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Confessions of a Car Guy – Part 2

Blending Great Technology and Human Ingenuity Last evening, I had the occasion to see the movie Ford vs. Ferrari. As an admitted “car guy” I found myself sitting on the edge of my seat during the racing segments. The movie featured a good number of scenes featuring my favorite car…

Pride in Partnership

Phil Perkins ACUMEN Corporation President and CEO I’ve often said that we at ACUMEN Corporation are fortunate to serve so many innovative clients.  Most are either manufacturers or distributors. Many make or distribute innovative products to their appreciative customers. Only a handful of clients can be said to truly disrupt…

INVESTING DURING TIMES OF CRISIS (PART 2)

The last time I wrote a blog with the title above we were still suffering the business setbacks that came with the COVID-19 pandemic.  That was clearly the worst crisis our country had faced in decades and our clients had to make serious decisions about how to weather it. Not…

Trulife Group – True Leadership Success

Mark Ownby, ACUMEN Corporation, VP of Operations, shares a recent experience. I have been implementing software for small, medium, and large companies since the late 1980s (yes, they had computers back in the dark ages). I have had projects that went smoothly and projects that – well, let’s just say…

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Confessions of a Car Guy

I think it all started when I saw those west coast kids driving up and down the Pacific Coast Highway in their little English sports cars. Lots of them drove Triumph TR3 or Austin Healey convertables, but my ride of choice was the MGA (see pictured). I ended up buying…

World Class Customer Service is a Two-way Street

In the next few weeks, we’ll be upgrading many of our service and support mechanisms. I say mechanisms because they may involve software, hardware or even processes, all of which fall into that category (at least according to the dictionary). We are undertaking this effort for your benefit…our clients. We…

Talk to Me

How fortunate I feel, since in 1991 we ( the ACUMEN marketing team) came up with a tag line for our logo, Weaving Human Intelligence with the Technology of our Times, that is still relevant today.  You may be aware that I write and speak often about digital transformation and…

A Well-Oiled Machine

This week I’m not referring to a sports car, I’m focusing on you. Last week we had occasion to have a working lunch with one of our larger clients. The topic of discussion was the impending go live date and the final activities along the critical path. At ACUMEN we…

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Technology is Great, but…

Being in the technology business, I am all about using technology to make our jobs (and lives) easier. However, it is easy to get too dependent on technology and forget that it is human interaction and relationships that can really make a difference. My youngest son is a teacher and…