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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.

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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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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.

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

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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

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

  • Nobody is assigned to answer WhatsApp in the evening, when wedding enquiries arrive, so more leads would sit unanswered.
  • Your calendar is full and you have no capacity for new families, so more enquiries would only be turned away.
  • You keep no record of where an enquiry came from, so more leads would not show which source to repeat.

How it works

How the lead generation 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

    Understand your capacity

    We ask how many enquiries your team can answer well, who answers after hours, and what a good enquiry looks like. Without this, the system fills a funnel nobody is watching.

  2. 2

    Audit current sources

    We read your call log, WhatsApp chats, enquiry sheet and platform dashboards. The baseline is recorded: enquiries by source, reply time, conversion and cost per order.

  3. 3

    Strategise the channel mix

    Search and maps are chosen for people ready to buy, ads for people who are not yet looking, and content and referrals for trust.

  4. 4

    Implement capture and follow-up

    Pages, forms, tags, the lead record and the first-reply message are built and tested end to end. We submit test enquiries ourselves before any media money is spent.

  5. 5

    Measure and optimise

    Enquiries are traced to source and judged by what became orders, not by volume alone. Channels that fill the sheet with poor enquiries are cut back. How often you are reported to is agreed in writing.

Where this fits

Three pieces of sales work, in this order.

This work sits inside sales process design, at stage 1, prospecting and lead generation. 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.

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Should we send a quote on the first call?
Give a per-head range once you know the guest count and the venue, the itemised quote after.
How do we stop losing enquiries in the season?
Log every one in a single place. A busy March is when a WhatsApp message gets buried.
How do we handle an enquiry for a date we already have booked?
Tell them early, offer a nearby date if the event allows it, and suggest another planner if it does not. Record the enquiry with the lost date. A straight answer keeps the door open for later events.
Should we take a corporate RFP if we cannot present?
Decide on the event, the date and the likely fit. If the proposal needs a presentation your team cannot give, decline politely and say why. Record the RFP either way, to see what share of bids you win.
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.

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