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Make sure no quote, sample or proforma invoice is left waiting for a reply.

A follow-up system for a trading company is a set of rules for who contacts a buyer or supplier after each step, and what is said. GullySales writes the rules, the message wording and the reminders around your quote, sample and order stages.

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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 follow up systems means

A follow-up system is the set routine for calling, messaging or emailing an enquiry more than once, since most buyers do not decide on the first conversation. GullySales sets the number and timing of follow-ups so an undecided buyer keeps hearing from you until they decide either way.

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Last updated 18 Oct 2026.

For import-export trading companies

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

  • “The buyer who went quiet after the sample is not lost”

    A buyer who received a sample may be waiting on a test, a committee or a budget. Silence is not refusal. A short, specific message asking what the test showed is more useful than another general greeting, and it is only sent if somebody is told to send it.

  • “Time zones and holidays change the best moment to write”

    A buyer in the Gulf has a different working week from one in Europe or the United States. A message that arrives during a local holiday gets buried. Noting the buyer's working days on the record lets the follow-up land when it is read.

  • “Each stage needs a different follow-up”

    After a quote, ask whether the price and terms are clear. After a sample, ask for the result. After a proforma invoice, ask whether the buyer needs anything to arrange payment. After a shipment, ask about arrival and the next order. One repeated nudge fits none of them.

  • “Suppliers need follow-up as well”

    A mill that promised a rate and a loading date can change both. A reminder before the booking, and a written confirmation afterwards, protects the order you have already sold. Supplier follow-up belongs on the same list as buyer follow-up.

What we do

What we deliver for import-export trading companies.

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

  1. Follow-up rules for each stage

    A written rule for each stage saying who writes, what to ask and when to stop.

    Result: The team can read what happens after every quote or sample.

  2. Message wording for each stage

    Short messages for quote, sample, proforma invoice and post-shipment follow-up, in your voice.

    Result: Nobody writes from a blank page.

  3. Reminder list

    A dated list from your record of buyers and suppliers waiting on a reply.

    Result: You can open the list and see who needs a message today.

  4. Supplier confirmation routine

    A routine of written confirmation of rate, grade and loading with each factory before and after an order.

    Result: Each supplier promise is on paper.

  5. Stop and reactivate rule

    A rule for when to stop chasing a buyer and when to approach a quiet buyer again with a new reason.

    Result: Chasing ends politely and restarts with a reason.

How the result is measured

  • Follow-up completion rate
  • Average number of follow-ups before close
  • Enquiries closed after repeat follow-up

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

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Who it is for

This is written for these import-export trading companies.

  • Agri-product exporters trading rice, spices, pulses and similar goods
  • Textile, garment and home furnishing export traders
  • Handicraft and gift item exporters buying from artisan clusters
  • Engineering goods and hardware export traders
  • Import traders bringing in electronics, machinery spares and components
  • Chemical and dye importers who sell inside India
  • Dry fruit, edible oil and food item importers
  • Merchant exporters who source from several factories for one overseas buyer

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 follow up systems work runs

  1. 1

    Measure today's reply time

    From last month's enquiries, we measure how long each waited for a first reply and how many follow-ups it got.

  2. 2

    Agree targets and the sequence

    We set reply targets and the follow-up sequence with your team, based on its real hours and workload.

  3. 3

    Set up templates, tasks and ownership

    Templates, first-call questions, CRM tasks and named owners go live, with cover for leave and weekends.

  4. 4

    Track and adjust every month

    Reply time and follow-up completion are reported against the baseline, and the routine is changed where it is not kept.

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 many times should we follow up?
Decide it by stage and by buyer type, and write it down. A buyer ready to order needs fewer messages than a new contact. The rule should end with a polite close, not endless chasing.
Should follow-up be automatic?
Reminders can be automatic, and the messages should be written by a person. A buyer abroad can tell a standard blast from a message that mentions the product and the sample. Automate the reminder, not the relationship.
What do we do with buyers who never reply?
Mark them as quiet with the date and the last message. Come back when you have a new product, a new price or a new market to mention. A message with a reason is read more than a reminder.
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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