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Call back every parent who rang during the March rush.

Lead generation for a school is the enquiry arriving by phone, WhatsApp or a campus visit in a few busy weeks, and the follow-up nobody has time for. GullySales sets up the callback log, the qualifying questions and a follow-up that runs until the fee is paid.

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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.

Also for educational institutions

Sales and marketing for educational institutions, the overview.

Last updated 5 Oct 2026. Rules for this trade differ by state and professional body, and they change. We describe restrictions in general terms, so check the current position with your own council or adviser before you publish anything.

For educational institutions

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

  • “The enquiry and the decision are weeks apart”

    A parent who visits in January pays the fee in March, and nothing in between happens unless somebody calls.

  • “A campus visit is the real lead”

    A family that walked the corridors and asked about the bus route is far closer to enrolling than a form filled at midnight. The two should not sit in one list.

  • “The waitlist is a lead list nobody uses”

    Seats free up through the season, and the family that was second on the list has usually paid elsewhere by the time anyone calls.

What we do

What we deliver for educational institutions.

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

  1. A callback log the desk can keep

    Every call, message and walk-in written into one shared log with the class asked for, the locality and a promised callback time.

    Result: No enquiry from the rush is lost on a notepad.

  2. Qualifying questions for the admissions desk

    A short script asking the class, the board, the locality and the transport needed, used by whoever answers the phone.

    Result: The desk knows within a minute whether a seat fits.

  3. Campus visit booking and reminders

    Visit slots booked by name, with a WhatsApp reminder the day before and a follow-up the day after.

    Result: More families who book actually turn up.

  4. A follow-up sequence up to fee payment

    A written sequence of calls and messages between the visit and the fee deadline, with an owner for each step.

    Result: The family that toured is still being spoken to in March.

  5. Waitlist and sibling lists kept live

    Waitlisted families and siblings of current students held in the same record as new enquiries, with a call the day a seat opens.

    Result: A freed seat is offered to someone who wanted it.

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 institution's admission enquiries arrive, and what to record at each.

Call to the school or institute office
Write the child's name, the class sought, the board and the locality in the callback log while the parent is on the line. Give a callback time and keep to it.
WhatsApp message to the admissions number
Reply with the same short note every time: classes available, how to book a campus visit, and who will call. Record the class and locality so the message is not lost in the chat list.
Walk-in for a campus visit
Take the parent's name, the child's current school, the class and a mobile number before the tour begins. Note what the parent asked about most, such as transport or the board.
Referral from a current parent
Record which family sent them, and thank that family in person. Never attach a fee concession or gift to a referral, as the regulator or your board may object.
Open day, fair or school-counsellor visit
Collect names on a sign-in sheet with the class sought, and mark the event as the source. Enter the sheet into the callback log that evening, not at the end of the season.
Calls from the Google Business Profile
Check the profile's call and message history against the callback log. Add any call that never reached the desk, with the time, so it is followed up.

Who it is for

This is written for these educational institutions.

  • Pre-schools and play schools
  • CBSE and ICSE schools
  • State board schools
  • Coaching institutes for competitive exams
  • Degree colleges
  • Vocational and skill-training institutes
  • Ed-tech linked hybrid learning centres
  • Multi-branch tutorial chains

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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Tell us what you need
Our desk cannot answer every call in March. What helps?
A callback log and saved WhatsApp replies for fees, bus routes and documents. A missed call recorded and returned the same evening still converts. An unrecorded one is simply gone.
How many times should we follow up with a parent?
Until they enrol or tell you they have chosen elsewhere. Four or five contacts between the visit and the deadline is normal and not intrusive, as long as each one carries something useful, such as the open house date.
Should we keep enquiries from parents who live outside our transport area?
Keep them, but mark them as out of area and tell the parent plainly what the school can offer on transport. Some families move, and some will arrange their own travel. Do not drop them, but do not give them the same follow-up as in-area parents.
Can a school pay agents to bring admissions?
Rules on this differ by board, state and body, and they change, so check with your own board or authority before agreeing any payment. Whatever is allowed, record the source of every enquiry, so you can see which route brings families who join.
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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