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Banks · Dealer and channel sales

Get more from your DSAs and correspondents without losing the relationship.

Channel sales for a bank means working through direct selling agents, business correspondents and co-branded partners who source loan or account customers on the bank's behalf. They reach areas a branch cannot cover directly. GullySales helps structure and track this channel so it brings in quality customers, not just volume.

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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 dealer and channel sales means

Dealer and channel sales is selling through independent dealers, distributors or retailers rather than directly to the end customer, common for products sold across many towns at once. GullySales sets up how these partners are recruited, supported and reported on so sales through them are visible, not just assumed.

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For banks

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

  • “DSAs need clear, current product information to sell accurately”

    A direct selling agent working from outdated loan terms misrepresents the product to a customer, which becomes the bank's problem at disbursal, not the agent's.

  • “Business correspondents extend the branch into areas a branch cannot justify”

    A business correspondent operating in a village too small for a full branch still needs training and support materials to represent the bank accurately.

  • “Channel performance needs its own tracking, separate from branch performance”

    An agent bringing in high volumes of rarely used accounts is a different problem from one bringing in fewer but more active customers. Only separate tracking reveals the difference.

What we do

What we deliver for banks.

The work available for this need. We agree the deliverables and responsibilities for your engagement in writing.

  1. Current product sheet for DSAs and correspondents

    A single, regularly updated sheet of current loan terms and documentation, distributed to every direct selling agent and business correspondent.

    Result: An agent never misrepresents a scheme from outdated information.

  2. Channel enquiry tracking separate from branch data

    A tracking sheet or CRM view that records DSA and correspondent-sourced enquiries against the same fields as branch enquiries.

    Result: You can tell a high-quality agent from a high-volume one.

  3. Training and support materials for correspondents

    Simple training material and a fast question channel for correspondents operating in areas too small for a full branch.

    Result: A correspondent represents the bank accurately, even without daily supervision.

  4. Channel performance review process

    A review comparing DSA and correspondent channels on enquiry quality and account activity, not volume alone, run on a schedule that fits your channel size.

    Result: You reward the partners bringing in customers who actually stay.

How the result is measured

  • Active dealers
  • Sales through channel partners
  • Partner order frequency

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

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What every agent's sheet carries

Put these six items on the product sheet you give every DSA and correspondent.

Agents sell what is in front of them. A one-page sheet, kept current by the branch or channel head, stops them from selling something that no longer exists.

Products open to the channel
List the products the channel may source and the ones that are branch-only. An agent who offers a branch-only product creates a complaint, not a customer.
Eligibility and documents
Give a plain checklist for each product. State that the credit decision rests with the bank, so the agent never promises an approval.
Rates and fees
Rates and fees are set centrally. Either print the official sheet or tell the agent to confirm with the branch before quoting. The agent should not state a number that is not on it.
Where to send the lead
Give one route, such as a WhatsApp number or a portal, and the branch contact, with the agent's code on every lead. Leads without a code cannot be credited later.
What an agent may and may not say
Set out the points in the bank's code for agents, such as no promise of approval and no fee from the customer beyond what the bank allows. Check the wording with your own compliance team.
Version and date
Mark the sheet with a version and date, and tell agents to destroy older copies. When a scheme closes, the branch sends a new sheet and records who received it.

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 have no written agreement with your DSAs or correspondents, so a better channel routine would sit on terms nobody has signed.
  • Payouts to the channel are disputed or late, and until that is settled a new routine will not win back their attention.

Before you decide

Agree the work. Know how to judge it.

Channel sales for banks: use these checks to prepare, choose the scope, and review what changes.

Bring the right evidence

Map existing partners, their territories, and the customers they serve. Review active selling and repeat orders separately from the number of partners signed up.

Make the scope clear

Agree partner fit, territory rules, onboarding, and support responsibilities. Clarify how direct enquiries and partner enquiries are assigned before starting recruitment.

Check the work in use

Follow a partner enquiry through to an order and the next purchase. Check whether the partner has the product knowledge and material needed to sell without repeated intervention.

Know when to change course

If current partners cannot sell because supply or support is weak, resolve that before recruiting more. A bigger network can spread the same problem further.

These are discussion points, not a fixed package. GullySales confirms the deliverables, responsibilities, fee, and term in writing after reading your brief and speaking with you.

How it works

How the dealer and channel sales work runs

The work itself, in order. How an engagement starts, from your brief to a written scope, is set out on our method page.

  1. 1

    Records and assumptions review

    You share available invoices, dispatch records, and partner agreements. We reconcile the current sales mix with your sales head and mark missing information before recommending changes.

  2. 2

    Sales model approval

    We compare direct and partner routes for the selected territories. You approve the decision criteria and account exceptions before targets or field assignments are written.

  3. 3

    Field plan handoff

    The approved model becomes channel targets and visit responsibilities. Your sales manager checks whether the team can carry out the plan and resolves conflicting account assignments.

  4. 4

    Transition clearance

    Changes are sequenced around existing commitments. You approve partner communications, with your own legal adviser reviewing agreement changes before your team acts on them.

  5. 5

    Review decisions

    We review results against the agreed model and record exceptions. Each action receives an owner, while any proposed change in channel responsibility comes back to you for approval.

Where this fits

Three pieces of sales work, in this order.

This work sits inside sales process design, at stage 1, prospecting and lead generation. The audit comes before it, and sales management keeps it running.

  1. Step 1

    Sales audit

    Find where deals are being lost and what to fix first.

    Start here if you cannot say where orders are lost.

  2. Step 2 · you are here

    Sales process design

    One written way to sell, from first enquiry to repeat order.

    Start here if every salesperson sells differently.

  3. Step 3

    Sales management

    A target, a review routine and someone who owns the number.

    Start here if the team has targets and no routine.

Tell us what you need Your brief is read before we call. Scope, fee and term in writing.

FAQ

Questions owners ask before they call.

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How do we keep DSAs aligned with current schemes?
A simple, regularly updated information sheet and a fast channel for them to ask questions, which we help set up and maintain.
Does this replace direct branch marketing?
No, it works alongside it, particularly for reaching customers and areas a branch's own marketing does not cover well.
How do we tell which DSAs send good leads?
Track each lead by agent code through to disbursal, not just to enquiry. An agent who sends a stream of leads that never convert uses up the loan desk's time. Compare agents on conversion and on complaints.
What should we do when a DSA misquotes a rate?
Correct it with the customer first, in writing if needed. Then record the incident and send the agent a written reminder, and escalate to the channel head as your agreement provides. Repeated cases should lead to a review of the arrangement.
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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