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Manage bookings against enquiry numbers, not a feeling about the week.

Sales management for a pet business means running the booking desk against a weekly record of enquiries received, confirmed and lost by service. That beats a guess about how busy the week felt. GullySales builds this record and goes through it with you, grooming and boarding counted separately.

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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 sales management means

Sales management is the ongoing work of reviewing a sales team's pipeline, calls and targets, and stepping in on deals that are stuck. GullySales sets the review rhythm and the reports a sales manager needs to run this without relying on gut feel.

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Last updated 5 Oct 2026.

For pet service businesses

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

  • “Grooming and boarding need separate weekly numbers”

    Combining both into one total hides whether the real gap is in grooming slots or boarding dates.

  • “Missed WhatsApp messages are a manageable number”

    Counting how many enquiries went unanswered overnight turns a vague complaint into something fixable.

  • “Festival season needs a tighter review cycle”

    Bookings move faster in the weeks before Diwali, and reviewing numbers weekly instead of monthly catches problems in time.

What we do

What we deliver for pet service businesses.

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

  1. Weekly enquiry and booking record by service

    A simple weekly log of enquiries received, bookings confirmed and lost, kept separately for grooming and boarding.

    Result: You can see exactly where the real gap sits, not just a feeling.

  2. Missed message count and routine

    A tracked count of WhatsApp enquiries left unanswered overnight, with an agreed routine to close that gap.

    Result: A missed enquiry stops quietly disappearing before anyone replies.

  3. Festival season booking check

    A closer check of bookings and enquiries in the run-up to Diwali and the summer holidays.

    Result: A problem during the rush gets caught while it can still be fixed.

  4. Booking desk responsibility list

    A clear written note on who owns replies for grooming, boarding and training enquiries, so nothing sits waiting.

    Result: Every enquiry has one person accountable for answering it.

How the result is measured

  • Target achievement
  • Pipeline coverage
  • Stuck deals resolved

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

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What the owner reviews

Read these six things in the booking register before the festival rush.

Grooming enquiries not booked
Check WhatsApp and Instagram for grooming enquiries with no slot fixed, by breed and coat. A Shih Tzu needing a full groom takes a longer slot than a bath, so offer the right one when you call back.
Boarding dates asked, not confirmed
List boarding enquiries for Diwali and summer holiday dates with no advance paid. Ask for the vaccination records and the advance, and release the kennel if the parent does not reply.
Regulars past their usual groom
Read the grooming register for regular dogs and cats past their usual gap between visits. Message the parent with an open slot and the name of the groomer they had last time.
Training trials not converted
Check training enquiries by need, such as puppy basics, leash pulling or aggression. A parent who took a trial session and did not sign up needs a call from the trainer, not the front desk.
Messages answered only next morning
Count the messages that came in after closing and were answered next day. When many arrive at night, add an auto-reply with booking options and a morning call-back.
Complaints after a stay or groom
Read every complaint about a nick, a stressed pet or a missed feed. Call the parent yourself and note what changed, since word of a boarding complaint travels in local pet groups.

Who it is for

This is written for these pet service businesses.

  • Dog grooming salons
  • Pet boarding and daycare centres
  • Pet training academies
  • Mobile grooming services
  • Veterinary clinics offering allied services
  • Pet taxi and transport services
  • Multi-service pet care centres
  • Cattery and exotic pet boarding

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

  • Only one person takes bookings and the diary is in their head, so there is nothing yet to review as a team.
  • You have not decided who owns the booking desk, and numbers without an owner change nothing.

How it works

How the sales management 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

    Look at what exists

    We ask for the last few weeks of calendars, pipeline records and review notes, and find where the routine breaks.

  2. 2

    Write the routine down

    Slots, agendas, attendees and the records each meeting uses are agreed in writing before the first one.

  3. 3

    Clean the pipeline first

    Stage definitions are fixed and stale deals removed, so the first review is about real deals.

  4. 4

    Run or coach

    We lead the meetings, or sit in while your manager leads and give feedback afterwards.

  5. 5

    Deal with problems as they appear

    A slipping number is discussed at the next one-on-one with notes, not stored up for an appraisal.

  6. 6

    Hand over

    Your manager or owner takes the routine, with the templates and records, and we step back.

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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Tell us what you need
What should be tracked weekly?
Enquiries received, bookings confirmed and reply time, by service.
Do we need a dedicated booking manager?
One person holding this responsibility, even part time, is usually enough once the record is set up.
Should the groomers and kennel staff join the review?
Bring the head groomer and the kennel lead for complaints and for regulars who have gone quiet. They know which dog was anxious or which parent was unhappy at pick-up. Keep it before opening, while the pets are not yet in.
How do I set targets for staff when bookings swing so much with festivals and holidays?
Set separate targets for festival and holiday periods and for ordinary stretches, using your own register from last year. Measure each person on replies made and bookings confirmed, not on the total, which depends on the calendar more than the staff.
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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