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Make sure every rate asked and every past trader is followed up before the season starts.

A follow-up system for a cold store is the routine that returns to a trader after a rate is quoted and calls past customers before the harvest. GullySales sets up the list, the reminders and the wording so no booking depends on someone remembering.

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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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For cold storage operators

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

  • “A quoted rate goes quiet”

    A trader asks the rate for a chamber and hears nothing for days, then books elsewhere. The quote was fine. The gap after it lost the booking, because nobody asked whether space or the schedule suited them.

  • “Last season's traders drift to the next store”

    A returning trader does not announce they are shopping around. By the time they ring other stores, a competitor who called them in advance has the space and the loyalty.

  • “Year-round contracts need patient chasing”

    A food brand evaluating storage takes several meetings across a long decision. Without a record of who was met and what was promised, the thread breaks when the person handling it is busy.

  • “Peak season buries the small enquiry”

    During loading rush, the phone is busy and written messages wait. An enquiry that came in on a Sunday evening for space next month is the one most easily forgotten.

What we do

What we deliver for cold storage operators.

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

  1. A follow-up list tied to every quote

    A list showing each rate given, the date, the buyer and the next call due.

    Result: No quote leaves your office without a next step on the list.

  2. A pre-season call plan for returning customers

    A set of customers by crop, with a call script and a date before their usual booking.

    Result: Returning traders hear from you before they ring around.

  3. Message wording for each stage

    Short messages for after a rate, after a visit, after a lapse and before the season, in your voice.

    Result: The team sends a clear message without drafting it each time.

  4. An owner for each open enquiry

    A named person for every enquiry, with a rule for who picks up when they are on the loading floor.

    Result: No enquiry sits without an owner during the rush.

  5. A lost-booking note

    A short record of why a trader did not book, such as rate, space or timing.

    Result: You can see where bookings leak across a season.

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.

Read the full lead response and follow-up page

What to capture or send

The moments in a booking season that need a note, a date and a named caller.

Rate asked
Record the trader, the crop and the quantity mentioned. The caller sets the date to ring back before the chambers fill.
Rate quoted
Write the figure, the validity and the advance asked. If no answer arrives, the next call has a reason.
Visit to the store
Note who came, what they inspected and what they asked. A food brand's visit needs a separate record.
Last season's trader
Add a pre-season call date and a line on the lots stored. Use it when booking opens.
Booking confirmed
Send a note with the chamber, the lots and the loading day, so no one at the gate is surprised.

Who it is for

This is written for these cold storage operators.

  • Agricultural cold storage
  • Multi-commodity cold stores
  • Cold storage for dairy and frozen foods
  • Pharmaceutical and vaccine storage
  • Cold storage with a transport arm
  • Controlled atmosphere storage

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

  • You have no list of last season's traders, so a call plan would have nobody to ring.
  • The peak season is on and no one can make a call, so the system would only add a list.
  • You want the system to promise a trader a chamber that is not yet free.

How it works

How the follow up systems 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

    Measure today's reply time

    From your recent enquiries, we set the time each arrived against its first reply, using the call log, chats, form entries and portal panel. We also count the follow-ups each one 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

    Write the templates and first-call questions

    The first reply, the quote follow-up and the last attempt are written in your voice and loaded as quick replies. The first-call questions are agreed with your best salesperson.

  4. 4

    Set ownership, tasks and alerts

    Named owners, cover for leave and CRM or sheet tasks go live. App alerts, such as IndiaMART's, are switched on for the right phones.

  5. 5

    Track and adjust

    Reply time and follow-up completion are reported against the baseline, and the routine is changed where it is not kept. How often you are reported to is agreed in writing.

Where this fits

Three pieces of sales work, in this order.

This work sits inside sales process design, at stage 2, qualification. 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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Is this just reminders?
It is reminders plus the list, the owners and the wording. A reminder alone says to call; the system tells the person whom to call, what was said last and what to ask.
Will it work with our existing register?
Yes. If you hold bookings in a register or spreadsheet, we start from it. We move to a customer record tool only when the register stops serving you.
Who does the follow-up calls?
Your team does, because the buyer knows them. We design the routine and the wording, and where you ask us to, we draft the messages for your approval.
How do we follow up during the peak without more staff?
Keep the list short: only quotes given and traders returning. Fix one person to ring each morning before the loading starts. A short, dated list that a single person owns works better than a long one that the whole office is meant to share.
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.
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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