Agency welcomes City of Atlanta & Fulton County Recreation Authority, Chance Partners and The Georgia Club (ATLANTA – April 2014) – Cookerly Public Relations continues to expand its expertise in the sectors of sports & recreation,…
Agency welcomes one of the nation’s largest real estate developers to growing client base (ATLANTA – March 2014) – Cookerly Public Relations continues to expand its expertise in the real estate sector with the addition of…
Atlanta PR agency promotes two employees, adds two more (ATLANTA – Winter 2014) Cookerly Public Relations, a leading Atlanta-based public relations and marketing communications agency, continues to grow in size and experience with the promotions of…
Agency Honored with Seven Phoenix Awards and Four Certificates of Excellence (ATLANTA — Fall 2013) Cookerly Public Relations, a leading Atlanta-based public relations and marketing communications agency, received recognition from the Georgia Chapter of the Public…
ATLANTA – Cookerly Public Relations today announced its acceptance into the Worldcom Public Relations Group as the Atlanta partner. Worldcom Public Relations Group is the world’s leading partnership of global independently-owned public relations firms, with more…
ATLANTA – Representing a diverse body of work, Cookerly Public Relations has received finalist notification for six programs and six projects from the Georgia Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America for its 2013 Phoenix…
(Summer 2013) Cookerly Public Relations, a leading Atlanta-based public relations and marketing communications agency, today announced the addition of Evan Boyer to its talented team of professionals. Boyer joins Cookerly as an assistant account executive after…
(Summer 2013) Cookerly Public Relations, a leading Atlanta-based public relations and marketing communications agency, added more robust in-house design capabilities this year as an additional service for clients and is very pleased with the breadth, scope…
Atlanta PR agency welcomes 20-plus year veteran (Spring 2013) Cookerly Public Relations, a leading Atlanta public relations and marketing communications agency, recently welcomed Keith Bowermaster as vice president. Bowermaster joins Cookerly with more than 20 years…
PR professionals lend expert advice in guest articles (Spring 2013) Several of Cookerly PR’s team of expert communicators have been featured recently on top industry websites, including PR Daily, Marketing Profs and Spin Sucks. Cory Stewart,…
As a senior vice president at Cookerly, Matt helps organizations protect and advance their reputations and bottom lines through strategic communications programs. Using creativity, planning and flawless execution, he works with a team to deliver compelling public relations campaigns that produce results and support clients’ business objectives.
Industry expertise includes banking/finance, energy and automotive across clients such as SunTrust Banks, Colonial Pipeline and Mercedes-Benz USA. Recently, Matt helped launch SunTrust’s first Super Bowl ad and generate earned media for the grand opening of SunTrust Park, the home of the Atlanta Braves.
Matt is also a member of Cookerly’s crisis response team and has experience managing major crises generating national headlines.
Other areas of expertise include designing/implementing communications campaigns, media relations, executive speech writing, media training, survey design and execution, and more.
A Georgia State University graduate with a degree in economics, Matt served as managing editor of the student newspaper. He attended graduate school at George Washington University, receiving a master’s degree in strategic management, public policy and economics (MPA).
As vice president at Cookerly, Mike Rieman specializes in building and maintaining relationships with the media and has an excellent track record of landing significant placements in print and broadcast media including USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg and Money Magazine.
Mike comes to the firm with more than a decade of public relations and journalism experience. As a former news editor, Mike understands how to work with his clients to craft stories that garner recognition on traditional and social media channels. He has led numerous award winning campaigns for a number of clients, including Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Construction Market Data Group and the Georgia Emergency Management Agency’s Ready Georgia campaign. Favorite recent assignments include a campaign to announce McDelivery, McDonald’s new delivery service.
Mike is a native of Tulsa, Oklahoma and a graduate of the University of Georgia where he earned a degree in speech communications. He serves on the PRSA Georgia Chapter Programming Committee and is an avid sports fan and trail runner. He resides in Kennesaw with his wife and two children.
As vice president of Cookerly, Sheryl Sellaway uses her extensive corporate communications background to lead consumer PR efforts, deliver strategy for marketing programs and share expertise about community initiatives.
An award-winning speechwriter, Sheryl comes to the firm with over 20 years’ expertise in media relations, employee communications and community affairs. Some of her best work has occurred while leading product launches, handling crisis situations, managing senior leadership meetings and overseeing employee events.
Sheryl is a Georgia native with an MBA from Amber University and a bachelor’s degree from Georgia State University. Active in the community, she is a Leadership Atlanta graduate currently serving on several boards including Bethany Christian Services. Sheryl is an author, pen collector, avid runner, mentor and philanthropist.
NAPA AUTO PARTS, the nation’s top brand in the automotive aftermarket, is ramping up its retail operation across the country with grand reopening celebrations to show off its transformed “top stores,” expanded inventory and “NAPA Know How.” Cookerly designed a creative program that has successfully sparked conversations across media and social media channels in the target markets, enhanced community relationships, built awareness/visibility, increased customer traffic at store events and helped boost NAPA sales and follow-on business.
The Arthritis Foundation has undergone significant changes and seeks to build upon a renewed direction with fresh perspectives. The foundation relies on Cookerly to infuse new ideas, raise national awareness and engage internal stakeholders to support the organization’s new and powerful “Champion of Yes” branding. The comprehensive communications strategies and tactics conceived and implemented for the foundation put a national focus on the critical nature of arthritis and are helping reinvigorate the organization’s image of one committed to conquering the insidious and debilitating disease.