The Woodmont Company Website Wins Platinum
in dotCOMM Awards
As part of a marketing program aimed to launch at the 2017 International Council of Shopping Center (ICSC) Convention in Las Vegas, The Woodmont Company hired Cooksey Communications to develop a website for the retail and commercial real estate powerhouse. The website integrates the latest digital technologies with high-level creative design, aerial and thematic video, colorful imagery, bold typography, and interactive maps to showcase each property across the United States.
In August, the website won a Platinum Award in the Business-to-Business category of the dotCOMM Awards. This award program is sponsored annually by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals, one of the largest, oldest and most respected evaluators of creative work in the marketing and communication industry.
Coppell's "Bold Vision, Big Impact" Campaign
Wins SAVVY Award
The City of Coppell’s “Bold Vision, Big Impact” marketing campaign earned national recognition in September with a SAVVY Award at the City-County Communications and Marketing Association’s (3CMA) annual conference. The campaign garnered honors in the “Marketing and Tools: Branding/New Logo” category for cities with populations up to 90,000. The “Bold Vision, Big Impact” campaign stood out for its eye-catching artwork, community-centric imagery and comprehensive scope encompassing several city projects. Approximately 197 jurisdictions submitted 698 entries for this year’s SAVVY Award competition.
Cooksey worked with the City to develop the concept, design and materials for this award-winning campaign and congratulates Coppell on this distinguished recognition. Click HERE to learn more about Cooksey’s work on the “Bold Vision, Big Impact Campaign.”
U.S. Navy Blue Angels to Soar Over
Bell Helicopter Fort Worth Alliance Air Show
The U.S. Navy Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Squadron and the U.S. Air Force F-16 Viper Demonstration Team will soar through North Texas skies at the Bell Helicopter Fort Worth Alliance Air Show Oct. 28-29. General admission is free and parking discounts are available now at www.allianceairshow.com. Cooksey Communications has been the marketing communications agency for the Air Show since 2015.
The Pavilion at the Toyota Music Factory
Debuts with ZZ Top
The highly anticipated Toyota Music Factory in Irving made its dazzling debut with a ZZ Top concert at The Pavilion Sept. 9. The state-of-the-art venue, which converts from an indoor theater to a boutique open-air amphitheater, received fantastic feedback from the media and community, and many are already planning to return for The Pavilion’s diverse, world-class entertainment events. Once the entire complex is completed, guests will be able to enjoy more than 25 restaurant and entertainment concepts.
Cooksey Communications is delighted to be working with ARK Group, the project developer, and with Skanska, the construction company, on public relations for this exciting project. To learn more about the Toyota Music Factory, visit www.toyotamusicfactory.com.
Weil's Dallas Office Celebrates 30th Anniversary
September marked the 30th anniversary of international law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP’s Dallas office. In achieving this significant milestone, Weil has had a presence in the Texas market longer than virtually all of its peer firms.
Since its 1987 opening, the office has brought the best of Wall Street-quality legal services to Dallas and the Southwest in five primary practice areas: Private Equity/Mergers & Acquisitions, Banking & Finance, Business Finance & Restructuring, Tax, and High-Stakes Commercial Litigation.
Cooksey is proud to have worked with Weil for well over a decade, providing support and strategic guidance to the firm’s Texas marketing, media relations and community engagement programs. Congratulations to Weil on a remarkably successful 30 years in Dallas! Click HERE to learn more about Cooksey’s work with Weil.
Cooksey Communications Places on Two Dallas Business Journal Lists
The Dallas Business Journal recently ranked Cooksey as the 11th largest among North Texas Public Relations Firms and 84th on its list of Largest North Texas Women-Owned Businesses. The public relations firm list included this profile of Gail Cooksey.
About Cooksey Communications
Founded in 1994, Cooksey Communications Inc. is a Dallas/Fort Worth-based strategic communications consulting firm that specializes in issues management for transportation, water resources, energy and economic development clients and strategic communications for professional services firms and retail/hospitality clients. In addition to winning the national “Blue Ribbon Small Business Award” from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Cooksey Communications has repeatedly been named one of the Top 10 public relations agencies in the D/FW Metroplex by the Dallas Business Journal. For more information, visit www.cookseypr.com.
