Manufacturing · Paper & Printing
We print for half the businesses on this road and still wait for the phone to ring.
A commercial press lives on a few hundred customers who order at different times of the year. The shop that remembers who needs a calendar in November and who needs bill books in March wins them without a rate fight.
Scope, fee, reporting and term are agreed in writing after we have read your brief and spoken to you.
In one paragraph
Commercial printing is the everyday print that businesses buy: brochures, catalogues, letterheads, bill books, forms, calendars, packaging inserts and visiting cards. GullySales helps the press be the obvious choice for companies near it, shows the work properly, and calls back the accounts that order again.
Last updated 16 Oct 2026.
Who it is for
This is written for you if commercial printing is what you make or sell.
- General offset and digital presses serving local companies and institutions
- Presses that do catalogues, brochures and annual reports for manufacturers
- Shops printing bill books, invoices, forms and stationery for traders
- Presses wanting more corporate accounts than walk-in street trade
Not for
It is not the right fit if.
- A press whose only plan is to be cheapest on visiting cards.
- A shop without a person who can take a call, answer a rate request and chase it.
How buyers choose
What decides the sale of commercial printing.
A phone call and a WhatsApp for a rate
The buyer sends the size, the paper and the quantity on WhatsApp to three presses and waits. The first complete reply is read first.
Proof and approval
No job runs before the proof is approved. A press that sends clear proofs fast keeps the buyer's confidence.
Credit and delivery
Companies buy on credit and expect delivery to the office. These terms are part of the quotation, not an afterthought.
Past work seen in person
Corporate buyers ask to see a similar job. A bound sample or a catalogue from a past run sells better than a quote.
Where orders are lost
What usually goes wrong when you sell commercial printing.
In the words owners use on the first call.
“Customers go to whoever answered first”
A reply left until the evening loses the job. A standard first reply with the questions that matter goes out in minutes.
“We have loyal customers but no new ones”
Referrals fill the diary until a customer's buyer changes. A steady flow of new accounts needs a presence beyond the neighbourhood.
“Every job is priced from scratch”
The estimator rebuilds a rate each time. A rate sheet by paper, size and quantity speeds the reply and makes it consistent.
The scope
The work we would propose for commercial printing.
Measured on qualified enquiries, quotation requests, follow-up on each quotation, trial orders won and repeat orders. Anything here that needs a platform, directory or tool we have not used with you is confirmed with you before it goes in the scope.
- Job pages for the work you want more ofCatalogues for manufacturers, annual reports, bill books for traders, each with sizes, papers and finishes.
- Local presence on GoogleA profile with job photographs, services and an enquiry number that is answered.
- A reply routine for rate requestsA standard reply, a rate sheet and a next-day call.
- Corporate account outreachA list of companies in your catchment that buy print, with the likely buyer's role.
- Reorder calendarCustomers listed with their annual jobs, so the call lands before the season.
What we do
What you get for commercial printing.
Each deliverable and what it is there to change.
A rate sheet by paper, size and quantity
Lets any person in the shop quote the same way, quickly.
A first-reply template for WhatsApp
Asks for size, paper, quantity, artwork and date.
A corporate sample kit
A folder of past jobs with the stock and finish noted.
A customer calendar
Lists each account, its annual jobs and the date to call.
How the result is measured
- Rate requests received
- Time to first reply
- Quotations followed up
- New corporate accounts won
- Repeat orders
- Reorder calls made
Recorded as a baseline before work starts, so every later report has an honest comparison.
How it works
From your first message to the first report.
No open-ended retainer. Every step gives you something in writing.
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.
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.
Before work starts
Baseline recorded
The numbers this work is meant to move, such as enquiries, quotations, orders, visits or renewals, written down so every later report has an honest comparison.
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 a reply, a follow-up, a page, a listing or the handover between marketing and sales.
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.
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.
What we need from you
What to have ready before we talk.
None of it has to be tidy. We read what you have.
- Customer list with what each ordered and when
- Machine list and finishing options
- Photographs and physical samples of past jobs
- Your current rate cards or last ten quotations
- Google Business Profile access
Export and new regions
Selling commercial printing beyond your home market.
Where you sell decides standards, documents, payment terms and freight. We work from Bengaluru and have no overseas office, so for a new region we start from your own enquiries, your existing buyers and the directories you already use.
Overseas customers for books and catalogues
Publishers and exporters abroad send catalogue and book printing to India. Your existing export customers are the starting point.
Proofs and freight
Agree digital proof sign-off and a freight method before the first overseas job.
FAQ
Questions about selling commercial printing.
Not here? More answers, or ask on WhatsApp.
How do we get corporate accounts and not just street trade?
Should we answer rate requests on WhatsApp?
Does Google Business Profile matter for a press?
How much does it cost?
How long is the contract?
How soon will we see results?
Who will actually do the work?
What do you need from us?
What if we are not happy with the work?
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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.
Engagement options
Ways to work with us.
Pick the size of commitment that fits. Every option starts with your brief and a conversation.
Option 1
The conversation on its own
A call after you send your brief. It says honestly whether you need outside help, and many fixes are ones your own team can make.
Option 2
One fix, scoped
Start with the fix that matters most, such as reply time or follow-up. The fee is in writing before anything starts.
Option 3
An ongoing programme
We run the work, report against the baseline, and you renew on the numbers. The term and the reporting are agreed in writing first.
Option 4
Guidance for your own team or agency
We plan, brief and check the work of your in-house team or current agency, instead of replacing them.
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.
Your next practical step
Tell us what you are trying to grow, and we will read it before we call.
Eight short steps, mostly taps. Skip anything you would rather answer on the call.