I manage Facebook and Instagram ads for Manchester shops and ecommerce brands, remotely and monthly, alongside their email marketing. The ads find new customers. The email brings them back. This page covers what is different about running ads for a Manchester business.
Everything runs remotely, by email and the occasional video call. There is no Manchester office and I do not hold in-person meetings.
Manchester has a large independent scene in the Northern Quarter and beyond, a big student population and a lot of brands that started on Instagram. Meta Ads suit that mix well, as long as the people they bring in have somewhere to go once they click.
That is the job I do: set up and manage the ads in your own account, and make sure the people they bring in land on an email list with a welcome series waiting for them.
Manchester shops that sell nationally should target the UK. Those with a local angle, such as delivery across Greater Manchester or a physical shop, can run a separate local campaign with its own creative.
If students are a meaningful share of your buyers, expect spend to work harder from September to May. Lead ads in freshers' season build a list you can sell to by email all year.
The Manchester Christmas Markets run from November into December and bring large crowds into the city centre, which suits local campaigns. Otherwise the national retail calendar applies, and Black Friday is a choice, not an obligation.
None of it needs a bespoke strategy. It needs a calendar agreed in advance, with the ads and the emails planned together.
Not sure whether your ads are earning? The free audit covers your ad account and your email, in writing, in five working days.
Get the free auditSee Meta Ads pricingMost people who click an ad do not buy on the first visit. Without email, they are gone. With a lead ad, a sign-up form and a working abandoned cart flow, a share of them become customers you can reach for free.
It works the other way too. Your email segments tell Meta who has just bought (so you stop paying to reach them) and who your best customers are (so lookalikes find more like them). The full argument is in Meta Ads and email marketing together.
Management starts from £250 a month and covers setup, creative and copy, tracking, lead ads, retargeting from email segments and a monthly report. Ad spend is paid by you straight to Meta. The full list is on the Meta Ads page and pricing.
No. Everything runs remotely, by email and, when it helps, a video call.
Usually not, if you ship nationally. Target your whole delivery area and use a separate local campaign only for local offers.
It depends on your prices and margins. I suggest a starting budget after the audit and will say if it is too low to learn from.
You do not have to, but most of the value of a new customer comes from repeat orders, and email is how you get them without paying for another click.