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The Manc

The Manc

Audience-first social media publisher based in Manchester UK

The Manc is a British social media publisher and news and entertainment company with a focus on the region of Greater Manchester after which the brand is named (a Manc being a Manchester dialect).[1] The Manc was founded by Sam Ridgway[2] who is also editor-in-chief.[3]

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History

The Manc began in 2014 by posting nostalgic pictures of Manchester on Facebook. The founder, Sam Ridgway, was soon hired by UNILAD as its first employee.[4] Ridgway kept his page alive during his tenure at UNILAD, but the firm went into administration in October 2018 and was acquired by LADbible – at which point Ridgway left to focus on The Manc.

Following a pivot towards news and away from a strategy of only publishing photographs and pictures, The Manc had become North West England's largest online social news platform by 2019.

In July 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown began to lift across the UK for the hospitality sector, Ridgway and his team directed The Manc's large following towards a social cause.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "About The Manc". The Manc. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Meet the man behind The Manc, the local news publisher with the most engaged social community in Britain". Prolific North. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
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    "About The Manc". The Manc. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
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    "Meet the man behind The Manc, the local news publisher with the most engaged social community in Britain". Prolific North. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
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    "The Manc launches campaign to help Manchester's hospitality and leisure businesses get back on their feet". Business Manchester. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
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