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Answer the parent who messages at ten at night on results day.

Lead generation for a coaching centre is getting the enquiry, booking the demo and ringing the family back before the batch fills somewhere else. GullySales sets up an intake asking class, board and distance, a named counsellor for every enquiry, and a follow-up on each demo that did not join.

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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 lead generation means

Lead generation is the combined work of every channel that brings in a new enquiry, whether from search, adverts, referrals or a stall at an exhibition. GullySales runs these channels together and reports the number of enquiries each one produced, not the activity behind it.

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Sales and marketing for coaching centres and tutors, the overview.

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For coaching centres and tutors

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

  • “The enquiry arrives out of hours and expires quickly”

    A message sent at ten at night on results day is read at noon the next day in most centres. By then the family has visited two others.

  • “The child enquires and the parent pays”

    An enquiry with only a student's number is half an enquiry. Ask for the parent's number in the first exchange, before anything else is discussed.

  • “Distance ends more conversations than fees do”

    A family eleven kilometres away will not send a child after school, whatever the teaching is like. Ask for the locality early and stop spending counselling hours on it.

  • “The demo is the enquiry, not the admission”

    The family that sat through a demo and was never rung again is the largest single loss in this trade. That call is worth more than another advertisement.

What we do

What we deliver for coaching centres and tutors.

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

  1. An intake that captures class, board and locality

    A short set of questions asked in the first exchange, including the exam, the school and the parent's own number.

    Result: The counsellor rings back knowing what to offer.

  2. A named counsellor against every enquiry

    One person owns each family from first message to admission, with a same-day rule during the results fortnight and cover when they are teaching.

    Result: No family is passed between three people.

  3. Demo slots booked and confirmed on WhatsApp

    A booking link with real slots, a confirmation message and a reminder the evening before, replacing come and see us any time.

    Result: More of the families who book actually turn up.

  4. A follow-up sequence after the demo

    A call on the second day, a message when the batch is close to full, and a final check before it starts, with what was said recorded each time.

    Result: An undecided family hears from you before the next centre.

  5. One register in place of four phones

    Every enquiry, demo, admission and fee instalment in a single record, instead of the admission book and separate WhatsApp chats.

    Result: Nothing is lost when a counsellor is on leave.

  6. Enquiry, demo and admission counted by course

    How many enquired, how many attended and how many joined for each batch, against the baseline recorded before work starts.

    Result: You see where families drop out of the process.

How the result is measured

  • Enquiries generated
  • Cost per enquiry
  • Enquiries by source

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

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Where enquiries come from

The places an admission enquiry reaches a coaching centre, and what to record at each.

A parent's call or visit
Record the child's name, the class, the board or exam and the school. Offer a demo class with a date and write the parent's own number.
A WhatsApp message about the batch and fees
Ask the class, the board and the school before replying. Send the batch timings and the fee structure, and note who answered it.
An enquiry after the board or entrance results
Write the marks or rank mentioned, the course asked for and the city. Reply with the batch that fits, and record the source as results.
A referral from a current student or parent
Note the student who referred and the new child's class. Thank the family, and check your rules before offering any fee concession for referrals.
A school or society tie-up
Record the school, the contact and the number of students. Offer a talk or a test, and write down the date and the follow-up.
A demo class attendee
Enter the child, the parent and the demo date. Ask the parent after the class what they decided, and record the reason if they do not enrol.

Who it is for

This is written for these coaching centres and tutors.

  • School tuition centres for CBSE, ICSE and state boards
  • Home tutors and individual subject teachers
  • JEE and NEET entrance coaching institutes
  • State entrance coaching for KCET, MHT CET and similar exams
  • Government exam coaching for UPSC, state PSC, bank and SSC exams
  • Commerce coaching for CA, CS and CMA foundation levels
  • Language, spoken English and IELTS or PTE coaching centres
  • Study abroad and overseas education consultants
  • College admission and career counselling advisers
  • Online and hybrid tutoring businesses

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 lead generation work runs

  1. 1

    Understand your capacity

    We agree how many enquiries your sales team can actually handle well, so the system is not built to overwhelm it.

  2. 2

    Audit current sources

    We check what already brings in enquiries today, even informally, before adding anything new.

  3. 3

    Strategise the channel mix

    Content, search and paid channels are chosen based on where your buyers already look.

  4. 4

    Implement capture and follow-up

    Pages, forms and a follow-up process are built and connected end to end.

  5. 5

    Measure and optimise

    We track enquiry volume and quality and adjust the channel mix to match.

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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What should the counsellor ask on the first call?
Class and board, the exam if there is one, the school, the locality and the parent's number. That is enough to say which batch fits and whether the travel is realistic. Fee talk comes after a demo is booked, not before.
Our teachers are in class all day. Who answers the phone?
Somebody who is not teaching, with a quick reply going out immediately and a call back at a stated time. A parent will wait two hours for a promised call. She will not wait a day for silence.
A student enquired and then went to another centre. How do we learn why?
Ask the parent once, politely, what decided it, and write the answer. Common reasons are fee, location, batch timing and a friend's choice. After one admission season the list shows what to change, and which enquiries were never going to come.
How do we record enquiries from the national coaching brands' ads that mention us?
Treat a parent who compared you with a national brand as a normal enquiry, but add a note of the brand. Record whether they chose you or the brand. The notes show which parents value local teachers and local batch timings.
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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