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Team up with the builder whose homebuyers all need a home loan anyway.

Partnerships for a bank means formal or informal arrangements with builders, dealers, trade associations or insurance companies. Their customers regularly need a banking product the bank can supply directly at the point of need. GullySales identifies and structures these partnerships around a genuine mutual benefit.

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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 partnerships means

Partnerships are formal working arrangements with other businesses, such as a joint offer or a referral agreement, that bring you customers you would not reach alone. GullySales identifies businesses whose customers overlap with yours and sets the terms of what each side gives and gets.

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Last updated 8 Nov 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 banks

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

  • “Builder partnerships put a home loan offer exactly where it is needed”

    A tie-up with a builder handing over new apartments places your home loan officer directly in front of buyers who need financing immediately. Nobody has to hope they search for a bank on their own.

  • “Trade association partnerships reach small businesses as a group”

    A relationship with a local trade or industry association gives access to a group of small business owners at once, more efficiently than approaching them individually.

  • “Insurance and investment partners extend the relationship beyond banking”

    A customer who holds a savings account and a term policy through the same relationship manager has two reasons to stay. Moving one account now means moving two.

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. Builder and developer tie-ups for home loans

    An arrangement placing a home loan officer directly in front of buyers at a builder's handover, rather than waiting for them to search independently.

    Result: A buyer already needing financing meets you at the right moment.

  2. Trade association access

    A relationship with a local trade or industry association giving access to a group of small business owners at once.

    Result: You reach a group of business owners more efficiently than one by one.

  3. Insurance and investment partner linkage

    A partnership offering a relevant insurance or investment product through the same relationship manager, deepening the existing relationship.

    Result: A customer's relationship with the bank grows without a separate sales effort.

  4. Partnership agreement terms

    Clear written terms on referral handling, customer disclosure and how each party benefits, before a partnership starts.

    Result: Both sides know exactly how the arrangement works from the start.

How the result is measured

  • Active partners
  • Enquiries from partners
  • Revenue through partnerships

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

Read the full partnership and co-marketing page

Terms to agree in writing

Settle these with the builder, dealer or association before any joint poster or event, and have legal and compliance read the agreement.

What each side does
Who handles the customer at each step. The builder's sales team shares project details, the bank's officer handles the home loan application and sanction.
Customer choice
A buyer must stay free to choose any lender. Say so in the agreement and in the joint materials.
Project checks
The bank's own legal and technical checks decide whether it lends against a project. Do not announce a tie-up before they are done.
Money
Any fee or commission and its basis must be written in the agreement and approved by legal and compliance. Do not agree on a verbal arrangement.
Data sharing
What customer details move between the two sides, and with whose permission. Share only what the customer agreed to.
Branding, approval and exit
Who approves each joint poster, message and event, and how either side ends the arrangement, including enquiries already in progress.

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 not decided who in the branch will take the builder's referrals, so a partnership would send customers to nobody.
  • The builder is tied to another bank for its buyers, so there is no business to share.

Before you decide

Agree the work. Know how to judge it.

Partnerships 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 partnerships 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

    Audience and objective approval

    We review what your buyers purchase around your service and where introductions already happen. You approve the shared-buyer profile and the purpose of the proposed partnership.

  2. 2

    Candidate selection and approach

    We check candidates against that profile and review their reputation. You approve the approach list, then interested businesses discuss what they are prepared to contribute.

  3. 3

    Commercial and adviser review

    The proposed arrangement goes to both owners for agreement. Responsibilities, customer handling, and exit terms must be settled before joint activity starts.

  4. 4

    Campaign and handoff approval

    Both sides approve the offer and materials. The people receiving enquiries check the referral wording and confirm who takes the next action.

  5. 5

    Launch and source checks

    The agreed activity goes live through the selected channels. We check that the source route works and that incoming enquiries reach the named person.

  6. 6

    Continuation decision

    At the agreed review point, both owners examine enquiries, sales outcomes, and each side’s contribution. They decide whether to continue, revise, pause, or end the arrangement.

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 find the right partners?
Starting with businesses whose customers already have an obvious, immediate banking need, such as builders, dealers or large employers in your branch's area.
What does a good partnership agreement look like?
One with clear terms on referral handling, disclosure to the customer, and how each party benefits, which we help structure appropriately.
How do we start a conversation with a trade association?
Approach the secretary or president with something useful to members, such as a talk on working capital or an explainer on credit documents. Offer a session, not a pitch. Ask which problems members face with banks, and follow up with the interested ones. Promise no loans.
Can the bank pay a partner for referrals?
Some arrangements pay fees to empanelled agents or partners, but only under the bank's own policy and rules that differ and change. Ask legal and compliance before discussing money with any partner, and record the terms in a signed agreement. No payment outside the policy.
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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