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Social Media in Ilkeston, Derbyshire

For an Ilkeston business, I come and film you on site once a quarter, and that’s what your pages run on until I’m back. So what goes out is your actual place and your people. I’m in Belper, and I cover Ilkeston and the rest of Erewash from there.

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Who does social media for businesses in Ilkeston?

North Bear Media, run by Norton Hunt in Belper, can look after social media for an Ilkeston or Erewash business, from a Bath Street shop to a unit off Hallam Way, filming it on site each quarter. It sits inside Found & Filmed at £995 a month, and the £295 Marketing MOT is normally where it starts.

Between two cities, where being recognised matters.

With Nottingham one way and Derby the other, an Ilkeston business is up against bigger names in both directions.

From the shops on Bath Street to the industrial estates off Hallam Way, the firms that win online round here are the ones people recognise when they scroll past. If somebody’s seen your van or your shop front on their feed a few times, you’re not a stranger when they need someone.

There are plenty of trades and manufacturers round the Erewash valley too, and it’s the same for them, with more LinkedIn alongside the Facebook side.

I’m after the engagement where somebody messages you or comes back, not a like and nothing else, and that comes from showing the real business, week after week, and answering people when they comment. That’s exactly what I do.

I work across Erewash from Belper, so a first chat can be at your place in Ilkeston, or on a call if that’s easier.

BASE //Belper
COVERAGE //Ilkeston and Erewash
UP AGAINST //Nottingham and Derby names
WHAT COUNTS //People getting in touch, more than likes

How it’s sold, and what’s actually in it.

It’s part of Found & Filmed, which is £995 a month and rolls on month to month, with 30 days’ notice from either of us when it’s time to stop.

You get me coming out once a quarter to film at your place. What we film gets edited, with captions on, and goes out over the following weeks until I’m back. The replies get handled too, which matters in a town where people do message you. You’ve got a business to run, so I run this.

The other side is the found part. I work on you coming up on Google and in AI search, which in plain English means that when somebody asks ChatGPT who to use in Ilkeston, I’m giving you the best chance of it being you.

Your website’s hosted and looked after in it, and there’s a report and a call every month. Each extra location is £450 a month on top. If it’s a single job you’re after, a brochure say, I price that as a project first. It all costs less than a full-time hire, and I bring the kit.

SOCIAL //One part of Found & Filmed
COST //£995 a month
NOTICE //30 days from either of us
FIRST //The £295 MOT, if you like

How it goes, every three months.

The details shift with your trade, but this is how it runs.

01 //
The MOT
I check your social next to two other Erewash businesses, and whether ChatGPT names any of you.
02 //
Filming day
A day at your shop or unit, filming the work and the people who do it.
03 //
Out steadily
Edited back in Belper, then posted steadily, with the comments answered as they come in.
04 //
A call each month
A report on how the posts did, then we talk about what to do next.

Client view

“I have had a very positive experience with Norton helping me with learning new skills for promoting my business … He has been patient, responsive and he took time to learn about my business to work with me at my pace.”

Some recent stuff I’ve posted for.

This is from a day I set up for Ginger Butchers in Matlock. I arranged for the Mayor to come in and got BBC Radio Derby down, then it all went out on their socials the same week.

Ed from Ginger Butchers and the Mayor of Matlock, wearing his chain, smiling together behind the counter — EVENT // Ed and the Mayor at Ginger Butchers

Rows of pork pies and sausage rolls on the Ginger Butchers counter with chalkboard price labels — PRODUCT // The pork pie counter at Ginger Butchers

A BBC Radio Derby reporter interviewing Ed behind the counter at Ginger Butchers — PRESS // BBC Radio Derby at Ginger Butchers

Common questions about social media in Ilkeston.

How much does social media management cost in Ilkeston?

For an Ilkeston business it’s £995 a month, because social media comes inside Found & Filmed. It runs month to month with 30 days’ notice either way, and a second location is another £450 a month. If you want to check where you stand before deciding anything, the Marketing MOT is £295.

Which platforms do you manage?

Whichever ones your Ilkeston customers use, and for most shops and trades that’s Facebook and Instagram. LinkedIn suits manufacturers and firms selling to other businesses, and I add TikTok or X only if your customers are there.

Do I need to provide content?

No. I film and photograph it at your place once a quarter, and that’s what gets posted. If you take a decent photo on your phone in between, send it over and it goes in.

How many posts per week?

There’s no fixed number of posts per week. It’s whatever we spread steadily out of each quarter’s filming, and regular beats a lot all at once.

Can we meet in person?

Yes. I come to you in Ilkeston, or we do a call. I’m in Belper and work right across Erewash.

Social media management near Ilkeston.

These are the other towns I cover, starting with the ones nearest Ilkeston.

The other Ilkeston pages.

Some of these, the photos and the video, are already in Found & Filmed through the filming days, and the others I scope and price up first as a project, if you need them.

When somebody in Ilkeston asks ChatGPT or Google who to use, does your business come up, or a bigger name from Nottingham or Derby?

Start with the MOT. It shows whether ChatGPT and Google put you in front of people round Ilkeston, and how your social looks next to two competitors. Book a call if you’d sooner talk.