Cookerly Public Relations Welcomes Mike Rieman as New Account Supervisor

Seasoned PR professional joins Atlanta-based marketing communications firm

(ATLANTA –April 1, 2011) Cookerly Public Relations, a leading Atlanta-based public relations and marketing communications agency, welcomes account supervisor Mike Rieman to its team.

As account supervisor, Rieman provides strategic counsel and client relations, as well as traditional and social media relations, collateral development, and writing support for government, non-profit, professional services and environmental related clients.

Prior to joining Cookerly, Mike served as a senior account manager for Flammer Relations where he handled media relations, community relations and social media responsibilities for residential and commercial real estate clients. Before joining Flammer Relations, Mike served as a senior account executive at Hope-Beckham, Inc. where he managed media relations and event planning duties for clients such as Belk, LongHorn Steakhouse and The Tour Championship presented by Coca-Cola.

“Before he began his career in public relations, Mike spent seven years working in the newspaper, television and radio industry as a reporter and editor, as well as on the production side,” said Candace McCaffery, SVP, director of social media and interactive services for Cookerly Public Relations. “His wealth of experience working not only in public relations, but in many other journalistic capacities, is a great asset to our firm.”

Rieman graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in speech communication. He is a member of the Atlanta Press Club and the Hemingway Society. He resides in Kennesaw, Ga. with his wife Loretta and two children.

About Cookerly Public Relations
Cookerly Public Relations, based in the Buckhead section of Atlanta, is a multi-disciplinary firm with expertise in the development and execution of communications programs including media relations, crisis communications and issue management, investor relations, special events planning and execution, business-to-business marketing/ communications and consumer product marketing. The agency's experienced staff develops communications strategies to strengthen client brand images and accelerate long-term growth.