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Make sure no surveyed farm goes quiet before it has a decision.

A follow-up system for a drip provider is a set of fixed next steps after a survey: the quote, the call, the subsidy file and the service visit. GullySales writes those steps and the messages for them, so a quote sent after a long drive does not sit unanswered.

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.

Last updated 18 Oct 2026.

For drip irrigation providers

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

  • “The quote is sent and the trail ends”

    The team drives out, measures and sends the quote, and the next contact depends on someone remembering. A grower with several quotes forgets which provider walked the field. A set call date against the quote is the simplest fix.

  • “A farmer waiting on a loan is not a lost sale”

    When a quote is held for a sanction letter, the right follow-up is a check on the paperwork, not a push on price. Calling about the document list, and helping the farmer find what is missing, keeps the relationship and the order.

  • “The planting date shapes the push”

    A farmer whose saplings are booked needs the system ready before planting. If a quote is still open as that date nears, the call should be about the date. After it, the call is about something else.

  • “After installation the follow-up is the product”

    A call after the first irrigation, asking whether the lines run evenly, is when a small fault is found and a reference is earned. Silence at this point is when the neighbour is told not to call you.

What we do

What we deliver for drip irrigation providers.

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

  1. A survey-to-quote follow-up plan

    Fixed steps after a survey: thank-you message, quote, call, and a decision note, each with an owner.

    Result: Every survey has a named person responsible for the next call.

  2. WhatsApp message templates

    Short messages in the local language for post-survey, quote, subsidy document reminders and post-installation checks.

    Result: A set of messages the team can send without writing each time.

  3. A held-quote review

    A short list of quotes waiting on a loan, scheme or planting date, with the reason and who is chasing.

    Result: One page showing every held quote and its blocker.

  4. A first-irrigation check call

    A script for the call after installation, asking about pressure, flow and filter use.

    Result: A record of the call against each plot.

  5. A year-two service schedule

    A list of farms installed in the last season with a line and filter check date set for each.

    Result: A service diary with every farm and a date.

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.

Who it is for

This is written for these drip irrigation providers.

  • Drip and micro irrigation design and installation firms
  • Companies that install sprinkler and drip together
  • Providers working mainly with orchards, such as grapes, pomegranate and banana
  • Providers working with sugarcane, cotton and vegetable growers
  • Providers installing for polyhouses and nurseries
  • Providers that handle subsidy and bank documents for farmers
  • Providers that serve plantations and large estates
  • Provider businesses attached to a dealer or an equipment brand

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 last month's enquiries, we measure how long each waited for a first reply and how many follow-ups it 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

    Set up templates, tasks and ownership

    Templates, first-call questions, CRM tasks and named owners go live, with cover for leave and weekends.

  4. 4

    Track and adjust every month

    Reply time and follow-up completion are reported against the baseline, and the routine is changed where it is not kept.

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.

Not here? More answers, or ask on WhatsApp.

When should we call a farmer who has not replied?
Follow the reason, not a count. Call about the missing paper or the planting date. If the farmer has gone quiet without a reason, a polite check and a decision note are enough, and do not pester.
What do we say when the farmer chose another provider?
Thank them, ask what decided it, and note the answer. Offer service and a reference visit if they are interested later. The answers show where your quote or survey fell short.
Who should own the follow-up, the surveyor or the office?
The surveyor knows the farm, and the office keeps the diary. Name one person for each quote. Either arrangement works if the register shows who owns the next call.
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.

Your next practical step

Tell us what you are trying to grow, and we will read it before we call.

Eight short steps, mostly taps. Skip anything you would rather answer on the call.