of Salisbury.
Why oh why would Jake day have the x mayors special friend answering the city phone sounds like a set up for failure by Ireton.
I think everyone needs to call in and complain to Chris Demone about his phone manners. Is he Jim's boyfriend?
Day got himself all jazzed up over River's Edge and then having an out of state company doing this horrid job of "branding" is cruddy of him. The boy does not use his head. The city out of everyone should support local businesses at all times.
This is disgusting. Chris Demone should be reprimanded or fired. It is amazing how those in government forget who pays their salaries.
I agree. There is enough local talent that they didn't need to go outside of the area.
What do you expect from a kid(Jake), who's accomplished nothing in the real world. His parents spent 200K on his education. He was supposed to become an architect. Instead? His Daddy had to give him a job at Perdue!
What ever happened to the ARTIST J T GANG?
Nothing like being buried in da'Bury!
Remember folks - you collectively voted for these clowns!
About damn time you people took action behind your keyboard warrior comments...
0+0=0. you get nothing from nothing which is why you bitching and complaining gets you no where... TAKE ACTION to have things done...
Sadly, no one cares about you nor what you do for this community, artist or not... This is what the govt does, out sources... They HAVE TO SPEND as much money as they can, or how else can they claim there is no "MONEY IN THE COFFERS" to build roads or anything else... Why else does it take 3 damn years to replace 1 mile stretch of south 13????
IF you stupid lazy people would do the research you would see this is EVERY WHERE IN THE WORLD not just SBY... And it will get worse before it gets better...
Maybe this time you all with shut your mouth and listen to what we are telling you is going to happen and is happening currently... We try to tell you this stuff so you can be informed and educated on the situation to better make decisions, but no you rather re-iterate what you see on tv as if it is facts, when they have proven to you to be lairs, to your face...
These govt workers are trying as hard as they can to SLAP YOU IN THE FACE, and I guess you are either to stupid to know your being slapped in the face or maybe it isn't a hard enough slap...
We shouldn't care if the little boys won't accept SbyNews. SbyNews obviously makes them uncomfortable enough so much that they can't bring themselves to send a press release and get so upset the little boy hangs up the phone then so be it. The last thing we want to do is upset and make little boys feel uncomfortable.
If only Wicomico county could divest itself of the city of Smallsbury I'd stay, but like many property owners and businessmen I am taking both my family and my business out of state and the last financial beating I will take will be selling my $500,000.00 house for $350,000.00 a penalty I am willing to accept as the last ties I have to the area are severed for good!
Ireton's never shown he excels in hiring that's for sure. Now this poor Chrissy's got himself so riled up over the mere mention of Salisbury News that he was rendered speechless and has to hang up the telephone. Poor poor Chrissy the Public Information Officer. It's clear he can't handle the job. Poor little Chrissy's probably going to have to go and test some bar stools come quitting time just to be able to handle such a traumatic event.
211 people in this town need to wake up and stop appeasing the idiots at City Hall. They're not all bad but people like Chris Demone need to ushered to the door. He's a nuasance and taxpayers shouldn't have to pay for him to rude to them.
Agree with the guy moving on. It seems that Day would want to keep people in Salisbury not drive them out.
Listen Chris is basically Ireton. Same mold. Same team. Woman hating homosexual. Sure he and Jimmy will be at Roadie's gossiping away about the idiot taxpayer who brought up SBYNEWS--- wrists flailing talking like women. Just awful and disgusting our tax dollars are going to them. They load up on it. This Chris guy taxpayer funded. Jimmy. One paycheck from the school district. the other from city. And now he wants to go to Congress. God help us! Maybe Chris will join him in DC.
I got the same treatment when I called the city out on their noise ordinance. Nothing but liars. Sad that they are put in office to protect and serve THE PEOPLE, but they only serve special interests and special developers/contractors. Jim, Laura, Jake, and Tim.....you have failed.
Sadly, the logo is a horrible shade of brown which does not convey pride or optimism. Agree with others - should have tapped into local talent for that initiative. What are the mayors plans to attract business and residents to the city ( aside from restaurants and bars). What are he mayors plans to combat crime......and drugs? What are the mayors plans to clean up areas outside of downtown? And what is the mayors plan to discipline and train the PIO if he doesn't plan to fire him? 🙄
I think that it would be a good idea for all of the local artists to come up with a logo and have Joe post them on the blog. This way we can really get a look at the creative juices that reside in our community.
I would do it but I can't draw a stick figure.
Welcome to Salisbury. They don't use local unless they have to. My gripe has been that there has been MANY things in this town that have been bought out of state that we could do locally. Take one example is the banners that they have on the poles. They are bought from New York. Any one of the many sign companies in town could provide them for the city. Local businesses should AT LEAST get the chance to bid. If they are substantially cheaper elsewhere, than so be it, but if it is comparable, then the local businesses should get the job. They certainly take our tax money, but don;t want our services.
Follow the money, there are ties between this company and Day or his cohorts. These things don't happen by accident.
3:26pm I disagree in that even if they are cheaper the money should go to someone local. You can ALWAYS find a cheaper price if you online but this is our money. This is tax money that comes from you and me, it's ours and it should benefit us in every way possible. And if you cant get it local for a good price maybe you dont really need it.
My solution moving out of state
What is it with Ireton AND the gay man he hires/dates whatever hating women? I don't understand it. It's so bizarre.
I'm a local designer and didn't even know they were accepting bids for this project. Why didn't the city advertise it or send out information about it? They didn't even give people here a chance to bid. Sounds like there was an inside fix for the company they used.
ThAnk God my home is up for sale.
HEY 2.25
Sorry to let you know but the whole town of slumsbury is not worth a 1/2 mill.
Wish you luck on getting 350k them days are long gone
This Chris guy doesn't sound mature enough for his "important" job with the city. You should at least know how to talk decently and respectfully to the public. I'm sure he gets lots of complaints, but he took the job knowing what it would mean dealing with the public.
In closing, what happened to all of the ARTISTS living in the old River's Edge building on the River?
NO Artists live there. Just a ploy to get public housing for the blacks. And more reason to see Downtown Salisbury fail.
The bottom line is that it is poor blacks that commit most of the crime. They don't care and killing someone is a badge of honor to go to prison. They don't care.
I will never step foot downtown again as it isn't safe. Why do you think the Salisbury City Council has police officers at their meetings?
Jake Day knows what he is doing and knows how to get things done right. Stop your whining. The company who did the rebranding did an amazing job
6:06 It would benefit you to get off the Eastern Shore because it's obvious you don't get out much if you think the 2nd rate job that company did is "amazing."
606 must work for Jake Day.
606-Who attends UM College Park, Carnegie Mellon, and Oxford(UK)...to end up working at Perdue? Nobody worth their salt, that's who!
6:06 probably is Jake Day, lol
That's like this city and county get contractors from everywhere in the country that bid half the price using illegal immigrants to do work around here while the small contractors struggle.
The city should be supporting the city. Try building the businesses here?
5:22 The property is most likely in the county and waterfront. Much like 2:25, I have been waiting for prices to rebound if only a little bit before unloading my remaining properties in the area. I'll keep one property to hunt and fish on, but am already a FL legally and only spent a few months a year in MD. If the major used someone local, everyone would scream good ole boy getting rich off the tax payers. Use out of area firm and people scream about not using locals. Basically y'all just complain about everything and never do jack squat!
"Jake Day knows what he is doing and knows how to get things done right. Stop your whining. The company who did the rebranding did an amazing job"
HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! These dopes. That's Ireton and his "special friend" Demone defending their "boy" Day. These guys need to get a room.
743-If the major? Who's major? Basically, you're basic.
Demons is One of Ireton's best buds.
Ireton flips out at the mere mention of Sbynews or Joe Albero.
Don't know much about this latest cluster, but ironic since I had a conversation long ago with the Cohen lady when she was on council. She had suggested college contests for designs, both local and national to draw positive attention to Salisbury. Couldn't get any suggestions moved forward by the woman hater or his successor. Pity. It is why we lose the good ones.
6:59
Are you aware that Perdue is a multimillion dollar international company?
Thus it attracts lots of top talent and pays them very well.
Oh please 11:29 they are on the same level as Walmart. They pay a large portion of their employees poverty level wages and the tax payers are supplementing them with welfare benefits. Companies like them are responsible for the blight since so few of their employees can even afford to buy homes. They are also big into hiring immigrants so they don't have to raise wages and love the US's liberal immigration policies. Companies like that are not by anyone's stretch of the imagination good for the country and in realty have ruined this country. They even suck off the tax payers to get rid of their chicken manure. They build a stadium and name it after them when in reality it should be called The Tax Payers Stadium after the way they've sucked off the tax payers for years. You need to learn the facts before you attempt to defend them. When you are a sponge and suck and suck and suck off the tax payers it means nothing that you are a multitmillion dollar business and you should be ashamed of yourself for defending such leeches.
8:14 clueless Bernie Sanders supporter...try some research instead of diatribes ...
That's exactly what I did. Moved out of the state. Nothing will ever or never change in the Dabury. NOTHING.
You'll never sell it. But, good luck.
The is the same crap su, prmc and worwic pull. They go over the bridge and spend there meanwhile us locals only get hit up to donate time and money. I am done with those places and will never donate and suggest others to do the same.
Jimbeau I love that Anthony Brown shirt. How did that election work out for you?
He should be fired period. One of Ireton's boy toys why is he still around Jake ??? Can the sissy.
I agree with what was said here BUT please read this. The bigger issue is that Jim Ireton is trying to get elected to Congress. He has been elected four times. You can say what you want about being elected in Salisbury but he won those elections. BEFORE you start hating on my post, my point is that there are enough fools to fall for Ireton's baloney again. I am VERY worried in this crazy election year that the voters would put Ireton in Congress. It would be an embarrassment and a disaster. Jim lacks the character for this position. He is angry and lacks any self control. We saw that with Chambers and with the Rehoboth Beach sex incident. If you are a Democrat vote for Ireton's opponent Werner. If you are Republican or Independent, work for the Republican nominee. Hopefully, Harris because if Harris loses the GOP nomination it makes it MORE likely Ireton could win the seat. Donate to Harris. Do something please. Everyone thinks Ireton can't win but he is exactly the type of fool dumb voters send to Congress. Lord if DC thinks it saw sex scandals regarding congressional pages send Ireton up there and see how many of those young boys he would be propositioning?! Stop him NOW.
What I find amazing is that you people still allow Ireton to continue teaching your children when he lacks any self control or morals. Morals are not related to being gay, they come from a code much deeper and clearly, Ireton lacks any self control from his drunken incidents in bars and openly public and salacious sex life with reporters. I could care less if someone is gay but their tawdry sexcapades don't impress not interest me. Salisburians need to get their stuff together because nothing will change as long as you go towards people based on their sunshine and rainbow rhetoric rather than their person achievements and character along with their ability to represent YOU as a community. If Jim Ireton and Jake Day represent the face of the community, it's no wonder the area is in a fast decline economical, crime statistics and plausibility for people to raise their families.
The last poster is spot on. Jim Ireton lacks the moral fiber and character to teach children let alone be in Congress. I saw a posting on twitter from a former student of Ireton who is now a soldier. He wrote how Ireton tried to indoctrinate them into his liberal ideology and how thankful the soldier is he rejected Jim trying to influence them with his ideology. Wake up Salisbury! We need more reporting on Ireton and Susan Parker and that crowd at Delmarva Now won't touch it in fact they'll endorse him while Jimmy's boi Chuck Cook will engineer an election victory. We are in trouble.
Just remember if he goes to DC, they will know he used to represent Salisbury, MD. Bad example of this town and an embarrassment.
Ireton is only running for Congress becuz mean Jake Day - like - ran for Mayor - and um- Jimmy had to - um like - run for Council instead and it made him real mad. And Jimmy went drinking with his buddy Demone and came up - with like - this idea to distract ppl and - like - run for Congress.
I tell my relatives in New Jersey about what goes on here and they laugh. They have contested elections with people in business, lawyers, doctors-- people who actually accomplished something on their own. Now lawyers may not be the most honest folks but they at least had to be educated.
Ireton is a joke. Harris is a DOCTOR. A man of accomplishment and education. If the voters pick Jimmy who teaches part time because it eats into his drinking time, then they deserve Jimmy boi!
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