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Keep every enquiry, unit and renewal in one record that outlasts the staff.

A CRM for a storage facility is the single record of enquiries, visits, quotes, tenants, unit numbers and due dates, kept where the whole desk can see it. GullySales sets up the fields, the stages and the list of the day's calls, in a tool you already use or a simple one in ordinary use in India.

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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 CRM means

A CRM is the record where every enquiry, call and quote is kept against a customer, replacing separate notebooks, spreadsheets and memory. GullySales sets up or cleans an existing CRM and reports from it by enquiry outcome rather than by activity logged.

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Sales and marketing for self-storage and storage facilities, the overview.

Last updated 11 Oct 2026.

For self-storage and storage facilities

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

  • “The register lives in one head”

    The manager remembers which unit is vacant, who asked about a larger size and which tenant mentioned leaving. When the manager is away or moves on, the facility starts from nothing. A shared record turns memory into something the next person can open.

  • “Enquiries and tenants sit in different places”

    Calls are in a notebook, WhatsApp chats are on a phone and move-ins are in an accounts file. Nobody can say how many enquiries became tenants. One record with a stage for each step joins the three together.

  • “Units are the stock”

    A facility sells a fixed set of units, each with a size, a rate and a status. The record should show what is vacant, reserved and let, because an enquiry is only worth chasing when a fitting unit is free.

  • “Reminders are dates and not goodwill”

    Renewal, notice and follow-up dates slip in a busy week. A record that puts today's calls in front of the desk turns good intentions into calls that were made, and shows the manager which were not.

What we do

What we deliver for self-storage and storage facilities.

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

  1. A field list for the facility

    Name, phone, source, need, unit size, date wanted, quote, visit, decision and reason, chosen with your desk so that nothing is asked twice.

    Result: Every enquiry is written down the same way.

  2. A set of stages

    Enquiry, replied, visit booked, visited, quoted, move-in, tenant and notice given, with a rule for when a record moves from one to the next.

    Result: You can see where each enquiry stands.

  3. A unit register linked to tenants

    Each unit with its size, rate, status and current tenant, so the desk matches an enquiry to a free unit.

    Result: The desk does not promise a unit that is already let.

  4. A list of the day's work for each branch

    Calls due, visits to confirm, renewals coming up and notices to act on, set out for the named person.

    Result: The working day starts from a list and not from memory.

  5. Import of the existing sheets

    Notebook entries and phone contacts cleaned and loaded, with duplicates merged and gaps marked.

    Result: The record starts with history and not a blank page.

  6. Access rules and a hand-over note

    Who may view, edit or export tenant details, and what to do with the record when a person leaves the facility.

    Result: Tenant details stay with the facility.

How the result is measured

  • Enquiries logged in the CRM
  • Data completeness
  • Reports generated from CRM data

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

Read the full CRM implementation and customisation page

Fields worth keeping

These are the fields a storage register needs beyond a name.

Move date and enquiry date
Entered by the person who takes the call, which tells the owner how many days a decision takes in your own records.
Unit size and number
Chosen from the list of real units by the desk, so the register shows which units are vacant and which are held for a visit.
Visit booked and outcome
Added by the manager after the visit, with the reason when the visitor does not sign, such as price, access or damp.
Rent due date and renewal date
Set by accounts at move-in, so renewal and non-payment calls are made on a date and not on goodwill.
Referrer
Packer, broker, past tenant or listing, written by the desk at first contact, which shows who sends tenants who stay.

Who it is for

This is written for these self-storage and storage facilities.

  • Household self-storage units near apartment clusters
  • Business storage for online sellers and traders
  • Document and records storage
  • Warehouse-style storage let by the pallet or the bay
  • Student and PG storage near colleges and hostels
  • Furniture and relocation storage tied to packers and movers
  • Operators running several branches across a city
  • Landowners and building owners converting space into units

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

  • Staff already struggle to complete the paper register, so a screen would add an entry nobody makes.
  • Tenant documents are kept in a cupboard with no one responsible, so a CRM would need rules you have not written.

How it works

How the CRM 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

    Map the sales process

    We sit with the people who sell and write down how a deal moves from enquiry to payment, including where it stalls.

  2. 2

    Agree stages, fields and owners

    Each stage gets a name your team already uses and a proof that the deal has left it. We agree which fields are required at which stage, and who may change what.

  3. 3

    Build on a copy

    Pipeline, fields and views are built on a trial copy where the CRM offers one, or in a separate pipeline where the plan allows. Live work stays untouched.

  4. 4

    Connect channels, then switch on automations

    Channels are connected first. Each automation is then switched on separately, so a misfiring rule is easy to find.

  5. 5

    Test with real deals

    The people who will use the CRM run open deals through it. Gaps are fixed before the whole team switches over.

  6. 6

    Switch over and trim

    Once real use shows which fields stay empty and which stages nobody uses, those are cut and the handover record is updated.

Where this fits

Three pieces of sales work, in this order.

This work sits inside sales management. A target, a review routine and someone who owns the number.

  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

    Sales process design

    One written way to sell, from first enquiry to repeat order.

    Start here if every salesperson sells differently.

  3. Step 3 · you are here

    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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Tell us what you need
Do we need paid software?
Not at the start. A well-built shared sheet serves a single branch. Move to a CRM when several people update the record or you run more than one branch. Check a tool's current pricing and where it stores data before you pay.
Is it safe to keep tenant details in a CRM?
Keep only what you need, limit who can see identity documents and agree where the data is stored. Data protection rules apply to personal data, so take your own adviser's view and write the access rules down.
Our staff dislike entering data. What then?
Ask for fewer fields, make the form quick on a phone and use the record in your team meeting, so the entries are seen to matter. A record that nobody reads soon stops being filled in.
Should the CRM hold copies of tenant identity papers?
Hold only the details needed to run the tenancy, and keep identity copies in a locked place with a named person responsible. Papers in a shared sheet reach staff who do not need them. Check what you may keep with your adviser and tell tenants what you store.
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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