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Essex Stereotype #ThisisEssex Essex PR Launch by Big Wave PR

BBC Breakfast Premieres #ThisisEssex

22nd October 2020

The film was part of an ongoing strategy, thanks to last year’s PR launch of #ThisisEssex, over 60 people from Essex had stepped forward to become ambassadors and showcase real Essex and dispel the stereotype. A few of the campaign’s ‘stars’ were chosen to take part in a film to challenge perceptions of people from […]

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Isolation Artists Band Together for NHS

29th May 2020

Today our music pr team are launching a new charity single, a cover of punk folk-singer Frank Turner’s ‘Be More Kind’, which has been recorded by a host of artists to raise funds for the NHS, and will be officially released on 5 June 2020. Organising the single is the Cambridge-based musician Elliot Porter who […]

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Third sector PR and marketing specialist writes stories for VE Day

Writing Stories to Mark VE Day During Lockdown

16th April 2020

Big Wave PR client, Royal British Legion, was organising much of the commemorations, but to ensure veterans of WWII will never be forgotten, our charity PR team were working with the Legion’s Press Office. Together we collected VE Day stories from those who served in the armed forces during WWII or who were evacuated during […]

Big Wave PR Supports Chelmsford Festival

9th March 2020

Kicking off the festival will be the Marconi Gala which will celebrate 100 years of radio. Commemorating the first radio broadcast, which was made in Chelmsford by the renowned opera singer of her time, Dame Nellie Melba, there will be a series of special events on 13-14 June to mark the technological breakthrough. The festival […]

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Explore Essex Launches 2020 Challenge

16th January 2020

To get the launch off the ground our marketing Essex team developed 101 things to see and do in Essex in an effort to get families out more, have fun in the great outdoors, spot wildlife, research their family history or favourite place in Essex, get fit and healthy or learn a new skill. Explore […]

Big Wave PR Shortlisted for CIPR PRide Awards

Essex PR firm Shortlisted for Hat Trick of Awards

22nd July 2019

Once again our work has been recognised by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR). Thanks to our team’s great efforts we’ve been shortlisted in three categories at the CIPR PRide Awards: Best Consumer Campaign, Not-for-Profit and Best Low Budget Campaign. The shortlists are primarily for our work with the travel arm of the Royal […]