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Call the one who stayed to the end of the demo before the one who never joined.

A follow-up system for a certification institute is the routine that decides who contacts a candidate next, on which channel and with what to say, from the first enquiry to the fee receipt and the first exam booking. GullySales writes the routine, sets the reminders in your record and checks that it is followed.

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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 follow up systems means

A follow-up system is the set routine for calling, messaging or emailing an enquiry more than once, since most buyers do not decide on the first conversation. GullySales sets the number and timing of follow-ups so an undecided buyer keeps hearing from you until they decide either way.

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For professional certification institutes

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

  • “Candidates decide around exam windows”

    A candidate who says next batch is waiting for a registration date the body sets. A follow-up that ignores that date either nags too early or arrives after they have enrolled elsewhere.

  • “The sponsor and the student are two people”

    A manager approving reimbursement and the employee who attends need different follow-ups: an invoice and outline for one, a study plan for the other.

  • “Counsellors chase new leads and drop old ones”

    Fresh enquiries get the calls while the demo attendees who asked for time get none. They are still buyers for the next batch.

What we do

What we deliver for professional certification institutes.

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

  1. A follow-up rule for every stage

    Who contacts, on which channel and with which message, and when to stop, for each stage from new enquiry to first exam booked.

    Result: Every candidate has a next step and an owner.

  2. Sequences for demo registrants and attendees

    Different messages for those who registered and did not attend, those who attended and left early, and those who stayed to the end with a question in the chat.

    Result: Each group hears what fits where it dropped off.

  3. Instalment and joining reminders

    Reminders for the next instalment, the joining note, the class link and the study material, written in the institute's own voice.

    Result: Payment and joining do not rely on a counsellor's memory.

  4. A next-batch list for people who said later

    Candidates who asked for a later batch, recorded with the month they named and the reason, and called before that batch opens.

    Result: People who asked for time are not forgotten.

  5. An employer follow-up path

    Outline sent, sponsor's sign-off pending, invoice, joining list and a progress sheet for the sponsor, each with an owner.

    Result: A corporate batch does not stall in an HR inbox.

  6. A due and overdue list for each counsellor

    A list in the enquiry record of calls due and overdue, reviewed by the head of admissions, with a rule for reassigning when a counsellor is away.

    Result: Missed follow-ups show up before a candidate is lost.

How the result is measured

  • Follow-up completion rate
  • Average number of follow-ups before close
  • Enquiries closed after repeat follow-up

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

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Follow-up routine for this trade

What happens next at each point where a candidate can go quiet.

Enquiry not yet answered
The desk returns every missed call and unread message from the institute's number, including those that arrived at night. Record the reply time against the enquiry.
Attended the demo, has not enrolled
The counsellor who took the demo calls with an answer to the question the candidate typed in the chat. Record the doubt, such as fee, timing or the credential itself.
Fee sheet sent
Ask on WhatsApp whether the split between your fee and the body's is clear, and offer a call with a trainer if the doubt is about the syllabus. Note whether the hesitation is money, time or the credential.
I will think about it
Ask what decides it and who else is involved, then send what answers it. Set a call date tied to the registration close of the exam window, and stop after the attempts your office agreed.
Enrolled, class not started
Send the joining note, the class link and the study-material list, and ask whether registration with the body is done. Record any sign of hesitation.
Went quiet after the first paper
The trainer or a mentor rings to ask how the paper went and what is blocking the next one. Record the reason, because it tells you what to fix in the course.

Who it is for

This is written for these professional certification institutes.

  • ACCA, CIMA and CPA (US) institutes for commerce graduates
  • US CMA, CFA and FRM institutes for finance careers
  • PMP, PRINCE2 and Agile project management trainers
  • Six Sigma and Lean quality certification institutes
  • Cloud and IT vendor certification centres for AWS, Azure and Salesforce
  • Cybersecurity and audit certification trainers for CISA, CISM and CISSP
  • HR, supply chain and logistics certification trainers
  • Corporate training providers running in-house batches for employers

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 follow up systems work runs

  1. 1

    Measure today's reply time

    From last month's enquiries, we measure how long each waited for a first reply and how many follow-ups it got.

  2. 2

    Agree targets and the sequence

    We set reply targets and the follow-up sequence with your team, based on its real hours and workload.

  3. 3

    Set up templates, tasks and ownership

    Templates, first-call questions, CRM tasks and named owners go live, with cover for leave and weekends.

  4. 4

    Track and adjust every month

    Reply time and follow-up completion are reported against the baseline, and the routine is changed where it is not kept.

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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How many follow-ups should we make before we stop?
Agree a number with your team and write it down, with a last message that leaves the door open and gives the next batch date. Stopping is a decision, not a drift. Record the candidate as a later lead with the batch they named, rather than closing the record.
Will repeated calls annoy a working professional?
Calls in office hours do. Ask at the first conversation which time and channel suit them, record it and follow it. A WhatsApp message with one clear question and a call booked for a time they chose is better received than a call that interrupts a meeting.
Who should own follow-up, the counsellor or the head of admissions?
The counsellor who spoke to the candidate follows up, because the candidate remembers them. The head of admissions watches the overdue list and reassigns when a counsellor is on leave. A shared inbox with no owner is where follow-ups die.
A candidate said they will join the next batch. Do we follow up now?
Record the batch and the reason, then get in touch when that batch's dates are fixed, not before. A message long before the date is noise. In between, send one useful thing, such as a study guide, to keep the thread alive.
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.

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