Archive for the ‘Peppermint Personal’ Category

We do humbly resolve…

Wednesday, January 4th, 2012

As we all met around the kettle yesterday morning, on our first day back in the office after the holidays, discussion inevitably turned to New Year’s resolutions. This is a conversation that never fails to depress me. I can only look back in abject horror at the mockery 2011 made ...

Awards’ season is just around the corner…

Wednesday, September 21st, 2011

The award season is firmly upon us and Peppermint’s been shortlisted for a 2011 PRCA Health and Wellbeing Award today.  I’m personally extra thrilled about this shortlist as it’s for the client - The Farjo Medical Centre - that I pitched for, with my new team and boss Suzy, on my ...

Cops and bloggers

Monday, June 13th, 2011

News broke this morning that revealed the true identity of the writer behind the ‘Gay Girl in Damascus’ blog, which has attracted a huge following in recent months. The blog was set up in February this year and claimed to explain ‘what it’s like to be a lesbian’ in Syria. It ...

Bright young things

Wednesday, May 18th, 2011

Recent statistics have revealed that over 50 per cent of 2011’s graduates will struggle to find any sort of gainful employment. This got me thinking about where I was 12 months ago, when I too was one of those desperate to get a foot in the door. As a bright-eyed and ...

Are paperbacks on the way out?

Friday, January 28th, 2011

I was disappointed to read that Amazon, the world’s biggest online book store, has reported today that it sells more ebooks through its Kindle Book Store than it does paperbacks. Since its launch in 2010, the Kindle has revolutionised the way people read, making books available at the click of ...