Be Bold Media

21/01/2026

Thanks Shropshire Star for covering our exciting news as we look to scale in 2026!

Full story: https://trib.al/K1HSFvA

Agency announces 'bold' expansion as it marks 15th anniversary

06/01/2026

Lots of people say they couldn't do it.

But for us, being partners in life and in business has seen us grow a successful journalist-led PR and marketing consultancy which last year celebrated its best year ever.

Mark Waugh and I set up Be Bold Media in 2011 after I left my role as Business Editor of the Shropshire Star . But we had worked together in a busy newsroom producing eight editions a day for a decade before that too - so certainly a partnership forged in headlines and deadlines!

In 2026, we don't just celebrate 15 years in business but more than 20 working together (and 27 years married!). But in all that time, we've never lost our ambition for our business, for the team we work with and the clients we serve.

We've big plans as part of our 15th anniversary of Be Bold Media - watch this space 😉

(Huge thanks to photographer Claudiu Novac for capturing these images - it's really rare for us to be at the same event at the same time - and to the brilliant Chris Smith and the Centre for the New Midlands team for the invite to the Winter Reception at the House of Commons.
Amy Waugh

21/06/2025

Fabulous night celebrating the best in Shropshire business and especially these four amazing teams!

McPhillips Wellington Limited scooped Company of the Year and we couldn’t be more delighted for this humble, caring, expert, innovative and committed business. It is brilliant to see this team get the recognition they deserve for both civil engineering and construction excellence, dedicated leadership and commitment to their community.

Aviramp GSE was a double winner for Outstanding Business Growth and the Trailblazer Innovation Award in a class all of its own. This phenomenal team, under the leadership of the inspiring Graham and Lisa Corfield - have dedication, passion and love for what they do. And it shines through every day.

Fabweld Steel Products may have missed out on the Eco Award but not much could dampen their celebrations in a month which saw them attend a reception with His Majesty as a winner of one of only 27 King’s Awards for Sustainable Development in the UK. They too are a company with a family culture and a passion for doing things ‘the right way’.

This is why these companies are such winners.

They are tight-knit teams - they are a ‘working’ family.

And so to mine.

Be Bold Media

I know how much these wins and nominations mean to you all. Thank you for your commitment and hard work too.

We are all invested. I know of no other client/consultancy relationships like those we build when we are trusted and valued to crack on and deliver.

For the inspired planning, middle of the night brainwaves, the off-duty What’s Apps and the ‘I’ll just pop on” posts, the strategic threads you pull, the important connections you make, the detail you demand and the lengths you go to - for these businesses as well as ours.

Congratulations Shropshire Chamber on a fantastic night and to Carl ‘Mr Shropshire Business’ Jones for a sterling 25 years of hosting.

❤️

21/06/2025

09/06/2025

07/06/2025

May may have been manic and a bit mad but the working relationships with our partners, clients and community are certainly stronger for it.

Really appreciate the trust our clients place in us.

In return, we get to have moments like the one below.

Thank you Chris Rank for this - I will treasure it always.

And thanks to Dan Turner, MOD Crown Copyright, Vicki Ayton for the use of the other photos too.

It was a month of UKREiiF event planning and hosting with Invest Telford,

working hard and playing hard with my friend and brilliant film-maker Amy Hill and our friends and brilliant team at Aviramp GSE,

intense fractional marketing director work with McPhillips Wellington Limited

crisis comms going head to head with the BBC on a story no-one needed hanging around

event hosting for Shropshire Constructing Excellence

brilliant board meetings with Community Resource and the inaugural meeting of the new Invest Telford Partnership

a workshop for Black Country Chamber of Commerce members on how to approach awards and write a winning entry

a garden party thanks to an invite from HM Lord-Lieutenant of Shropshire (Shropshire Lieutenancy)

and a ‘invention is the mother of necessity’ moment of learning to produce social video content via TikTok while sat on the tarmac at an airport in France.

Right now it’s June… ready to go again team Be Bold Media?

Amy B

02/06/2025

Thank you to all the Aviramp GSE team for being the easiest, most fabulous group of people to work with.

When I look at what makes a successful company, and we’ve worked with a few, they all have one thing in common.

Good people. I mean, proper good people.

Thanks to Amy Hill and our Be Bold Media team who have worked so hard on a project which saw 24 veterans arrive safely in Normandy - wheeled down a donated, specially manufactured, Aviramp, made in Telford.

Amy B

02/05/2025

“Your work is magic” - thanks Dyslexia Awards for such a brilliant testimonial and the thank you.
Spreading the news of the awards throughout the UK today and more to come!

28/02/2025

Partnerships 🤝

Strong client partnerships are at the heart of everything we do.

Investing time in understanding our clients' business goals, culture and challenges, means we can craft communications strategies that deliver meaningful results.

Collaborative relationships allow us to create authentic narratives that resonate with audiences.

And, without doubt, our most impactful work always emerges when we're working alongside clients who share our vision and trust our expertise.

Thanks to the team at McPhillips Wellington Limited today who welcomed us on site to get the low down on one of their latest construction projects. Even better that the sun was shining ☀️ 😉

13/02/2025

Not to be missed...

Skills, business, breakfast, networking, advice on funding and a chance to see The Quad - the heart of the new Station Quarter development in Telford.

Skills for Growth 2025, on March 13 (link to book in the comments) will launch the new partnership of Harper Adams University , Telford College , In-Comm Training & Business Services and Shropshire Chamber which aims to simplify the confusing skills landscape for businesses.

Be Bold's MD Amy Bould will be hosting the event for Telford & Wrekin Council so you know you'll be in good hands 😉

24/12/2024

Obligatory Christmas do sign off for 2024 - a chance to thank our fantastic team and freelance partners in crime.

Sophie Savage you were missed!

Merry Christmas all and we’ll see you next year!