July 2020 - Cooksey

Cooksey Earns Four dotCOMM Awards Honoring Excellence in Web Creativity and Digital Communication

DALLAS – July 28, 2020 – Cooksey Communications recently received two Platinum Awards and two Gold Awards in the 2020 dotCOMM Awards, an international competition. This program is unique in that it spotlights the critical role of creative professionals in continually evolving web, social media and digital platforms.

The four awards highlight Cooksey’s diverse and robust experience in using digital, public relations and content marketing tools.

Platinum – Owned Media – eMagazine. Cooksey was recognized for its planning, writing and design of the 28-page, four-color magazine produced for AllianceTexas, a development of Hillwood. This issue, formatted for both online and print, featured a tribute to the late visionary, business leader, patriot and family man H. Ross Perot, Sr.

Platinum – Earned Media – Article or News Placement. Cooksey secured a cover story, “(Dis)Investing in Dallas,” in the Dallas Business Journal. It addressed how The Real Estate Council (TREC), in partnership with several community groups, is using $6 million from JPMorgan Chase’s PRO Neighborhoods planning program to transform underserved communities through community-driven development.

Gold – Earned Media – Blog Placement. Cooksey provided insight for a blog post, “Real Estate Valuation in the Wake of Covid-19,” written by Butler Advisers President Diane Butler for DCEO Magazine’s online commercial real estate expert opinion site. The article addressed how the effects of the pandemic are being applied unevenly across property types, geographies and tenancy and how the valuers now must consider multiple other factors.

Gold – Website – Education. Cooksey designed a website for STEAMspark Montessori Experience, creating a fully responsive platform that showcases the school’s sophisticated approach, values, programs, partnerships and focus on science, technology, engineering, arts and math.

dotCOMM Awards is administered by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (www.amcpros.com). The international organization oversees awards and recognition programs, and honors outstanding achievement and service to the profession.

There were more than 2,000 entries from throughout the United States and many other countries in the 2020 dotCOMM Awards competition. Typically, about 13% of entries win Platinum, the top award, and around 13% win the Gold Award. Approximately 5% are Honorable Mention winners.

ABOUT COOKSEY COMMUNICATIONS

Founded in 1994, Cooksey Communications is a Texas-based, strategic communications firm that specializes in issues-related communications for government/economic development, transportation, water, energy and education clients, and strategic communications for professional services, real estate/development, retail/hospitality/consumer and nonprofit clients. Cooksey repeatedly has been named one of the top public relations agencies in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex by the Dallas Business Journal. For more information, visit www.CookseyPR.com.

Cooksey Earns Four dotCOMM Awards Honoring Excellence in Web Creativity and Digital Communication

Cooksey Communications recently received three Platinum Awards and one Gold Award in the 2019 dotCOMM Awards, an international competition. This awards program is unique in that it spotlights the important role of creative professionals in constantly evolving web, social media and digital platforms.

The four awards highlight Cooksey’s diverse and successful experience in using growing digital public relations, marketing and advertising tools.

Platinum – Digital Marketing & Communications Campaign – Digital Advertising. Cooksey designed an eye-catching digital ad campaign promoting EltaMD Sun Care products as the “#1 Dermatologist-recommended Professional Sunscreen Brand.”
Platinum – Earned Media – Article or News Placement. As part of an overall media outreach strategy, Cooksey secured an online article and photo gallery in Cowboys & Indians magazine, “Cocktail Recipes: Texican Court’s Summer Poptails.” The retro-inspired Texican Court in Irving’s Las Colinas Urban Center premiered its popular summer poptails over Memorial Day weekend.
Platinum – Earned Media – Blog Placement. Cooksey provided insight for a blog post, “Why Corporate Social Responsibility Matters in Commercial Real Estate,” written for D CEO Magazine’s online, commercial real estate expert opinion site by Jackson-Shaw President and COO Michele Wheeler. The article addressed how corporate social responsibility should be woven thoughtfully into the fabric of every company and included three ways to engage internal teams.
Gold – Video – Marketing (Service). Cooksey showcased its significant experience handling high-stakes communications issues and projects for cities across Texas in a video shown at the 2019 Texas Association of Municipal Information Officers (TAMIO) Annual Conference. The video was developed in-house by Cooksey’s talented Creative team.

The dotCOMM Awards are administered by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (www.amcpros.com). The international organization oversees awards and recognition programs, and honors outstanding achievement and service to the profession.

There were more than 2,000 entries from throughout the United States and many other countries in the dotCOMM Awards 2019 competition. Only about 14% of entries won Platinum, the top award, and around 15% earned the Gold award. Approximately 5% were Honorable Mention winners.

Cooksey Earns Four dotCOMM Awards Honoring Excellence in Web Creativity and Digital Communication

Cooksey Communications recently received two Platinum and two Gold honors in the 2018 dotCOMM Awards, an international competition. This awards program is unique in that it spotlights the important role of creative professionals in constantly evolving web, social media and digital platforms.

The four awards highlight Cooksey’s diverse and successful experience in using growing digital public relations, marketing and advertising tools.

Platinum Winner – Social Media Marketing Category – “Still Stuck in Tarrant Traffic” Campaign. Engaged by the 35W Coalition and the Tarrant Regional Transportation Coalition, Cooksey created an advocacy campaign to urge Texas lawmakers and transportation leaders to properly fund a portion of the North Tarrant Express Project. This ultimately successful campaign involved social media, advertising and community engagement.
Platinum Winner – Website Category – Cooksey Communications. Cooksey redesigned its website (CookseyPR.com), creating a fully responsive web platform that showcases the firm’s sophisticated digital and traditional marketing services. The state-of-the-art site serves as an example of Cooksey’s in-house creative and web-based capabilities, and represents a significant upgrade to the previous-generation site.
Gold Winner – Microsite Category – Freeport Harbor Channel Improvement Project. A key component of an overall community education strategy, the microsite explained the logistics and impact of the Freeport Harbor Channel Improvement Project and provided information about the related bond package, which voters approved in May 2018.
Gold Winner – Content Marketing Category – Industry Influencer. Cooksey helped Diane Butler with Butler Advisers draft a blog for D CEO Real Estate titled, “It Takes Just a Few Swings to Shatter the Glass Ceiling.” The key message was that learning to play golf can go a long way for women in the business world.

There were more than 2,000 entries from throughout the United States and many other countries in the dotCOMM Awards 2018 competition. Only about 14 percent of entries won Platinum, the top award, and around 15 percent earned the Gold award. Approximately 5 percent were Honorable Mention winners.