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Follow up the owner who asked about exporting before they ask someone else.

A follow-up system for an export-import consultant is the set of replies, reminders and check-ins that follow each enquiry and each finished job. GullySales writes the messages and sets the rules for who sends what and when.

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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 follow up systems means

A follow-up system is the set routine for calling, messaging or emailing an enquiry more than once, since most buyers do not decide on the first conversation. GullySales sets the number and timing of follow-ups so an undecided buyer keeps hearing from you until they decide either way.

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Last updated 18 Oct 2026.

For export-import consultants

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

  • “An enquiry is answered once and then forgotten”

    The owner asks a question, gets an answer and goes quiet while arranging samples or waiting for a buyer. A follow-up after a sensible gap is the difference between a closed file and a signed job.

  • “The first job ends and the client drifts”

    Once the first container has left, the client has no reason to call. A message at the right moment, such as before a registration falls due, keeps you as the name they remember.

  • “Urgent callers want a human”

    A held shipment cannot wait for an automated reply. The system should route the call to a named person and confirm that someone has taken it, so the owner knows help is moving.

  • “Over-messaging irritates a cautious buyer”

    A first-timer already distrusts consultants. A flood of messages confirms the fear, so each message needs a reason, a person behind it and an easy way to stop.

What we do

What we deliver for export-import consultants.

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

  1. Reply scripts by enquiry type

    Written replies for a first-timer, an importer, a held shipment and a referrer, in the tone your team uses.

    Result: A reply is ready for each type of enquiry.

  2. A follow-up rule sheet

    A sheet saying who follows up, after which silence and by which channel, with a stop point where the file closes.

    Result: Nobody guesses what happens next on an open enquiry.

  3. Post-job check-in message

    A message sent after the first shipment asking how it went and offering the retainer.

    Result: A finished job turns into a conversation about the next one.

  4. Renewal and filing reminders

    Messages to clients ahead of registration and scheme dates, drawn from your own records.

    Result: A client hears from you before the date, not after.

  5. Urgent hand-off steps

    A short procedure for who answers a held-shipment call and how the owner is told that it was received.

    Result: The urgent call reaches a person and gets confirmed.

How the result is measured

  • Follow-up completion rate
  • Average number of follow-ups before close
  • Enquiries closed after repeat follow-up

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

Read the full lead response and follow-up page

Who it is for

This is written for these export-import consultants.

  • First-time exporters of garments, handicrafts and home textiles
  • Spice, tea, coffee and food exporters
  • Engineering goods and auto component exporters
  • Pharma and chemical exporters, together with regulatory advisers
  • Small importers of electronics, machinery and raw materials
  • Traders and merchant exporters working with buyers abroad
  • E-commerce sellers starting cross-border sales
  • Agri producer groups and FPOs looking for export buyers

How it works

How the follow up systems 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

    Measure today's reply time

    From last month's enquiries, we measure how long each waited for a first reply and how many follow-ups it got.

  2. 2

    Agree targets and the sequence

    We set reply targets and the follow-up sequence with your team, based on its real hours and workload.

  3. 3

    Set up templates, tasks and ownership

    Templates, first-call questions, CRM tasks and named owners go live, with cover for leave and weekends.

  4. 4

    Track and adjust every month

    Reply time and follow-up completion are reported against the baseline, and the routine is changed where it is not kept.

Where this fits

Three pieces of sales work, in this order.

This work sits inside sales process design, at stage 2, qualification. 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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How many times should I follow up?
Decide a number with your team and write it down, then stop. A set limit protects the owner from pressure and your team from endless chasing. Record the reason when a file closes.
Should follow-up go by WhatsApp or email?
Use the channel the owner used to reach you. Exporters and importers in India answer WhatsApp quickest, but a formal document or quote may still go by email.
Can follow-up be automated?
Reminders to your own team can be. Messages to owners should have a human sender, and any automation should be clearly timed and easy to stop. Check the platform's current rules before sending in bulk.
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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