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Cherie Howlett

Cherie has over 15 years’ experience in IT marketing and was promoted to Head of Marketing for MDNX post purchase of Griffin. She was Marketing Manager for 5 years and Head of Marketing for Griffin for 2 years setting up a marketing department and strategy for connectivity, data networks and cloud-hosted solutions. During her time at Griffin, the company won 7 Channel ISP of the year awards, 5 Sunday Times Tech Track 100 awards, 2 Deloitte Fast 500 EMEA awards, 1 Deloitte Fast 50 award and 1 Channel Expo award. Cherie built brand awareness in the channel from 0% to 95% using an integrated strategy consisting of online, print, electronic and face to face marketing. Cherie had previously spent 2 years in a Marketing Manager’s role at Pipemedia before it sold to Business Serve in 2006. At Pipemedia she built a VoIP brand called PipeCall using a combination of PR, direct marketing and an online ordering and provisioning portal with plug and play hardware and electronic point of sale units. Cherie’s early career was in International Marketing working for software house AceCad Software and IBM in the European sales division.

Recent Posts

What are design agencies using to connect to the Internet?

Posted by Cherie Howlett on 13-Feb-2015 13:44:53

Design agencies with up to 20 employees located both on business parks and in city centres are turning to Jola for their connectivity. They use powerful machines and software such as the Adobe Creative Suite to create materials in PDF to be emailed to clients for review and when approved send large print-ready files and specifications to the printers. Some use cloud proofing software such as RedPen to allow clients to log into their design work and mark up any changes in the proofing process. To do all of this they need a fast and reliable Internet circuit.

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Topics: Connectivity

Why are solvent and chemical suppliers turning to hosted voice?

Posted by Cherie Howlett on 13-Feb-2015 13:29:00

Over the last 30 years solvent and chemical suppliers have been growing and evolving and now distribute a wide range of products which require them to forward information in the form of MSDS and up to date data regarding REACH. They have become a one-stop shop from manufacturing and distribution to waste management and are heavily involved in the supply chain to ensure high quality standards.

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Topics: Hosted telephony

Why are dentists choosing JolaNet to connect to the Internet?

Posted by Cherie Howlett on 11-Feb-2015 13:10:44

Private dentists have several computers all networked so each dentist can access patient records. Receptionists access notes from patient records too to make appointments which generate automatic text reminders. Many cosmetic dentists now offer a range of services including clear braces where photos, x-rays and patient details are emailed to US headquarters to produce braces which are then sent back to UK dentists to fit and refit regularly throughout the treatment plan.

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Topics: Connectivity

3 reasons why I love the cloud

Posted by Cherie Howlett on 04-Feb-2015 15:04:00

1. Documents are never lost

My laptop crashed last week which caused me great distress as I work from home and store all the marketing documents for the company locally. Luckily I also back up these documents in the cloud so not only was I able to retrieve these documents from the cloud using a laptop I borrowed, but with Microsoft 365 I could also download the windows software and start working with my saved profile as if I was on my old laptop. My old laptop is back up and running again now although I do now love the laptop I borrowed as it is so fast.

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Topics: Hosted telephony

Jola to exhibit at Convergence Summit North

Posted by Cherie Howlett on 28-Jan-2015 13:27:31

Jola is exhibiting on stand 23 at Convergence Summit North at Harrogate International Centre on 17th and 18th March. Come and see us to see how we can help you improve your customers' business communications and save them over 50%.

 

Visit us at the show

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Topics: Dealer

Why are chartered accountants choosing Jola for connectivity?

Posted by Cherie Howlett on 21-Jan-2015 14:15:00

Many chartered accountants that use broadband to access client files, email information and to submit tax returns are struggling with the following issues:

  • The service is often too slow
  • The service is not secure.
  • There is no agreed fixed time when the service goes down.
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Topics: Connectivity

Are your customers enjoying the benefits of hosted telephony?

Posted by Cherie Howlett on 21-Jan-2015 13:15:00

According to Market Monitor the market for cloud computing services such as hosted telephony will grow at a rate of 36% every year and revenues will be just shy of £12.7bn by 2016. This growth has come about from a number of factors:

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Topics: Hosted telephony

Why are builders using JolaMobile for SIM-only services?

Posted by Cherie Howlett on 20-Jan-2015 15:21:00

On a building site having the latest smart phone is less important than having something that works and can survive the environment, however builders still need a good and cost effective mobile service.

Instead of upgrading at the end of their mobile contract they are looking to reduce the bill, now the original handsets have been paid for, and not sign another contract term.

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Topics: Mobile SIMs

What are suppliers to the trades using to connect to the Internet?

Posted by Cherie Howlett on 20-Jan-2015 15:00:00

Trade suppliers use the Internet like many of us for email, researching projects on the web and for accessing the corporate network. Slow and unreliable Internet can cause a delay in communications and hinder productivity.

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Topics: Connectivity

Moving office? Choose JolaPhone for hosted telephony.

Posted by Cherie Howlett on 20-Jan-2015 14:55:40

When moving premises there is so much to think about but perhaps the most important thing to ensure is that your customers can still find you. If you are moving offices in a hurry you need a telephone system with a proven track record that can be delivered quickly.

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Topics: Hosted telephony

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