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Post the machine that came in this week, to the people who rent it.

Social media for a rental yard is a small audience that matters: the superintendents, foremen and builders already working inside your delivery radius. GullySales posts new fleet arrivals, availability and yard news to them, and keeps the effort in proportion to what rental gets back from it.

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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 social media means

Social media is the ongoing posting your business does on platforms such as Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn to stay visible to customers and prospects between purchases. GullySales plans a posting calendar, writes captions and designs the images so the page looks active and answers what a visitor would ask.

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Last updated 5 Oct 2026.

For equipment rental companies

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

  • “Two hundred right followers beat twenty thousand wrong ones”

    The people who rent from you would fit in one room. A page followed by contractors inside your radius is worth more than reach across the state.

  • “New arrivals are the post that produces a call”

    A photograph of a machine that landed this week, with the model and the rate, gets rung about. A quote over a sunset does not.

  • “Foremen live in groups, not on brand pages”

    Local contractor and trades groups are where somebody asks who has a 26-foot scissor free on Thursday. Being useful in those beats posting to your own followers.

  • “Hiring is half of what this earns you”

    Drivers and yard mechanics are hard to find, and they look at your page before they apply. What the yard looks like on a Tuesday does more than a job advert.

What we do

What we deliver for equipment rental companies.

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

  1. A posting routine built on arrivals and availability

    New machines, what is free this week and jobs just finished, at a frequency your counter can hold to through spring.

    Result: The page stays alive in the months you are busiest.

  2. Photographs and short clips shot at the yard

    A repeatable way to capture a machine going out, a walkaround and a delivery, using a phone and ten minutes rather than a crew.

    Result: Content comes from work you were doing anyway.

  3. Group membership handled properly

    The local contractor, trades and community groups where machines get asked about, joined and answered in, within each group's own rules.

    Result: Your name comes up where the question is asked.

  4. Hiring posts for drivers and mechanics

    Yard and crew posts written so a CDL driver or a mechanic can see the place before applying, timed to when you are short-handed.

    Result: Applications come from people who already like the look of it.

  5. A short note on what the page produced

    Calls and enquiries traced back to a post or a group answer, so the time spent gets judged on rentals rather than followers.

    Result: You know whether to keep going.

How the result is measured

  • Posts published
  • Engagement rate
  • Enquiries from social profiles

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

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Platforms for rental buyers

Where contractors and site engineers look, and what to post for each.

WhatsApp groups of contractors and site engineers
Post a machine arrival and its status, such as a scissor lift or a plate compactor free from a date. The action wanted is a reply with the dates and the site. Join groups by invitation only.
Facebook and Instagram walkaround clips
Film a machine going out, a walkaround and its condition, with the make and capacity said aloud. The action wanted is a call to book, so say which areas you deliver to.
LinkedIn for project managers and procurement heads
Post fleet additions with the model, capacity and operator availability, and a safety-check photo. The action wanted is a message with the project start date.
Google Business Profile posts
Post yard address, pickup hours and what is available this season, in plain terms. The action wanted is a call, so keep a landmark and a gate number in each post.
What not to post for a rental yard
Do not post a machine that has not been serviced, a customer's site board or a hire rate that moves with fuel and the operator. Say that rates are given on request.

Who it is for

This is written for these equipment rental companies.

  • Independent general tool and equipment rental yards
  • Aerial and earthmoving fleets serving general contractors
  • Specialty rental in pumps, power, climate control or shoring
  • Homeowner and DIY-focused rental counters
  • Event, party and staging rental companies
  • Rental businesses attached to a dealership
  • Multi-branch independents competing with the national chains
  • Yards adding online reservations for the first time

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

    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.

  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 a reply, a follow-up, a page, a listing 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 social media work runs

  1. 1

    Understand your audience and platforms

    We identify which platforms your specific buyers actually use and what kind of content they respond to.

  2. 2

    Audit current presence

    We review existing pages, past content performance and any gaps in consistency.

  3. 3

    Build the content calendar

    A plan is created, balancing genuine value with occasional direct offers.

  4. 4

    Implement and post

    Content is created and published consistently on the agreed schedule.

  5. 5

    Measure and optimise

    We track enquiries alongside engagement and adjust the content mix based on what actually performs.

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.

  • Hours that fit your day, agreed up front

    Which hours we overlap with yours is settled before any work starts, so you know when a reply is coming and when it is not.

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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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Is social media worth it for a rental yard?
Modestly, and only for the local audience. It will not replace search or the Business Profile. Where it pays is the arrival post, the group answer, and the driver who applies because the yard looked well run.
Which platform should we be on?
Facebook for contractors and hiring in most US markets, with Instagram only if somebody at the yard enjoys the photography. LinkedIn matters for corporate accounts and municipal work, and almost nowhere else in this trade.
Should the operators and drivers appear in videos?
Yes, if they agree and wear safety gear. A trained operator on camera tells a buyer more than a photo of a machine. Show the licence and the safety check, but not a customer's site layout, and check how each person's photo may be used.
How do we show availability without the post going stale?
Post what has just arrived or just come back, not a full list. Say the date on the post and take it down when the machine goes out. Keep one sheet of free machines by date at the counter, and answer from that, not from old posts.
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.
How soon will we see results?
It depends on the trade, the channel and what is already in place. After we have read your brief and spoken to you, we say what we would expect to move first and how it will be measured against the baseline. Nothing here is guaranteed.
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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