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Cooksey Wins Six Hermes Creative Awards

The Association of Marketing & Communications Professionals (AMCP) recently awarded Cooksey Communications six Hermes Creative Awards, including four platinum and two gold awards. The Hermes Awards is an international competition for creative professionals involved in the concept, writing and design of traditional materials and programs and emerging technologies.

The event is judged by senior-level, experienced professionals, who agree on a consensus score. Entries receiving scores between 90-100 are deemed Platinum Winners. Entries with 80-89 points are deemed Gold Winners. Cooksey’s winning entries included:

Frisco Station Announcement, Platinum Award, Project Announcement
North Texas Commission, Platinum Award, Annual Report
Perot Development, Platinum Award, Logistics Center I Grand Opening
Weil, Gotshal & Manges, Platinum Award, Award Nominations
City of El Paso, Gold Award, Government Executive Blog
Holland Services, Gold Award, Pocket Folder Marketing Inserts

Cooksey Recognized With Two Awards at Best in Irving Event

Cooksey Communications was recently presented the “Best Public Relations Firm in Irving” honor as part of the Greater Irving-Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce’s annual Best in Irving Awards. At the April 2 awards event, Cooksey was also recognized as one of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s “Blue Ribbon Small Business of the Year Award” honorees from Irving, which led the nation with six award finalists. The Best in Irving Awards is the Chamber’s annual competition highlighting Irving customers’ favorite local stores, services, attractions and restaurants that deliver outstanding quality and service.

Cooksey Named 2015 Blue Ribbon Award Winner

Cooksey has been named a 2015 “Blue Ribbon Small Business Award” winner by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, for the fourth time. The annual program recognizes companies for their dedication to the principles of free enterprise and contributions to restoring jobs and supporting economic growth. Cooksey was selected from a record number of applicants across the nation for demonstrating exceptional business practices in areas including strategic planning, employee development, community involvement, and customer service.

Cooksey Earns Five AVA Digital Awards

Cooksey Communications has been awarded with five (four platinum and one gold) AVA Digital Awards. The Ava Digital Awards is an international competition that recognizes outstanding work by creative professionals involved in the concept, direction, design and production of media that is part of the evolution of digital communication.

The platinum award, only given to 15 percent of entries, is presented to those entries judged to be among the most outstanding submissions in the competition.

The gold award, only offered to 18 percent of entries, is presented to those entries judged to exceed the high standards of the industry norm. These awards speak to the innovative and outstanding design work that Cooksey’s creative director, Michael Landon, does on a daily basis.

• 35W Coalition Website – Platinum
• Cooksey Communications Mobile Website – Platinum
• Cooksey Communications Website – Platinum
• Northeast Tarrant Transportation Summit Mobile Website – Platinum
• Northeast Tarrant Transportation Summit Website – Gold

Cooksey Hired by City of Lewisville

The City of Lewisville has retained Cooksey to perform a five-month audit of the city’s current communications activities and an assessment of the city’s current branding package. Through this process, Cooksey will evaluate the effectiveness of the city’s internal and external communications program, and will ultimately provide a detailed set of recommendations as part of a comprehensive communications strategic plan.