Read what our clients say about us:
"We brought Ascension on board when we were seeking to identify new ways of communicating with our audience of potential clients in the UK. Ascension assisted us in designing and executing a communication campaign which resulted in extensive media coverage."
– Head of Alternative Investments, ARjENT
“Ascension has been instrumental in the creation and development of Asunya. From the earliest stages of branding, design and web development, right through to marketing and PR, we have been extremely impressed with their approach and ability to deliver.”
– Founder, Asunya
“We were looking for a heady mix of marketing discipline and innovation. We recognised the benefits a creative marketing consultancy could bring, not least in mentoring a young and ambitious marketing team. Ascension have brought all the skills, expertise and experience we wanted with a strong personal commitment to our business and its development. And on top of that, they're nice guys, who know how to spend a beer allowance."
– Interim Managing Director, Chadwick House Group
“We were made aware of Ascension via our colleagues at Cunningham Lindsey International. Ascension earned a good reputation for having assisted with another project earlier this year, and the fact that they had already moved well along the learning curve and understood our business made them the logical partner for this project.
This latest project involved the entry of a new majority owner in the form of a private equity firm. This transaction led to our firm becoming private, and management now has a stake in the ownership. All of these factors served to add to the complexity and concerns regarding how we communicated the transaction to various internal and external audiences.
Ascension did an outstanding job of managing this, on a very tight timeline.”
– President & Chief Executive Officer, Cunningham Lindsey U.S. Inc.
”The rise and rise of Digital Doctors has been in no small way down to Ascension. As a small business, I wanted support and ideas that wouldn’t break the bank, whilst at the same time talking with senior marketers to help me expand my business. During the early days Ascension took the time to understand and nurture the Digital Doctors business concept. Ascension gave me the same level of service I imagine they deliver to their international clients, and I really appreciated that. Their appreciation for developing a strong core image was and still is invaluable, a must for all aspiring businesses. Ascension has helped me grow Digital Doctors.”
– Founder and Managing Director, Digital Doctors
“I was involved in launching a service for the first time in the UK market and was apprehensive about employing a consultant. I was not convinced that anyone could understand the implications of something as new as Holistic Management and prepare an appropriate messenger and marketing strategy within the time frame involved. I was also concerned that if there wasn’t the depth of understanding that the consultant would try and beat my round peg into a square hole. Thankfully none of my fears were realised!
The most profound thing about Ascension is that they actually listen. Do you know what a rare thing that is nowadays? In all our communications I felt heard and understood. They not only digested the background reading material I supplied but expanded their research further, making connections to a whole range of potential target markets.
They expertly distilled the information I gave them, and produced a Messenger and Marketing Strategy which made complete sense to me. As a result I feel clear about the direction in which I am headed, what it is I am marketing and to whom. I have always felt very confident about the product but was very unclear as to what next. Ascension has solved that problem for me.”
– Owner, Holistic Decisions
“Ascension brought a real freshness and enthusiasm to this project. Their approach was insightful and provided many helpful recommendations which we are taking on board.”
– Project sponsor, International Asylum Policy Unit, Home Office
“We found them to be energetic, intelligent and able to advise us from a board-room level perspective right down to how to refine our regular messages. They quickly understood what we were and what we wanted, and took just four weeks from taking the brief to delivery.”
– Chief of Mission, IOM London
“Ascension provided us with a excellent view of how they could help us promote our diverse services, through a borough-wide poster campaign displayed in all our Reception Centres. They made sure that they communicated with us at every stage of the process; from the initial ideas, poster design and copy, right through to printing.
The response we have had from both our colleagues and residents has been excellent. It really helped pull together each reception area, to communicate the 'One Islington' message.”
– Customer Focus Project Manager, Islington Council
“It’s like having our own marketing team on tap, without the traditional costs of hiring an in-house department. We found their independent perspective invaluable and welcomed the speed at which they move. Most of all, Ascension’s work is helping us take on new clients.”
– Senior Partner, St James’s Place Partnership and Director of J2
“Ascension quickly got up to speed with the corporate and programme requirements and were clear about the PR objectives. They bring ideas to the table and can visualise ways for us to improve. The comment made from our CEO was ‘we are now receiving a healthy amount of PR’ - I think it speaks volumes and I look forward to hearing his next comment.”
– Marketing Officer, Manchester Business School Worldwide
“We wanted an identity for our Matlock development that would convey the sense of 'community' we are creating, in a powerful and simple way. Ascension came up with a number of great ideas and we are very pleased with the one we chose.”
– Charles Rifkind, Rifkind Levy Partnership
“Performa’s mission statement is ‘to exceed the highest levels of expectation within the industry’ and that is exactly what Ascension did for us. Ascension was hired to raise awareness of the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS®) across the UK financial services industry, particularly in the hedge fund area. Having worked in the sector previously, they quickly understood our business and our requirements and hit the ground running. Within a very short timeframe, they had not only created two client case studies but also secured a number of press articles including a full page in the Fund Management section of the FT – stated at the outset as our ideal medium for the message. Each member of the team with whom we dealt was always professional and continually impressed us with their work.”
– Executive Chairman, Performa
"We were very impressed with how quickly Ascension was able to grasp our business model and appreciate the various relationships between customers, volunteers and salaried staff. Their team has produced a clear marketing plan that has provided many fresh ideas. Ascension has made itself available to speak with volunteers who are not always available during normal working hours – and gone out of its way to ensure that all views and arguments have been considered when completing its final plan. Overall, a good investment!”
– Financial Controller, Radio Society of Great Britain
“Ascension chaired a thought-provoking brainstorm with our management team, including the creation of a brand map to help us define our values. From this flowed several ideas on our brand direction and the evolution of our strap line. They worked with us to refine these and we are very pleased with the final result, and have had positive feedback from clients.”
– Director, Redpoint Energy
“We brought in Ascension at short notice, as we were in the middle of a pitch process and needed to get an important story out to the market. Ascension took the brief and responded swiftly, delivering beyond our expectations with some excellent coverage! Thank you!”
– Director, Rhyme Systems
“The service provided by Ascension has been exceptional, given the extremely ‘fuzzy’ remit that they were originally given, and the range of products that StatPro provide. They overcame internal barriers (in terms of the perceptions of the value of Marketing and PR) and secured extensive coverage for both the company and its products in a range of both off-line and on-line publications. We would have no hesitation in using Ascension again.”
– Dean Brown, Marketing Director, StatPro
“Ascension got up to speed on our business very rapidly. Their marketing counsel has taken us a long way, both in terms of our thinking and immediate actions. They delivered value for money beyond our expectations, giving us a tremendous amount of deliverables. Ascension clearly put in a lot of effort on our behalf.”
– Director, The Structure Group
