Social Media Content: Built for Local Businesses in Leicester
Leicester's market has traded on the same site for over 700 years, first recorded in 1298 though possibly named centuries earlier as 'Cheapside' in the Domesday Book, and today it's Europe's largest covered market. Away from the modern Highcross shopping centre, the narrow Victorian arcades of The Lanes still hold independent shops and coffee houses tucked into the old street pattern.
BID Leicester funds a business-led programme to keep the city centre clean, safe and attractive for the traders inside it; Leicestershire's own chamber of commerce, founded in 1918, merged into the three-county East Midlands Chamber in 2017 and now serves over 12,000 businesses across Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire together. ONS recorded 13,905 VAT and/or PAYE registered businesses in the area.
Job density in Leicester was 0.75 in 2024 (ONS) - roughly that many jobs for every working-age resident. Numbers like that are part of the backdrop social media content is built to work within.
About Social Media Content
Social Media Content is our monthly service for owners who would rather run their business than stare at an empty caption box. We think of the ideas, write the words and design the graphics, then send every batch to you for approval before anything goes out.
How it works, start to finish
Step 1: Brand session
A short conversation about your tone of voice, your audience and what is worth posting about.
Step 2: Research
We look at your audience, your competitors and what has performed before.
Step 3: Monthly batch
We prepare posts, captions and graphics, with versions for each platform you have chosen.
Step 4: Your approval
You approve, change or reject every post. Nothing goes out without your say so.
Step 5: Scheduling and publishing
Approved posts are scheduled and go live on your accounts.
Areas we cover around Leicester
Nearby areas
- Knighton
- Sutton in the Elms
- Little Bowden
- Bushby
- Field Head
- Gelsmoor
- Hollycroft
- Wigston Harcourt
- Thurnby
- Kirby Fields
- Braunstone Town
- Fosse Park
- Scraptoft
- Woolrooms
- New Swannington
- Primethorpe
- Sketchley Old Village
- Thorpe Acre
- Dishley
- Sketchley
Postcodes
CV13, LE2, LE3, LE4, LE5, LE7, LE9, LE10, LE11, LE12, LE16, LE17, LE18, LE19, LE67
Questions from Leicester businesses
Do you cover Leicester, in CV13?
Yes. Leicester falls in CV13, and we work with businesses throughout that area, including nearby Primethorpe.
Is this relevant to Leicester's own business community?
BID Leicester funds a business-led programme to keep the city centre clean, safe and attractive for the traders inside it; Leicestershire's own chamber of commerce, founded in 1918, merged into the three-county East Midlands Chamber in 2017 and now serves over 12,000 businesses across Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire together. ONS recorded 13,905 VAT and/or PAYE registered businesses in the area. Regular posting is mostly a scheduling problem, not a creativity problem. That's the market you're competing in across the Leicester travel-to-work area.
How Social Media Content works for a Leicester business
Step 1: Research
We look at your audience, competitors and what has performed before.
Step 2: Content creation
We prepare posts and graphics.
Step 3: Your approval
You check each batch before anything goes out.
Step 4: Scheduling and publishing
Approved posts are scheduled and go live on your accounts.
From £75/month (Social Starter, 6 posts) up to £122/month (Social Plus, 16 posts) — all post creation costs included
What Social Media Content could do for your business
- The hours you spend wondering what to post go back into running your business
- A consistent presence, even in your busiest weeks
- You keep full control: nothing is published without your approval
- Posts, captions and graphics created for you, with all post creation costs included
- Plans from £75/month, and you can cancel whenever you like
These packages cover posts. Reels, stories and paid advertising are not included, and we cannot guarantee reach or engagement.
Useful local links for Leicester
- BID Leicester
The city centre's Business Improvement District, giving Leicester businesses a strong collective voice.
- MLA Accounting
Independent chartered accountants serving Leicester's small and medium-sized businesses.
- BHW Solicitors
Leicester's largest independent commercial law firm, single-city based.
- Cornerstone Business Insurance
Independent, FCA-regulated commercial insurance broker at New Walk, Leicester.