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The 19th Annual Communicator Awards honour Clarence House website

Wed, 01 May 2013 16:26:39 GMT

The winners of The 2013 Communicator Awards were announced by the International Academy of the Visual Arts yesterday and Clarence House have been awarded the Silver Award of Distinction.

Achieving Digital Nirvana at Sitecore Digital Trendspot

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:20:23 GMT

Building successful relationships online was the topic of discussion at yesterday’s Sitecore Digital Trendspot as Reading Room London’s Commercial Director, Sam Booth presented alongside Mark Grant from Lewis Silkin to an avid audience.

We’ve gained the European Seal of Approval

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 13:04:40 GMT

Reading Room has been announced a Silver winner at the European Seal of e-Excellence awards in Hannover, Germany - the only UK based company out of 31 to win an award.

New websites for The Prince of Wales and his family

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 09:32:22 GMT

New websites have been launched for The Prince of Wales, The Duchess of Cornwall, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry.

Reading Room holds first Girl Geek Coffees in the UK

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 10:19:13 GMT

Today sees Reading Room host Girl Geek Coffees’ first meet up in the United Kingdom, aimed at encouraging women who study or work within computer science, information technology, engineering, multimedia and other techy jobs.

Open data NHS website wins at the Health Service Journal Awards

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 14:21:44 GMT

The first UK website where patients can access new information about their GP including cancer survival rates and patient satisfaction www.myhealth.london.nhs.uk, has been crowned at this year’s Health Service Journal Awards.

Reading Room thrashes the opposition at International Awards ceremony in New York

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 09:04:11 GMT

Out of 1,200 nominations from around the world, we have secured 7 awards, more than any other company internationally.

Margaret Manning invited to the Catalyst group of business leaders

Tue, 02 Oct 2012 08:31:10 GMT

Catalyst is a new global network of business leaders, who will champion the UK as a world class trading partner. Margaret Manning has been invited to join an elite group of 100 influential business people in a group set up by UK Trade & Investment (UKTI).

Chief Strategy Officer to accelerate international expansion

Tue, 25 Sep 2012 09:04:48 GMT

Adam Sefton has been appointed Chief Strategy Officer, to assist the international team with the global strategic development of the agency.

Winner of Reading Room CAPO London Exhibition Award Announced

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 09:02:25 GMT

Reading Room is proud to congratulate Karena Keys, the winner of the 3rd Annual Reading Room CAPO London Exhibition Award- an award open to all emerging Australian visual artists.

Reading Room Honoured at the International Business Awards 2012

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 11:12:05 GMT

We’re delighted to announce that the sites Reading Room developed for Lewis Silkin, MediaCorp and Philips Healthcare have won Gold and two Bronze awards respectively at The 9th Annual International Business Awards yesterday.

Design Jammin'!

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 10:12:33 GMT

We were thrilled to sponsor the recent Design Jam at Mozilla Place last week in London where Reading Room joined a team of volunteers to tackle User Experience (UX) challenges.

Manning Wins Top Award for Women in Technology Leadership

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 09:50:08 GMT

Entrepreneur of the Year and CEO of Reading Room, Margaret Manning has triumphed at the Best CIO Awards in Singapore, taking home the top prize for Women in Leadership.

Reading Room Scores Top Marks!

Fri, 29 Jun 2012 14:36:11 GMT

Reading Room continues its award success with its Blog design for Taste the Glenlivet, achieving top marks in the recent Interactive Media Awards, one of only 9 sites to ever achieve a perfect score!

Reading Room’s Asia-Pacific expansion continues with a new Melbourne office

Fri, 29 Jun 2012 10:15:35 GMT

Reading Room’s Asia-Pacific expansion continues with a new Melbourne office

Man meets Mountains - Reading Room's Mark Kelly takes on the Alps in aid of charity

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 13:41:22 GMT

Reading Room is gearing up for a charity extravaganza this summer in support of UK charity Help for Heroes and is hoping to raise over £2,500 in support of wounded servicemen and women.

Reading Room launch 48-hour mobile web app challenge

Fri, 08 Jun 2012 09:09:57 GMT

Supporting Men’s Health Week (11-17 June 2012), international digital consultancy Reading Room is launching a 48 hour Mobile Hack to create a mobile web app from scratch. The challenge is to design an easy way for charity Prostate Action to help men monitor their health to diagnose Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH).

Reading Room Named Top 10 Global Agency of the Year

Wed, 06 Jun 2012 09:27:30 GMT

Reading Room is proud to announce it has been recognised as a global Top 10 Agency of the Year by the Interactive Media Awards, the only privately owned, international agency to make the list.

Reading Room Kicks Off Mobile Makeover Month

Thu, 17 May 2012 14:42:49 GMT

Reading Room’s Mobile Makeover Month got off to a great start yesterday. Over 20 guests joined the Reading Room team over tea, coffee and bacon sandwiches to learn about the practical ways to enhance their mobile strategy.

Reading Room’s creativity wins award in Singapore

Thu, 17 May 2012 14:23:35 GMT

Our work for Philips Healthcare ASEAN has won the Creative Ideas section at last night's Marketing Magazine awards ceremony for Best Idea – Web Design.

Easier Access to Governement Procurement

Fri, 11 May 2012 16:18:03 GMT

Reading Room have successfully delivered a new procurement portal in record time for Government Procurement Service, - http://gps.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/.

Reading Room Delivers Campaign Site to Support Parkinson's Awareness Week

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 08:17:23 GMT

To coincide with Parkinson’s Awareness Week (16 – 22 April 2012), digital consultancy Reading Room have worked with Parkinson’s UK to develop a campaign site using the microblogging platform Tumblr, where users can share messages about what a cure would mean to them, helping to raise awareness of just how urgent it is to find a cure for the disease.

Manning Prepares for Shanghai Office Launch

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:11:32 GMT

Margaret Manning will be jetting off to Shanghai next week to discuss how social media has introduced a new source of insight into consumer behaviour at the SES Shanghai 2012 Conference on 17th April, in preparation for the opening of Reading Room’s Shanghai office later in the year.

Reading Room Sweeps Up at the Interactive Media Awards

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 10:53:48 GMT

Reading Room is delighted to announce a series of top honours at the recent Interactive Media Awards.

Manning on how to use personalities for corporate branding at Social Media & PR Conference 2012

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 10:00:31 GMT

Margaret Manning this week discussed the impact of using personalities for corporate branding using social media at this year’s Social Media and PR Conference in Singapore.

Competition Commission of Singapore website launched

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:38:11 GMT

The Competition Commission of Singapore’s new website, designed and developed by Reading Room, was launched last week at Amara Resort, Sentosa Island. The project was completed by working together with Adobe to deliver a state-of-the-art CQ5 web content management system, and NCS SHINE to host the environment securely.

Smart Guide to Mobile Marketing to launch at Raffles Executive breakfast event

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:31:43 GMT

Smart and effective mobile innovation is the focus of Reading Room’s latest breakfast briefing at the luxurious Raffles hotel in Singapore on 9 February, exploring how businesses can use mobile effectively in their marketing.

Reading Room Hunks Pose for Charity Calendar

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:32:54 GMT

Always happy to go the extra mile, the digital consultancy’s finest have surrendered their dignity to model for the first ever Reading Room “Men in the Mirror” calendar, with all proceeds going to children’s hospice charity Shooting Star CHASE.

Reading Room adopts Microsoft Sharepoint Digital Marketing Platform

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:57:35 GMT

Reading Room and Microsoft are proud to announce a new partnership that will see the two companies consolidate their trusted status in the government and corporate B2B landscape.

Reading Room shortlisted for Mobile Innovation

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:51:33 GMT

Reading Room’s expertise in mobile innovation has been recognised with a shortlisting for a global charity competition to create a mobile application to help teenage cancer patients.