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Give a loan officer a fixed sequence between an enquiry and a disbursed loan.

A sales process for a bank is the defined sequence between a customer enquiry and a disbursed loan or an activated account. It covers who asks what, when documentation is collected, and how follow-up happens at each stage. GullySales writes this with your team and shows you where enquiries currently drop out.

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A 90-minute audit call and a written, scored report. Turnaround, reporting and term are agreed in writing after the audit.

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What sales process means

A sales process is the fixed sequence of steps, such as enquiry, site visit, quote and order, that every deal is expected to pass through in the same order. GullySales writes this sequence down for your business and checks that every salesperson actually follows it.

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

  • “A clear document checklist prevents most process delays”

    A loan officer working from a complete, upfront checklist of required documents avoids the repeated back-and-forth that a piecemeal request process usually causes.

  • “Each stage needs an owner and a deadline”

    An enquiry sitting unassigned between the branch counter and the loan desk is a common, preventable failure point. A clearly defined handoff with a named owner and a deadline removes it.

  • “The process should end at activation, not disbursal”

    A loan disbursed but never actively used, or an account opened but never activated, represents an incomplete sales process. The final step should confirm genuine usage, not just the paperwork.

What we do

What we deliver for banks.

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

  1. Upfront document checklist

    A complete, upfront checklist of required documents for each loan type, avoiding a piecemeal, repeated request process.

    Result: A customer submits documents once, not in frustrating rounds.

  2. Named owner and deadline per stage

    A defined owner and deadline for each stage between the branch counter and the loan desk.

    Result: An enquiry never sits unassigned between departments.

  3. Process extended to activation

    A final process step confirming genuine usage, such as an activated account or a loan actually drawn down, not just paperwork completion.

    Result: A disbursed loan or opened account is confirmed as actually being used.

  4. Written process as a short checklist

    The whole sequence written as a short, clear checklist a small branch team can run without a complex system.

    Result: Any team member can follow the same process correctly.

How the result is measured

  • Deals following the process
  • Time spent at each step
  • Drop-off rate by step

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

Read the full sales process design and implementation page

Steps of a sale

Move a loan enquiry from the counter to a drawn-down loan with one owner at each step.

Enquiry at the counter or from a DSA
Ask the product, amount and purpose, and whether the customer is salaried or self-employed. Log the source, whether walk-in, DSA, website or WhatsApp, before passing it to the loan desk.
Eligibility check
With the customer's consent, run the bureau check and look at income against existing EMIs. If the answer is no, note the reason and what would need to change for a later application.
Document collection
Hand over the list for that loan type in one go: KYC first, then income proof, then property papers for a home loan. Mark each paper received on the file, with the date the set was complete.
Sanction letter walk-through
Go through the sanctioned amount, rate type, processing fee and prepayment terms from the sanction letter itself. Record any term the customer questioned for the officer who follows up.
Disbursal and first EMI
Confirm the disbursal date, the account the EMI debits and the date of the first instalment. Note whether the NACH mandate is registered, so the first EMI does not bounce.
Activation and the next product
After disbursal, check the account is in use. Offer a second product only when it fits what the customer said at enquiry, and note what was offered and the answer.

Who it is for

This is written for these banks.

  • Private sector bank branches
  • Public sector bank branches
  • Regional rural banks
  • Cooperative banks
  • Small finance banks
  • Business correspondent networks
  • NRI-focused branches
  • MSME-focused branches

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

    Free audit call

    90 minutes with whoever handles your enquiries: how they arrive, how fast they are answered, where they are lost.

  2. After the call

    Written, scored report

    Six areas scored, fixes ranked by return and cost. If you want our help, the scope, the fee and the reporting come with it, in writing.

  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

    Usually the cheapest one on the report: reply time, a follow-up sequence or the marketing-to-sales handover.

  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 work runs for banks

  1. 1

    Assess

    We look at your branch-level Google Business Profile, your reply time on calls and WhatsApp, and your reviews. Then we check where enquiries currently drop off between the counter and the loan desk.

  2. 2

    Fix the profile and the reply

    Every branch listing completed and accurate, a fast reply routine, and a shared record of every enquiry.

  3. 3

    Build the product pages

    A clear page for each priority product, written for the customer's real question, with eligibility, documentation and a way to start an enquiry.

  4. 4

    Bring enquiries in

    Local search, reviews from real customers, referrals, and paid search for products where the search already exists and you want it this quarter.

  5. 5

    Keep and deepen the relationship

    Onboarding that gets a new account active, renewal reminders for deposits, and cross-selling that actually fits the customer.

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

  • Chord Road Hospital

    Situation
    Patients who knew the hospital trusted it. Patients who searched for a department or a treatment in the area did not find it.
    What we did
    • Website rebuilt around patient needs
    • Search visibility
    • Social media on a schedule
    • Review management
    Result
    • Organic traffic increased 60% within six months
    • Online appointment bookings increased 40%
    • Social following grew 45%, and engagement on it rose 70%
    Read the case study

  • Hotel Felicity Inn

    Situation
    A traveller compares three hotels on a phone and books one. The website was not built for that.
    What we did
    • The site rebuilt around booking
    • Photography and one look
    • Search work for destination searches
    • Content a traveller reads
    Result
    • Online bookings increased 35%
    • Organic traffic increased 50% within six months
    • Positive reviews on Google and TripAdvisor increased 30%
    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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Can a small branch team run a formal process like this?
Yes, when written as a short, clear checklist rather than a complex system, and we train the team on it directly.
How do we know where our current process is losing customers?
By reviewing where enquiries currently stall in your existing data, which the audit identifies clearly.
Should a DSA-sourced case follow the same steps as a walk-in?
Yes, from the eligibility check on. The DSA collects papers, but the branch still owns the file, the sanction conversation and disbursal. Log the DSA's name on the file and the date each case reached the branch, so slow handoffs show up by agent.
A customer only asks which bank has the lowest rate. How do we handle that?
Give the current rate from the rate card with the processing fee and other charges alongside, so the comparison is fair. Ask what else matters, such as tenure, prepayment or the time to sanction. Record any competing offer they mention, since it tells the branch where it is losing.
How soon would we see more enquiries?
Fixing reply time and each branch's Google Business Profile is the quickest to show, because the searches are already happening. Ranking a home loan page for a town and building a stronger review base take longer.
Do we need to advertise?
Most branches benefit first from a faster reply and a complete profile, which cost nothing in media. Advertising helps for a specific product, such as a personal loan push before a festive season, where search demand is real.
How much does it cost?
There is no price list, because the work differs by business. The fee is scoped in the free audit 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 the audit, 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 meet on the audit call. We work from one office in Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru, with no account managers in between.
What do you need from us?
For the audit, last month's enquiries in any format and 90 minutes with whoever handles them. After that, access to the accounts the work touches, such as the website, Google Business Profile or CRM, and time for the review meetings.

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