Archive for the ‘Peppermint PR’ Category

I’m not a feminist but…

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

In the world of PR, we’re all quite used to seeing days or weeks celebrating every cause imaginable. Did you know that we’re currently in National Bed Month or that next week is dedicated to the great outdoors with National Outdoor Week? Probably not, but it’s likely that you’ve seen ...

The Freshest of Awards…

Monday, March 8th, 2010

Everyone at Peppermint is over the moon at having scooped three Fresh PR awards.  We knew our little Red Recession Dress worked wonders for our client, The Big Discount Store, and we were all really proud of what was a simple, yet highly effective idea.  Truth be told, though, we ...

BBC’s Clever Culling Techniques

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

As the BBC announces it’s to hack away at its multi-service broadcast offering, I’m left wondering whether the Beeb is hoping to drum-up protest from sympathetic fans in a bid to secure its future. 6 Music is probably the most controversial station to be axed. Although it has a relatively small ...

Woman describes abortion in graphic detail – is this taking things a tweet too far?

Monday, March 1st, 2010

A story that split opinion in the Peppermint office today was that of  Angie Jackson, a 27-year-old  American woman who made the decision to post the details of her abortion in a bid to ‘demystify’ the topic for other women.  I admit, my initial reaction was ‘how awful!’ and that ...

Don’t shoot the messenger!

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Google finds itself in hot water today as an Italian court has convicted three of its execs in a trial over a video showing an autistic teenager being bullied. As keen social media-moguls, the Peppermints have been in lively debate about the case – there’s no denying that this type ...