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Call back the family that saw the workshop and said it would think.

A follow-up system for a vocational training institute is the routine that brings back the enquirer who has not enrolled, and the student who enrolled and stopped coming. GullySales writes who calls, on which channel, what is said and what is recorded, for each point where a student or parent can go quiet.

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Scope, fee, reporting and term are agreed in writing after we have read your brief and spoken to you.

A vocational instructor demonstrates workshop skills to adult trainees

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 vocational training institutes

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

  • “The demo class ends and the list goes in a drawer”

    A roomful of students attends and a few ask about fees. Without a call the next day, the ones who wanted a night to think have found another centre.

  • “The student pays and stops coming”

    Absence in the first week is the earliest sign a student will drop out. Nobody is told to ring, and the second instalment never arrives.

  • “Only the student was spoken to”

    The counsellor talks to the nineteen-year-old and the father who pays never hears what the course offers. At home, the answer is a no.

What we do

What we deliver for vocational training 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 by situation

    Written steps for the unanswered enquiry, the visitor who will think, the family waiting for a seat and the student who has stopped coming.

    Result: Each case has a next step and an owner.

  2. A call after every demo class

    A list of those who attended with the course asked about, called by the counsellor who met them with the one question they raised.

    Result: A student is spoken to while the class is fresh.

  3. A call script for the parent

    Short questions for the father or mother, on who else decides, the fee, the instalments and the certificate.

    Result: The person who pays hears the answer.

  4. A seat-open list for the next batch

    Families told the batch is full are noted with their course and contacted when a seat opens or the next batch is fixed.

    Result: A full batch does not lose its next intake.

  5. An absentee call routine for new students

    The trainer marks absence, the counsellor rings the student or parent, and the reason is recorded.

    Result: A drop-out is noticed while it can still be reversed.

  6. Reasons for no, recorded and reviewed

    Fee, distance, timing, certificate doubts, family refusal and a rival, entered on each lost enquiry and compared with the baseline.

    Result: You learn why families say no, not just how many.

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 student or parent can go quiet.

Enquiry not yet answered
The desk returns every missed call and unread chat the same day, from the institute's number. Record the reply time against the enquiry.
Attended the demo class, did not enrol
The counsellor who met them rings the next day with an answer to the question they asked most, such as the instalment dates. Record what held them back.
Saw the workshop, will discuss at home
Ask who else is deciding and send what that person needs, such as the fee sheet or a video of the practical room. Set the next call for before the batch closes.
Paid the first instalment, missed the first week
The trainer tells the desk on the first absent day and the counsellor rings the student and the parent. Note the reason. If it is travel or timing, offer another batch.
Batch full, waiting for the next
Ask for the course and the preferred timing, note it in the register, and message when the next batch is fixed. Do not promise a seat you do not have.
No, the fee is too high
Ask whether the instalment plan changes it and say what is included. If it is still a no, record the reason, thank them and stop. A call after that is pressure, not follow-up.

Who it is for

This is written for these vocational training institutes.

  • Computer and IT skill institutes teaching DCA, hardware and networking, and Tally with GST
  • Electrician, plumbing, AC and refrigeration, and solar installer training centres
  • Mobile phone repair and CCTV installation institutes
  • Fashion designing, tailoring and beauty academies
  • Healthcare skill centres for nursing assistants and lab and X-ray technicians
  • Workshop trades such as welding, CNC and VMC operation and two-wheeler mechanics
  • Hospitality, retail and security-service training centres
  • Training partners running government-funded or CSR-funded batches

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 times should we call before we stop?
Until the family says yes or no, or the batch closes. A few calls spread over the days before the start date is a fair routine. Agree it with your counsellors so nobody invents their own. A clear no ends it.
Should the counsellor or the trainer follow up?
The counsellor handles fees and joining, and the trainer answers what the course teaches. Let the counsellor call, and bring the trainer in for a family with a technical doubt, such as whether a Tally course covers GST returns.
Is a WhatsApp message enough, or must we call?
Call the parent, message the student. A father deciding on a fee wants a voice, and a student prefers a message with the batch date. Send the fee sheet and the course page by chat after the call, so they have it at home.
Students say yes and then never turn up. What do we do?
Send a reminder the day before the batch starts and ring on the first morning. If they have gone quiet, ask once whether a different timing helps, and release the seat to the waiting list on the day you told them.
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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