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Retail franchise brands · Lead generation

Attract traders who own a shop worth converting, not every curious enquirer.

Lead generation for a retail franchise brand means drawing in candidates who hold a suitable shop or the means to take one, across portals, search and referrals. GullySales works on the sources, the screening questions and the record that follows each candidate.

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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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Last updated 18 Oct 2026.

For retail franchise brands

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

  • “Portal volume hides the few who own a shop”

    A franchise portal sends a long list of names. Some are salaried people curious about a business, and a few are traders with a shop on a good street. Without a question about frontage on the first contact, the two groups look identical in the sheet.

  • “The shop owner next door is a candidate nobody advertises to”

    A trader already selling similar goods in a busy market knows the customer and holds the premises. That person rarely fills a portal form. They notice a brand through a distributor, a trade fair or a neighbouring franchise store.

  • “A returning enquirer is a different lead”

    A candidate who asked a year ago and has now secured a shop is warmer than a new name. If the old record holds only a phone number, the brand treats them as a stranger and the earlier conversation is lost.

  • “Each source needs its own opening question”

    A caller from a Google search asks about margin. A portal enquirer asks about investment. A referral from a franchisee asks about the brand's name in town. One script for all three answers none of them well.

What we do

What we deliver for retail franchise brands.

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

  1. Source map for candidates

    A list of where franchise candidates come from for your brand, each with the question that source raises.

    Result: One sheet that names every source and what to ask first.

  2. A franchise page built for the shop owner

    A page that states the shop size, street type and stock the brand expects, so unsuitable callers drop out before the call.

    Result: A page that sets the shop requirements in plain words.

  3. Screening questions on form and call

    Frontage, carpet area, street, existing trade and capital, asked in the same order on the form and on the phone.

    Result: Every candidate record carries the same five answers.

  4. Old enquiry revival

    A list of past candidates with a short message that asks whether they now have a shop.

    Result: A tagged list of past names ready to contact.

  5. Source-wise record

    Each candidate tagged with where they came from and what happened next.

    Result: A count of which source produced shops that were visited.

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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What to capture or send

What a brand records about a trader before sending the store model.

Shop size and frontage
Ask for the carpet area and the width facing the road. The sales owner notes it so a store format is matched to the shop, or the candidate is told it does not fit.
Street, market or mall
Record where the shop stands. A brand with rules on high-street and mall formats uses it to decide who should visit.
Current trade of the shop
Write what the candidate sells today. A trader of shoes taking a footwear brand differs from one moving across from groceries.
Capital and stock they can carry
Note the range the candidate names, and how much stock the shop can hold. It decides if the first order is realistic.
Brands already on the shelf
Mark rival or competing brands in the shop. Some brands do not allow them alongside, and it should be known before visits.
Nearest existing store
Record the closest open store of the brand so territory can be checked before a field manager is sent.

Who it is for

This is written for these retail franchise brands.

  • Apparel and fashion brands selling stores in towns and cities
  • Footwear and accessories franchise brands
  • Mobile, electronics and appliance franchise stores
  • Kids' products and toy store franchises
  • Gifts, stationery and lifestyle store chains
  • Optical and eyewear franchise stores
  • Home furnishing and decor franchise stores
  • Brands selling shop-in-shop and kiosk formats

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

  • You have not set the shop sizes and streets the brand will accept, so every trader who calls gets a different answer.
  • Field managers are the only ones who answer enquiries and are in stores most of the day, so a new source would add unanswered leads.
  • You hope to advertise the margin to attract candidates, which sets a promise the agreement does not make.

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 keep paying for every franchise portal?
Decide it from your own record: which portals sent candidates who had a shop and reached a visit. Without source tags that judgement is a guess, so tagging comes first.
Can we advertise the margin to attract candidates?
State only what the agreement fixes. A projected profit becomes a promise read back after a slow month. Franchise disclosure rules differ by state and body, so check wording with your own adviser.
Do we need a separate page for each shop format?
If you sell kiosks, shop-in-shop and full stores, yes. Each has different space and stock needs, and a candidate with a small counter should not read about a large showroom.
Should we turn away a shop that is too small?
Yes, politely and early. Fixed fixtures and stock mean a shop below the minimum area cannot carry the format, and a candidate told after a site visit has lost time and trust. Offer a smaller format if the brand has one.
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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