Marqui: A Final Update
As reported yesterday over on Techvibes, Marqui has a new set of owners, an investment group that includes SIL Enterprises, Kystal Financial Corporation, Abraxus Holdings, and Ogilvie Communications.
I found it interesting, in talking with Rob over at Techvibes, that he received three copies of the email notification from three Marqui customers within a couple hours of the morning announcement. The PR agency got around to sending their notice late in the afternoon. I’m sure that was intentional, but really. It just makes the agency look silly.
I think it’s time to admit: staging announcements simply doesn’t work any more. The more we try to orchestrate communication, the more we’re getting in our own way.
Meanwhile, I wish the new owners well. I hope they can take good care of the customers of Marqui, and continue to improve a product that used to make me extremely happy and proud.
