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Leading Kent agency specialising in PR, public affairs, crisis comms and marketing. Organisers of the Kent Press & Broadcast Awards #KPBA

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Maxim @maximpr.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
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...
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Maxim @maximpr.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
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...
A group of happy looking people outside holding certificates and trophies.
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Maxim @maximpr.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
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
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Maxim @maximpr.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
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.
The judges for the Kent Press & Broadcast Awards (three women and three men) sit around a large wooden table with laptops in front of them. Also present is a member of the Maxim team to take notes. Everyone is smiling at the camera.
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Maxim @maximpr.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
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.
A graphic with the Kent Press & Broadcast Awards logo says 140 entries were received.
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Maxim @maximpr.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
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.
A Havanese dog is sitting on a red chair, looking very cute and straight at the camera. In the background is a small light box featuring the words '2 days to go #KPBA'.
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Maxim @maximpr.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
🕔 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 graphic with the text '#KPBA deadline, 5pm Friday 10 April 2026'. There is a logo for the Kent Press & Broadcast Awards, as well as various sponsors' logos.
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Maxim @maximpr.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
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...
A selection of cupcakes with either the NHS logo on top, or a rainbow.
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Maxim @maximpr.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
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
A graphic with a photo of Paul Brand, the Kent Press & Broadcast Awards logo and the following text.

Paul Brand, host of #KPBA 2026

• AWARD-WINNING JOURNALIST AND BROADCASTER

• PRESENTER OF ITV'S CURRENT AFFAIRS PROGRAMME TONIGHT, NEWS AT TEN AND GOOD MORNING BRITAIN

• UK EDITOR FOR ITV NEWS

• TWICE NAMED POLITICAL JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR BY THE ROYAL TELEVISION SOCIETY

• RESPONSIBLE FOR BREAKING THE PARTYGATE VIDEO DURING THE PANDEMIC
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Maxim @maximpr.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
🗞️ 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.
A graphic with '#KPBA is now open for entries' above the Kent Press & Broadcast Awards logo. At the bottom of the graphic are logos of sponsors.
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Maxim @maximpr.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
🎅 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).
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Maxim @maximpr.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
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
A collage of 15 photos, plus the Maxim logo with the years 1995-2025 beneath it. The photos include a plane, Queen Elizabeth II, people in high vis jackets and a ribbon cutting with a giant pair of scissors.
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Maxim @maximpr.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
🎅 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...
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Maxim @maximpr.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
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-...
Two men in suits are standing in front of a Christmas tree. One is handing over a chain to the other.
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Maxim @maximpr.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
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! 🍻
A collage of three photos featuring groups of people in a pub.
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Maxim @maximpr.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
#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
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is pictured in a bright purple coat and hat, shaking hands with a gentleman in uniform. He has his back to the camera.
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Maxim @maximpr.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
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
A man with glasses is taking a selfie. Behind him are three men posing with the Kent Property Market Report in front a banner with the same name. A professional photographer is taking a shot of the three men.
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Maxim @maximpr.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
⭐ 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
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Maxim @maximpr.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
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...
A collage of media coverage for the story with headlines such as '£41m copper recycling plant opens in Kent'.
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Maxim @maximpr.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
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...
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Maxim @maximpr.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
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...
A friendly-looking lion mascot with a high vis jacket on is pictured on a running track. He's waving at the camera with his big paws.
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Maxim @maximpr.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
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...
A collage of four press cuttings.
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Maxim @maximpr.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
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.
A group of eight adults sitting around an oblong table in a restaurant.
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Maxim @maximpr.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
#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...
An aerial view of a large quarry.
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Maxim @maximpr.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
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.
Two women are standing in front of a purple wall with the KM Media Group logo between them. Beneath is the text 'Press, radio, online - together we make a difference', although it is partially obscured by the woman on the left.
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Maxim @maximpr.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
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.
A big blue sky with white fluffy clouds sits above the corner of a cricket ground. In the forefront are the backs of spectators heads, mostly wearing hats. Buildings surround the edge of the ground. A selfie of Erica wearing sunglasses. The wind has blown her hair in front of her face. Behind her is a cricket ground and a few rows of spectators.
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Maxim @maximpr.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
#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
A graphic showing some folded newspapers with the text 'On this day 22 August 1996'.
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Maxim @maximpr.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
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.
In the left forefront of the photo is a reporter with a TV camera, holding a microphone out to a woman being interviewed. They're inside a cathedral with a yellow float plane in the background.
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Maxim @maximpr.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
🌞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
A photo of solar panels in a field with several sheep roaming next to them. A red stamp saying 'Approved' is on the solar panels.
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Maxim @maximpr.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
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.
A photo of Erica on the left - a smiling woman with mid-length brown hair, in front of an orange banner for the Local Authority website.
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Maxim @maximpr.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
📹 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
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Maxim @maximpr.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
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...
A graphic featuring an open file. On the right is a white paper with the title 'English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill'. On the left is a post-it saying 'Devolution and Kent: What businesses need to know'.
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Maxim @maximpr.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
#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 group of 11 people in business attire, holding four large cards with the numbers 1, 9, 1 and 3 on them.
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Maxim @maximpr.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
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...
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Maxim @maximpr.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
#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!)
A photo of British Airways' A380 plane next to two Red Arrows. Mobile steps are in the forefront of the photo labelled 'Kent Airport'.
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Maxim @maximpr.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
🗞️ 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.
A collage of screenshots showing media coverage for Buckmore Park. The coverage is illegible as the images are too small to read.
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Maxim @maximpr.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
#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
An artist's impression of the original design for the Turner Contemporary, which resembles a large white tooth against a blue sky.
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Maxim @maximpr.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
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
A collage of five photos from the Kent Press & Broadcast Awards ceremony, including a large group shot of all the winners.
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Maxim @maximpr.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
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
The inside of a small van which is stacked with full bags. They have the 'Kent Press & Broadcast Awards' logo on them. At the back, a bearded man is holding a sign with the same logo on.
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Maxim @maximpr.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
They're very cute!
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Maxim @maximpr.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Why do we always end up packing the #KPBA goody bags on the hottest days of the year?! 🌞🥵 120 bags - done!
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Maxim @maximpr.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
A big thank to @shepherdneame.bsky.social for the latest addition to the #KPBA goody bags. Everyone attending the Kent Press & Broadcast Awards ceremony will receive a bottle of beer or lager and a pair of sunglasses - perfect for this weather! 😎 🍺
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Maxim @maximpr.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Thank you to all the #KPBA finalists who've shared their finalist photos - we love seeing them 🙂 You can see the full shortlist for this year's Kent Press & Broadcast Awards at www.kpbawards.co.uk/finalists
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Maxim @maximpr.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
🏆 CALLING ALL FINALISTS FOR THIS YEAR'S KENT PRESS & BROADCAST AWARDS 📘 Would you like to be on the cover of this year's ceremony brochure? It goes to print soon as we only have two weeks to go 📷 We need your finalist board photos ASAP – post them on socials using #KPBA or email them to Rachel
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Maxim @maximpr.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Time to celebrate #NationalBiscuitDay while signing off the text for the Kent Press & Broadcast Awards trophies. That strategically placed Biscoff isn't giving anything away 😂 #KPBA
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Maxim @maximpr.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
👏 A big thank you to South East Business magazine for covering our 30th anniversary with a three-page spread. 👀 You can read the interview with our MD Andrew Metcalf from page 34 in the digital edition southeastbusiness.com/may-june-2025/
A graphic showing three pages of South East Business magazine with the headline 'A Lasting Legacy'. The rest of the text is illegible.
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Maxim @maximpr.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
The latest in our series of #OnThisDay posts to celebrate our 30th anniversary 👇 Back in May 2022, Trooli, which provides ultrafast full fibre broadband, called on Maxim to secure a visit by their local MP @tomtugendhat.bsky.social. maxim-pr.co.uk/maxim-30/mp-... #Maxim30
A photo of four men with a giant pair of scissors, cutting a yellow ribbon in front of a sign that says 'Welcome to Trooli'. Below the photo is a Maxim logo and the text 'On this day, 27 May 2022'.
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Maxim @maximpr.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
🏆 The independent judging panel has reviewed all 140 entries to this year's Kent Press & Broadcast Awards and we're pleased to announce the finalists. 🏆 Thank you so much to everyone who entered #KPBA and congratulations to those who made the shortlist. See the list at www.kpbawards.co.uk/finalists
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Maxim @maximpr.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
After a day with the judges of the Kent Press & Broadcast Awards, it was a lovely surprise to see this year's #KPBA host interviewing the Eurovision mascot this evening. Good job, @bbcmaryam.bsky.social 😉
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Maxim @maximpr.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
#OnThisDay in 2014, the centenary of the opening of Rochester's Old Bridge was a major milestone for @rbt.org.uk, and Maxim was pleased to be able to manage the publicity campaign. Read more: maxim-pr.co.uk/maxim-30/cen... #Maxim30
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