Why (Some) Numbers Don’t Matter
There’s a new Twitter study each week – many of them are useful, many, not so much. I tend to read them all, and look for the information that will be most useful for social media…
The Lost Art of Entertaining
Who doesn’t crave outdoor patios, dimly lit candles (to set the mood), smoky grills and glasses of crisp rosé? The Wall Street Journal Wine Bloggers offer some terrific suggestions for under $25. Good friends, delicious food…
Oh the Places You’ll Go…
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…
Stressed? Yup, We Are.
Sure, I have a few more gray hairs now than I did a few years ago, but I always chalked that up to signs of wisdom and experience. Apparently … not so much. CNBC (via CareerCast.com)…
The Starting Line
Last week I had the pleasure of participating on a social media panel hosted by the Green Chamber of the South and Southeast Green. An enthusiastic audience posed a lot of thoughtful questions. What stood out…
Every Word Counts… even when you’re not counting
As a professional communicator I’ve come to realize that every word counts. No matter who you are talking to or where you have selected to make your thoughts known, what you say and how you say…
Changes
I don’t know how you feel about change, but my feelings on the subject are mixed. Dictionary.com seems to share my view. Look up the word “change” and you get 38 entries. Given my love of…
Business Communications. Keep it Simple.
Interesting article in yesterday’s New York Times is a good reminder about the importance of brevity and clarity in business communications. Guy Kawasaki is renowned for the 10-20-30 rule of presentations that encourages the presenter to…
These are a few of my favorite things
5:45 a.m., my alarm goes off, I reach for my Blackberry (doubles as my alarm), hit snooze, not going to make spin this morning. Rewind, 5 years earlier… a 5:45 wake up call would have been…
How SXSW is Like Sesame Street
I write this from the floor of Ballroom D at the Austin Convention Center, on my first trip to the South By Southwest Interactive conference (SXSWi), a five-day tech fest before the more well-known music festival. In my first…
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.