Why Social Progress

We are a social media agency specialising in digital marketing. Whether you’re looking to outsource your social media marketing to us or train yourself or your employees to manage social media in-house, we’re here to help you get to grips with social media for YOUR business.

Every member of the Social Progress Team actively manages social media for clients, ensuring that we are up to speed with the latest platform updates and highly familiar with Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram as well as Pinterest, Google My Business and YouTube.

With a Team of 6 people, Social Progress offers a variety of services to deliver strategic digital marketing. Including website development, photography, video production, drone imagery and creation of social media graphics, we provide professional and tailored packages to suit each business.

Social Progress also specialise in strategic social media advertising (including Facebook Advertising and Instagram Advertising). Did you know that you can do promotional campaigns on most social media platforms now? If you already have a strong digital presence and you’re looking to take your social media to the next level, why not have a chat with us about one-off social media campaigns or adding an advertising budget to your Content Management Package. Expect results!

What makes us different from the other “digital marketing experts”? Well, Social Progress started out initially as a social media training company in 2011 and has developed into a team offering social media management as well as training. We aim for “quality over quantity” so you can be assured that whether you come to us for training or to outsource your social media marketing to us, we will endeavour to get to know you and your business well and tailor the delivery of the service to compliment your marketing plan.

Janet has been recognised not once but twice as one of the Top 50 Business Advisers in the UK by Enterprise Nation in 2015 and again in 2021.

If you’d like to find out more about us, read on or drop us an email – info@socialprogress.co.uk to book an appointment for a chat and a brew to see how we can help you.

Facebook She Means Business Trainer

Janet Bebb is an official Accredited Facebook She Means Business Trainer and has delivered various training events on behalf of the programme since 2017 using a toolkit provided exclusively by Facebook.

The Facebook She Means Business Programme consists of hand-picked #DigitalMarketing specialists from across the UK who have been trained especially by Facebook to deliver Training Events and Meet Ups on their behalf to achieve their ambitious target of training 50,000 female entrepreneurs per year.

Not only will Janet be delivering Facebook and Instagram training on behalf of the Programme again this year, she will also continue to have access to a network of UK based digital marketing specialists and communication with contacts at Facebook.

Janet Bebb - Social Progress Ltd - Accredited Facebook She Means Business Trainer

Digital Enterprise Top 100

We’re delighted to be recognised as a Digital Enterprise TOP 100 Digital Tech Adopter for two years running in 2019 and 2020.

You can find a list of all TOP 100 businesses, including Social Progress, on the Digital Enterprise TOP 100 website. There’s also a special report which features our very own MD Janet Bebb talking about a digital future on page 44 and her thoughts on how social media and online trading will dominate consumers shopping experiences.

The Digital Enterprise Top 100 is part of the Digital Enterprise Programme, an ERDF business support initiative brought to you by UMi

Facebook Blueprint Lead Trainer & Facebook Business Partner Agency

Social Progress are also a Facebook Business Partner with access to tools and resources exclusively for agencies including customer support from Facebook, agency analytics reports, listing on the Partner Directory.

And Janet is a Facebook Certified Lead Trainer and a Facebook Certified Media Planning Professional. The Lead Trainer badge enables the holder to deliver training to people within their respective communities, covering Facebook’s advertising products across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp.

The Certified Media Planning Professional badge is awarded to professionals who have demonstrated advanced proficiency in Facebook marketing, end-to-end Facebook marketing strategy that aligns to business goals and complements a holistic marketing plan.

Digital Enterprise Digital Growth Vouchers and Digital Knowledge Exchange 2021:

Following the success of the programme from 2014 to 2020, Digital Enterprise 2.0 was launched and is available to businesses right across the Leeds City Region.

The Digital Enterprise has also launched the Digital Knowledge Exchange which is a series of funded training events and sessions for eligible businesses in the Leeds City Region (ERDF Funded).

Social Progress is one of the official training consultancies involved in delivering social media training and social media consultancy through the Digital Enterprise Programme. Janet Bebb is also one of the mentors or, as has recently been updated to ‘Experts’, who offer individual free hourly sessions through the programme on a regular basis.

Find out more about the Digital Enterprise and Digital Knowledge Exchange on their website – www.digitalenterprise.co.uk

We're also actively involved in local community groups, business networks and global initiatives:

Did you know that we’re a Fairtrade business and members of the Holme Valley Fairtrade Support Group? We support Fairtrade by providing Fairtrade tea, coffee and sugar for all our visitors and clients when they come for an appointment or attend one of our business networking events.

Kirklees Council launched a Kirklees-based support tool called Kirklees Business Hub. Janet Bebb is one of the official Advocates of Hub Kirklees. You can find out more about Kirklees Business Hub on their website.

We've made the SME Climate Commitment, taking steps towards halving our emissions before 2030 and to achieve net zero by no later than 2050. We ensure to work in a sustainable way, helping avoid the worst effects of climate change.

We’re delighted to be a Huddersfield Giants Community Trust ‘Friend of the Trust’. HGCT are located within The Zone and offer some brillant community focused programmes. We can highly recommend taking the family to The Zone for the day & trying out the Rainbow Slide – it’s awesome!

We are proud members of Mid Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce, having attended and exhibited at the Kirklees Business Conferences for a number of years. Honoured to be Social Media Partners of the event and support the event with social media management. You can find out more about MYCCI on their website.

Social Progress are active members of Honley Business Association (also known as HBA) – who are local businesses, groups and individuals from Honley dedicated to developing and supporting their local community. Find out more about HBA on their website: www.honley.info and social media: Facebook, Instagram & Twitter.

We are a Partner of MYnetworkHUD. A free business networking event held on the third Wednesday monthly at Café Ollo (in The Media Centre, Huddersfield) from 9am – 11am. The other Partners of MYnetworkHUD are: Ramsdens Solicitors, Mid Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce, Better Telecoms and The Media Centre.

We're delighted to be a part of The Laura Crane Youth Cancer Trust 'Fight Club'. Actively supporting a local cancer charity that works to support young cancer sufferers right across the UK.