# Cooksey Communications

> Cooksey Communications is a privately held Irving, Texas strategic communications firm founded in 1994. It concentrates on three overlapping client worlds - professional services, public sector, and real estate and development - and combines senior counsel with media relations, crisis planning, stakeholder engagement, creative work, executive coaching, events, and sustainability reporting. Its advantage is less about selling a novel PR product than about knowing how complex Texas institutions make decisions and which audiences must trust them.

- **Founded:** 1994
- **Headquarters:** Irving, United States
- **Founders:** Gail Cooksey (Founder and Chairman Emeritus)
- **Products:** Strategic communications counsel, Media, crisis and issues management, Public involvement and community engagement, Creative and digital services, Sustainability, ESG and CSR communications
- **Notable:** Named PRSA Dallas 2024 Small Agency of the Year., Won a 2025 PRSA Dallas Pegasus Award for a City of Victoria venue-tax informational campaign., Earned five 2026 Hermes Creative Awards: one Platinum, two Gold and two Honorable Mentions.

## Products & services

- **Strategic communications counsel** — Communications assessments, planning, key-message development, market-entry counsel, internal communications, and thought-leadership positioning.
- **Media, crisis and issues management** — Media relations, crisis preparation and response, executive coaching, training, and reputation management for complex or high-stakes matters.
- **Public involvement and community engagement** — Stakeholder outreach, community engagement, public-sector communications audits, event support, and public-information programs.
- **Creative and digital services** — Branding, collateral, websites, digital campaigns, social media content, video, reports, and event materials.
- **Sustainability, ESG and CSR communications** — Assessment, content development, reporting, design, and communications for sustainability, ESG, and corporate social responsibility programs.

## Achievements

- Named PRSA Dallas 2024 Small Agency of the Year.
- Won a 2025 PRSA Dallas Pegasus Award for a City of Victoria venue-tax informational campaign.
- Earned five 2026 Hermes Creative Awards: one Platinum, two Gold and two Honorable Mentions.
- Secured more than 275 print, broadcast and digital placements during Toyota Music Factory's first 12 months.
- Delivered DFW International Airport's 2021 ESG report in eight weeks, on time and within budget; the work later received MarCom recognition.
- Helped Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas generate nearly 100 unique media clips annually across a five-state district.
- Received a 2010 U.S. Chamber of Commerce Blue Ribbon Small Business Award.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Promoted Regan Welch to senior account executive in the Professional Services practice.
- **2026-05** — Won five Hermes Creative Awards for work with the Irving Economic Development Partnership, Hillwood, North City, The Real Estate Council and Bonham Economic Development Corporation.
- **2026-05** — Chairman and CEO Colby Walton was named to Fort Worth Inc.'s 500 most influential people for a fifth consecutive year.
- **2026-03** — Earned a Gold Award and an Honorable Mention in the 2026 AVA Digital Awards.

## Links

- Website: https://cookseypr.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cooksey-communications
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/CookseyPR
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cooksey_communications/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/pages/Cooksey-Communications/116932175003767

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Last updated: 2026-09-20