Reading Room - News

Join us to talk about AIMIA in Canberra

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:28:11 GMT

We’ve recently been talking with friends and colleagues in Canberra and decided that the digital community could be stronger and better connected. As a result, we’re putting out the call to other like-minded individuals interested in establishing a digital network in Canberra.

Reading Room’s Inaugural Fellowship Prize for Indigenous Art

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 03:19:37 GMT

Reading Room is proud to announce the launch of the Reading Room Fellowship Prize for Indigenous Art in Australia. The Inaugral Fellowship Prize will be announced at this year’s Cairns Indigenous Art Fair over the weekend of 21st/22nd August.

We're off to Technology Takes You Anywhere 2010

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:26:18 GMT

Reading Room will be attending Technology Takes You Anywhere 2010 where we’ll be giving girls aged 8-15 years behind the scenes insights into what’s involved in digital projects with hands on workshops

UNHCR Emergency Response wins Stevie at the International Business Awards

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:14:21 GMT

We are delighted to announce that Reading Room has been awarded a globally recognised Stevie Award at the 2010 International Business Awards for the UNHCR Emergency Response project in the Non-Profit organisation category

Want help to deliver your iPhone and iTouch apps?

Thu, 20 May 2010 01:55:12 GMT

We did it for Belron and we can do it for you! Read our case study to find out how we developed a digital campaign to promote and support the Belron World conference including an iPhone application and supporting micro-site.

Have your ambitions outgrown your CMS?

Thu, 20 May 2010 01:53:56 GMT

New players have entered the market and open source has developed sufficiently to be a serious option for organisations of any size. One thing is certain, if you are considering upgrading your CMS then you face a mesmerising variety of choices. So, how and when should you upgrade your CMS and what should you choose?

Boost your Google ranking with our SEO Top Tips

Thu, 20 May 2010 01:51:50 GMT

Over 20% of Australian internet traffic is to Google. Search engine users prefer organic listings, viewing them as more relevant and often more trustworthy. The top three sites listed in the search results get the vast majority of hits. There is of course the option of boosting your site's prominence on a web page with paid listings; however, the majority of web users can distinguish betwen organic results and listings that are paid for, and paid ads are often ignored.

Reading Room Opens Brisbane Office, Sets Sights on APAC

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 02:36:05 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 07:14:17 GMT

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

Reading Room rewrites the book on doing digital

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:50:36 GMT

Award winning European agency Reading Room is set to shake up the Australian industry with a move down under, bringing a different approach to digital communications.

Join us in celebrating our new office opening!

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:36:58 GMT

Having outgrown our offices, we've relocated to newer and spiffier offices. We're hoping you can join us to celebrate!

When: Friday, February 26, 2010 from 5:30 PM
Where: Level 1, 45 Torrens Street, Braddon ACT 2612
RSVP: http://readingroom-new-hq.eventbrite.com

Always up for a new mission!

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:43:38 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 CEO Margaret Manning nominated for three awards

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:56:11 GMT

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

Gov 2.0 Workshop notes

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:47:27 GMT

This week's CeBIT Gov 2.0 post-conference Workshop was a huge hit thanks to an energetic audience and Margaret Manning, our CEO, who facilitated the Workshop. After a full day of presentations, attendees immersed themselves in the interactive workshop as Margaret demonstrated the best way to Get Buy In is to make the SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, & Timebound) objectives clear to everyone, especially decision-makers.

Reading Room gets Geared for Giving

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 05:37:02 GMT

Reading Room is pleased to announce that it has joined the Geared for Giving scheme, where employees can give to a good cause at work, directly from their salary.

You'll be amazed at what a difference 6 weeks can make

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 08:30:01 GMT

What a difference six weeks can make

At Reading Room, we apply the same talent, creativity and excellence to shorter-run, lower budget projects too. You might need a campaign site, a piece of viral marketing or you simply might have a tight deadline that can't be moved. The chances are that we can help plan, create and implement your vision.

Reading Room launch Conversation Management

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 08:02:46 GMT

It's undoubtedly true that social media has had a profound effect on the way people use the internet. No longer constrained by what content corporations are willing to release, people the world over are uploading, remixing, mashing up, creating and commenting on content. They're doing what they'd do in the pub. They're having a conversation.

Speed Reading: Be better informed on what the digital world has to offer.

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 05:11:11 GMT

Reading Room will be hosting a series of free talks about new and established best web practices. Join us for drinks, nibbles, and entertaining and informative sessions that will mix things up with lightning talks, actual demonstrations, and guest speakers.

Open Source and Free Technology

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 02:41:52 GMT

The term "open source" is a key distinction. The term means the software's source code is feely available for everyone to see and change (as opposed to the source code for MS Word, for example), but it has many wider implications.

SEO Audits - Ensure your website is optimised

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 02:40:58 GMT

Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) is the active practice of optimsing a web site by improving internal and external aspects in order to increase the traffic the site receives from search engines.

Oustanding Achievement award for NSW Commission for Children & Young People Website

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 04:45:08 GMT

The Interactive Media Awards^TM competition is open to individuals and organizations involved in designing, developing, managing, supporting and promoting websites from around the globe.

AIM Resources new site launched

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:06:05 GMT

Blackthorn (was AIM) Resources, Australian-based resources company with an exciting portfolio of African assets in South Africa, Zambia and Burkina Faso, asked Reading Room to create a fresh, modern look to their web presence. The brief was to create a functional and informative online presence for AIM Resources and their stakeholders.

NSW AMES launches redesigned site

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 04:03:37 GMT

NSW Adult Migrant English Service, the leading provider of courses to Adult Migrants in Australia have today launched their new site, redesigned and developed by Reading Room. The site features a new corporate look, also developed by Reading Room and features a look that appeals to AMES stakeholders' desires.

National Archives Launched in Canberra

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 04:01:05 GMT

Developed by Reading Room, using Tridion technology, the redeveloped National Archives of Australia (NAA) website will give the Australian public online access to fascinating records on the history of Australia for the first time

ITSRR Website Goes Live

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 04:00:09 GMT

The Independent Transport Safety and Reliability Regulator website was built on the back of the new NSW government web design guidelines which are now mandatory for all NSW government websites. Reading Room migrated the content from the old site and while it's all static HTML, the design and templates were redesigned to correct a few navigation/content issues, ensuring that the website is compliant with both the new guidelines and the WAI ones.

GRDC Website Launched

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 03:58:53 GMT

The Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) is one of the world's leading grains research organisations, responsible for planning, investing and overseeing research and development, delivering improvements in production, sustainability and profitability across the Australian grains industry. GRDC has to communicate to a wide audience including researchers seeking reliable, trustworthy information and growers often working in remote areas with limited or slow access to the internet.