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Equipment rental companies · Lead generation

Turn the availability call into a reservation somebody wrote down.

Lead generation for a rental yard is every quote, web form and marketplace enquiry that never became a contract, and the routine that catches them. GullySales logs each one against a machine category, chases the credit paperwork to the end, and works the accounts that stopped calling.

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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.

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Last updated 5 Oct 2026.

For equipment rental companies

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

  • “A quote is not a reservation and the pad cannot tell”

    Somebody asks a weekly rate on a skid steer and says they will ring back. It goes on the counter pad, and nobody looks at the pad again.

  • “The new account dies at the credit application”

    A first-time renter is sent a credit form and a request for a certificate of insurance, then hears nothing. The renter rents from the branch that took a card over the phone.

  • “Your warmest list is already in your rental software”

    Accounts that took four machines a month last spring and nothing since March are the easiest calls in the building, and nobody is making them.

  • “Marketplace enquiries arrive already shopped”

    A DOZR or BigRentz enquiry reached other yards at the same moment. The answer has to be availability and a delivery slot today, not a callback tomorrow.

What we do

What we deliver for equipment rental companies.

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

  1. Every enquiry written into one record

    Calls, web forms and marketplace enquiries logged against a machine category and an outcome, so the counter pad stops being the only record.

    Result: You can count what you lost as well as what you rented.

  2. A quote follow-up routine with a clock on it

    Each quote gets a second contact inside an agreed window, with the machine, the dates and the rate repeated back in writing.

    Result: Quotes stop dying in silence.

  3. Credit and insurance chased to done

    The application and the certificate of insurance walked through the same day, with a reminder the moment either goes quiet.

    Result: A new account opens instead of stalling on a form.

  4. The dormant list, worked through

    Accounts pulled from Point of Rental or Texada at 60, 90 and 180 days, split by what they used to take, with a call routine against each name.

    Result: Somebody rings the customer before a competitor's rep does.

  5. Reservation requests on every category page

    A short form asking machine, dates and delivery address, routed to whoever can confirm availability rather than to a shared inbox.

    Result: The enquiry reaches a person who can say yes.

  6. Source tagging on every booked contract

    Each delivered rental traced back to the search, ad, marketplace or referral behind it, reconciled with your rental system.

    Result: You stop guessing which channel filled the yard.

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.

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Where enquiries come from

The places a rental yard's enquiries arrive, and what to record at each.

Contractor's phone call asking if a machine is free
Record the machine category, the dates, the site address and whether an operator is wanted. Say yes or no on availability during the call, and note the answer, so a no can be revisited.
Marketplace or directory enquiry
Log the machine asked for, the city and the number. Reply with availability and the hire basis, per day or per hour, and mark the source so you can judge whether the listing is worth keeping.
Web form quote request
Record the machine, the start date, the duration and the site. Ask for the company name and whether it has an account, as credit checks take longer than the quote.
Site foreman's WhatsApp for an extra machine
This is usually an existing account. Record the site, the machine and who authorised it. Reply with a quote that carries the account's agreed rate, and add the call to the account's history.
Walk-in at the yard or counter
Write the name, company and the job, even for a small hire. Counters see many first-time renters, and the record is how a one-off becomes an account.
Event or party planner's request
Record the event date, the venue, the delivery slot and who collects. Ask for the setup time, because the machine must be there before guests arrive.

Who it is for

This is written for these equipment rental companies.

  • Independent general tool and equipment rental yards
  • Aerial and earthmoving fleets serving general contractors
  • Specialty rental in pumps, power, climate control or shoring
  • Homeowner and DIY-focused rental counters
  • Event, party and staging rental companies
  • Rental businesses attached to a dealership
  • Multi-branch independents competing with the national chains
  • Yards adding online reservations for the first time

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

    The numbers this work is meant to move, such as enquiries, quotations, orders, visits or renewals, 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 a reply, a follow-up, a page, a listing 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 lead generation work runs

  1. 1

    Understand your capacity

    We agree how many enquiries your sales team can actually handle well, so the system is not built to overwhelm it.

  2. 2

    Audit current sources

    We check what already brings in enquiries today, even informally, before adding anything new.

  3. 3

    Strategise the channel mix

    Content, search and paid channels are chosen based on where your buyers already look.

  4. 4

    Implement capture and follow-up

    Pages, forms and a follow-up process are built and connected end to end.

  5. 5

    Measure and optimise

    We track enquiry volume and quality and adjust the channel mix to match.

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.

  • Hours that fit your day, agreed up front

    Which hours we overlap with yours is settled before any work starts, so you know when a reply is coming and when it is not.

#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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Which enquiries are worth chasing first?
Quotes on machines you have sitting, and dormant accounts that used to rent monthly. Both are warm and neither costs media money. The one-off weekend renter goes last.
Do marketplace leads pay for themselves?
Some categories do and some do not, and the invoice will not tell you which. We compare the margin left after the broker's cut against what a direct enquiry earns, category by category, and you decide from there.
A renter asks for a machine we do not stock. Is it a lost lead?
Not always. Note the machine and the dates, and tell the renter honestly whether you can source it or know a yard that can. A renter who gets a straight answer comes back for the machines you do have.
How do we separate real hire enquiries from price checks?
Ask for the site, the start date and the duration. A real hire can answer all three. Price checkers usually cannot. Record them anyway as a price check, so you know how many ask, and answer with a rate card, not a quote.
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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