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The client who stops taking the review meeting has already half left.

Retention for an advisory firm is the review conversation actually happening, the family staying when money passes to the next generation, and the redemption call that gets a conversation rather than a form. GullySales sets up the review calendar and the record that make those conversations possible.

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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 customer retention means

Customer retention is keeping an existing customer buying again rather than losing them to a competitor after the first purchase, usually cheaper than winning a new customer. GullySales sets a routine of check-ins and renewal reminders aimed at customers before they show signs of leaving.

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For wealth management firms

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

  • “The review meeting is the whole retention programme”

    Clients leave advisers they never hear from, not advisers who had a bad year in a bad market. Agree the next conversation at the end of every meeting, and record the date where the firm can see it.

  • “The next generation is a client you have never met”

    When money passes on, the children move it to their own adviser. Firms that have met the children and know their names keep it. Most have never asked to be introduced.

  • “A redemption request is a conversation, not a form”

    Somebody withdrawing is buying a car, paying a fee or frightened by a market. The adviser who asks which, and says plainly when a withdrawal makes sense, keeps the relationship even as the money leaves.

What we do

What we deliver for wealth management firms.

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

  1. A review calendar the firm can see

    Every client with the date of their last conversation and the next one agreed, visible to the partners rather than held in an adviser's diary.

    Result: Nobody is missed because their adviser was busy.

  2. An agenda for the review conversation

    What has changed in the family, what has changed in the plan, and what needs a decision, prepared before the client sits down.

    Result: Clients stop feeling the meeting was a formality.

  3. The family recorded, not only the holder

    Spouse, children and their contact details, with an introduction made while the client is well and able to make it.

    Result: The next generation is not a stranger when it matters.

  4. A routine for the client who stops answering

    How many attempts, from whom, and what is written to a client who has gone quiet, before the relationship is treated as lapsed.

    Result: Quiet clients are noticed while they can still be kept.

  5. A redemption conversation, written down

    The questions to ask, what may and may not be said about staying invested, and who in the firm speaks to a large withdrawal.

    Result: Money leaving does not take the relationship with it.

  6. A retention measure in the reporting

    Reviews completed, clients nobody has spoken to, and assets that left with the reason recorded, against the baseline taken before the work starts.

    Result: The firm sees attrition before it becomes a pattern.

How the result is measured

  • Retention rate
  • Repeat purchase rate
  • Customers won back

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

Read the full customer retention strategy page

Work it out from your records

The client-contact figures an advisory firm can read from its own review diary and client records.

Clients reviewed in the last year
From the diary, list every client family and the date of the last review meeting. Those with no meeting entry are the ones to schedule first. A review is a conversation about goals, not a sales call.
Families, not only account holders
For each client, note the spouse, children and parents on file and whether you have met them. Households where the next generation is unknown are exposed when money passes on.
Clients who stopped responding
Mark clients who have not replied to the last few messages. Note the last topic discussed. A short, personal call from the adviser works better than another circular, and the file shows what was left unfinished.
Redemption and transfer requests
List requests to redeem a large part of a portfolio or move to another adviser. Note whether an adviser spoke to the client before processing. A conversation can reveal a need, a fee concern or a plan.
Clients by who introduced them
Record the source of each client: another client, an accountant, a lawyer or an employer scheme. Referrers who keep sending clients deserve a thank-you in a manner your regulator permits.

Who it is for

This is written for these wealth management firms.

  • Independent financial advisers
  • Registered investment advisory firms
  • Portfolio management services
  • Family offices
  • Mutual fund distributors
  • Insurance and wealth advisory practices
  • NRI-focused wealth advisers
  • Retirement and pension planning practices

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 customer retention work runs

  1. 1

    Assess current retention

    A first read of current retention rate, existing tactics and where they are or are not coordinated.

  2. 2

    Build the strategy

    A written plan developed covering priority segments, touchpoints and a measurable target.

  3. 3

    Align existing tactics

    Current retention activities mapped against the strategy and adjusted to work together rather than independently.

  4. 4

    Track toward the target

    Retention tracked against the goal, with the strategy adjusted as results come in.

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 often should a client hear from us?
Agree it with each client and write it into the record, because what suits a retired investor is not what suits a business owner. What matters is that the agreed date is kept and that the firm, not one adviser, can see it. Do not promise a frequency you cannot hold.
A client wants to move to a distributor with no visible fee. What do we say?
Set out what he pays either way, because a commission is a cost even when no invoice arrives. Put the comparison in writing and let him decide. Arguing about it damages the relationship more than the departure does.
A client's son has started investing with another adviser. What should we do?
Ask the client whether the family would like the son to meet you. Do not approach the son uninvited. Offer a family review so he can see how you work, and respect the client's wish if he prefers to stay apart.
Can we send market updates to clients, and who should approve them?
Send general updates that your compliance officer has reviewed, and keep them factual. Avoid anything that reads as a promise or a tip for one client. Rules for your category differ, so check your regulator's current requirements.
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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