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Spend on the eye test and the return visit, not on fighting the chains.

Digital marketing for an optical shop is choosing the few things that bring a person through the door and back again two years later. GullySales puts the Maps listing, the WhatsApp catalogue and the renewal reminder ahead of everything else, and reports tests and frame sales rather than reach.

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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 digital marketing means

Digital marketing is the combined work of search, social media, advertising and website channels running together rather than as separate projects with separate people. GullySales runs these as one connected system so a change in one channel, such as a new offer, is reflected everywhere at once.

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Sales and marketing for optical businesses, the overview.

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For optical businesses

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

  • “Two numbers run this shop”

    How many tests became a purchase, and how many customers came back at the next prescription. Everything else is decoration.

  • “The chains are not your rival for the test”

    You compete with the shop on the next street for the eye test, and with the internet only for the frame. The plan should reflect that split.

  • “A web shop is a trap for a single counter”

    Matching a national retailer on price, delivery and returns is a business you are not set up to run. Say no and spend the money on the reminder list.

  • “Your customer's cycle is longer than a budget year”

    A prescription lasts a couple of years, so the record of who bought what and when is worth more than any campaign.

What we do

What we deliver for optical businesses.

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

  1. A plan built on tests, conversion and return visits

    Three numbers agreed at the start, with each activity judged on which of them it is supposed to move.

    Result: Every spend has a number attached to it.

  2. Maps and WhatsApp put first

    The Business Profile and a frame catalogue on WhatsApp set up properly before any advertising money is committed.

    Result: The two channels your customers already use are working.

  3. A customer record with power and purchase dates

    Name, number, last prescription, date of purchase and what was bought, in one place rather than in a billing book.

    Result: You can reach the right customers when a reminder is due.

  4. A camp calendar for schools and offices

    Which schools and companies to approach, in which months, with the outreach and the follow-up owner set for each.

    Result: Camps stop being something that happens by chance.

  5. A written stop list

    The activities that have produced nothing, named and closed, including any that were bought before we started.

    Result: Money comes back from places that never worked.

  6. A review at the end of the term

    A written look at what to keep and what to drop, timed to the end of the engagement rather than left running.

    Result: The plan changes on evidence rather than habit.

How the result is measured

  • Enquiries across channels
  • Cost per enquiry overall
  • Channel mix by contribution

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

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Where to start for opticians

Start with the eye test and the list of people who had one.

Business Profile
Show test timings, the optometrist's name and qualification and the brands of frames and lenses you stock. Mark the 'eye test' service clearly and note callers who mention it.
Customer record
Write each customer's name, number, the date of the test, the prescription date and what was bought. Use it to call people when their next test is due.
WhatsApp for orders and pickups
Send a message when the glasses are ready and answer queries on frames by photograph. Label chats as test, ordered or collected, and count how many tests turned into an order.
Eye check-up camps
Offer a basic check-up at schools, offices and housing societies, with the optometrist present. Record the names tested and who later visited the shop, and refer medical concerns to a doctor.
Reviews at collection
Ask customers for a review when they collect their glasses and the fit is right. Do not offer a discount for it. Reply to a complaint with what you will do about the fit.
What to leave until later
Skip a web shop for frames, discount posts against the chains and paid ads for lenses. A single counter wins on the test and the fit, so start there.

Who it is for

This is written for these optical businesses.

  • Independent single-location optical shops
  • Multi-branch optical retail chains
  • Optical shops attached to an eye hospital or clinic
  • Contact lens specialist retailers
  • Optical shops with an in-house optometrist
  • School and corporate eye check-up service providers
  • Premium and designer eyewear retailers

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 digital marketing work runs

  1. 1

    Understand the objective

    We agree the one thing this campaign needs to achieve before choosing any channel.

  2. 2

    Audit available channels

    We assess which channels are realistic to run well within the budget and timeline.

  3. 3

    Strategise the central idea

    One message and offer is developed that will work across every planned channel.

  4. 4

    Implement across channels

    Each channel receives its own adapted version, launched on a shared timeline.

  5. 5

    Measure as one campaign

    Results from every channel are combined into a single report against the original objective.

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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Should we sell frames online?
Rarely worth it for a single shop. You would be competing on delivery and returns against businesses built for it. Use WhatsApp to show stock and book a try-on, which gets you the fitting and the lens work.
We have very little to spend. What comes first?
The Business Profile, the reviews and the renewal reminders, because those cost time rather than media money. We count how many of last year's tests became purchases before anything is bought.
Can the optometrist's assistant run the shop's Instagram?
Yes, if the photographs are of frames and the shop, not of customers without written permission. Keep the posts to what the shop does, such as tests, fitting and frame ranges. Avoid health claims about lenses, and let the optometrist read anything medical.
How do we know whether a customer came back because of our reminder?
Note the date of each reminder on the customer record and check whether the next test or purchase followed within the usual cycle. Compare those who got a reminder with those who did not. The record will show whether reminders are worth the time.
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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