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Cafes and coffee shops · Digital marketing

Connect Maps, Instagram and delivery apps so no customer is lost between them.

Digital marketing for a cafe means the Business Profile, Instagram, delivery app listings and any ads working together. It turns a hungry search into a visit or an order, not a closed tab. GullySales connects these and reports on bookings and orders, not likes.

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Scope, fee, reporting and term are agreed in writing after we have read your brief and spoken to you.

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What digital marketing means

Digital marketing is the combined work of search, social media, advertising and website channels running together rather than as separate projects with separate people. GullySales runs these as one connected system so a change in one channel, such as a new offer, is reflected everywhere at once.

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Sales and marketing for cafes and coffee shops, the overview.

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For cafes and coffee shops

Where it usually goes wrong, and what we would do.

  • “Delivery apps need their own attention, not an afterthought”

    A cafe that polishes its website but leaves a thin, outdated Swiggy listing loses orders it never sees, since most delivery customers never visit the website at all.

  • “One consistent menu across every platform”

    Different prices or missing items between the website, Instagram and delivery apps cost trust the moment a customer notices the mismatch.

  • “Slow-hour promotion needs its own budget line”

    A digital plan that spends evenly across the week misses the chance to push harder on the afternoon that actually needs the customers.

What we do

What we deliver for cafes and coffee shops.

Every deliverable, what it covers for you, and the result it is there to produce. Nothing here is an extra.

  1. Delivery app listing audit and fix

    Photos, menu and prices corrected on Swiggy and Zomato to match what the cafe actually serves.

    Result: A customer ordering through the app sees the same menu as one walking in.

  2. Cross-platform menu and price check

    The website, Instagram and delivery app menus compared against one source and any mismatch corrected.

    Result: A customer never notices a different price on two platforms.

  3. Connected enquiry routing

    Calls, Instagram DMs and delivery app messages routed to one place so nothing is missed between the counter and a phone.

    Result: An enquiry on any platform reaches a person, not silence.

  4. Slow-hour digital push plan

    A specific budget and schedule aimed at the hour or day that needs customers most, instead of an even weekly spend.

    Result: Marketing spend goes where the empty tables actually are.

  5. Bookings and orders report

    A report showing enquiries, bookings and delivery orders by source, not likes or followers.

    Result: You see which platform actually filled a table or sent an order.

How the result is measured

  • Enquiries across channels
  • Cost per enquiry overall
  • Channel mix by contribution

Recorded as a baseline before work starts, so every later report has an honest comparison.

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Where a cafe starts

A cafe starts with a Business Profile that shows today's menu and a delivery listing that matches it.

Business Profile with menu and photos
Update the menu, hours, seating and photos of the space. Count calls, direction requests and visits asked for.
Delivery app listing
Compare the item names, prices and photos on Swiggy and Zomato with your menu. Record orders by platform.
Reply to reviews
Answer reviews on Maps and Zomato in a human voice, and pass service points to the shift lead. Keep a note of repeat complaints.
A weekday afternoon offer
Pick one slow slot and one offer, such as a work-from-cafe table with a pass. Note how many redeem it.
Instagram as the menu board
Post the new item, the board and the corner, tagging the location. Track how many say they came because of it.
What to leave until later
Leave influencer visits and paid ads until the listings are right and replies are quick. A beautiful feed cannot fix a stale menu.

Who it is for

This is written for these cafes and coffee shops.

  • Independent single-outlet cafes
  • Specialty coffee roasters with a cafe
  • Cafes inside co-working spaces
  • Bakery cafes
  • Cafe chains opening new outlets
  • Cloud kitchen and delivery-only cafes
  • Cafes attached to bookstores or art spaces
  • Late-night and student-area cafes

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

  • You want a guaranteed Google ranking or a guaranteed number of leads. Nobody honest can promise either.
  • You need enquiries by next week and have nobody to answer them.
  • You want posts and reach reported, not enquiries and orders.

How it works

From your first message to the first report.

No open-ended retainer. Every step gives you something in writing.

  1. First

    Your brief

    You tell us what you need in a few short steps: your business, what you want, where enquiries come from and how they are handled.

  2. After the brief

    A conversation and a written scope

    We read it, then talk with whoever handles your enquiries. If you want our help, the scope, the fee and the reporting come in writing, and nothing starts before you have read them.

  3. Before work starts

    Baseline recorded

    Enquiries by source, reply time, conversion and cost per order, written down so every later report has an honest comparison.

  4. After the baseline

    The first fix goes live

    The fix we agreed to start with is put in place and measured against the baseline, whether that is reply time, a follow-up sequence, the page buyers land on or the handover between marketing and sales.

  5. As agreed

    Report against the baseline

    What moved, what did not, and what changes next, in plain words. How often you get it is set in writing before work starts.

  6. At renewal

    Renew on the numbers

    The term ends and you decide whether to continue from the results. The length is agreed in writing before anything starts.

How the digital marketing work runs

  1. 1

    Understand the objective

    We agree the one thing this campaign needs to achieve before choosing any channel.

  2. 2

    Audit available channels

    We assess which channels are realistic to run well within the budget and timeline.

  3. 3

    Strategise the central idea

    One message and offer is developed that will work across every planned channel.

  4. 4

    Implement across channels

    Each channel receives its own adapted version, launched on a shared timeline.

  5. 5

    Measure as one campaign

    Results from every channel are combined into a single report against the original objective.

Why us

Why owners pick GullySales over an agency.

  • Marketing and sales, as one job

    Most agencies stop at the enquiry. We also fix what happens after it: the reply, the follow-up, the quote and the CRM.

  • The person on the first call does the work

    No account managers in between. You are never handed to someone you have not met.

  • A baseline before anything starts

    Your numbers are written down on day one, so every later report compares against something honest.

  • The fee in writing, split three ways

    Our time, your media spend and production on separate lines. You always see what goes to us.

  • No guarantees we cannot keep

    The term is agreed in writing and never a default twelve months. We never promise a ranking or a lead count, because nobody controls those.

  • One office, and we say so

    Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru. We work across India by call and WhatsApp and travel when a session needs to be in person.

#257, 3rd floor, Sri Nanjundeshwara Complex, Nagarbhavi 8th Block, Outer Ring Road. How we work.

Your brief

Tell us what you need, and we will read it before we call.

Eight short steps about your business, what you want and who decides. Most questions are a tap, and you can skip any you would rather answer on the call.

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FAQ

Questions owners ask before they call.

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Tell us what you need
Where should a new cafe start?
With the Business Profile and delivery app listings, since those are usually how a new cafe is found in its first months.
How is this different from just posting on Instagram?
It connects Instagram to bookings, delivery and reviews so the cafe can see what actually filled a table.
Is it worth paying the delivery apps for promotion?
Only after the listing itself is right, and only for items with margin after the platform's charges. Try one promotion for a stated time and compare orders and what remained after commission with the previous period, from your own bills.
How do we get regulars rather than one-time visitors?
Make the first visit worth returning for: a small offer on the second visit, a card or WhatsApp number to collect, and a face that remembers them. Record how many people redeem the second-visit offer.
How soon would we see more customers?
Fixing reply time and the Business Profile shows within weeks. Building enough reviews and photographs to rank for coffee near a busy locality takes a few months.
Do we need to advertise?
Most cafes benefit first from the profile and a faster reply, which cost nothing in media. Ads make sense for a launch or a specific slow window you want filled.
How much does it cost?
There is no price list, because the work differs by business. The fee is scoped after we have read your brief and spoken to you, and put in writing before anything starts, split into our time, your media spend and production.
How long is the contract?
The term is agreed in writing after we have spoken, along with the fee and the reporting. It is never a default twelve months, and renewal is decided on the numbers against the baseline recorded at the start.
Who will actually do the work?
The person you speak to before anything starts. We work from one office in Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru, with no account managers in between.
What do you need from us?
Your brief, and a conversation. After that, access to whatever this work touches, such as your website, your accounts or your enquiry record, and time with the people who handle your enquiries.

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