Designed by digital agency, Chameleon Net, the new look Picador website based on the Activedition CMS and replacing the imprint's previous website and CMS is now live! This uniquely designed site at www.picador.com acts as an inclusive hub for a community of book lovers to interact with each other and the authors of their favourite books and poems.
Integrated with Twitter, You-Tube, Vimeo, Flickr and Facebook, this user-centric site enables both consumers and the trade to join the discussion and keep up to date on the latest news, in whatever way they choose. Updates on events, reviews, webcasts, blogs, polls and comments are displayed on the site's "wall", with a commenting system allowing registered users, authors and staff to post their views on content relating to authors and featured titles. A 'suggest a link' function, dedicated book page, and an emphasis on Picador poetry all help to further extend and rejuvenate the site's existing community.
"This is an exciting time for Picador online. Our new site will give a great user experience to our existing audience and will help draw a new audience to Picador authors and their books." says James Long, Editorial Director, Digital at Pan Macmillan. "It's an extensible technical platform designed to maximise ROI, so as well as offering a great service for users, this site is an extremely clever tool for our business" says James. "Just like the books they publish, Picador wanted a site that set them apart, so it was important that this idea was conveyed through our design. The Picador website will always contain a selection of current titles, so the design aims to mirror the fluidity and currency of the content, and facilitate discussion from users."
Finlay Carmichael, Managing Director of C2 Software, developers of the Activedition CMS, states: "we are really pleased that Picador Books, who are part of Pan Macmillan, have selected our technology to develop their community based website. Chameleon Net has done an excellent job of delivering this innovative and fresh looking website".
About Richard
At C2 Software I have responsibility for sales and marketing operations while also contributing to the overall C2 business strategy. I have a key objective of developing and account managing our client and partner bases whilst also marketing the complimentary solutions that the organisation develops and releases.
Recent clients selecting Activedition which I am pleased to welcome into the fold include:
- McGrigors LLP
- Belfast City Council
- FDA Union
- Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council
- Scottish Funding Council
- Teach First
- Scottish Enterprise
I was recently asked to take responsibility for our ISO 9001:2008 (Quality Management Standard) project, and I am pleased to say we are now accredited to this standard and we look forward to progressing other similar business improvement initiatives.
Prior to working at C2 I spent nearly 20 years working in the Utilities Sector undertaking various diverse I.T. responsibilities e.g. Account Management, Financial Systems Development, Performance Testing Lab Operations and Enabling Web Technologies.
