Live and Learn

Live and Learn

By R. Christopher Haines, President and CEO Albert Einstein once said, “Once you stop learning, you start dying.” While I’m not sure what he was referring to, this could not be more true of a business. If your business becomes complacent, things can start to fall...
Paralysis by Analysis

Paralysis by Analysis

By R. Christopher Haines, President and CEO Decisions aren’t easy. I can’t even decide what to have for lunch half the time. You definitely don’t want to hear about my wife and I trying to decide what to have for supper. And these are small, relatively insignificant...
What Does it Mean for the Customer?

What Does it Mean for the Customer?

By R. Christopher Haines, President and CEO Do you think enough companies use this question to drive their businesses? I don’t. Especially IT companies. Many IT companies have competing agendas. Management has profit goals. Sales and marketing have revenue goals. Rank...

Marias Technology is Acquired by the Haines Family

Acquisition from Buckeye Insurance gives Marias independence Covington, Ohio — (GLOBE NEWSWIRE — July 5, 2016) — Marias Technology, a provider of software testing, project management, integrations, implementation, hosting services, and more to the insurance industry,...
The Next Great Customer

The Next Great Customer

By R. Christopher Haines, Executive VP and Chief Operating Officer Doesn’t it seem like business people are always chasing the next great customer — or, at the very least, like they’re constantly trying to change who they are or to reinvent themselves? But what about...