Franchise systems · Social media
A national page cannot fill one franchisee's diary on Tuesday.
Social media for a franchise system is mostly a question of who posts. A national page builds recognition, local pages fill diaries, and an earnings claim in an owner's post is a problem for the whole system. GullySales sets the structure, supplies the content and keeps a record of what went out.
Scope, fee, reporting and term are agreed in writing after we have read your brief and spoken to you.
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.
Last updated 5 Oct 2026.
For franchise systems
Where it usually goes wrong, and what we would do.
“A post by a franchisee is still your advertising”
An owner writing about how much the unit takes creates a disclosure problem for the franchisor, whatever the agreement says about who published it.
“Local pages need local content or they die”
A page that only reposts national creative loses the customers it was opened for. Photographs from that unit are the thing that works.
“The account usually belongs to the wrong person”
Pages opened on an owner's personal login disappear at a transfer, taking the followers the fund paid to build.
What we do
What we deliver for franchise systems.
Every deliverable, what it covers for you, and the result it is there to produce. Nothing here is an extra.
A page structure decided per unit
A written position on which locations get their own pages, which share a regional one, and what the national page is for.
Result: No page exists that nobody can keep fed.
Accounts held by the system with owner access
Pages created and owned centrally, with franchisees added as managers and a process for adding and removing them.
Result: A departure does not take an audience with it.
A posting rule written with your counsel
Plain guidance with examples on earnings claims, testimonials and offers, issued to owners and built into onboarding.
Result: Owners know what they may say before they post it.
Supplied local posts with room for unit photographs
A scheduled set of posts per location, half supplied and half a slot for the owner's own pictures and staff.
Result: Local pages stay alive without an owner writing copy.
Archiving of what each unit publishes
A record of posts, stories and offers by location, kept where your counsel can retrieve it if a claim is questioned.
Result: A request for records does not turn into a search.
Reporting on enquiries by unit
Messages, bookings and enquiries traced back to each page, measured against that location's starting baseline.
Result: You can tell which pages are producing customers.
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.
Platforms for franchise buyers
Where customers and franchise investors look, and what to post for each.
- National Instagram and Facebook page
- Post brand news, campaigns and the opening of a new unit. The action wanted is a tap to the unit's own page or listing, so link each launch post to the right location.
- Google Business Profile for each unit
- Give every unit its own profile with the address, hours and local photos. Post offers valid at that unit only. The action wanted is a call or directions, so keep unit details exact.
- LinkedIn and YouTube for franchise investors
- Explain how the system works, the training and set-up support given and what a unit owner does each day. The action wanted is an enquiry form. Do not state earnings or payback.
- WhatsApp group for franchisees
- Send campaign kits, approved images and the posting dos and don'ts in one place. The action wanted is using the approved asset, not making their own. Keep one admin and one channel for each topic.
- What not to post for a franchisor
- Do not post earnings, payback or return claims, or a unit count that is out of date. Do not let a unit owner post in the brand's name with their own offers. Check the current rules on franchise claims.
Who it is for
This is written for these franchise systems.
- Emerging franchisors under twenty-five units
- Established systems adding units in new states
- Food and beverage franchise systems
- Home services and residential franchise brands
- Health, fitness and wellness studio franchises
- Childcare, tutoring and education franchises
- Senior care and staffing franchise systems
- Multi-unit and area developer models
- Franchisors relying on a broker network for most deals
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.
How the social media work runs
- 1
Understand your audience and platforms
We identify which platforms your specific buyers actually use and what kind of content they respond to.
- 2
Audit current presence
We review existing pages, past content performance and any gaps in consistency.
- 3
Build the content calendar
A plan is created, balancing genuine value with occasional direct offers.
- 4
Implement and post
Content is created and published consistently on the agreed schedule.
- 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.
FAQ
Questions owners ask before they call.
Not here? More answers, or ask on WhatsApp.
Should each unit have its own page?
How do we stop an owner posting an earnings claim?
Who should hold the passwords to unit pages?
What should unit owners say when a customer complains in public?
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?
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Your next practical step
Tell us what you are trying to grow, and we will read it before we call.
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