Marketing Intelligence for Local Businesses in Manchester
Manchester's first cotton mill opened on Miller Street in 1783, and by 1912 the city's mills were producing 8 billion square yards of cotton fabric a year, earning it the nickname 'Cottonopolis'. When the cotton trade collapsed after the First World War, cheap rents in the empty warehouses of what's now the Northern Quarter let independent businesses move in instead — Fred Aldous has supplied artists and makers from the same streets since 1886, and Piccadilly Records has been a fixture of the area's music scene since 1978.
Manchester City Centre's Business Improvement District brings together around 600 businesses across retail, hospitality and offices, funded by a levy on the district's rateable value and run in partnership with CityCo. ONS recorded 24,550 VAT and/or PAYE registered businesses in the area.
67% of new businesses in Manchester were still trading two years on, as of 2022 (ONS). Numbers like that make marketing intelligence worth having, not optional - a static approach loses ground fast in a market this active.
About Marketing Intelligence
Marketing Intelligence is our monthly report for owners who have the figures but rarely have the time to sit down and read them. We bring your business profile together with the information available from your connected accounts, and turn it into plain English next steps.
How it works, start to finish
Step 1: Your profile
We use your business details, services, areas and goals to give the numbers context.
Step 2: Connect
You authorise read-only access to the accounts you want included, such as website, search, social or advertising.
Step 3: Monthly report
We bring the available information together: what changed, what worked and what needs attention.
Step 4: Recommendations
Prioritised actions in plain English, so you know what to do next without deciphering a spreadsheet.
Areas we cover around Manchester
Nearby areas
- Tang
- Wood End
- Elton
- Bury
- Withington
- Edgeley
- Charlestown
- Haugh
- Heywood
- Stretford
- Littleborough
- Ordsall
- Nook
- Lane Ends
- Wallbank
- Facit
- Shawforth
- Balderstone
- Spring Hill
- Tunstead
Postcodes
BL0, BL1, BL2, BL3, BL4, BL5, BL6, BL7, BL8, BL9, CW9, M5, M6, M7, M8, M9, M11, M12, M13, M15, M16, M17, M19, M20, M21, M22, M23, M24, M25, M26, M27, M28, M29, M30, M31, M32, M33, M34, M35, M38, M40, M41, M43, M44, M45, M46, M50, OL1, OL2, OL3, OL4, OL5, OL6, OL7, OL8, OL9, OL10, OL11, OL12, OL15, OL16, SK1, SK2, SK3, SK4, SK5, SK6, SK7, SK8, SK9, SK10, SK11, SK12, SK13, SK14, SK15, SK16, SK22, WA14, WA15
Questions from Manchester businesses
Do you cover Manchester, in BL0?
Yes. Manchester falls in BL0, and we work with businesses throughout that area, including nearby Wood End.
Why does marketing intelligence matter for a Manchester business specifically?
Manchester City Centre's Business Improvement District brings together around 600 businesses across retail, hospitality and offices, funded by a levy on the district's rateable value and run in partnership with CityCo. ONS recorded 24,550 VAT and/or PAYE registered businesses in the area. Knowing what works is worth more than doing more. That's the market you're competing in across the Manchester travel-to-work area.
The process, for a business based in Manchester
Step 1: Your profile
We use your business details, services, areas and goals to give the figures context.
Step 2: Connect
You authorise read-only access to the accounts you want included.
Step 3: Monthly report
We bring the available information together and send you a report with clear next steps.
£32.99/month — one plan, read-only access
What Marketing Intelligence could do for your business
- One in-depth report each month, not another dashboard you never open
- Know what is working and what is quietly costing you money
- Recommendations in priority order, not just numbers
- Read-only access: we look, we never change anything
- Missing information is clearly identified, never guessed
- One plan, £32.99/month, and you can cancel whenever you like
Useful local links for Manchester
- Manchester City Centre BID
The city centre's Business Improvement District, representing around 600 businesses and delivered in partnership with CityCo.
- Atlantic & Pacific Insurance Group
Independent commercial insurance broker (trading style of Rollins Commercial Ltd) at New Mount Street, Manchester.
- A&C Chartered Accountants
Independent, family-owned chartered accountants at King Street, Manchester, trading for over 40 years.
- Brabners
Independent North West law firm (Liverpool, Manchester and Preston) advising local businesses.