Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny – all brand promises gone awry. But our parents had it right. These major disappointments were merely preparation for the big stage; preparation for our move into the…
In a recent interview with Politico, Steve Coll, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who authored a book examining ExxonMobil, might have said it best about the oil and gas industry and its growing public relations problem with…
In the race to Facebook’s IPO, all the news seemed focused on guessing just how high the valuation would be as well as the litany of reasons that it would achieve dizzying success. And then General…
This week, I have been thinking about thinking. New thinking, to be exact. In the inevitable way that the calendar shift to December makes “It’s almost the new year!” roll off the tongue, this week has…
PR is more than just media relations. Community relations provides valuable partnerships to strengthen the relationships between local businesses and their communities. Over the past year, I’ve had the opportunity to work with the community relations…
As an agency that works with a variety of organizations and businesses in many different industries, we are always proud to highlight the good work of our clients – deeds that may not always contribute to…
The company is not scheduling regular meetings with elected officials and regulators? Community outreach initiatives have not been developed to build local support for the project? And finally, the media has not been briefed on the…
Undertaking the siting of a major facility, whether a municipal landfill or a power plant, is a notoriously difficult and complicated process. I could write a few blog posts on the minefield of potential obstacles to…
As senior 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.
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.
As design director at Cookerly, Tim serves as the creative lead in the development of branding campaigns, print collateral and digital media for clients across a broad range of industries, including consumer, professional services, healthcare and technology.
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.