The Rugby World Cup is starting – has anyone noticed?

Wednesday, September 7th, 2011

On Friday, the Rugby World Cup kicks off in New Zealand. Although it’s been fairly well publicised in the media, there hasn’t been anything like the frenzy that accompanies the football equivalent – which is slightly illogical, considering that the home nations tend to be more successful at rugby than ...

Awards nominations aplenty for Peppermint

Thursday, September 16th, 2010

I won’t lie.  Despite our best laid plans, the award entries were a bloody nightmare to get off in the post.  The whole hoopla culminated in our lovely office manager, Rachel, having a meltdown moment in Hale post office and being comforted by total strangers.  Anyway, all merrily forgotten today ...

Has Asda scored an own goal with new PR initiative?

Monday, June 28th, 2010

As well as enthusiastically watching the performance of England during this World Cup, the Peppermint team has been looking closely at the various tactics employed by many PR agencies and brands, as they all try to score with the perfect World Cup-inspired PR story. With the papers now filled with ...

Peppermint’s rooting for Ing-er-lund!

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

Here at Peppermint we’re working ourselves into a frenzy for this afternoon’s critical England match. Or maybe it’s just because we get the afternoon off? It isn’t quite the ‘talk of the office’ – the latest question we mulled over was whether it would be easier to give up sex ...

Rob Green should’ve gone to Specsavers.

Monday, June 14th, 2010

Should’ve gone to Specsavers.  Can’t believe it’s not Butterfingers. Non-slip Stihl gloves – they’ll never let you down. Really, the money making opportunities are just flowing from Peppermint’s employees this morning.  Poor old Robbie.  What a slip-out, sorry slip-up!  The good thing about a good old English mess-up is that there ...