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NH needs caregivers more than ever before. Caregivers (Licensed Nursing Assistants, LNAs) are on the front lines of healthcare, helping ensure that people across NH are safe and healthy. Yet there are nearly 1,000 vacancies across the state for these critical positions. The NH Needs Caregivers! recruiting effort (run through support from the NH Health Care Association) is working to attract at least 700 people to the field over by the end of 2021. The campaign includes support, training, placement assistance and bonuses. Sign up at NHNeedsCaregivers.org.

Licensed Nursing Assistants (LNAs) – or caregivers – fill key roles in New Hampshire nursing homes and long-term care facilities and are critical in caring for individuals that require a wide range of services. These jobs serve as a gateway to a healthcare career and do not require a college degree.

With an aging population and uncertainty in the workforce, the need for LNAs has never been greater. Individuals can be trained in as little as three weeks and the NH Needs Caregivers! initiative covers training costs in many cases, as well as licensing to help fill critical healthcare roles and vacancies across New Hampshire.

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We are a communications agency specializing in public relations, content creation, creative design and branding, digital services and custom consulting services. 

Our approach is deeply rooted in finding and telling your story, elevating your brand and building connections that create new or better opportunities. We do all this by aligning our work to your mission and vision to address communications-related opportunities or challenges. 

Our team has decades of experience in communications in all its nuanced forms. 


Cheers to another year! Here's to feeling thankful for the year behind and enthusiastic for the year ahead. Happy 2023 from your Cookson team!

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We wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas! From your Cookson team.

Just a few more days until Christmas! Wrapping up our team's holiday memories and moments with our Graphic Designer, Sky. Read how Sky would reenact Jim Carrey as the Grinch and gave lots laughs to her mom. Merry Christmas to you and your family!

The days are winding down to the big day! Read how Emma and her family, would eat a whole lots of pudding each Christmas. Sounds like, Emma may have found the whole almond a couple of times. May your day be filled with cheer and lots of pudding!

Just 7 days until Christmas! Continuing with our holiday memories and moments, read how Trish would have a race with her sister on Christmas morning. I wonder who won? Wishing you and your loved ones a happy holiday season!

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MANCHESTER, NH (August 16, 2022) – Cookson Communications – a visibility-focused communications agency with expertise in public relations, social media, marketing, design and branding – recently added three members to its growing team. Tricia Houghton was hired as a marketing assistant, Emma Pedersen is a new design and digital specialist and Skylar Curtis is a [&#8230;]
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It’s a bird…it’s a plane…it’s Superman! Hearing those words at any age sparks nostalgia. Dating back to the early 1930s, superheroes have fulfilled the hearts and minds of all cultures. The names Superman and Batman – created back in 1938 and 1939 – were among the first to become famous and these bigger-than-life characters have [&#8230;]
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Meredith Noyes joins The Superhero Project’s Artist Advisory Committee

Matt reflects on his piece, “What will you do differently? Communicating in 2021,” and how working from home has redefined what the workplace means and how internal communications is more important than ever to engage your employees. Here we are in 2022. A third calendar year into an “unprecedented” time in which we all crave [&#8230;]
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Cookson is the only GSA approved agency in Northern New England approved to provide communications-related services. Cookson Communications has been approved to provide communications-related services to the U.S. Government through a Government Services Administration (GSA) Schedule enabling the firm to access numerous contract opportunities annually through a streamlined process. The formal approval was received in [&#8230;]
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For the second time on the New Hampshire 200 list, Matt Cookson was honored as one of the most influential Media &#038; Marketing leaders in the Granite State. 
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Cookson Communications – a visibility-focused communications agency with expertise in public relations, social media, marketing, design and branding – welcomes John Desmond as the newest member of its growing team. As an account manager, Desmond will serve as a key point of contact for clients and enhance the agency’s ability to provide a well-informed and [&#8230;]
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John Desmond Joins Cookson Communications as Account Manager

The team at Cookson Communications is used to adjusting and pivoting. Moving press conferences onto Zoom is just one way we&#8217;ve had to do that. Here are tips for a successful virtual press conference from our director of communications and client engagement, Kristen Lestock, originally seen in NH Business Review.  &#160; Like everything else in [&#8230;]
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Cookson Communications – a visibility-focused communications agency with expertise in public relations, social media, marketing, design and branding – welcomes Kristen Lestock as the newest member of its growing team. As the director of communications and client engagement, Lestock will play a leadership role managing client relations and overseeing the company’s public relations initiatives. “Kristen [&#8230;]
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Small business and nonprofit teams excel at multitasking and getting stuff done. Unfortunately, their time is also limited. This is why it&#8217;s common for social media and other digital strategies to fall to the wayside. The Greater Manchester Chamber recently highlighted a post we wrote about three social media tools for small businesses that can help [&#8230;]
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Social media tools for small businesses

After an eight-year hiatus, Matt Cookson is returning to the classroom to teach an introduction to public relations class at UNH Manchester. In 2007, he created the course to introduce students to the history of PR, ethics and some classic crisis communications textbook case studies (like the Tylenol poisonings from 1982 and the Exxon Valdez [&#8230;]
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What will you do differently? Communicating in 2021

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She's been here since day one. 

She's been our team player and tackle-anything champion ⁠— all while being a calming source of stability.

She has a heart for the underdog (quite literally), spending her time volunteering at animal shelters and supporting organizations that advocate for all creatures, big and small.

And, now, she's onto a new adventure. 

Thank you for 12 wonderful years, Muffy! We will miss you.

Healthcare Heroes in the Making, an initiative from our friends at NH Needs Caregivers, recently celebrated its first cohort of high school students trained to be licensed nursing assistants (LNAs).

A pinning ceremony at LNA Health Careers in Manchester marked the completion of the grant-funded program. These 20 high school students are now set to begin a career pathway as LNAs which will help fill critical in-demand positions in New Hampshire’s healthcare workforce shortage.

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Are you a social media expert with great project management skills who enjoys working collaboratively with clients? 

If so, you may be the perfect fit to join our team of experts as an Account & Social Media Manager!

Visit our careers page to learn more! 

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If you're looking for a job with purpose: meaningful projects that positively impact our communities ⁠— then visit our careers page!

We're looking for a junior graphic/digital designer and overall creative individual to join our growing team!

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NH Chronicle recently featured the state-wide arts contest, Magnify Voices, which highlights students' struggles with mental health. 

You can learn more about Magnify Voices and our friends at the New Hampshire Children's System of Care (CSoC) on their website: 

https://NHCSOC.org/

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We're now the only GSA-Approved Communications Contractor in Northern New England!

Having Government Services Administrations (GSA) approval validates the work Cookson Communications has been doing since 2010 and allows us to streamline the processes for services we can provide to federal agencies on a local, regional and national level.

How does one person move a mountain? 

The answer is simple: assemble a multi-talented team to tackle it together, which is why we're so excited to introduce you to John. 

John is a born storyteller who loves making the mundane magnificent, ensuring that whatever needs doing gets done and making a few new friends along the way. (We also hear he has cute cats, too). 

Help us give a warm welcome to the newest addition to team Cookson. 
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We're proud to welcome Kristen Lestock as the director of communications and client engagement to our growing team, where she will play a lead role in managing client relations and overseeing our public relations initiatives. 

During her time as the former director of communications at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Kristen worked closely with local and national media to promote brands, share stories and ensure that edge-of-your-seat racing at 150 mph was all anyone cared about every summer.


The Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce featured our blog post "Social Media Tools for Small Business."  

The illustration is an original created by our chief creative officer, Meredith Noyes.

There's no doubt that 2020 was challenging.

But, through each hurdle and every unforeseen circumstance, we're honored to have such a dedicated team and wonderful partners throughout it all.

Got plans or challenges? We'd love to help you.

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We're happy to help share the news of this amazing gift being offered to all New Hampshire's 2021 high school grads – an opportunity to take a class at any community college this fall at no cost to you!

Visit GiveNHCC.org/ClassGift for more details.

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We're proud to welcome Kristen Lestock as the director of communications and client engagement to our growing team.

During her time as the former director of communications at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Kristen worked closely with local and national media to promote brands, share stories and ensure that edge-of-your-seat racing at 150 mph was all anyone cared about every summer.

She will play a lead role in managing client relations and overseeing our public relations initiatives.

Welcome aboard, Kristen!


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Social media is critical for small businesses to engage current fans and create new ones. But, let’s be realistic. All too often, social media support is reliant on a team of one.

In this blog post from the Greater Manchester Chamber - NH, Hannah (our communications & content strategist) highlights three social media tools to help make managing social media more... manageable for small businesses.

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#SocialMedia #SmallBusinessTips

Our friends at the Peabody Home (soon to be Peabody Place) in Franklin are kicking the spring season into high gear with the construction of a new retirement community and an updated logo and brand.🌷👷🏗️

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Thank you to our wonderful friends at Apprenticeship NH for the kind words. 

We've loved partnering with them to create an avenue that makes it easy for residents in New Hampshire to find apprenticeship opportunities, giving them the opportunity to earn while they learn, and for employers to build a skilled workforce. 

Visit our website to learn more about our work with Apprenticeship NH: 
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