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Ask when the carton is open and the colour has come out right.

Getting reviews written is a separate job from replying to the ones you have. In printing the moment is delivery, when the customer opens the box and sees the job. GullySales sets the moment, decides who asks, and gets the customer to put a photograph of the printed work next to the words.

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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 review generation means

Review generation is the routine of asking satisfied customers to leave a Google or platform review at the moment they are happiest, rather than hoping they remember later. GullySales builds the request into your existing follow-up steps and tracks how many turn into a review.

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

  • “Ask at delivery, with the carton open”

    The customer is holding the cards, the label is on the bottle, the invitation looks the way the family hoped. Ask there. Two days later the job is in a cupboard and the feeling has gone.

  • “A corporate buyer will not post a review, but will take a call”

    Purchase departments do not write on Maps. What they will do is speak to another company that asks about you, or let their marketing person say a line about the packaging. Collect those as references and stop waiting for stars that are never coming.

  • “Nobody can judge print from a star rating”

    Ask for a photograph of the finished job, because a picture of a laminated box or a foiled wedding card does the selling that five stars cannot. It also shows the finishes you want more work in.

What we do

What we deliver for printing businesses.

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

  1. The ask written into the delivery routine

    What the delivery boy or the counter says when the job is handed over, with the link on the delivery challan so nobody has to remember it.

    Result: The request reaches the customer while the job is in their hands.

  2. Prompts that get the job type named

    Short lines suggesting the customer mention what was printed, the finish and the quantity, so the review reads label printing or wedding cards, not good service.

    Result: Reviews carry the words your next customer searches for.

  3. A photograph request the customer will actually act on

    A polite ask for a picture of the printed job with the review, with permission taken so you can use the same picture in your own portfolio.

    Result: Your reviews show the print quality instead of describing it.

  4. A reference list built from corporate accounts

    Buyers who agreed to speak to a prospective customer, recorded with what they would speak about, kept for the accounts that will never post publicly.

    Result: You have proof for the buyers who ignore review sites.

  5. Reply wording for a colour complaint

    A ready reply for the commonest bad review in this trade, referring to the proof that was approved, written calmly and agreed before you need it.

    Result: A colour argument reads as a shop that documents its work.

  6. Review counts kept by job type

    New reviews split between visiting cards, packaging, wedding stationery and large format, measured against the number recorded before the work began.

    Result: You can see which jobs bring reviews and which never do.

How the result is measured

  • Reviews received
  • Average rating
  • Response rate to requests

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

Read the full online review generation and management page

Asking for reviews the right way

In a print shop the ask follows the proof: whoever approved the colour is whom you ask.

The person who signed the proof
Ask whoever approved the proof, since they chose the paper, the finish and the foil and can describe them. Keep the signed proof for any later colour dispute.
Wedding card collection
When the family collects invitations, ask the person who ordered them, and ask them to name the paper or the foil.
The second order
At a reorder of a carton or label, ask the packaging manager. A repeat order says more than a first delivery.
The counter customer
On a quick-print job, put a code on the bag or the receipt where the customer collects the work.
Signboards and flex
After a board is installed, send the link with a photograph of the board in place and ask the owner to add one of their own.
Logo permission
Ask before any customer's logo or job goes into your portfolio. Many corporate buyers say no.

Who it is for

This is written for these printing businesses.

  • Commercial offset printing businesses
  • Digital and quick-print shops
  • Packaging and label printing businesses
  • Large format and signage printers
  • Wedding and event stationery printers
  • Corporate stationery and print suppliers
  • Textile and garment printing businesses
  • Print-on-demand and personalised merchandise printers

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

  • You want a guaranteed Google ranking or a guaranteed number of leads. Nobody honest can promise either.
  • You need enquiries by next week and have nobody to answer them.
  • You want posts and reach reported, not enquiries and orders.

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

    Enquiries by source, reply time, conversion and cost per order, 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 reply time, a follow-up sequence, the page buyers land on 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 review generation work runs

  1. 1

    Understand the customer journey

    We identify one fixed point in your service, such as handover or checkout, where every customer is asked in the same way.

  2. 2

    Read your current reviews

    We read every review you have, count how many were answered, and note what customers praise in their own words.

  3. 3

    Set up the ask process

    Templates and a simple sending process are built into your existing customer communication.

  4. 4

    Implement responses

    Every incoming review, positive or negative, is responded to by the routine set down in writing after we have spoken to you.

  5. 5

    Measure and adjust

    We track review volume and rating trend and adjust the ask timing if response rates are low.

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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Should we ask for a review when payment is still pending?
No. Settle the bill first. A customer who owes you money and is asked for a five star review feels chased, and the two conversations get tangled. Ask on the delivery where payment was made, and keep the credit accounts for references instead.
A customer says the colour does not match what they saw on screen. What do we reply?
Reply factually and without blame. Say what was on the approved proof, offer to show them the proof, and explain that a screen and a printed sheet do not carry colour the same way. Then fix it if you got it wrong. Future customers read how you handled it, not who was right.
Should we ask the person who ordered or the designer who made the artwork?
Ask the person who signed the proof, since they approved the colour and the finish and can describe the result. A review written by a design studio on the customer's behalf reads oddly to the next buyer, so ask the account owner.
What about customers in another city who ordered through a courier?
Send the link on WhatsApp or email once the courier confirms delivery and they have opened the box, asking them to attach a photograph of the finished job. Do not message before delivery is confirmed.
Do we need to advertise?
Not for urgent jobs, which are won on a fast quote and visible samples. Ads help for a specific push, such as wedding invitations from October or a new packaging line.
Should we check the label text a food brand sends us?
Yes, before the plates are made. Point out a missing FSSAI licence number, net quantity or MRP, even though the brand is responsible for them. A reprint costs both of you, and the brand remembers the printer who caught 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.

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