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Work the towers where possession happened this year.

Apartment advertising for a design firm is media inside residential communities: the notice board, the lift panel, a weekend morning at the clubhouse. The towers worth buying are the ones handed over recently, where whole floors are being measured at once. GullySales takes the association's written permission first and codes each community separately.

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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 apartment advertising means

Apartment advertising is media and activity inside residential communities: the notice board, the lift panel, a Sunday stall. GullySales gets the association's written permission first, because anything put up without it comes down.

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Last updated 5 Oct 2026.

For interior design firms

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

  • “The possession year decides the list”

    A tower that received its occupancy certificate months ago has forty flats being measured at the same time. A society that filled up a decade back is a renovation market, which is a slower and different pitch.

  • “A flat you have finished in that block is your best line”

    Neighbours ask to see it, and the security staff remember your carpenter. One completed 3BHK inside the tower does more on a notice board than a portfolio of villas.

  • “The society's fit-out rules belong in the quote”

    Work timings, the service lift slot, the debris charge and the refundable deposit differ from one association to the next, and they change what a kitchen costs to install. Collect them with the permission.

  • “The clubhouse enquiry is about one room”

    Residents ask what a kitchen or a TV unit costs, not what a whole home costs. Carry a rate band per room, because a turnkey figure ends the conversation.

What we do

What we deliver for interior design firms.

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

  1. Community list built on handover dates

    Towers and layouts near you that received possession recently, with the number of flats and which blocks are still fitting out.

    Result: You advertise where people are measuring right now.

  2. Permission and fit-out rules collected together

    The secretary or facility manager agreeing the format and the period, and handing over the society's work timings, deposits and lift rules at the same meeting.

    Result: You quote with the society's restrictions already priced in.

  3. Panel artwork pointing at a flat in that block

    A code on the panel opening photographs of a finished flat in the same tower or the same layout, instead of a general portfolio page.

    Result: A neighbour sees the exact layout they live in, finished.

  4. A clubhouse morning with a rate band per room

    One weekend slot with a designer present, a written range for a kitchen, a wardrobe and a TV unit, and measurements taken where residents ask.

    Result: You leave with briefs instead of handed-out cards.

  5. One code per society

    A number or code used inside those gates and nowhere else, so an enquiry can be traced to the tower and the block it came from.

    Result: You know which handover is worth the next campaign.

  6. Dated photographs and a removal date

    A picture with the date from each board as the campaign starts, and the media taken down or renewed the week the permission ends.

    Result: Nothing of yours is left curling on a notice board.

How the result is measured

  • Communities covered
  • Permissions in writing
  • Enquiries quoting the community code

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

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How it is bought, and approved

A design firm should know which list to join, which fit-out rules apply and whose flat can be named before a panel is printed.

Committee and builder's office
In newer towers both may need to agree, the committee for the board and the builder's office for fit-out access. Ask who signs for each and keep both approvals together.
The empanelled contractor list
Many societies keep a list of approved fit-out contractors. Ask how a firm applies, what papers it needs and whether being listed is separate from the advertising slot.
Fit-out rules that go into the quote
Ask for the working hours, debris removal, floor protection and deposit the society requires. Put those costs in the quote, because an owner will compare it with others.
Consent before naming a finished flat
If the panel points to a flat you finished in that block, get that owner's written consent first. Do not print the flat number or photographs without it.
Proof, and a removal date
Take a dated photograph on the day the panel goes up and agree the date it comes down, so no faded panel is left bearing the firm's name.

Who it is for

This is written for these interior design firms.

  • Residential interior design studios
  • Turnkey design-and-build firms
  • Retail and commercial interior design firms
  • Office and workplace interior design firms
  • Boutique single-designer practices
  • Modular kitchen and furniture-focused design firms
  • Design firms working closely with architects and builders

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

  • You want a guaranteed Google ranking or a guaranteed number of leads. Nobody honest can promise either.
  • You need enquiries by next week and have nobody to answer them.
  • You want posts and reach reported, not enquiries and orders.

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

    Enquiries by source, reply time, conversion and cost per order, 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 reply time, a follow-up sequence, the page buyers land on 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 apartment advertising work runs

  1. 1

    Draw the ring

    We agree how far a resident will realistically come to you. For a salon that is two or three societies. For a diagnostic centre it is the whole main road.

  2. 2

    Shortlist and verify the societies

    Which are self-managed and which are under a facility company, who the gatekeeper is, what categories they allow, and what they charge on their own account.

  3. 3

    Get permission and quote properly

    Permission letters are collected first. Only then do you see a rate, and it includes the society fee rather than surprising you with it later.

  4. 4

    Print, install and audit

    Artwork goes to each format's exact size, installation is scheduled with the facility manager, and every lobby is photographed with a date.

  5. 5

    Run the activity

    The clubhouse weekend is booked inside the display month, when your name is already on the wall of the lift they came down in.

  6. 6

    Read it society by society

    Calls and walk-ins are counted per code and the list is cut. Two societies usually carry a campaign and four carry nothing.

Proof

What happened when owners fixed this.

Real clients, the work we did, and the result as it was recorded. Where no number was recorded, none is claimed.

All case studies

  • Houzeome Interior Design Studio

    Situation
    A client choosing an interior designer wants to see rooms the studio actually finished. The site showed stock photography, which tells a prospective client nothing about this studio.
    What we did
    • A custom site build
    • The studio's own photography
    • One brand across the site
    • Six project pages
    Result
    • Six real projects published, each with its own detailed case-study page
    Read the case study

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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.

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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The society has an empanelled vendor list. How do we get on to it?
By asking the facility manager what the panel needs, which is commonly a registration, a work record and sometimes a deposit. A poster will not put you on the list. Do it alongside the media, because empanelment keeps sending work long after the campaign ends.
How many societies before this is worth doing?
Fewer than most owners expect. Two or three recently handed-over towers, each worked properly with a weekend morning, beat twenty panels scattered across a suburb. The panel matters because your work is already visible in that block.
Should I quote differently for a society with strict fit-out rules?
Yes. Price in the society's working hours, debris removal and deposit. Owners compare quotes, and one that leaves these out gets revised later, usually at a cost to your credibility. Ask the facility office for the written rules before the first measurement.
What goes on the clubhouse table?
Samples a visitor can touch, such as laminate, tile and fabric chips, with a typical floor plan of a flat in that block. A person with a plan can sketch where a wardrobe fits, and that is what starts a conversation.
How soon would we see more signed projects?
Fixing quote follow-up moves first, since the enquiries you already have are the easiest to recover. Ranking for a search such as 2BHK interior designer in your area, and building architect referrals, takes months.
Do we need to advertise?
Most firms gain first from a strong Instagram presence and local search. Advertising helps for a project type with spare design capacity.
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.
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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