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Whoever measures the shopfront first usually gets the board.

The enquiry in this trade is a photograph of a shopfront with a question about rate, and it carries a deadline somebody else fixed. GullySales sets the first reply that asks for the opening date, the measurement slot that follows, and the mock-up that holds the client.

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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 5 Oct 2026.

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

  • “Ask for the opening date and the job qualifies itself”

    A shop opening in three weeks is an order. A shop opening some time next year is a rate enquiry. One question separates them.

  • “The measurement is the sale”

    Once you have stood on the pavement with a tape and pointed at where the letters go, the client has stopped ringing anybody else.

  • “Your biggest source never places the order”

    The interior contractor already on site picks the sign vendor on most shop and office projects. The contractor is worth more than any listing you pay for.

  • “A mock-up on the owner's own photograph stops the search”

    Drop the letters onto a picture of the owner's shutter and send it the same day. Nobody else who quoted has shown the owner what it will look like.

What we do

What we deliver for signage companies.

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

  1. A first reply that asks four things

    Opening date, board size, exact location and whether a contractor is involved, sent as a saved message within minutes of the photograph arriving.

    Result: You know within an hour whether this is a job.

  2. A same-day measurement slot with a named person

    Who goes out to measure, on which days, and how a slot is booked from the phone, written down so a visit is never pushed to next week.

    Result: You are on the pavement before a competitor replies.

  3. A mock-up produced within a day

    The proposed board dropped onto the client's own shopfront photograph, showing the material and the lit version, sent before any quote is signed.

    Result: The client stops calling other sign makers.

  4. A contractor and designer list for your area

    The interior contractors, fit-out firms and designers working on retail and office sites nearby, with a visit routine and what to leave behind.

    Result: Work arrives before the shop is even leased.

  5. An enquiry book with the deadline in it

    Every enquiry logged with the opening date, sign type, source and outcome, so the jobs with real dates get chased before the idle ones.

    Result: Urgent work stops queueing behind rate enquiries.

  6. A follow-up rule for quotes gone silent

    When to call, what to say and when to stop, with the second call carrying something new such as a revised mock-up rather than the same question.

    Result: Dead quotes get one proper chance instead of none.

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 ways a signage job reaches a shop, and what to write down before the measurement visit.

A shopfront photo on WhatsApp
Save the photo with the shop name and area. Ask opening date, shop width and the material wanted before quoting. The date separates a real job from someone collecting rates.
A JustDial or similar directory enquiry
Tag the listing and the sign type asked. Most are price checks, so reply once with the four questions and mark it live only when the opening date and location come back.
A fit-out contractor or interior designer
Note the contractor, the shop and the date of handover. The contractor decides before the owner does, so record what they asked for and how they prefer to receive a quote.
A franchise or brand rollout
Record the brand, the number of outlets and the vendor process. A brand's first outlet is a trial, so log the contact who approved it and the artwork file standard.
A builder or site contractor needing hoardings
Write down the site, the size and the permission status. Check the local body's rules before the quote goes out, and record who holds the approval.
A repeat client, or a shop that saw your board
Record the old job and the board's location. A shop owner who walks in after seeing a neighbour's sign is a lead from finished work, so tag it and ask how they found you.

Who it is for

This is written for these signage companies.

  • ACP and acrylic letter signboard makers
  • LED and glow sign board manufacturers
  • Neon and LED neon sign studios
  • Corporate office and wayfinding signage companies
  • Retail and franchise rollout signage vendors
  • Outdoor hoarding and site branding companies
  • Digital signage and display installers
  • Flex, vinyl and vehicle branding printers
  • Hospital and institutional signage specialists

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

  • No one is free to visit a shopfront with a measuring tape, so a new enquiry would wait while the opening date came closer.
  • You depend on one fit-out contractor for most work and have no appetite to deal with shop owners directly.
  • Your workshop is booked until the next festival season and a new job could not be started.

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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A client sends a shop photo and asks the rate. What do we send back?
A range, the four questions and an offer to measure tomorrow. A flat rate per square foot with nothing attached puts you into a comparison you cannot win. Sending nothing at all loses the lead within the hour.
How do we chase a quote without sounding desperate?
Give the call a reason. Ring with a revised mock-up, a note on the delivery time for that material, or a question about the opening date. Two calls with a reason beat six asking whether the owner has decided.
The same shop sent a photo on WhatsApp and then rang from JustDial. How do we avoid two quotes?
Match on the shop's name and area before opening a new entry. Keep one line per shop, with each contact listed under it, and send one quote. Two different rates to one owner cost you the owner's trust before the measurement.
Should we pay interior designers a commission for sending shops?
Many sign makers do, so decide openly. Write the rule: a fixed percentage or fee, paid only after the client has paid you. Record which designer sent which shop so the arrangement can be reviewed, and keep your quote to the client unchanged.
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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