October, 2013
The second Digital in Kent conference took place in October, proving just as popular as the inaugural event earlier this year.
Marketing was high on the list of topics for discussion with guest speakers covering creativity on the net, making your data work, the role of digital in today’s business and much more.
As an agency, we know that we have to keep abreast of the latest developments and in such a fast moving industry, we take every opportunity we can to understand more about the world of digital.
So what did we learn? Watch our short film to find out.
Rachel Knight
Maxim / Director
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The plain and simple answer to good communication
Choose your language to suit your audience and don't over-complicate.
April, 2024 more
Understanding the generations drives marketing
Much is made about Generation Z – but are they really any different from those generations they’ve followed? We’ve all experienced change, may be the pace of it has been different, but understanding each generation, what motivates them and their lived experience makes for better marketing.
April, 2024 more
There’s no such thing as a free lunch, or is there?
In which we consider why it can be a good thing to host a networking event.
February, 2024 more
Awards shortlistings can do wonders for your brand
All awards involvement is good, so make sure you celebrate taking part.
September, 2023 more
Andrew Metcalf, Managing Director of Kent PR, marketing and public affairs agency Maxim, considers what it takes to demonstrate you’re a good company.
August, 2023 more
When is it okay to let others use your brand?
Erica Jones, Account Director at Kent-based PR, marketing and public affairs agency Maxim, explains why it can be good to let your brand out into the wild.
July, 2023 more
Erica Jones, Account Director at Kent-based PR, marketing and public affairs agency Maxim, considers when something is – and isn't – news.
June, 2023 more
Repeat after me: repetition is a good thing
Erica Jones, Account Director at Kent-based PR, marketing and public affairs agency Maxim explains why it's important to repeat yourself.
June, 2023 more
Sponsorship as a way to market your brand
Erica Jones, Account Director at Kent-based PR, marketing and public affairs agency Maxim looks at an alternative way of promoting your business.
June, 2023 more
Boost your marketing with some alternative advertising
When it comes to getting your name out there, the obvious thing to do is advertise but sometimes you need to complement the magazine, TV or billboard. Erica Jones, Account Director at Kent-based PR, marketing and public affairs agency Maxim, suggests a different approach.
February, 2023 more
Take some positive action for your publicity
Erica Jones, Account Director at Kent-based PR, marketing and public affairs agency Maxim, offers some advice for raising your profile on a budget.
January, 2023 more
Cost of living crisis sees scaled-back Christmas ads
As Christmas fast approaches, brands are vying for our attention more than ever but with the cost of living crisis a real concern, this year seems a little different.
December, 2022 more
What are FAQs and why do I need them?
Frequently asked questions can be a valuable business tool, writes Maxim Account Director Erica Jones, if you take the time to prepare and share them.
November, 2022 more
Professional photography is a cost-effective investment
We all know a picture speaks a thousand words. Erica Jones, Account Director at Kent PR, marketing and public affairs agency Maxim, wants to know how many of you acknowledge this fact when marketing your business?
August, 2022 more
How do I hold my event during Covid?
Erica Jones, Account Director at Kent PR and marketing agency Maxim, considers the options for planning awards, conferences, dinners, exhibitions, and more in the face of Covid-19 uncertainty.
January, 2022 more
Do you remember where you were on the evening of Monday, 4 October? Rachel Knight, director at Kent PR, marketing and public affairs agency Maxim recalls the night social media was a little quieter than usual and explains why it's important not to rely on one form of marketing.
November, 2021 more
Drawing on the lessons of the past
Twenty-five years ago Maxim delivered its first major project – Transchannel ’95 – a cross-Channel exhibition which brought together 160 companies from Kent, Nord-Pas de Calais, Flanders, Wallonia and Brussels capital, writes Andrew Metcalf, Director of Kent PR and marketing agency Maxim.
November, 2020 more
Tunbridge Wells public relations and marketing agency Maxim is celebrating a landmark 25 years in business.
November, 2020 more
Businesses urged to keep the marketing tap running
Maxim’s Andrew Metcalf takes us into his bathroom to explain how businesses can get their marketing activity right.
September, 2020 more
Things to consider before signing up to influencer marketing
If you’re considering recruiting social media influencers to help promote your products or add their name to your cause, it is not without risk and, argues Maxim’s Andrew Metcalf, it’s a case of caveat emptor – buyer beware.
September, 2020 more
Difficult times for business publications
The demise of a publication that for many years was an integral part of the regional business community gives Andrew Metcalf, a Director at Kent PR and marketing agency Maxim, cause to reflect.
August, 2020 more
Preparing for business re-opening and the post-covid world
While some of us will still be in shock over the impact of covid-19 on our businesses, many will have moved on to anger, and others might have accepted it. Andrew Metcalf, director of Maxim advises people to consider what they might do next.
April, 2020 more
Are you looking after your brand?
It’s a small thing, but your company logo plays a massive part in identifying your business. Erica Jones reminds us why it’s important to look after your logo.
May, 2018 more
Wetherspoons calls time on social media
Is the decision from Wetherspoons' Tim Martin to call time on social media a cynical ploy to simply cut costs at the budget pub chain, or are the likes of Twitter and Facebook going a little flat for some brands? Andrew Metcalf and Rachel Knight of PR and marketing agency Maxim give their views.
April, 2018 more
When it comes to building a brand, there can't be many people better at it than Elon Musk. While he may be a billionaire and therefore not be short of a bob or two, there's little doubt that he's a modern day P.T Barnum.
February, 2018 more
Ad blocking puts content in the spotlight
With nearly one in seven British adults using ad blocking software, marketers are turning back to content to help them connect their brands with consumers, writes Andrew Metcalf, director of Kent PR and marketing agency Maxim.
April, 2017 more
President Trump’s PR spokesperson - the toughest PR job just got tougher
Press secretary to President Trump, Sean Spicer has just made his life so much harder by not following the fundamental rules of PR. Andrew Metcalf, director of Kent PR and marketing agency Maxim, examines what’s behind the epic media fail and how things might be turned around.
January, 2017 more
Ten questions to drive your marketing
Before diving headlong into marketing your company, and blowing your budget by adopting a bull in a china shop approach, step back and ask yourself some fundamental questions about your business.
January, 2017 more
Freebies: Good marketing tool or a waste of money?
There’s something about the word free that draws people in, but do we actually need, want or use those items we’ve hastily grabbed? Erica Jones from Kent PR and marketing agency Maxim looks at the benefits or otherwise of the free gift.
November, 2016 more
‘We’re the Superhumans’ sees Channel 4 take Olympic gold
It seems Team GB’s performance in the media league table helped deliver for the BBC during the Olympics. However, with the nation’s broadcaster having the rights and being ad free, what impact has that had on the success of advertisers?
August, 2016 more
It’s great to win awards and be told you’re the best of the best, but – when it comes to profile-building – awards really can be about taking part. Erica Jones of PR and marketing agency Maxim explains.
August, 2016 more
Public relations versus marketing
What is the difference between public relations and marketing? Erica Jones of PR and marketing agency Maxim explains
April, 2016 more
With the demise of the print edition of The Independent and the arrival of a new newspaper named New Day, Andrew Metcalf considers the ever-changing media landscape.
February, 2016 more
Creating an image, article or even a concept that is shared across the internet is every marketeers’ dream but it is virtually impossible to come up with an idea that is guaranteed to go viral. Often it will happen purely by accident.
January, 2016 more
Maxim is a finalist in the first Kent Digital Awards which organisers say received ‘an outstanding number of entries.
May, 2015 more
How to be a social media success
Erica Jones, Senior Account Executive at Kent PR agency Maxim, offers some tips on social interaction online.
February, 2015 more
Maxim produces tourism newspaper – read all about it
After more than a decade in newspapers Erica Jones thought she’d miss the excitement of a print deadline whooshing by. Then she was given the task of helping to produce The Summer Times – the perfect opportunity to utilise the skills of her previous career for the benefit of a client.
August, 2014 more
How does PR link with digital?
Andrew Metcalf has recently spoken about the relationship between PR and digital at Digital in Kent and West Kent B2B. Here he outlines the lifecycle of a news story, from first tweeted rumour to full press coverage.
June, 2014 more
Social media’s impact on news and news-gathering
Andrew Metcalf considers how two stories became international news thanks to the online videos used to illustrate them
April, 2014 more
At the recent Digital in Kent conference Andrew Metcalf hosted a workshop about writing great content. Here, he sums up the main points from his speech.
March, 2014 more
Maxim launches Kent Design & Development Awards website
As a headline sponsor of the biannual Kent Design & Development Awards Maxim has created a website to raise awareness of the competition.
February, 2014 more
Time called on newspaper photographers
As one newspaper group announces it is phasing out photographers it's increasingly important you provide a good quality image with your press release. We offer some tips to get your picture past the editor
February, 2014 more
How to handle criticism on social media sites
Many organisations are fearful of receiving negative comments on sites such as Twitter and Facebook. Rachel Knight, who advises clients on social media at Kent PR agency Maxim, provides tips on how to handle criticism online.
January, 2014 more
With bloggers having an increasing influence over consumers and the general public, many brands are increasingly offering authors money to write a positive piece on behalf of a company, with the danger that it could break the Advertising Code.
December, 2013 more
Boris Johnson sheds light on Li-fi thanks to Maxim
Promoting a UK technological first, showcasing sustainable school buildings and securing the support of Mayor of London Boris Johnson is all in a day's work for Maxim.
October, 2013 more
A common sense guide to Twitter
Do you need a helping hand with Twitter? Here are a few helpful hints for businesses using the social network.
September, 2013 more
It looks like the nation’s ability to laugh at itself is on the decline, if the recent furore over the Marmite advert is anything to go by.
August, 2013 more
A dozen gems from Digital in Kent
Rachel Knight shares her thoughts on some of the points that were made at Digital in Kent - a conference that covered SEO, PPC and social media.
April, 2013 more
Death of the deadline confirmed
With the unrelenting march of the smartphone and tablet, the great British public is getting a growing proportion of its news digitally. As a result, the deadline is now well and truly dead.
March, 2013 more
Social media and digital marketing are not yet delivering the perfect solution for building relationships with customers. But is it too easy to start blaming the messenger rather than the message?
January, 2013 more
Appointing a PR and marketing agency: where do you start? The first, and most important thing to do is develop and agree a brief, which is realistic, deliverable and above all is consistent with your company’s broader business plan.
December, 2012 more
Facebook - the search for those elusive likes
With one billion active users, nobody can deny that Facebook is a popular social network. But if you are the administrator of a company page, how do you encourage those users to visit and like it? Maxim’s Rachel Knight looks into advertising on the site.
October, 2012 more
Survey shines spotlight on news consumption
Nearly a quarter of people (23%) now get their first daily news electronically via a tablet or smartphone.
September, 2012 more
How do the lessons learned over more than 20 years in the trade, including a stint at a national news agency, help Maxim's Andy Rayfield when it comes to telling our clients’ stories?
September, 2012 more
Appointing the agency is relatively easy, but the hard work’s only just begun. The challenge is how to translate news into column inches and tangible new business.
August, 2012 more
Ten questions to ask your prospective PR agency
You’ve spent hours developing the brief, despatched it to a number of prospective agencies, read their proposals and shortlisted the lucky three, or four, for interview – but what questions should you ask them when you see the whites of their eyes?
June, 2012 more
Is the latest social media network of Pinterest?
Barely a month goes by without news of another social network that you simply ‘must’ join. Maxim’s Rachel Knight takes a look at the newest kid on the social media block - Pinterest.
March, 2012 more
It is often the case that in business, as in life, the seemingly little things you do can make all the difference. Those who foster good relations with their neighbours or go out of their way to engage with the public are often rewarded with a raised profile and reinforced reputation.
September, 2011 more
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