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Be visible the week a new batch of students and hires arrives in the city.

Digital marketing for a PG covers everything a new arrival sees online, from local search and listing platforms to WhatsApp replies. It is timed to the admission and hiring seasons when most moves happen. GullySales builds this around your property's actual occupancy calendar rather than running the same activity year round.

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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 paying guest accommodations, the overview.

Last updated 8 Nov 2026.

For paying guest accommodations

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

  • “Timed to admission and joining dates, not evenly spread”

    Most enquiries cluster around college admission months and the start of hiring seasons at nearby tech parks, so the budget concentrates there rather than spreading flat across the year.

  • “Listing platforms and Maps, not just a website”

    Many arrivals search directly on PG listing platforms and Google Maps before ever finding a website, so presence there matters as much as the site itself.

  • “One WhatsApp number for all channels”

    Enquiries from a listing platform, a Google search and an Instagram post all need to reach the same fast-answering number, not scattered inboxes nobody checks daily.

What we do

What we deliver for paying guest accommodations.

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

  1. Admission and hiring season media plan

    A plan concentrating search, listing platform and social activity into the weeks arrivals actually search, not a flat year-round spread.

    Result: Marketing effort peaks exactly when new tenants are looking.

  2. Listing platform and Maps profile management

    Property listings kept current and complete on Google Maps and PG listing platforms, where most arrivals search first.

    Result: A property is found and trusted on the platforms arrivals actually use.

  3. One WhatsApp number for every channel

    A single WhatsApp number connected to enquiries from listing platforms, Google search and Instagram.

    Result: Every enquiry reaches the same place, whichever platform it came from.

  4. Enquiry report by channel

    A report showing which channel brought which enquiry and whether it became a booking.

    Result: You know which channel earns the next month's attention.

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 to start for a PG

Start with the room photographs and the number a student rings the night before joining.

Listing and Maps profile
Add true photographs of the room, bathroom, kitchen and entrance, the rent by sharing type, whether food is included and the nearest college or office. Record every call by listing.
One WhatsApp number and vacancy list
Use one number for all listings and keep an updated list of beds free, rent and the date a bed opens. Reply with photographs and a visit slot.
Joining calendar
Write down the dates colleges open and companies bring in new hires near you. Contact hostel wardens, placement offices and HR teams before those dates with your vacancy list.
Advance and vacancy record
For each bed, note the enquiry date, the visit date, the advance paid and the joining date. Review the empty beds against the enquiries that did not turn into advances.
Resident reviews
Ask settled residents for an honest review of food, safety and the room, and do not offer a rent discount for it. Reply to complaints with what you changed.
What to leave until later
Skip paid ads, a full website and brand posts on social media. A student looks on listings and Maps near the college. Fix the photographs, the number and the vacancy list first.

Who it is for

This is written for these paying guest accommodations.

  • Boys' and girls' PG accommodations near colleges
  • Co-living spaces for working professionals
  • PGs near tech parks and business hubs
  • PGs near hospitals for patients and attendants
  • Furnished single and shared-room PGs
  • Multi-property PG chains

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

  • No one answers the PG's phone or WhatsApp during the day, so more visibility would only produce missed enquiries.
  • The listing photographs and rent do not match the rooms, and spending on reach would send people to a place that disappoints them.
  • Every bed is let for the whole year already, and a campaign would collect a waiting list nobody manages.

How it works

How the digital marketing work runs

The work itself, in order. How an engagement starts, from your brief to a written scope, is set out on our method page.

  1. 1

    Agree the one aim

    We settle what the campaign must achieve, such as enquiries for a launch or footfall for an event, and the date it must be live.

  2. 2

    Check what is ready

    We list the channels you already run, who runs them, and what each can produce in the time available. Anything that cannot be done properly is left out.

  3. 3

    Write the idea and the message sheet

    We draft the one-sentence idea, test it against each planned format, and fix the wording that all channels will copy.

  4. 4

    Brief every channel from the same sheet

    Your agency, freelancer or in-house person receives the message sheet and calendar. Their work is checked against the sheet before it goes out.

  5. 5

    Run on the shared calendar

    Channels go live together. If the offer changes, every channel is changed on the same day from the same sheet.

  6. 6

    Measure as one campaign

    Enquiries and orders are read against the baseline. The reporting schedule is agreed in writing with the scope.

Where this fits

Three pieces of sales work, in this order.

This work sits inside sales process design, at stage 0, foundation. The audit comes before it, and sales management keeps it running.

  1. Step 1

    Sales audit

    Find where deals are being lost and what to fix first.

    Start here if you cannot say where orders are lost.

  2. Step 2 · you are here

    Sales process design

    One written way to sell, from first enquiry to repeat order.

    Start here if every salesperson sells differently.

  3. Step 3

    Sales management

    A target, a review routine and someone who owns the number.

    Start here if the team has targets and no routine.

Tell us what you need Your brief is read before we call. Scope, fee and term in writing.

FAQ

Questions owners ask before they call.

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Which channel matters most?
Local search and listing platforms bring the most enquiries for most PGs, because arrivals actively search rather than browse. Social media helps with trust once they find you.
How soon can we expect enquiries?
Listing and profile fixes are the fastest change, since they need no new content, especially timed to an admission season. Building a page that ranks organically takes months, and after the first conversation we can tell you what to expect for your locality.
Can my caretaker answer the WhatsApp number, or do I need a manager?
A caretaker can show rooms and answer simple questions, but rent, advance and rules should come from one person who knows the vacancy list. Give the caretaker a standard reply and a rule on who handles advances.
How do I know whether a listing platform or Maps brought the resident?
Ask at the visit how they found you and write it on the advance record. Compare the number of calls with the beds filled for each source. A listing with many calls and few advances may have a price or photograph problem.
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.
What if we are not happy with the work?
Tell us and the plan changes. Everything is reported against the baseline, so a number that is not moving is visible to both sides. The term is in your written scope, and the refund and cancellation policy sets out the rest.

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