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Follow up the founder who went quiet and the investor who is still reading.

A follow-up system for a franchise consultant is the written habit of who contacts whom, with what, after each enquiry, expo and proposal. GullySales works on the messages and the owner for each step, because a franchise decision takes long enough for a good lead to be forgotten.

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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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For franchise consultants

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

  • “A franchise decision outlasts memory”

    The founder weighs it against running the business, and the investor discusses it with family. Neither replies to a single call. The consultant who contacts both again, with something useful each time, is the one still in the conversation.

  • “Silence from a founder has a reason”

    The reason goes unsaid: the cost, the effort of writing a manual or the fear of losing control of the brand. A follow-up that asks which of these is holding things up gets a reply that a reminder never does.

  • “The investor needs a document, not a nudge”

    A message that says just checking in teaches nothing. A message with the one document to ask the brand for, or the one question to put to a franchisee, gives the investor a reason to reply.

  • “After the advisory comes a second sale”

    A founder with a finished model needs franchisees. A follow-up built into the end of the engagement opens the next piece of work instead of leaving a document behind.

What we do

What we deliver for franchise consultants.

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

  1. A follow-up ladder for each audience

    A written set of steps and messages for franchisors and for investors, with a named owner for each step.

    Result: Each open enquiry has a next message and a person.

  2. Message templates

    Short messages for call, WhatsApp and email that each carry one useful item.

    Result: Every message offers a document, a question or a link.

  3. An expo follow-up sheet

    A list of expo contacts with the type of visitor and the first message to send.

    Result: Nobody met at the expo is left without a message.

  4. A proposal chase

    A set of steps for after a proposal is sent, including what to ask when a founder goes silent.

    Result: A proposal never sits without a dated next step.

  5. An end-of-engagement step

    A conversation held as the model is finished, about finding franchisees and what that would need.

    Result: The client leaves with an agreed next conversation.

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.

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Who it is for

This is written for these franchise consultants.

  • Consultants who prepare brands to franchise
  • Franchise development advisers who find and screen franchisees
  • Franchise buyer advisers who help investors choose a brand
  • Agents and portals that list franchise opportunities
  • Consultants specialising in food and beverage franchises
  • Consultants specialising in education, retail or health and wellness franchises
  • Master franchise and area development advisers
  • Franchise legal and documentation specialists who work with consultants

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 often should we follow up?
Set the pace by the buyer and the stage, and agree it with your team. GullySales writes the steps and the owner for each, and leaves the rhythm to your judgement and the buyer's replies.
What if a founder never replies?
Close the record with a polite final message that leaves the door open, and note the reason if known. Do not keep chasing; a calm closing note draws the reply a reminder cannot.
Can follow-up be automated?
Reminders can. The messages should read as written by a person who remembers the conversation, so GullySales automates the prompt to send and keeps the wording personal.
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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