Today marks director Rachel Knight's 25th anniversary at Maxim. We'd been going six years when she joined so she's seen plenty of changes over the years. She's been reflecting on a quarter of a century in comms (and feeling very old while doing so). Read more here: maxim-pr.co.uk/news/from-fa...

This time last week we were setting up for the Kent Press & Broadcast Awards, which fortunately was a great success! You can view the full #KPBA results at maxim-pr.co.uk/news/kents-t...

We are delighted that the Dispatch has been shortlisted for the Kent Voices Award at this year's Kent Press & Broadcast Awards. This award recognises those 'going the extra mile to serve their local community' and we are proud to be among the four finalists www.kpbawards.co.uk/finalists #kpba

Thank you so much to everyone who entered the Kent Press & Broadcast Awards this year. After much deliberation by the panel of independent judges over all 142 entries, we can now reveal the #KPBA finalists at www.kpbawards.co.uk/finalists

JUDGING IS COMPLETE! 👏 The finalists for this year's Kent Press & Broadcast Awards will be announced on Wednesday afternoon. A big thank you to our panel of independent judges who - as always - were passionate about their choices. If you've entered #KPBA, you'll receive an email on Wednesday.

A big THANK YOU to everyone who took the time to enter this year's Kent Press & Broadcast Awards. If you haven't received a personalised acknowledgement, please let us know. The finalists will be announced around 20 May and the awards ceremony will be held on 3 July.

Alice would like to remind you there are just two days left to get your entries in for this year's Kent Press & Broadcast Awards. All the information you need is at www.kpbawards.co.uk The deadline for entries is at 5pm on Friday, 10 April.

🕔 30 days to go! Deadline day for this year's Kent Press & Broadcast Awards is Friday, 10 April. There are 16 categories and every entry is reviewed by our independent judging panel. All finalists will be invited to attend the awards ceremony in July for free. 💻 www.kpbawards.co.uk

A decade after we started working for the NHS, Rachel reflects on her time with NHS Kent & Medway. There are still new acronyms to learn on an almost daily basis and the complexity of the work hasn't changed, but it is an extremely rewarding account to work on. maxim-pr.co.uk/news/recogni...

We're very pleased to announce award-winning journalist and broadcaster Paul Brand as the host of this year's Kent Press & Broadcast Awards ceremony. He's the UK Editor for ITV News and presenter of ITV’s current affairs programme Tonight www.kpbawards.co.uk/host #KPBA

🗞️ The 12th Kent Press & Broadcast Awards is now open for entries. 📺 Enter as many of the 16 categories as you like for free - every finalist will be invited to attend the award ceremony free of charge. 💻 All the info you need is at www.kpbawards.co.uk.

🎅 It's almost time to wind up for the year but before we go, we wanted to wish all our followers a very merry Christmas. ☃️ The offices will reopen on Monday, 5 January (although we're always available in emergencies).

We're coming to the end of our 30th year in business - how did that happen?! 🤯 You can read the memories we've shared over the last 12 months at maxim-pr.co.uk/maxim-30

🎅 Fancy winning £100 to spend on whatever you want? 🎄 All you have to do is spend a little time exploring our website and then answer 10 questions about Maxim. A winner will be drawn at random on Monday, 5 January 2026. ☃️ ENTER HERE: maxim-pr.co.uk/news/maxim-c...

🎅 Fancy winning £100 to spend on whatever you want? 🎄 All you have to do is spend a little time exploring our website and then answer 10 questions about Maxim. A winner will be drawn at random on Monday, 5 January 2026. ☃️ ENTER HERE: maxim-pr.co.uk/news/maxim-c...

Our MD Andrew Metcalf has become the new Chair of Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce after Chris Hare handed over the chain of office during the chamber’s annual general meeting. Full story 👉 maxim-pr.co.uk/news/maxims-...

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Thanks to everyone who came along to the opening of Mad Dog Brewery Co's newest tap room in Tunbridge Wells last night - it was a pleasure to work on a local project. As a big fan of beer, managing the guest list and media relations was the perfect job for Erica! 🍻

#OnThisDay in 2019, Royal British Legion Industries (RBLI) was honoured with a visit by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. We worked with the Palace’s press office, managing the media scrum on the day and the plethora of interviews. maxim-pr.co.uk/maxim-30/med... #Maxim30

An early start for our MD Andrew Metcalf for the launch of the Kent Property Market Report. More than 225 property industry guests gathered in Ashford for the unveiling of the 34th annual report, which is produced by Caxtons Property Consultants and Kent County Council. 👉 kentpropertymarket.com

⭐ Another memory to celebrate our 30th anniversary ⭐ #OnThisDay in 2017, permission was given for work to start on laying a high-tech 51km power cable connecting the UK and France and we were there to support the project. Read more: maxim-pr.co.uk/maxim-30/hel... #Maxim30

Last week Northfleet-based Britannia Refined Metals opened its new £41m copper recycling plant - and we were there to manage the local media. As one journalist said: "You never know what you're going to get when Maxim calls but it's always interesting!" Full story: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Freelances, there are just days left to respond to the government’s consultation on late payments and poor practices. Make your voice heard and help #StopTheFreelanceRipOff across the media industry. Here’s how: www.nuj.org.uk/resource/sto... And please share!

The latest issue of Tunbridge Wells Business Magazine is out, including our MD Andrew Metcalf's page of county news, which this month focuses on the logistics and distribution sector. You can read it in full at issuu.com/twbm/docs/tw...

After around 15 years, our work to support the Rochester Bridge Trust has come to an end as the charity decided to take its communications in-house. Account Director Erica Jones has reflected on some of her highlights - which obviously include Langdon the Lion! 🦁 maxim-pr.co.uk/news/more-th...

Launch by ex-Observer staff of The Nerve has "hugely exceeded our expectations" in its first week with a beta website and its first newsletter "We’ve shown what a small, dedicated, collaborative team of women – who’ve worked together for years – can do" pressgazette.co.uk/news/new-lau...

Thanks to South East Business magazine for the coverage in the latest edition for several of our clients, plus an article from us on engagement. You can read it online at southeastbusiness.com/september-oc...

Last night we took (most of) the judges for the Kent Press & Broadcast Awards out for dinner. It's a small thank you for the massive amount of work they do for free, reviewing every single entry #KPBA we receive.

#OnThisDay a decade ago, Gallagher Group formerly opened a 100m long tunnel linking its current quarry and a new extension, securing another 25 years of employment on the site. We were on hand to manage the media and capture the event for the family business’ history maxim-pr.co.uk/maxim-30/new...

These are the faces of two women in their forties who just found out that 'old school' is music from the 90s 😭 Despite that revelation, Erica and Rachel had a great time catching up with some familiar faces at @kmfmnews.bsky.social today.

This is sad news - Visit Kent has done amazing things for the county over the years and they were always a pleasure to work with.

Thank you to everyone who has chosen to support us by becoming a paid subscriber. You are amazing and we cannot thank you enough If you believe Folkestone needs and deserves a strong, independent source of local journalism, why don't you join them? folkestonedispatch.substack.com/subscribe

Anyone else at @kentcricket.co.uk today? Erica is making the most of the tickets that were in this year's Kent Press & Broadcast Awards goody bags. Huge thanks to them for supporting #KPBA.

#OnThisDay in 1996, we helped tell the story of Aylesford Newsprint securing a new world record when its giant Paper Machine (PM14) manufactured 1,448 miles of paper in 24 hours. maxim-pr.co.uk/maxim-30/ayl... #Maxim30

We're lucky to have journalists trying different models of providing local news in Kent and Medway. This article is definitely worth a read. If you haven't subscribed to @localauthority.news, @kentcurrent.news or @folkestonedispatch.substack.com yet, take a look. pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/r...

Meta says businesses will be able to report scam ads ‘at scale’ after spate of impersonations The Facebook and Instagram owner has been described as a 'key conduit' for scams exploiting trusted brands/journalists pressgazette.co.uk/marketing/me...

Erica's spending the day at Rochester Cathedral, supporting @rbt.org.uk in TV interviews while the restored Short Scion Floatplane is put together ahead of going on public display for the whole of August. Thanks to ITV News Meridian and KMTV for going along.

🌞Pleased to support Greentech in gaining planning permission for a solar farm that will provide renewable energy for around 7,200 homes. 💚We provided community and stakeholder engagement, as well as media relations support. 👉https://maxim-pr.co.uk/news/maxim-helps-solar-farm-power-through-planning

Happy fourth birthday @localauthority.news Erica joined the team to celebrate four years of providing independent news for Medway. It's pretty brave to launch a news website in this day and age but Local Authority is proving there is a demand and people are prepared to pay for local news.

📹 It’s time to unveil the official video from this year's Kent Press & Broadcast Awards ceremony. It's a lovely reminder of how happy everyone was on the day. 👀 View the video and all the photos from the day at kpbawards.co.uk/photos2025 #KPBA

We thought Kent’s scale, proximity to London, ports and development potential made it a perfect candidate for an early Mayoral Strategic Authority, but instead, we’ll get three or four unitary authorities. Businesses need to engage now to understand these changes: maxim-pr.co.uk/news/devolut...

#OnThisDay in 1997, we helped to launch Locate in Kent. Unfortunately we don't have any photos from back then so this is a bit of a cheat - taken in 2002, the team is pictured celebrating the creation of 1,913 jobs that year. maxim-pr.co.uk/maxim-30/lau... #Maxim30

A big thank you to Tunbridge Wells Business Magazine for this feature on our 30th anniversary. The agency was founded in Tunbridge Wells and we're now in our fourth office in the town so it's lovely to be in a local magazine. Read it in full on pages 34-35: issuu.com/twbm/docs/tw...

#OnThisDay in 2013, Manston Airport welcomed the world’s largest passenger plane – the Airbus A380. As part of our work for the airport’s owners, we handled the media on the day and provided iPhone footage of the landing for one of the main broadcasters (which was very unusual!)

Just seen a job ad for an 'AI assisted' reporter (cue old man shaking fist at cloud). I am proud to say the @folkestonedispatch.substack.com - including any typos, appalling grammar, general cock-ups within - is produced entirely AI-free. The buck stops with me, not a bleedin' robot

🗞️ A little selection of print and online coverage for Buckmore Park, following a successful planning application. 🏁 This was one of those projects where we were involved early on in the community and stakeholder engagement, making the media relations part of the job all the more satisfying.

#OnThisDay in 2007, we helped announce the appointment of Edmund Nuttall Limited as the £17.6million main contractor for the Turner Contemporary. Obviously it didn't end up looking quite like this... maxim-pr.co.uk/maxim-30/cha... #Maxim30

We've just about recovered from Friday's Kent Press & Broadcast Awards ceremony. Thanks for all the wonderful feedback we've had for the event itself and especially our host @bbcmaryam.bsky.social You can view the official #KPBA pics at kpbawards.co.uk/photos2025

We've just about recovered from Friday's Kent Press & Broadcast Awards ceremony. Thanks for all the wonderful feedback we've had for the event itself and especially our host @bbcmaryam.bsky.social You can view the official #KPBA pics at kpbawards.co.uk/photos2025

You know what you don't need when you're setting up for a big event? A heatwave, that's what 🥵 Still, the van is loaded and in just 24 hours we'll be starting the reveal the results of this year's Kent Press & Broadcast Awards #KPBA