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Exhibition organisers · CRM

Keep every enquiry, quote, stall number and balance payment on one record.

A CRM for an exhibition organiser is the single list where every exhibitor, sponsor, visitor and sector body is recorded against a show, a stall and a payment stage. GullySales works on setting up the fields, the stages and the habit of using them so the show director sees the whole floor.

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

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What CRM means

A CRM is the record where every enquiry, call and quote is kept against a customer, replacing separate notebooks, spreadsheets and memory. GullySales sets up or cleans an existing CRM and reports from it by enquiry outcome rather than by activity logged.

Last updated 18 Oct 2026.

For exhibition organisers

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

  • “A stall is promised twice when two executives hold their own lists”

    One executive tells an exhibitor the corner stall is free while another has already quoted it. The exhibitor who loses it blames the organiser, and the show director learns of the clash only on the floor.

  • “Payment stages matter as much as the enquiry stage”

    A stall booking arrives with a small deposit, the balance falls due near the show, and the hall has to be paid first. A record that tracks deposit, balance and reminders is cash planning, not only sales tracking.

  • “Repeat exhibitors are the best data you hold and the worst kept”

    Which stall they took, what they said afterwards and what they paid are in a notebook belonging to an executive who may have left. The record should outlast the person.

  • “Visitors need a record too”

    Registrations by company, designation and city are what you show an exhibitor to prove the audience. A form feeding a spreadsheet nobody cleans produces an audience nobody can describe.

What we do

What we deliver for exhibition organisers.

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

  1. Show, stall and exhibitor fields

    A record for each exhibitor linked to a show, a stall number and size, a rate and any discount, with the person who agreed it.

    Result: One screen that shows who holds which stall and at what rate.

  2. Pipeline stages from enquiry to paid balance

    Stages for enquiry, quote, hold, deposit, contract and balance paid, with a date and an owner against each.

    Result: A pipeline the show director reviews before any stall is quoted.

  3. A hold list for the best positions

    Stalls held for a named exhibitor with an expiry date written on the hold.

    Result: No stall promised to two companies.

  4. A visitor registration database

    Registrations kept clean, tagged by buyer type, and linked to the exhibitors they asked to meet.

    Result: A visitor count by type, drawn from your own data.

  5. A carry-over to the next edition

    Every exhibitor and visitor record kept, with notes, so the next show starts from a list and not from nothing.

    Result: A list of last year's exhibitors, with their positions and notes.

How the result is measured

  • Enquiries logged in the CRM
  • Data completeness
  • Reports generated from CRM data

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

Who it is for

This is written for these exhibition organisers.

  • Organisers of manufacturing and engineering exhibitions
  • Building, construction and interior exhibitions that draw architects and contractors
  • Food, hospitality and agri exhibitions
  • Health, pharma and medical equipment exhibitions
  • Education and franchise expos
  • Consumer exhibitions, such as home, wedding, auto and lifestyle shows
  • Property exhibitions where developers take stalls
  • Organisers who run a series of shows in several cities

How it works

How the CRM 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

    Map the sales process

    We record how a deal actually moves from enquiry to close in your business today.

  2. 2

    Configure stages and fields

    The CRM's pipeline and fields are built to match that process exactly, not a generic template.

  3. 3

    Set up automations

    Reminders, assignment rules and follow-up triggers are configured so routine steps happen without manual effort.

  4. 4

    Test with real deals

    We run the configuration against actual current deals to catch gaps before the whole team relies on it.

Where this fits

Three pieces of sales work, in this order.

This work sits inside sales management. A target, a review routine and someone who owns the number.

  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 · you are here

    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.

Is a spreadsheet enough for a small show?
For a first small show, it may do. Once more than one executive sells stalls, a shared CRM prevents double promises and lets the director see payments. Choose one the team will actually open.
What should we record on a lost enquiry?
The reason: budget, rival show, wrong audience or no reply. Those notes, read together before the next edition, tell you what to change in pricing and positioning.
Who should be able to see discounts?
The show director and the executives selling. Visible discounts keep quotes fair, and an exhibitor who learns another got a better rate by asking is a lost relationship.
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.