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Corporate travel agencies · Buyer persona

Know the admin head, the finance manager and the director as three different buyers.

A buyer persona for a corporate travel agency describes the people inside a company who touch the travel decision and what each one worries about. GullySales writes these from your own accounts and lost tenders, so each role gets a message that fits.

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

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What buyer persona means

A buyer persona is a plain description of the kind of customer who actually buys from you. It includes what they search, what worries them and who else they ask before deciding. GullySales builds this from real enquiries and past sales rather than a generic template, then uses it to write every page and advert.

Last updated 18 Oct 2026.

For corporate travel agencies

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

  • “The admin head fears the midnight call”

    This person handles the complaint when a flight is cancelled and an employee phones for help. They choose the agency that picks up. Show the escalation route, the name of the person who answers and what happens when that person is away.

  • “Finance looks for invoices that reconcile”

    The finance manager wants invoices that match the policy, carry correct tax details and arrive in a form the books accept. A sample invoice and a note on how disputes are resolved speak to that role more than a client list.

  • “The director wants no surprises”

    The leader signs, skims details, and remembers the worst episode. A one-page summary of how exceptions are reported and who is accountable is read; a thick proposal is passed down to someone else.

What we do

What we deliver for corporate travel agencies.

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

  1. Persona sheets for each role

    A page each for the admin head, finance manager, HR lead and director, covering goals, fears, questions and what proof each wants.

    Result: Your team can see who they are writing to.

  2. Interview notes from current clients

    Short conversations with admin contacts at accounts that stayed, recording why they chose and kept you.

    Result: The personas use the buyers' own words.

  3. A lost-account review

    A look at accounts that left or never signed, noting who decided and what they said.

    Result: You know which role turned against you.

  4. Message maps by role

    For each persona, the opening line, the proof document to attach and the next step to propose.

    Result: Each outreach message names the right worry.

  5. Segment notes

    Differences between a manufacturer, an IT firm and a trust, covering who owns travel and how often it changes hands.

    Result: The persona changes where the segment changes it.

How the result is measured

  • Enquiry match to persona
  • Conversion rate by persona
  • Content aligned to persona

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

Who it is for

This is written for these corporate travel agencies.

  • SME corporate travel desks serving local manufacturers
  • Agencies handling travel for IT and services companies
  • Travel management companies for larger firms
  • Business travel specialists for exporters and trading houses
  • MICE and incentive trip organisers
  • Agencies serving hospitals, schools and trusts
  • Visa and travel for company staff sent overseas
  • Agencies working with consultants and professional firms

How it works

How the buyer persona 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

    Understand the current view

    We start with how your team currently describes the customer, since the gap between belief and reality is often the finding itself.

  2. 2

    Audit past enquiries and sales

    We look at recent enquiries and closed deals to see who actually bought, not who was assumed to buy.

  3. 3

    Interview customers and staff

    Short, structured conversations surface the real language, worries and triggers behind a purchase.

  4. 4

    Build the personas

    Findings are written into short, usable persona documents rather than a long report.

  5. 5

    Apply to your marketing

    We show exactly where each persona should change a page, an ad or a script you already have.

Where this fits

Three pieces of sales work, in this order.

This work sits inside sales process design, at stage 0, foundation. 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.

Not here? More answers, or ask on WhatsApp.

Do we need a persona for each company?
No. Build one for each role and each type of firm you serve. When you meet a specific company, add notes on who actually decides. The persona gives a starting point, not a script.
What if the buyer is the owner of a small firm?
Then admin, finance and the director are one person. Speak to all three worries in one message: reachability, clean invoices and no surprises. Keep it short, as that person has little time.
How do we get honest input from clients?
Ask for a short call after a quiet period, not after a complaint. Ask what almost made them leave and what keeps them. Write down their words and do not argue with any answer.
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.

Your next practical step

Tell us what you are trying to grow, and we will read it before we call.

Eight short steps, mostly taps. Skip anything you would rather answer on the call.