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Use social channels to send readers to your site and your newsletter.

Social media marketing for a digital publisher means placing your stories where readers share them and pointing the audience back to a page you own. The goal is a reader on your list, not a follower on a platform. GullySales sets up the posting plan, the sign-up links and the way you report what each channel sent.

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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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Sales and marketing for digital publishing companies, the overview.

Last updated 18 Oct 2026.

For digital publishing companies

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

  • “A shared link brings a reader once”

    A story passes through a WhatsApp group, a reader clicks, reads and leaves. Unless the page offers a reason to join the newsletter or open a second article, that visit is a one-off. The page the link lands on matters as much as the post that carried it.

  • “Each platform wants a different cut of the same story”

    A headline that works on X reads flat on Instagram, and a video clip suits neither the newsletter nor the site. Rather than posting everything everywhere, pick the two or three channels where your readers already are and write for each.

  • “Followers on a platform are borrowed readers”

    If a platform changes how it shows posts, the audience built there shrinks without warning. Moving the engaged followers on to an email list or a channel you control is the protection, and it needs a repeated, visible invitation.

  • “Sponsors ask what social reach you can add”

    A brand considering a sponsored piece wants to know whether you will promote it. Without a clear, honest description of what you post and where, the answer is vague. A defined social add-on gives the seller something concrete to offer.

What we do

What we deliver for digital publishing companies.

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

  1. Channel choice note

    A short assessment of which platforms your readers use for your subject, and which one or two deserve regular posting.

    Result: A decision on where to post, and where to stop.

  2. Posting plan by story type

    How a news piece, a guide, a data item and a sponsored article are each presented on the chosen channels, with the label to use on sponsored posts.

    Result: A one-page plan your social editor can follow.

  3. Tagged links and landing pages

    Links marked so each channel's visits can be told apart, pointing to pages that carry a newsletter sign-up.

    Result: Analytics that show which channel sent which reader.

  4. Move-to-owned-audience prompts

    Wording and placement for inviting social followers to the newsletter or a WhatsApp channel.

    Result: A standard invitation used under posts and in profiles.

  5. Social add-on for sponsors

    A description of what social support a sponsored piece receives, written so it can sit in the media kit.

    Result: A paragraph in the media kit that the seller can quote.

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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Posts and pieces to plan

Posts that send a reader to the site and the newsletter.

Breaking story card
A headline card with the link, posted to the channel your readers use for news. Needs a landing page with a newsletter prompt, or the visit ends after one read.
Explainer carousel
A short set of slides that answers one question from a lasting guide and points to the full piece. Needs the guide to be current before it is promoted.
Behind-the-story note
A short post from the reporter on how a piece was reported. Builds trust in a named byline and gives followers a reason to follow the person, not only the masthead.
Labelled sponsored post
A post for a paid piece carrying the same label as the article. Needs the sponsor's approval of the wording before it goes out, and a record of where it ran.
Newsletter invitation post
A standing post that asks followers to move to email, with one recent issue as proof. Repeated on a set rhythm that your editors choose, not left to chance.

Who it is for

This is written for these digital publishing companies.

  • General news and current affairs websites
  • Regional-language news portals
  • Business, finance and startup publications
  • Trade and B2B magazines that went digital
  • Niche hobby and lifestyle blogs run as companies
  • Newsletter-first publishers
  • Education and exam-preparation content sites
  • Local city and neighbourhood news sites

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

  • Nobody on the desk can post on a set rhythm, so an account would go quiet and tell sponsors the audience is inactive
  • Your articles have no newsletter prompt yet, so every reader sent from social would read once and vanish

How it works

How the social media 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

    Confirm audience, platforms and access

    We note which platforms your buyers use and check that the pages sit under your own business accounts, with you as owner and us as added roles.

  2. 2

    Review the current presence

    We read the existing pages, the posts that drew replies and the gaps in posting.

  3. 3

    Build the calendar

    Themes, formats and dates are set out for your approval, with space for offers and news.

  4. 4

    Create, approve and publish

    Posts are made, approved by you and scheduled. Replies to the public are handled in your voice.

  5. 5

    Record enquiries and adjust

    Enquiries are logged against the post or platform where they began, and the mix changes to follow what brings them.

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 platform should a niche trade publisher focus on?
The one where the people you write for already talk about the subject. For a B2B magazine that may be a professional network or a WhatsApp group, and not the entertainment platforms. Your own analytics show where readers arrive from today.
Do we need a video team?
Not to begin. Start with the formats your desk can produce reliably, such as a text card, a short clip from a story or a data chart. Add video if a channel and a sponsor both ask for it.
How do we post a sponsored article without harming reader trust?
Label it plainly on every platform in the same words as on the site. Readers forgive paid content that is marked and dislike content that hides it. Agree the wording with the sponsor before the deal, and check each platform's current rules for branded content.
Should a regional-language publisher post in English too?
Post in the language your readers read the site in. A regional portal gains little from an English account that its readers never open. Add English only where an agency or sponsor audience needs it, such as a separate page for advertisers.
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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