Status Social

16/09/2024

Imagine achieving your business objectives through social media...
Status Social is an ethical, multi-award-winning social media consultancy.

Led by former BBC and ITV journalist Mark Saxby, we were one of the first specialist social media marketing agencies in the UK, and we focus on what really matters: You, and your results.

We’re here to help you achieve your business goals.

So far, we and our clients have generated more than £20.6 million in sales through social media.

We've trained nearly 7000 delegates to achieve their objectives through social media.

Our clients have also increased brand awareness, recruited better staff and seen big improvements in social media customer service.

Find out how we can make a difference to your business. Call us on 01332 776 910 or 0115 824 8242.

Alternatively, message us through Facebook or email us at [email protected].

24/04/2023

Are we the right social media partner for you? We've worked with organisations from FTSE 100 businesses and top universities to sole traders and charities.

They include:

Vision Express
Marriott Hotels
Booker Wholesale
East Midlands Railway
University of Nottingham
Saniflo
North Midlands Construction
ITV
NHS
VINCI
University of Loughborough
Derby City Council
Derbyshire County Cricket Club

We don't work with everyone - just those who are looking for a trusting relationship open to strong teamwork. Any relationship has got to be right both for you and for us.

We even once turned down the opportunity to work with Cristiano Ronaldo! (Ask us why when you speak to us).

Find out more about working with us by calling us on 01332 776190 or messaging us through this page. Or check out our website: https://www.statussocial.co.uk/

23/04/2023

We have worked with many wonderful people, who recommend us to many more. Here's what some of them had to say:

"Status Social truly are fantastic to work with. They’re an agency who really work in partnership with you; always taking the time to understand your needs and objectives, then always going above and beyond to deliver against these. Results are always delivered, targets are always exceeded." Hannah Legg | Pets & Friends

"An exceptional company to work with who deliver quality results, go above and beyond and all with a positive attitude. I recommend them." Adam Buss | QUAD

"Fascinating afternoon exploring social media." Jenny Wye | Vision Express

"Status Social demonstrated expertise, creativity and effectiveness in delivering this support and I would not hesitate to recommend them." Anthony Byrne | Derby City Council

"The website views during Status Social’s campaign were unreal. During the two months the Facebook adverts were running we received more than double the amount of visitors compared to the same months the previous year." Lydia Grayston | Sipcam UK

"We are really pleased we decided to try a whole new way of recruiting facilitated by Status Social. We finished up with an extremely strong pool of interested candidates which made making a final decision very difficult." Tom Morgan | trentbarton

"Eye-opening and very informative. Mark and the team are bloody brilliant! Helped us bring in quite a bit of business let’s just say….."(£1.2m). Jamie Berta | SALCS Installations

22/04/2023

We are specialists in social media - the platforms change so fast we couldn't do our jobs properly if we did anything else!

Here's how we could help you:

Social media strategy: Do you want to ensure your social media has a purpose? Then a social media strategy workshop is a must.

Social media training: Our social media training workshops will give you the knowledge you need to run your social media effectively.

Social media management: We run social media management campaigns, including social media advertising, with results at the heart.

Social media customer service: We help customer service teams to win over their audience on social media.

Social media recruitment: Using platforms like LinkedIn and Facebook, we can attract better candidates without incurring high recruitment agency fees or using the hit-and-hope approach of platforms like Indeed.

Social media presentations: Founder Mark Saxby is a member of the Professional Speaking Association and has shared a stage with Google and Mars.

Find out how we can make a difference to your business. Call us on 01332 776 910 or 0115 824 8242, or email us at [email protected].

You can also find out more about how we can help you at https://www.statussocial.co.uk/social-media-services/

21/04/2023

Who are Status Social and why should you care?

Status Social exists to make a difference

Through helping you achieve your business objectives and having a positive impact on society.

We were founded in January 2011 and operate according to our values – being ethical and honest, and providing excellence are our three key ones – and we don’t compromise on them. Everything we do is influenced by our values.

What does being a values-led business REALLY mean for you? It means we don’t over promise and under deliver. We won’t train you or take on your social media if we don’t think it’s right for you. We won’t take your money if it’s not right to do so.

Status Social is led by husband and wife team Mark and Kerry Saxby. They live near the border of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire with their three children. As well as running Status Social, they also founded the schools' charity, Positive Social.

Let's talk! Call us on 01332 776910 or message us through our page.

20/04/2023

Is it morally wrong for me to write LinkedIn posts for others?

Am I pretending to be someone I'm not?

(Writes Status Social director, Mark Saxby)

This question came up in a fascinating post by copywriter Vicki Handley, who's part of the wider Status Social family.

I'd say perhaps it is wrong - if a writer is putting words into the mouth of the poster; words they may never say. Perhaps those words could make them look like they are better at their offering than they really are?

But that's not how I work.

I interview my subjects once a month, using my journalistic skills to pull out great stories and information.

And then I turn those words into algorithm-friendly LinkedIn posts, fitting the principles that I've learned over 12 years of LinkedIn success.

But, of course, it's STILL not the poster creating the content.

Well my justification is that the people I write posts for will never do so without my help. They're either:

- Too busy

- Lack the consistency

- Can speak, but can't write

- Lack confidence in putting content on social media

- Don't actually like social media!

My clients are so insightful, making my role so brilliant because I get to spend time with inspirational people! I learn so much from interviewing them.

And if I didn't tell their stories and share their wisdom, do you know what? They would never be seen on LinkedIn at all.

So if you don't feel your stories, your wisdom, your insights are being revealed on LinkedIn, then get in touch!

14/02/2023

Forget the roses.

This is the way to win his or her heart.

We virtually guarantee it.

07/02/2023

When can you call yourself an expert?

Is it when you have a masters in the subject?

Is it when you've been working in the same profession for ten years?

Is it when you've got a proven track record in your trade?

Is it when you can answer every question about it in Mastermind?

Jonny Gray from Greendog told Status Social's Mark he was a social media expert when the company had only been going a few years.

He said because we'd been employed to teach others about social media and therefore someone else thought Mark an expert, he must be one.

What he was saying was that although Mark couldn't call himself an expert, others could.

It was an interesting thought!

And Jonny's words have stuck with Mark. He rarely calls himself an expert.

That's because there's so much about social media he doesn't know!

Before every training workshop, we ask the delegates to score their business social media knowledge out of ten.

Some people give themselves an eight or nine out of ten. One even gave himself a ten!

So in such cases, Mark informs the delegates at the start of the workshop, he'd only give himself a seven and if he keels over, those with higher scores than him can take over!

But what's interesting is that in most cases, those who have given themselves high scores have admitted they knew less than they thought by the end of the workshop.

Meaning that Mark probably is an expert after all!

But how would define an expert?

25/01/2023

Last year we turned down the opportunity to work on a Cristiano Ronaldo brand.

Yes, him. The world's best-known footballer.

When we told our friends, they could barely believe it.

(Perhaps they were surprised that a little social media consultancy in Derby could have been asked to get involved in social media management involving such a celebrity in the first place!)

So why didn't we do it?

Surely it would have been a great client to have on our books, you may say.

You want the honest truth?

The project and the timing was just wrong.

And we don't take on campaigns that are not right for Status Social.

We looked at what Cristiano's team wanted us to do for them, and we decided it just wasn't us.

Plus, the request came through just before we were about to go on a long holiday and we didn't want such a campaign to disrupt our valuable family time.

So we said no.

And we've not regretted it for one moment.

19/01/2023

Why would you not want to see Mark Saxby in action?!

If you don't know where the finish line is, why are you running the race? Status Social

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