Elizabeth Cook

Elizabeth Cook, Director

Elizabeth Cook, the Director of Tell-Em Public Relations said it was always a goal of the company to offer PR services across the region. "We have implemented a number of campaigns across East Africa, most notably we managed the media campaign for PricewaterhouseCoopers' Most Respected Company Survey last year.The survey gained high media attention across all three countries.We worked with Executive Solutions to achieve media coverage for the survey in Tanzania and we have also worked with the company on a number of EABL projects in Tanzania, including the cross listing of EABL shares and the launch of the EABL Scholarships.We wanted to formalize the partnership and to let companies know that we can implement PR campaigns across East Africa", said Mrs Cook. The seven year old PR Company, which is also launching its website this month, www.tell-em-pr.com, has risen in statue over the years.It has a developed an enviable client list with many blue chip companies and global brands it and has organized some of Nairobi's most talked about events.Its client list include East African Breweries, Exxon Mobil, Brookside Dairy, Sarova Hotels, Visa International and AIG Kenya. The agency has also collected a number of PR awards in recent years.Last year it won the PR Agency of the Year by the Public Relations Society of Kenya (PRSK) and it has won awards for its client campaigns for Mobil and Kenya Breweries in 2003 and 2004. The agency attributes it success to great teamwork and a passion for its clients. "We have consultants with strong media experience, many are former journalists and we also have experts in event management, strategic planning and crisis communications", said the Director , Elizabeth Cook. She added, "We aspire to understand everything about our clients, their goals, their market, their customers, the issues and challenges they face.

Elizabeth Cook, Managing Director
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Elizabeth Cook, Managing Director

Elizabeth has thirteen years of PR experience, with five years international experience having worked for one of the world's largest and most respected Public Relations firms, Hill and Knowlton in London and their Associate office in Brisbane, Australia. Elizabeth joined Tell-Em Public Relations in November 2000.She is now the Managing Director of the company and is responsible for all PR strategy and planning on all client accounts.

Elizabeth has worked in a range of sectors including finance, insurance, brewing, oil and energy, law, government, transport and the tourism industry.She has extensive experience in both Corporate and Brand PR and has won awards for several of her campaigns.

She has worked on many high profile campaigns including Guinness, the Governments of Egypt and Turkey, British Rail, Exxon Mobil, VOA, Marks and Spencer, Tourism Trust Fund, East African Breweries, Nokia, Visa International, MTV and the AccessKena IPO.

She holds a Bachelor of Business Communication from the Queensland University of Technology and a Diploma of Secondary English Teaching.

Elizabeth Cook, Managing Director

"We are very excited to be associated with Fleishman-Hillard," said Elizabeth Cook, Managing Director of Tell-Em Public Relations.