Reading Room - News

WHO’S THE DADI? WE’LL SOON FIND OUT

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:56:49 GMT

Judging for this year’s DADI Awards – which celebrate and reward digital excellence – has taken place and we have landed ourselves on the shortlist with People’s History Museum!

Social Media - You're Invited

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:30:04 GMT

Our Digital Conversation summer season continues with How you can engage with your audience and profit from the Social Media Revolution. We will show how social media strategies have been used to increase profitability, improve reputations and empower employees to be brand ambassadors.

Reading Room chief exec hits out at plan to scrap three-quarters of government websites

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:54:34 GMT

Reading Room's chief executive has questioned the strategy of the review launched by the Cabinet to identify three quarters of the Government's 820 websites to offload.

RAF Benevolent Fund launch social media drama to re-enact the Battle of Britain

Sun, 27 Jun 2010 13:12:44 GMT

Reading Room, in close partnership with the RAF Benevolent Fund, has conceived and produced a social media campaign to target a new generation of supporters and raise funds.

iPhone iOS4 – What it means to your users and you

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:50:39 GMT

As the latest version of the iPhone operating system – iOS4 – is released to the general public, with the new phone just days away, we take a look at a few of the more prominent new features and, having used the beta version of iOS4 for several months already, how useful they really are against the hype surrounding them, as well as posing the question “how will this impact my business”?

Just click it - successful conversion is more than just SEO

Wed, 19 May 2010 08:12:05 GMT

The Distillery, Reading Room's Brand Development and Customer Engagement division will be imparting their invaluable insights on Design for Conversion at the Marketing Industry Network's How to be Social - a Digital and Social Marketing briefing on the 27th May at the Radisson Edwardian Grafton Hotel in London from 1p.m.

Twitter finally attempts to turn a buck…

Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:12:33 GMT

Twitter’s attempt at an advertising revenue model is neither innovative nor confronting. It’s what a Swiss friend of mine calls the ‘salami tactic’ –the idea that distasteful things are a little more palatable when you choke them down piece by piece.

Reading Room Opens Brisbane Office, Sets Sights on APAC

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 08:59:21 GMT

Digital agency Reading Room has opened a new office in Brisbane, building on its Australian successes and proving there is strong demand for a new approach to digital communications.

Reading Room CEO gives away the secrets of her success - harnessing creativity in global business

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 08:58:10 GMT

Margaret Manning gives keynote on new frontiers in new media at Creative3

For the second year running we are a Sunday Times 'Best Company to Work For'

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:44:31 GMT

We are extremely proud to gain this recognition again. Since we were set up 14 years ago, we've made Reading Room a fun and innovative place to work. We believe in the importance of encouraging talented individuals to push their own personal boundaries.

Reading Room receives the European Seal of e-Approval

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:45:30 GMT

Fantastic news we have just heard that we have won 'Best in Class' from the Interactive Media Awards for our Nottingham University site. This is the highest honor bestowed!

John Rylands choose Reading Room

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:19:11 GMT

Reading Room have just been appointed to redesign and develop the John Rylands University Library website www.library.manchester.ac.uk.

Our aim is to design and develop a sophisticated, technologically advanced site that will position John Rylands University Library ahead of its competitors. By utilising smart site architecture and cutting-edge search optimisation we will significantly increase site visibility and visitation whilst ensuring that the diverse JRUL audience requirements are continually met. (We are in fact kicking off this project with a set of intensive user workshops).

G4S appoints The Distillery to develop the Social Media Strategy for G4S's global Sports Sponsorship

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:26:04 GMT

G4S has appointed Reading Room's new digital performance agency, The Distillery, to develop and implement a Social Media programme to encourage online take up and involvement in the G4S Sporting Partnerships programme.

Reading Room gets Best in Class and launches Riverside Museum site

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:54:02 GMT

Fantastic news we have just heard that we have won 'Best in Class' from the Interactive Media Awards for our Nottingham University site. This is the highest honor bestowed!

Reading Room chosen by the BBC for @North initiative

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:03:13 GMT

We are delighted to be 1 of the 24 NW creative companies to become involved with an interactive initiative being carried out by BBC @North.

NEW YEARS HONOURS

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:56:41 GMT

Reading Room have kicked off the New Year with a bang by being voted top digital agency in The Drum’s New Year’s Honours list for the second year running . Which we're sure you'll agree, it’s a pretty great start to 2010. Corks will certainly be popped!

Reading Room appointed to Buying Solutions Framework

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 10:42:12 GMT

Digital Communications agency Reading Room is entering an exciting new era, after becoming an official supplier under Buying Solutions' Software Applications Solutions framework agreement. The award comes after a hotly contested and rigorous procurement process led by Buying Solutions, the largest public buying organisation in the UK.

Former football legends join up with NHS to launch new anti-smoking campaign

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:03:48 GMT

Football legends, including Ian Wright, Andy Townsend, John Barnes and Gianfranco Zola have come together to promote Smokefree United. Smokefree United is a new, virtual online football club, developed by digital agency Reading Room, providing advice and coaching for football fans and players to encourage them to give up smoking.

Reading Room spearheads unique Consumer Forum

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:05:02 GMT

Co-founded by award-winning digital agency Reading Room, the Consumer Forum is a unique industry body focused on encouraging businesses to place customers at the heart of their organisations.

Margaret Manning stands out from the crowd with three Stevie nominations

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:05:31 GMT

Female Entrepreneur of the Year and Reading Room CEO, Margaret Manning's entrepreneurial skills have once again been recognised, becoming one of only three people nominated across three separate categories at the upcoming Stevie Awards for Women in Business.

Not one; not two; but three Reading Room projects nominated at this years BIMA Awards

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:06:13 GMT

Excitement reached fever pitch at Reading Room this week, after hearing three of our projects have been nominated for a much-lauded British Interactive Media Awards.

Reading Room and the Equality and Human Rights Commission nominated at the Fresh Digital Awards

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:13:51 GMT

Reading Room are eagerly anticipating this years Fresh Digital Awards with their project, The Map of Gaps, nominated for the Freshest Not-for-Profit category.

Always up for a new mission!

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:16:32 GMT

At Reading Room, we've been handed all sorts of missions by clients. Big ones. Small ones. Complex ones. Fun ones. No matter what gets thrown our way, we always rise to the challenge. That's why our clients keep coming back for more.

Reading Room and Dulwich Picture Gallery nominated at this years DADI Awards

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:17:07 GMT

Excitement is rife in Reading Room's offices, following the news that Creative Director Kirstie Buchanan has been nominated for 'The DADI Individual of the Year' and Dulwich Picture Gallery's stunning new online identity has been nominated for a DADI for 'Best Not-for-Profit Website or Campaign'.

Reading Room goes viral

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:17:34 GMT

Strange and peculiar goings-on have been sparking mass intrigue across Britain.

We're Expanding

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:28:26 GMT

August is proving to be a really awesome month already! We have nabbed ourselves three new members of staff – and are still hunting for more – on a back of a purple patch of new business activity that has netted contracts with the People’s History Museum (PHM) and Extravision.

New International Fairtrade Towns website goes live

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:28:56 GMT

A new International Fairtrade Towns website that will connect nearly 700 Fairtrade towns in 18 countries has been launched today (Tuesday 14 July 2009) by the Fairtrade Foundation with partners across Europe.

SEO Audits - Ensure your website is optimized

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:29:25 GMT

Our SEO audit packages are aimed to ensure you don't miss out on the incredible opportunities available to websites provided via search - people who want what you have visiting your site.

Is SEO the new domain name?

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:30:38 GMT

There are many things that one has to accept in modern life - The setting of the sun; the ever rising cost of living; the unavailability of domain names.

MIDAS rated excellent in global benchmarking survey

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:31:03 GMT

MIDAS, Manchester's inward investment and development agency, has been singled out for its excellent performance in a world ranking of investment agencies.