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Win the referring doctor and the patient with a prescription in hand.

A prescription in Hyderabad lists a thyroid test and a lipid profile, and the patient needs home collection the next morning. Two centres get the call. One answers, quotes a price and asks for the address. The other says to come to the centre. The first one gets the booking.

Scope, fee, reporting and term are agreed in writing after we have read your brief and spoken to you.

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In one paragraph

A diagnostic franchise network is a pathology and imaging brand that lets independent owners run collection centres or labs under its name and reporting system. Business comes from doctors' referrals, packages and home collection. GullySales prepares the centre-owner enquiry path, each centre's booking routine and its doctor-information plan.

A pharmacist in Kozhikode wants to open a collection centre next to the shop. The questions are about the reference lab, the machines the network provides, how reports reach the patient and what the revenue split is, and whether doctors nearby will send patients to a new brand.

Last updated 18 Oct 2026.

How buyers decide

How diagnostic franchise networks are chosen.

Centre owners are pharmacists, doctors, entrepreneurs with a medical background and existing lab owners joining a bigger brand. They compare networks on the reference lab, the report system, brand trust with doctors, the revenue share and the support for accreditation. How doctors regard the network's reports weighs heavily.

Most patients do not choose a lab from scratch. The doctor writes the test and may name a lab, or the patient asks a family member. Others search for home collection, price and timing, compare health packages, and look for a lab that is close and sends reports on time.

Rules for diagnostic labs, including licences and quality standards, differ by state and body and change. Marketing should avoid claims about accuracy or superiority and keep to services, locations and timings. Each centre should check requirements with its own advisers.

The problem

What usually goes wrong for diagnostic franchise networks.

What owners tell us on the first call, in their words.

  • “Centre owners ask how doctors will refer to them”

    They fear the brand name does not travel to a new locality, and head office has no plan for introducing the centre to doctors.

  • “Phone enquiries for home collection are lost”

    The centre is busy with walk-in patients, and calls about timings or prices are not logged.

  • “Packages are priced differently at different centres”

    A patient sees one price online and another at the counter.

  • “Reports reach patients late and they complain publicly”

    Delays at the reference lab become reviews against the local centre.

  • “Corporate health check requests go nowhere”

    An HR manager asks about an employee camp and the enquiry sits with whoever saw it first.

  • “Doctors forget the centre after the first visit”

    A representative visits once and the next update never reaches the clinic, so the centre slips from the doctor's mind.

What we do

What we do for diagnostic franchise networks.

Everything included for diagnostic franchise networks.

  1. A doctor outreach plan for each new centre

    A list of local doctors and clinics, an introduction sheet and a visit record that notes what each doctor was told.

  2. A home collection booking routine

    A call and WhatsApp script covering tests, address, timing and fasting instructions, logged against the booking.

  3. Consistent package pages

    Pages for health packages with the tests included, set so each centre shows the same details.

  4. A corporate camp enquiry path

    A form, a reply template and a proposal template for HR managers asking for camps, with the camp's tests and sample-handling needs spelt out.

  5. A candidate pack for centre owners

    A page and a document explaining the model, the reference lab arrangement and a visit to a running centre.

  6. A reply method for report delay reviews

    A polite message that invites the patient to contact the centre and avoids sharing details.

How the result is measured

  • Centre owner enquiries by source
  • Home collection requests and bookings
  • Doctor referrals by centre
  • Package bookings
  • Corporate camp enquiries and conversions
  • Review rating by centre

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

Worth a page and a campaign of their own

Centre owner enquiry follow-up · Doctor relationship programmes · Home collection booking · Health package pages · Corporate health check outreach · Google profile and review management · Patient enquiry handling · Report delivery communication

Priority campaigns

Campaigns for what diagnostic franchise networks most want to sell.

Each one planned around when your buyers decide, and measured against the baseline.

  • Centre owner campaign

    Search and social ads for pharmacists and entrepreneurs looking for a diagnostic franchise, pointing to a page with the model explained.

  • Home collection campaign

    Local search ads and a landing page for home sample collection in the centre's area.

  • Health check season campaign

    Packages promoted ahead of the new financial year, festivals and awareness days.

  • Doctor information campaign

    A short update to local doctors about new tests or timings at the centre.

Beyond search

Where we reach buyers of diagnostic franchise networks, beyond Google.

Search matters, but it is rarely the only way this industry's buyers find a supplier.

  • Pharmacists and clinic owners

    A pitch for pharmacists and clinic owners who already see patients and have a corner for a collection counter, with the space and licences to check on their side.

  • Local doctors and clinics

    An introduction sheet for physicians and clinics near each centre, and a record of what each doctor was told.

  • HR managers and company admins

    A proposal for HR heads and office admins of nearby companies and factories, covering a camp or an annual health-check package.

  • Patients near the centre

    The patient with a prescription who searches ‘thyroid test home collection’ and the office worker comparing health packages before payday.

Who it is for

This is written for these diagnostic franchise networks.

  • Pathology lab collection centre networks
  • Radiology and imaging centre franchises
  • Home sample collection brands
  • Diagnostic centres inside clinics and pharmacies
  • Preventive health check package providers
  • Corporate health check and camp providers
  • Speciality test brands such as genetics or allergy testing
  • Master franchise holders managing centres in a city

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

How the work runs for diagnostic franchise networks

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

    Trace a prescription to a booking

    At one running centre we follow how a patient with a doctor's slip reaches the counter, and which clinics' prescriptions come through the door.

  2. 2

    Write the home collection call

    Address, test list, fasting instruction and slot are taken in a fixed order that the counter staff can follow while walk-in patients wait.

  3. 3

    Prepare the doctor introduction sheet

    A one-page note of tests, timings and reference lab, plus a record of which doctor was told what, ready for each new centre.

  4. 4

    Put one price on the page and the counter

    Package contents, displayed prices and Google listings are matched, so an online price is the one quoted at the counter.

  5. 5

    Set referrals beside bookings

    A centre with many doctor prescriptions but few home collections has a different gap from one with the reverse, and the comparison shows which.

Where this fits

Three pieces of sales work, in this order.

GullySales builds every engagement from three pieces of sales work. This page is not one of them, but the same three steps apply to the business behind it.

  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

    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 diagnostic franchise networks ask before they call.

Not here? More answers, or ask on WhatsApp.

Can you advertise accuracy or the best lab?
No. We keep to services, locations and timings. Rules on claims differ by state and body and change, so check with your adviser.
Do you handle patient reports?
No. Reports stay with your own system. We work on bookings, enquiries and marketing.
Can centres offer discounts on tests?
That is your policy. We help set common offers so patients see the same price at every centre.
How do you approach doctors?
With a respectful introduction, clear information about services and a visit routine. We do not offer inducements.
Does this suit a single-city network?
In one city the centres share the same doctors, so one doctor list and one package sheet can serve every counter.
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?
Fixes to reply time, follow-up and your Google Business Profile are the quickest to show, because the enquiries already exist. Ads can follow soon after follow-up is in place. SEO and content take longer. How long each takes depends on your business, and we tell you which applies to you after we have spoken. 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?
To start, last month's enquiries in any format and time with whoever handles them. After that, access to the accounts the work touches, such as the website, Google Business Profile or CRM.

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