The Manc

The Manc Group
Type of site	Entertainment; News;
Available in	English
Founded	2014
Headquarters	Manchester, U.K.
Area served	Greater Manchester
Founder(s)	Sam Ridgway
URL	themanc.com
Advertising	Display & Patrnerships
Current status	Active

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]

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

"About The Manc". The Manc. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
"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.
"About The Manc". The Manc. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
"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.
"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.

External links

themanc.com

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[1] "About The Manc". The Manc. Retrieved 19 August 2020.

[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.

[3] "About The Manc". The Manc. Retrieved 19 August 2020.

[4] "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.

[5] "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.