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Track every enquiry so a quoted job does not vanish before it is booked.

Sales management for an auto repair shop means tracking every enquiry from first call to booked job to completed service. A customer who was quoted but never followed up often books elsewhere. GullySales sets up simple tracking sized to a small garage's daily pace.

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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 sales management means

Sales management is the ongoing work of reviewing a sales team's pipeline, calls and targets, and stepping in on deals that are stuck. GullySales sets the review rhythm and the reports a sales manager needs to run this without relying on gut feel.

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Last updated 5 Oct 2026.

For auto repair shops

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

  • “A quoted job needs a follow-up, not just a number given”

    A customer asking for a denting and painting quote often compares two or three garages. The one that follows up a day later often wins the job over one that just waits.

  • “Walk-ins and phone enquiries need the same record”

    A customer who calls ahead and one who walks in should be tracked the same way, so no enquiry is missed simply because of how it arrived.

  • “Daily volume needs a simple system, not a complex one”

    A small garage handling a dozen enquiries a day is better served by a simple, consistently used log than an elaborate system nobody has time to maintain.

What we do

What we deliver for auto repair shops.

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

  1. Enquiry log for calls and walk-ins

    A simple, shared log tracking every call and walk-in enquiry the same way, from quote to booked job.

    Result: No enquiry goes missing just because of how it arrived.

  2. Quoted-job follow-up routine

    A fixed follow-up point, such as the next day, for any customer given a quote who did not book immediately.

    Result: Quoted jobs stop disappearing to a garage that followed up first.

  3. Daily volume tracking sized to a small garage

    A simple log designed for a dozen or so daily enquiries, consistently used rather than an elaborate system.

    Result: Tracking actually gets maintained instead of being abandoned.

  4. Counter staff routine for logging enquiries

    A short routine for whoever answers calls and greets walk-ins, adding only a minute to each interaction.

    Result: Every enquiry gets recorded without slowing down the counter.

  5. Recovered-job report

    A report showing quoted jobs that were followed up and won back after initially going quiet.

    Result: You can see additional bookings that would otherwise have been missed.

How the result is measured

  • Target achievement
  • Pipeline coverage
  • Stuck deals resolved

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

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What the service manager reviews

Read these six things in the enquiry log and job cards to see where jobs slip away.

Calls and walk-ins logged
Compare the enquiry log with the call history on the counter phone. A number that called and is not in the log is an enquiry lost at the counter, so ring it back and ask who was on the desk.
Denting and painting estimates not booked
List every estimate given for body work that has no job card yet. Call each one with the photo of the damage and ask whether the price or the delivery date held them back.
Insurance claim jobs stuck with the surveyor
Check claim jobs waiting on the surveyor's visit or the insurer's approval. A car parked for days with no update makes the owner move it, so have the advisor call with the current status.
Extra work found but declined
Read the job cards for extra work the mechanic found, such as brake pads or a clutch plate, that the customer declined. Note it on the vehicle's history and mention it at the next service.
Service due reminders sent
Pull old job cards by service date and odometer reading. Cars due for the next service with no reminder sent are the easiest repeat jobs to lose to a nearby garage.
Why a quoted customer went elsewhere
When a quoted customer says no, write the reason in the log in their words: price, pick-up time, or the brand service centre. Read these together before changing your labour rates.

Who it is for

This is written for these auto repair shops.

  • Multi-brand service garages
  • Authorised brand service centres
  • Denting and painting specialists
  • Two-wheeler service centres
  • Fleet and commercial vehicle service providers
  • Insurance-claim repair specialists

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

  • The garage keeps no enquiry log and quotes are given by word of mouth, so there is nothing for a manager to read.
  • Only the owner talks to customers, so a system for tracking a team would be tracking one person.

How it works

How the sales management 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

    Look at what exists

    We ask for the last few weeks of calendars, pipeline records and review notes, and find where the routine breaks.

  2. 2

    Write the routine down

    Slots, agendas, attendees and the records each meeting uses are agreed in writing before the first one.

  3. 3

    Clean the pipeline first

    Stage definitions are fixed and stale deals removed, so the first review is about real deals.

  4. 4

    Run or coach

    We lead the meetings, or sit in while your manager leads and give feedback afterwards.

  5. 5

    Deal with problems as they appear

    A slipping number is discussed at the next one-on-one with notes, not stored up for an appraisal.

  6. 6

    Hand over

    Your manager or owner takes the routine, with the templates and records, and we step back.

Where this fits

Three pieces of sales work, in this order.

This work sits inside sales management. A target, a review routine and someone who owns the number.

  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

    Sales process design

    One written way to sell, from first enquiry to repeat order.

    Start here if every salesperson sells differently.

  3. Step 3 · you are here

    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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Who should track this?
Whoever answers calls and greets walk-ins, following a short routine we set up so it adds only a minute to each interaction.
How does this help revenue?
It surfaces quoted jobs that were never followed up, which is often the single easiest source of additional bookings in a garage.
Should my mechanics join the review, or only the counter staff?
Bring the senior mechanic for the part about declined extra work and unbooked estimates. The mechanic knows why a customer said no to a clutch job or a repaint, and the advisor often does not. Keep it short and on the floor before the first car comes in, so no bay stands idle.
What target should I give the service advisor when I have no figure to compare with?
Use your own log. Count the estimates the advisor gave and how many became job cards over a stretch you choose, and set the next target a little above that. A number from your own garage is fairer than one from a brand workshop with different customers.
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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