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Mary E. Kier
CEO, Executive Search
Cook Associates, Inc. 
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Email: mkier@cookassociates.com
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Mary Kier is the CEO of Cook Associates Executive Search. Mary began her career with the firm in 1984 and today oversees the executive search division. In addition to her own search practice in Consumer Products and Services, Mary leads the Consumer & Retail practice, managing an integrated team of consultants specializing in Consumer Services, Consumer Durable and Non-Durable Goods, CPG and FMCG.

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"Mary is an outstanding search professional and she was instrumental in helping us find a CEO for our fast-growing portfolio company. She listened carefully to our specific criteria, then leveraged her network of consumer industry contacts to identify a number of strong candidates."
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- Chris Rosenthal, Director, Talent Management & Diversity, USG

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Be Memorable: On Putting Things in Writing, Lessons from Ivanka Trump

Posted on Thu, Jul 01, 2010 @ 12:00 PM
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Two weeks ago I posted a blog Coach John Wooden & Building the Unstoppable Team - about helping others achieve their own greatness. In response to that posting a reader left this comment:

“I agree whole heartedly. The Chairman of our organization emailed me the evening after my first real estate closing with a congratulations and a thank you. Made me feel like a million bucks and made me want to deliver more!” - Posted @ Saturday, June 19, 2010 9:57 AM by Jody Wise.

Ivanka Trump
Coincidentally I was thumbing through Ivanka Trump’s book The Trump Card: Playing to Win in Work and Life and was struck by a particular passage on putting things in writing. In chapter ten, Trump highlights the handwritten note as a fantastic method for being memorable. She describes diligently taking note of people as they made moves relevant to her business or conducting themselves in ways she found inspiring or illuminating. To those she believes are shaking things up in an admirable way, she sends a brief, handwritten note expressing admiration or extending congratulations.

I have always believed in this method. Although email notes are expeditious and texts are quick, there is nothing like a handwritten note on embossed note paper – or a beautiful card – to express thoughts. While you can't be certain how someone will respond, if you send your message in a genuine way and it comes from a positive place in your heart, the price is a few minutes of your time and a stamp. Call it antiquated or old-fashioned but I believe it has an even bigger place in today’s world because a handwritten note makes you truly memorable. So make the extra effort – write the note – chances are the sentiment will linger long after in the mind of the reader.

The Trump Card: Playing to Win in Work and Lifeby Ivanka Trump
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