Event management companies · Lead generation
Answer the eleven o'clock WhatsApp before the family calls the next planner.
Lead generation for an event company means enquiries arriving and being qualified fast, because the date decides whether there is a job at all. GullySales sets the qualifying questions, puts every enquiry in one place, and builds a follow-up plan for a date months out.
Scope, fee, reporting and term are agreed in writing after we have read your brief and spoken to you.
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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Sales and marketing for event management companies, the overview.
Last updated 5 Oct 2026.
For event management companies
Where it usually goes wrong, and what we would do.
“The date is the first qualifier”
Before budget or theme, find out whether you are free that day and whether the venue is.
“Enquiries arrive at night, on WhatsApp”
The bride's brother writes at eleven. One number, one log, a reply before breakfast.
“A date months away is not a dead lead”
An enquiry for next December needs a follow-up date in the calendar, not a quote and silence.
What we do
What we deliver for event management companies.
Every deliverable, what it covers for you, and the result it is there to produce. Nothing here is an extra.
One number and one log for every enquiry
Instagram messages, WhatsApp, the phone and the website form all ending up in a single list with who replied and when.
Result: A message that arrives in March is no longer buried by the season.
Qualifying questions that start with the date
Date, whether the venue is booked, guest count, city and budget band, asked in that order on the first reply.
Result: Two minutes tell you whether there is a job here for you.
A same-day first reply with a per-head range
A short reply template that goes out within hours and gives a range once the guest count and the venue are known, with the itemised quote to follow.
Result: The family hears from you before they ring the next planner.
Follow-up dates set for an enquiry months away
An enquiry for next December gets its own reminders in the calendar, spaced so you are in touch when the family starts deciding.
Result: Next season's enquiry is still yours when next season arrives.
Vendor referrals recorded in both directions
A sheet of who sends you work and who you send work to, updated after each event, covering photographers, decorators, caterers and venue managers.
Result: You can see which photographer has never once sent anything back.
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.
Where enquiries come from
The places an event company's enquiries arrive, and what to record at each.
- Instagram message after a past event's photos
- Record the event type, the date wanted and the city before replying with a price. Reply with a short note asking the date first, and move the chat to WhatsApp for the details.
- WhatsApp message from the website or Google listing
- Log the date, the guest count, the venue and the budget band. Reply with two questions only, the date and the venue, so a planner is not turned into a quote machine.
- Venue manager or banquet hall referral
- Record the venue, the manager's name and which client was sent. Tell the manager the result either way, since venues send clients to planners they trust.
- Corporate brief or RFP from a procurement team
- Note the company, the event, the date the proposal is due and whether a presentation is needed. Ask who else is bidding only if the procurement team volunteers it.
- Wedding fair or exhibition stall visitor
- Write the couple's names, the date, the city and the budget band on the sign-in sheet. Contact them while the fair is still fresh, and mark the fair as the source.
- Photographer, decorator or caterer referral
- Record the vendor and the client. Vendors hear of weddings before planners do, so keep the list and ask each one for the next event they hear of.
Who it is for
This is written for these event management companies.
- Wedding planning companies
- Corporate and MICE event agencies
- Exhibition and trade show organisers
- Birthday and private party planners
- Destination wedding specialists
- Government and institutional event contractors
How it works
From your first message to the first report.
No open-ended retainer. Every step gives you something in writing.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
Audit current sources
We check what already brings in enquiries today, even informally, before adding anything new.
- 3
Strategise the channel mix
Content, search and paid channels are chosen based on where your buyers already look.
- 4
Implement capture and follow-up
Pages, forms and a follow-up process are built and connected end to end.
- 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.
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.
FAQ
Questions owners ask before they call.
Not here? More answers, or ask on WhatsApp.
Should we send a quote on the first call?
How do we stop losing enquiries in the season?
How do we handle an enquiry for a date we already have booked?
Should we take a corporate RFP if we cannot present?
How much does it cost?
How long is the contract?
How soon will we see results?
Who will actually do the work?
What do you need from us?
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