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Keep every installed system on a record that shows when it falls due.

A CRM for a CCTV installer is the record that links an enquiry to a survey, a quote, an installation and a maintenance contract, held in one place that the office and the technicians both open. GullySales sets up that record and its fields, so the maintenance calendar comes from the work you have already done.

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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 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.

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Last updated 5 Oct 2026.

For CCTV and security system installers

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

  • “The system outlives the person who fitted it”

    A technician leaves, and the recorder model, the disk size and the login handover go out with them. Two years later a fault call arrives and nobody can say what is on the wall. A record tied to the site, not the person, keeps that knowledge inside the firm.

  • “A spreadsheet for each technician is not a record”

    Surveys noted on one phone, quotes on another and invoices in the accounts software leave nobody able to say whether a shop was ever quoted. A single shared record answers that question in a moment, and shows the owner what the office knows.

  • “Dates matter more than names in this trade”

    Warranty end, contract renewal and the date a committee meets are the facts that bring money in. A record that stores them as dates you can filter, not as sentences in a note, lets the office pull out exactly who is due.

What we do

What we deliver for CCTV and security system installers.

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

  1. One record for each site

    Address, contacts by role, cameras, recorder, storage, installation date and the way the login was handed over, all kept against the site and not the enquiry.

    Result: Any staff member can answer a fault call from the record.

  2. Stages from enquiry to contract

    Enquiry, survey booked, survey done, quote sent, order, installed and maintenance contract, each stage with an owner and a date.

    Result: You see where jobs are waiting.

  3. Date fields for warranty and contract end

    Warranty end and contract end held in their own fields, with the contract status shown beside each customer.

    Result: Who is falling due is a filter, not a search through notes.

  4. A lost-job reason on every closed quote

    A short fixed list covering price, timing, an electrician's offer, an online kit and a postponed committee decision.

    Result: You learn whether you lose on price, on timing or on trust.

  5. A fault call log tied to the site

    Each call, the visit made, the cause found and whether it fell under warranty or a contract.

    Result: Repeat faults show up before they reach a review.

  6. Updating from site on a phone

    Technicians add the finished-work photographs and the equipment list from the job itself, using a phone form the office has approved.

    Result: The record is complete on the day of handover.

  7. A tool picked to fit the office

    A spreadsheet, a simple CRM or the customer fields of your accounts software, whichever your staff will actually open each day.

    Result: You keep a record in use rather than a subscription idle.

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.

Read the full CRM implementation and customisation page

Fields worth keeping

The fields that tell a CCTV installer what is fitted where, and when something falls due.

Site address, building type and contact on site
Filled by the surveyor on the first visit. It lets any technician find the site and ask for the right person, not the person who paid.
Cameras, recorder, disk size and install date
Entered by the technician at handover. It shows what is fitted and how many days of recording the disk holds, so a fault call starts informed.
Warranty end and AMC end dates
Added by the office from the order. It builds the renewal list and stops an expired contract being treated as active.
Reason a quote was lost
Recorded by whoever closes the file. Price, timing, committee delay and a competing kit each lead to a different follow-up.
Fault calls and who attended
Logged by the person who takes the call. It shows which sites call repeatedly, which models fail and what to say at renewal.

Who it is for

This is written for these CCTV and security system installers.

  • CCTV installers serving homes and shops
  • Security system integrators for businesses and factories
  • Apartment and gated community security installers
  • Access control and biometric attendance providers
  • Intrusion alarm and video door phone installers
  • Authorised dealers and distributors of camera brands
  • IT and networking firms adding surveillance
  • AMC and service-focused security companies

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

  • Fewer than a handful of installations are done in a year, so a spreadsheet will serve and a system would add work
  • No one in the office is ready to enter dates after each job, so the renewal list would be wrong from the first month

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 sit with the people who sell and write down how a deal moves from enquiry to payment, including where it stalls.

  2. 2

    Agree stages, fields and owners

    Each stage gets a name your team already uses and a proof that the deal has left it. We agree which fields are required at which stage, and who may change what.

  3. 3

    Build on a copy

    Pipeline, fields and views are built on a trial copy where the CRM offers one, or in a separate pipeline where the plan allows. Live work stays untouched.

  4. 4

    Connect channels, then switch on automations

    Channels are connected first. Each automation is then switched on separately, so a misfiring rule is easy to find.

  5. 5

    Test with real deals

    The people who will use the CRM run open deals through it. Gaps are fixed before the whole team switches over.

  6. 6

    Switch over and trim

    Once real use shows which fields stay empty and which stages nobody uses, those are cut and the handover record is updated.

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.

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Do we need to buy CRM software?
Not at the start. A well-built spreadsheet with the right columns beats a subscription nobody opens. Move to software when several people update records at once, or when reminders must go out without anyone remembering them. We choose by what your office will open every day.
What should we keep out of the record?
Keep to what service needs: the site, the contacts and the equipment. Do not store camera logins in the open, and never keep footage in the record. Passwords belong with the owner, who received them in writing at handover. Ask your own adviser about data rules.
Can we add customers we installed years ago?
Yes. Start with the invoices for earlier installations, add the model and date from the paperwork, and fill the gaps at the next service visit. Even a half-complete record gives the office a list of systems that have never had a maintenance contract.
Who should hold the customer's footage details?
Not you, unless the contract says so. Recordings belong to the customer, and holding passwords or footage in your own record creates a risk. Record that access was handed over and to whom, and keep the credentials only if the customer asks you to.
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.

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