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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.

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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 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.

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

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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

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

  • Each unit's page is held by a staff member's personal login, and moving them is not agreed
  • No one at head office can review a franchisee's post before it goes out, so earnings claims could reach the page
  • Units open on different days and cannot answer messages promptly, so posts would collect unanswered questions

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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Should each unit have its own page?
Where customers decide locally, yes, with the account owned by the system. Where the purchase is national, one page is enough. A page nobody can keep fed is worse than no page at all.
How do we stop an owner posting an earnings claim?
A written rule with examples, and supplied posts that remove the temptation. Your franchise counsel should set the wording, because the exposure reaches the franchisor as well as the owner.
Who should hold the passwords to unit pages?
The system, with the unit owner added as a manager. If the owner holds the password and leaves, the page goes with them. Keep a record of who has access to each page, and remove access when an owner exits the system.
What should unit owners say when a customer complains in public?
Use a standard reply written by the system: thanks, an apology and an invitation to message the unit. Take the detail to private chat. The owner should not argue or offer compensation on their own. Escalate to the system's support desk.
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.

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