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Chase the demo unit sitting in a distributor's office, not just the hospital.

Follow-up for a device manufacturer is the chasing after a specification sheet, an exhibition card or a placed demonstration unit. Some of it is restricted once a tender is open. GullySales writes the routine, the wording and the boundaries your regulatory people are comfortable with.

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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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Sales and marketing for medical device manufacturers, the overview.

Last updated 17 Oct 2026. Rules for this trade differ by state and professional body, and they change. We describe restrictions in general terms, so check the current position with your own council or adviser before you publish anything.

For medical device manufacturers

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

  • “A demonstration unit that has not moved is capital doing nothing”

    A machine sitting in a distributor's office for weeks is not a demo, it is stock. The follow-up is to the distributor, about which department it went into and what the biomedical engineer said, with a date to return it if nothing happened.

  • “Following up a tender is not following up an enquiry”

    Once a notice is out, who may be contacted and about what is governed by the tender's own rules. Queries go through the published clarification route. A friendly call to a committee member is how a strong bid gets thrown out.

  • “Exhibition cards decay in days, not months”

    Sort them at the stall into buying, distributor and curious, and write on each card what was said. A stack brought home unsorted becomes a list nobody can face, and by the next exhibition it is worthless.

What we do

What we deliver for medical device manufacturers.

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

  1. A demo unit register with a return date

    Every unit out on trial, where it is, which department it was placed in, who is using it and when it comes back.

    Result: No machine sits idle in a distributor's cupboard for a quarter.

  2. A tender contact rule your compliance people signed

    Written guidance on what may be asked, of whom and through which route, once a notice has been published.

    Result: Your sales team stops improvising around procurement rules.

  3. An exhibition routine that starts at the stall

    A short capture sheet per contact, sorted into buying, distributor and other before anyone leaves the venue, with the follow-up owner named.

    Result: The contacts are worked while the conversation is remembered.

  4. Follow-up wording per role

    Different messages for a biomedical engineer waiting on a specification, a purchase officer waiting on a price and a clinician who asked for a trial.

    Result: Each person gets the one thing they were waiting for.

  5. Stalled accounts reviewed with sales and regulatory together

    A standing run through accounts whose stage has not moved, with the reason recorded against each one.

    Result: A quiet account gets a decision instead of drifting.

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

Follow-up routine for device makers

Each specification request, demonstration unit and exhibition contact has an owner and a rule on what may be asked.

Specification sheet requested
Send the sheet with the registration details, then ask the biomedical engineer which department needs it and who signs off. Record the department and the model discussed.
Demonstration unit placed with a distributor
Ring the distributor, not the hospital, to ask where the unit is, which ward uses it and what the biomedical engineer said. Log the agreed return date on the unit register.
Hospital evaluating after a demonstration
Ask who is collecting feedback from the clinical users and whether a trial report is needed. Offer a clinical specialist for questions and record what was asked.
Tender notice published
Stop informal calls and route every query through the channel in the notice. Check your own compliance guidance on what may be said, and keep the written record.
Exhibition card, nobody called
Sort the cards by product interest and buyer type, then have the person who met them write the first message. Note what was discussed on the stand.
Installed unit, service contract open
Ask the hospital's biomedical engineer how the unit is performing and who handles service. Record the installation date, the warranty end date and the contract status.

Who it is for

This is written for these medical device manufacturers.

  • Diagnostic equipment manufacturers
  • Surgical instrument manufacturers
  • Hospital furniture and equipment makers
  • Disposable and consumable device manufacturers
  • Implant and orthopaedic device makers
  • Home healthcare device manufacturers
  • In-vitro diagnostic kit manufacturers
  • Export-focused medical device units

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

  • Demonstration units are not logged, so a follow-up register would begin by finding where each unit is.
  • Your compliance team has not set the rule for how you may contact an evaluating hospital, and a call could break a tender condition.
  • Nobody collects the exhibition cards on the day, and a routine for them would start with an empty box.

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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How often should we follow up a hospital that is evaluating us?
As often as you have something to give them, and no more. A revised quote, a reference site, a service coverage answer or an offer to place a unit all earn a call. Ringing to ask whether they have decided does not, and the biomedical department remembers who does that.
What do we do with the exhibition contacts nobody ever called?
Go through them once, honestly, and split them into hospitals still worth an approach and names to delete. Then change how the next exhibition is run, because the stack is a symptom of nobody owning the contacts at the stall.
Can our sales team keep calling a hospital that is evaluating us?
Yes, but keep the calls useful and about the evaluation: feedback, training needs, missing documents. Do not press for a decision while a committee or tender process is running. Check your own regulatory and compliance guidance on what a salesperson may say to clinical users.
What should we write on the record after each exhibition contact?
Note the person, their role, the product they asked about, what you promised to send and the date you sent it. Add whether they are a hospital buyer, distributor or clinician. That lets the next caller refer to the actual conversation.
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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