Letter From The President

I recognize that a service business is a unique animal and that you're only as good as the number of happy clients you have. Each client relationship can take you to the next level, or it can set you back.

With an intent and constant focus on our clients' success, there's no need to spin what we do. The results speak for themselves.

I'd like to thank my skilled and hardworking colleagues at Cookerly Public Relations for their ability to deliver such outstanding results. The spirit of collaboration and sense of humor that lightens each of my work days by this wonderfully talented group makes being the head of the firm a pleasure.

One of the greatest benefits of having a talented staff is that from time to time I can leave the business to them and indulge my other passion, horses. Although Noble is my show horse and I am most grateful for his ability to keep going when I misjudge a distance to a jump, nowhere am I happier on horseback than out West in the Tetons which has become a ritual every fall and is where you see me here. Why mention all this? I could come up with some Kum-Ba-Ya explanation of how my enthusiasm for horses mirrors my drive to make our clients successful, but the honest truth is that I just had to figure out a way to work in this picture which I love so much.

Service businesses thrive when they exceed client expectations and at Cookerly Public Relations we take that message to heart — and the feedback we get from our clients reflects it:

• Merrill Lynch has recognized our efforts as the top-performing public relations agency in its nationwide network for six years running. Global Wealth Management Marketing praised our team's leadership as critical in delivering Merrill's messages.
• As attested to by Jenny Pruitt & Associates Realtors, even when markets are tough, strategic visibility campaigns position help build brands and market share.
• The Clean Air Campaign credits us with creating the most successful PACE Awards to date – where more than 500 regional leaders attended. That caps a year when the local nonprofit took center stage nationally on NBC Nightly News, The Today Show, USA Today and CNN, among others.
• As the agency of record for a range of energy industry leaders, Cookerly has been lauded for the strategic direction it provides to companies that must achieve a delicate balance between meeting the ever-escalating demand for energy while keeping costs contained and meeting environmental needs.

I appreciate the opportunity to be so fulfilled in both work and play. I wish the same for you. Perhaps Cookerly Public Relations can be of service in helping to achieve your business goals.

Carol Cookerly,
President