Banks · Sales funnel
See exactly how many loan enquiries reach disbursal, and where the rest disappear.
A sales funnel for a bank tracks how many enquiries move from initial interest through documentation, approval and disbursal, revealing exactly where enquiries are lost along the way. GullySales builds this funnel from your actual data so the specific leak, not a general assumption, gets fixed.
Scope, fee, reporting and term are agreed in writing after we have read your brief and spoken to you.
What sales funnel means
A sales funnel is the count of enquiries at each stage, from first contact through to a signed order, showing where deals are actually being lost. GullySales builds this view from your CRM data so a fall in orders can be traced to a specific stage instead of guessed at.
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For banks
Where it usually goes wrong, and what we would do.
“Check whether documentation is where the loan funnel leaks”
In a lending funnel, enquiries wait on incomplete documentation rather than being turned down on eligibility. Your own stage data will show whether that is true for your branch, and where follow-up effort should go.
“Different products need their own separate funnel”
A savings account funnel is short and simple, while a home loan funnel has many more stages. Combining them into one generic funnel view hides where each specific product actually struggles.
“A funnel view changes what gets fixed first”
Seeing that most loss happens between enquiry and document submission, rather than between submission and approval, changes where a branch should focus its limited follow-up effort.
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.
Stage-by-stage funnel from real data
A funnel showing how enquiries move through documentation, approval and disbursal, built from your actual enquiry data.
Result: You see exactly where enquiries are lost, not where you assume.
Separate funnels per product
A distinct funnel for a savings account against a home loan, since the number and nature of stages genuinely differ.
Result: Each product's real struggle shows up, instead of hiding inside a combined view.
Focus on the documentation stage
A specific look at the documentation stage, since more enquiries are lost there than to outright eligibility rejection.
Result: Follow-up effort concentrates where the leak is actually largest.
Ongoing funnel review
A regular check of each stage's conversion, catching a declining stage while the problem is still small.
Result: A weakening stage gets addressed before it becomes a bigger loss.
How the result is measured
- Conversion rate by stage
- Deals stuck per stage
- Overall enquiry to order rate
Recorded as a baseline before work starts, so every later report has an honest comparison.
Stages for a loan funnel
Define each loan funnel stage by what has happened and who records it.
- Enquiry logged
- A name, a number, the product and the source are written in the shared record. Whoever received the enquiry logs it, even a counter conversation that went nowhere.
- Customer contacted
- Someone has spoken to the customer, noted the purpose and amount, and agreed the next step. The relationship manager who made the call records it, with the date.
- Documents requested and documents complete
- Treat these as two stages. The first is the checklist given to the customer, the second is the point where the person checking the file confirms nothing is missing.
- Sent for credit decision
- Mark the day the file leaves the branch for the credit team or regional hub. The branch loses control of timing here, so note which desk holds it.
- Sanctioned, then disbursed
- Record the sanction and the disbursal as separate stages. A customer can walk away between them, and that loss needs its own line.
- Closed, with a reason
- Choose from a short list: not eligible, rate, withdrawn, went elsewhere, no contact. A file closed without a reason hides the very thing you are trying to learn.
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.
- Enquiries are not logged at the counter, so the top of the funnel is missing and the later stages cannot be measured against it.
- The stages from enquiry to disbursal differ by product and no one has named them, so the funnel would mix unlike things.
Before you decide
Agree the work. Know how to judge it.
Sales funnel for banks: use these checks to prepare, choose the scope, and review what changes.
Bring the right evidence
Bring examples of deals that moved forward and deals that stalled. Record what the buyer had actually agreed at each stage rather than relying on the salesperson's confidence.
Make the scope clear
Define the entry and exit rule for each stage, the owner, and the document or decision that moves the deal. Agree how exceptions will be handled before rolling the process out.
Check the work in use
Take a live enquiry through the proposed stages with the team. Two people reviewing the same evidence should place it at the same stage and agree the next action.
Know when to change course
If a stage produces no useful decision or handover, remove it. The process should help someone do the next piece of work, not create administration for its own sake.
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 sales funnel 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
Offer and outcome approval
We agree the buyer and the action the funnel should produce. Your sales lead confirms what counts as a relevant enquiry and what information is needed to respond.
- 2
Current route review
We trace the existing route from source to first reply and record the available baseline before changes begin. Missing records and untested assumptions are marked, not treated as evidence.
- 3
Page and handover approval
You review the funnel map, then approve the page content and enquiry fields. The person handling sales accepts the response route before the build proceeds.
- 4
Build and test handover
We build the agreed pages and tracking, checking the route on a phone first. A test enquiry is followed through to its recipient before you approve sending traffic.
- 5
Performance review decisions
Results are compared with the baseline to identify the weakest step. Reporting frequency and responsibility for further changes are agreed in writing; low traffic limits what the numbers can establish.
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.
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.
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.
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.
FAQ
Questions owners ask before they call.
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What data do we need to build this?
How often should we review the funnel?
Who should be allowed to move a file to the next stage?
How do we count a customer who withdraws after sanction?
How much does it cost?
How long is the contract?
How soon will we see results?
Who will actually do the work?
What do you need from us?
What if we are not happy with the work?
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