RSS Feed http://www.ascentpr.co.uk/blog/rss-feed.xml.htm en Ascent PR 2006 120 Any business can become King of social media, not just burgers http://www.ascentpr.co.uk/blog/posts/any-business-can-become-king-of-social-media-not-just-burgers.htm Facebook reached 500 hundred million users worldwide a few weeks back. That's rather a lot by anyone's estimation.

]]> Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:42:39 +0100 http://www.ascentpr.co.uk/blog/posts/any-business-can-become-king-of-social-media-not-just-burgers.htm Mark Hook A company blog is not about self praise.... http://www.ascentpr.co.uk/blog/posts/a-company-blog-is-not-about-self-praise.....htm Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:11:03 +0100 http://www.ascentpr.co.uk/blog/posts/a-company-blog-is-not-about-self-praise.....htm Helen Stevens World Cup office fever http://www.ascentpr.co.uk/blog/posts/world-cup-office-fever.htm Apparently over 10 million of us watched the crucial England World Cup game yesterday, with many expected to have bunked off work to view the match.

]]> Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:54:21 +0100 http://www.ascentpr.co.uk/blog/posts/world-cup-office-fever.htm Angela Woodward Is the BP oil spill the world’s worst PR disaster? http://www.ascentpr.co.uk/blog/posts/is-the-bp-oil-spill-the-worlds-worst-pr-disaster.htm BP is currently facing the biggest PR catastrophe of its existence with the http://www.ascentpr.co.uk/blog/posts/is-the-bp-oil-spill-the-worlds-worst-pr-disaster.htm Danielle Mumford PR power of the World Cup http://www.ascentpr.co.uk/blog/posts/pr-power-of-the-world-cup.htm Love it or hate it - the World Cup will be taking over the world's media and water cooler discussion for the next month.

]]> Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:38:14 +0100 http://www.ascentpr.co.uk/blog/posts/pr-power-of-the-world-cup.htm Angela Woodward The social media debate http://www.ascentpr.co.uk/blog/posts/the-social-media-debate.htm

A recent survey by Econsultancy and bigmouthmedia has found that a massive 31 per cent of companies do not set aside any budget for social media activity in their PR campaign.

]]> Thu, 03 Jun 2010 17:16:44 +0100 http://www.ascentpr.co.uk/blog/posts/the-social-media-debate.htm Louise Mapp What does your festival say about you? http://www.ascentpr.co.uk/blog/posts/what-does-your-festival-say-about-you.htm The summer is officially here and the flip flops are out in force at Ascent PR! It is weather like this that instantly turns my attention to the forthcoming festivals with the first official one being this weekend and the last ones usually at the end of August.

]]> Fri, 21 May 2010 16:40:51 +0100 http://www.ascentpr.co.uk/blog/posts/what-does-your-festival-say-about-you.htm Louise Mapp Better to be safe than sorry? http://www.ascentpr.co.uk/blog/posts/better-to-be-safe-than-sorry.htm The volcanic ash cloud has once again been in the news this week for causing chaos across UK airports. Even though I can completely understand how frustrating this must be for travellers, safety in my mind always has to come first.

]]> Mon, 17 May 2010 16:27:41 +0100 http://www.ascentpr.co.uk/blog/posts/better-to-be-safe-than-sorry.htm Angela Woodward Turning off your mobile phone.... http://www.ascentpr.co.uk/blog/posts/turning-off-your-mobile-phone.....htm The news that Cameron has banned all mobile telephones from cabinet office meetings has sent us into elation at the Bristol office this morning.

]]> Fri, 14 May 2010 10:53:41 +0100 http://www.ascentpr.co.uk/blog/posts/turning-off-your-mobile-phone.....htm Sara Lewis Take a chill pill http://www.ascentpr.co.uk/blog/posts/take-a-chill-pill.htm

We all get a bit flustered at work and at home from time to time; we are only human after all. Juggling a work-life balance is not an easy task, as priorities can take over and play havoc on our lives. The http://www.ascentpr.co.uk/blog/posts/take-a-chill-pill.htm Donna Bennett The morning after the night before – is negotiation the key to a successful relationship? http://www.ascentpr.co.uk/blog/posts/the-morning-after-the-night-before-is-negotiation-the-key-to-a-successful-relationship.htm This week saw the establishment of the UK’s first coalition government and two leaders from opposing parties brought

]]> Thu, 13 May 2010 09:06:21 +0100 http://www.ascentpr.co.uk/blog/posts/the-morning-after-the-night-before-is-negotiation-the-key-to-a-successful-relationship.htm Lindsay Hoggard When is the Internet a useful tool, and when is it a distraction? http://www.ascentpr.co.uk/blog/posts/when-is-the-internet-a-useful-tool-and-when-is-it-a-distraction.htm Hiding under the masses of election coverage, this story on the BBC caught my eye this morning, looking at how the Internet and e-mails are distracting us from our everyday tasks.

]]> Fri, 07 May 2010 17:24:46 +0100 http://www.ascentpr.co.uk/blog/posts/when-is-the-internet-a-useful-tool-and-when-is-it-a-distraction.htm Louise Mapp How much has the media swayed your vote? http://www.ascentpr.co.uk/blog/posts/how-much-has-the-media-swayed-your-vote.htm Finally, after being exposed to masses of media coverage, the day has arrived when over 44 million UK people can decide who to vote for in the General Election.

]]> Thu, 06 May 2010 15:25:31 +0100 http://www.ascentpr.co.uk/blog/posts/how-much-has-the-media-swayed-your-vote.htm Angela Woodward Pitches – the good the bad and the ugly http://www.ascentpr.co.uk/blog/posts/pitches-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly.htm Time and time again I've questioned what makes a good ‘pitch' from a PR perspective? It's a question that many of us in the agency world are obsessed by. http://www.ascentpr.co.uk/blog/posts/pitches-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly.htm Louise Mapp Safety matters http://www.ascentpr.co.uk/blog/posts/safety-matters.htm  
In comparison to my days as a child, children generally have a much tougher time in today's society when it comes to safety. According to a survey in the http://www.ascentpr.co.uk/blog/posts/safety-matters.htm Donna Bennett Brown's blunder http://www.ascentpr.co.uk/blog/posts/browns-blunder.htm ‘Trouble in Rochdale’ ‘Labour loses one voter’ ‘My Gord’s so sorry’ ‘Demonised: the granny who dared to utter the I-word’

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:53:57 +0100 http://www.ascentpr.co.uk/blog/posts/browns-blunder.htm Louise Mapp Unusual pledges from the ‘alternative’ political parties campaigning for your vote http://www.ascentpr.co.uk/blog/posts/unusual-pledges-from-the-alternative-political-parties-campaigning-for-your-vote.htm If you are getting bored of the three main parties banging on about their policies and how they are going to do things differently (whilst secretly finding it hard to notice much of a difference between them all) then take a look at what the ‘alternative' political parties are planning for the country.

]]> Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:13:47 +0100 http://www.ascentpr.co.uk/blog/posts/unusual-pledges-from-the-alternative-political-parties-campaigning-for-your-vote.htm Danielle Mumford It's good to talk http://www.ascentpr.co.uk/blog/posts/its-good-to-talk.htm

As a PR person always keen to maximise opportunities off of the back of a topical event, I smiled to myself this morning when I opened a short e-shot from travel company http://www.ascentpr.co.uk/blog/posts/its-good-to-talk.htm Louise Mapp Would you pay to use Facebook? http://www.ascentpr.co.uk/blog/posts/would-you-pay-to-use-facebook.htm This is an interesting question for millions of global users to ponder.

]]> Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:18:02 +0100 http://www.ascentpr.co.uk/blog/posts/would-you-pay-to-use-facebook.htm Angela Woodward ‘Brain training’ games a waste of time http://www.ascentpr.co.uk/blog/posts/brain-training-games-a-waste-of-time.htm According to a study released yesterday from The Medical Research Council the so-called http://www.ascentpr.co.uk/blog/posts/brain-training-games-a-waste-of-time.htm Danielle Mumford