Fran Blackburn Email Address

President, Vendor Advisory Counsel

Vertical Communications is a leading provider of communications platforms and applications that enable critical business workflows for enterprises across a variety of industries including retail, automotive, health care and hospitality. Our cloud and hybrid voice, WebRTC, mobility, messaging and collaboration solutions help many of the world Es most successful companies improve daily operations, drive sales and deliver superior customer experiences. Vertical Es award-winning products and solutions, combined with our highly customer-focused engagement model, make us the perfect strategic partner for businesses looking to transform their operations through communications technology.

Fran Blackburn is Senior Manager in the Cisco Collaboration Marketing Group, responsible for the Cisco Global Consultant Liaison Program. Fran joined Cisco to launch Cisco’s Consultant Liaison Program in May of 2000. With over 25 years in the voice industry, positions held include Director of Consultant Marketing at Intecom and Director of Marketing at Alcatel. Fran is the current CTCA SLG President and SCTC VAC President. Past positions include serving on consultant liaison advisory boards as President of the Society of Telecommuncations Consultants Vendor Advisory Council and Director of International Communications for the Canadian Telecommunciations Consultants Association Supplier Liaison Group. Fran’s formal education includes Bachelor of Science degrees in Marketing and Management from Mesa College and over 2 decades of learning from the most intelligent consultants in our industry.