by James Cooper | Jun 12, 2017 | B2B PR, News
For many in the UK, the prospect of the Labour Party, under its veteran hard-left leader Jeremy Corbyn, doing well in the 8 June election when it was announced eight weeks ago seemed distant and unlikely. Yet, when the results came in, Labour has increased its...
by James Cooper | Jan 23, 2017 | B2B PR, News
We are very pleased to announce that Ascendant has been listed in B2B Marketing Magazine’s ‘Top 20 UK B2B PR Agencies – 2017’. We have worked hard in the last year to help support our clients, and it is great to see that this has paid off and that the results we have...
by James Cooper | Dec 21, 2016 | B2B PR, News
I realized the other day that in 2017 I will have worked in B2B tech PR for 20 years – having got that sobering fact out of the way, I then started to think about what ups and downs I had experienced in that time; working for a Dotcom in Silicon Valley in 1999, seen...
by James Cooper | Nov 7, 2016 | B2B PR, News
Interesting article appeared last week (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-37846860) on the raise of fake news websites on the internet, and the danger that these pose to legitimate news gathering, dissemination and public consumption and education. A couple of...
by James Cooper | Jun 24, 2016 | B2B PR, News
Many people will be waking up today to the news that the UK has voted to leave the European Union (EU). Whilst many people outside of the UK will be shocked to hear this (maybe like Texas voting to leave the US), for many Brits this debate has been around for many...
by James Cooper | May 12, 2016 | B2B PR, News
It was reported this week that Facebook has been supressing ‘right-wing’ news and stories in its ‘trendings topics’ box. The Times of 12 May, 2016, reports that, if proven, these allegations will change the game, transforming companies like Facebook from just being...