Reading Room regularly contributes to articles and features. If you would like to speak to someone for comment or for an interview, or if you are interested in someone from Reading Room writing an article for your publication, then please contact:

Louise Richardson - 020 7173 2814
Margaret Manning - 020 7173 2854

Or email: info@readingroom.com

In 1996 Margaret jointly founded Reading Room, now one of the UK's top five independent award winning digital communications company with 2 UK locations and a thriving office in Sydney, Australia. Reading Room's expertise lies in helping companies make the most of the way their content is created, presented and managed online.

As well as having overall responsibility for Reading Room's strategic direction and core marketing activities, Margaret is also lead project director for many of Reading Room's larger projects. These include major projects for The Disability Rights Commission, British Library, The Law Society and The Energy Saving Trust.

Margaret's online publishing experience stretches beyond the hundreds of projects that she has overseen at Reading Room. In 2001, Reading Room also acquired two online media brands of their own: PeopleNews, the celebrity gossip online magazine and BurnitBlue, the definitive online publication for club music enthusiasts. This dual role of poacher and gamekeeper, means that Margaret has a unique insight into the issues faced by online publishers.

Margaret has given a number of keynote speeches presenting for amongst others, the Institute of Directors, Professional Services Marketing Group, IIR, QDOS, New Media Group, The Law Society and The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and has a special interest in the following areas:

• Internet development processes
• Web usability and accessibility
• Site marketing and acceptance - both internally and externally

As well as being a frequent speaker at events and conferences, she is the Internet editor of FD Centre magazine, and is one of the regular team of experts commenting in Internet Magazine. She has written articles for both national and trade press and had been interviewed on BBC radio.

Margaret qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Price Waterhouse in 1987 and spent three years post qualification working on special projects. She moved to Longwall International shortly after its acquisition by an MBO team from Dowty Group plc and became Group Financial Controller in 1995. Prior to joining Reading Room Limited she was a senior manager at 3i plc involved in business process re-engineering.

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