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Automation equipment manufacturers · Lead generation

Count the engineer who asked for a datasheet, not the stranger who liked a post.

Lead generation for an automation equipment maker is the work of finding the panel builders, OEMs and integrators who are about to specify a drive, sensor or controller. GullySales works on the sources your enquiries really arrive from and on the record that links each one to an order.

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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 lead generation means

Lead generation is the combined work of every channel that brings in a new enquiry, whether from search, adverts, referrals or a stall at an exhibition. GullySales runs these channels together and reports the number of enquiries each one produced, not the activity behind it.

Also for automation equipment manufacturers

Sales and marketing for automation equipment manufacturers, the overview.

Last updated 18 Oct 2026.

For automation equipment manufacturers

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

  • “The enquiry arrives through a distributor and leaves no name”

    A panel builder asks the distributor's counter for a drive and the distributor places the order. Your team sees a purchase from the distributor and never learns which builder or machine it was for. Without that name the lead is gone before it is counted.

  • “The datasheet download is the real buying signal”

    An engineer who downloads a datasheet or asks for a wiring diagram is comparing parts for a live bill of materials. Treating that as a newsletter sign-up wastes it. It needs a call from the application engineer while the BOM is still open.

  • “Exhibition cards go cold in a drawer”

    An automation show produces a stack of visiting cards, and the follow-up depends on who remembers a conversation. The visitors who stopped at the servo demo and the ones who only took a brochure look identical a month later.

  • “Maintenance calls look like small orders but repeat”

    A plant maintenance manager with a failed sensor wants a replacement today. That call is a single small sale and also a route to the panel builder and the OEM behind the machine, if someone asks who built it.

What we do

What we deliver for automation equipment manufacturers.

The work available for this need. We agree the deliverables and responsibilities for your engagement in writing.

  1. A source list for your enquiries

    Every route an enquiry can take, set out: distributor referral, datasheet download, technical email, WhatsApp, exhibition stand, sample request and OEM introduction.

    Result: You can read, for each source, how many enquiries came in and which became orders.

  2. A datasheet gate with a person behind it

    The download asks for the company, the machine or application and a phone number, and the request goes to a named application engineer.

    Result: Each download lands in front of one person with the buyer's application written beside it.

  3. A distributor lead-passing routine

    A short form the distributor fills when a panel builder or OEM asks for your range, with the builder's name and the machine.

    Result: The record shows the builder behind each distributor order.

  4. Exhibition stand capture

    A sheet that notes the product the visitor looked at and the next step agreed, entered before the show ends.

    Result: Every stand visitor has a product interest and a next step beside the name.

  5. A qualified-enquiry definition

    A written rule for what counts as a real lead for your range, such as a named application, a quantity and a decision date.

    Result: The sales team and GullySales count the same things as qualified.

How the result is measured

  • Enquiries generated
  • Cost per enquiry
  • Enquiries by source

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

Read the full demand and lead generation page

What to capture

Record these details the moment an engineer asks for a datasheet.

Part number or product family
Which drive, sensor or controller was asked for, so the call goes to the application engineer who knows that family.
Machine or application
A winder, a conveyor or a packaging line. It tells you whether a design-in is under way or a part has failed.
Panel builder, OEM, integrator or plant
The type of company decides whether the talk is about a live bill of materials or an urgent replacement.
Distributor named for the order
Shows who will place the order, so the lead can go back to the distributor with the builder's name attached.
Date the bill of materials closes
Ask it on the first call. It tells the application engineer how much time is left before the specification is frozen.

Who it is for

This is written for these automation equipment manufacturers.

  • Servo and variable frequency drive makers
  • PLC, HMI and controller makers
  • Sensor, encoder and proximity switch makers
  • Relay, contactor and control panel component makers
  • Motion control component makers, including linear guides and actuators
  • Power supply, signal conditioner and instrumentation makers
  • Industrial networking, gateway and IoT device makers
  • Machine vision and barcode reader makers

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

  • You have no application engineer who can call back on a technical request, so every datasheet download would reach an unanswered phone.
  • Your distributors place every order and refuse to share the end buyer's name, so a source record would stay empty for now.
  • You have not yet decided which engineer owns a lead when a distributor and your own team both reach the same builder.

Before you decide

Agree the work. Know how to judge it.

Lead generation for automation equipment makers: use these checks to prepare, choose the scope, and review what changes.

Bring the right evidence

Define the organisations or buyers you can serve and the reasons they would consider a conversation. Bring examples of accepted and rejected prospects so the selection rule is visible.

Make the scope clear

Agree the research sources, contact approach, qualification rules, and handover. Clarify which meetings count as accepted and what happens to replies that are not ready to buy.

Check the work in use

Review why a prospect was selected and what was learned from the response. Count held, relevant conversations separately from contacts found, messages sent, or meetings booked.

Know when to change course

If the same objection appears repeatedly, adjust the offer or buyer group before increasing outreach. Respect a request to stop contact and keep the exclusion in the record.

These are discussion points, not a fixed package. GullySales confirms the deliverables, responsibilities, fee, and term in writing after reading your brief and speaking with you.

How it works

How the lead generation 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

    Requirements and capacity decision

    Send the requirements brief, then discuss your offer and available sales capacity with us. You receive the scope, fee, and term in writing before committing to the work.

  2. 2

    Source review and baseline approval

    We review available enquiry records and channel dashboards. You confirm the starting figures for enquiries by source, reply time, conversion, and cost per order, including gaps in the records.

  3. 3

    Offer and capture approval

    Your sales lead approves the audience and the questions needed before a call. Page copy and contact-use wording go through your internal review before publication.

  4. 4

    Test enquiry and sales handoff

    We test the agreed routes from submission to the shared record and first reply. The person responsible for sales checks that the record contains enough information to act.

  5. 5

    Launch and source decisions

    Traffic starts on the approved channels. We compare enquiry quality with the baseline and use your sales outcomes to decide which sources need changes or less spend.

Where this fits

Three pieces of sales work, in this order.

This work sits inside sales process design, at stage 1, prospecting and lead generation. 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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Should we buy lists of panel builders and OEMs?
A bought list gives names without the machine or the part being specified, so the first call is cold. A list built from your own distributors, shows and enquiries is smaller and contains people who already know a part number. Check any list's source and consent before use.
A distributor and our own team both reached the same builder. Who owns the lead?
Decide the rule before it happens and write it down: the distributor who is stocking the builder's area keeps the order, and the record shows who first spoke to the builder. A clear rule protects the relationship with the distributor.
Is a sample request a lead?
A sample request from a named engineer with an application is a strong lead, because a unit is about to be tested on a real machine. One from an unnamed address with no application is a curiosity. Qualify it with one call about the machine.
Should the distributor's name be on every lead we record?
Yes, record it whenever the enquiry touches a distributor. The order will be placed through that counter, so the name tells you whom to hand the lead back to and whose stock holds your part. Note it beside the builder's name, never in place of it.
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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