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Follow up with founders in a way that reads as advice, not chasing.

A follow-up system for a consultant decides who hears from you after a first call, what you send and when a conversation is closed. GullySales works on writing the messages and setting the reminders so that each follow-up carries a useful thought.

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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 marketing consultants

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

  • “A nudge reads as pressure to an adviser's buyer”

    Founders who hire advisers distrust a hard sell. A message asking whether they have reviewed your proposal sounds like an agency. A message adding a thought about their own problem sounds like an adviser, and gets answered.

  • “The decision waits for a third person”

    The founder must speak to a co-founder, a finance head or the agency under review. Ask on the call who else must see the proposal, and offer a short note that person can read alone without hearing the whole story again.

  • “A proposal goes out and silence follows”

    When the next step is left to the founder, the thread dies. Agree before sending when the founder will decide and what happens if the answer is not yet. A named next step keeps the conversation open without chasing.

  • “Warm contacts cool when the engagement ends”

    After a plan is delivered, the client has other worries. A note when something relevant to their sector changes keeps you in mind, and brings the second look that every plan needs once results come in.

What we do

What we deliver for marketing consultants.

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

  1. Message set

    Written messages for after a first call, after a proposal, after silence and after a decline.

    Result: You are never composing a follow-up from nothing.

  2. Next-step rule

    A rule that no conversation ends without a dated next step recorded against it.

    Result: Every open record carries a reason to act.

  3. Third-person summary

    A one-page note written for the colleague who was not on the call, covering the problem, scope and first step.

    Result: The silent decision-maker is addressed directly.

  4. Reminder setup

    Reminders in your CRM or calendar tied to the next-step date on each record.

    Result: Nothing waits unnoticed past its date.

  5. Past-client touch list

    A list of former clients with a reason to write to each when their sector or situation changes.

    Result: Earlier clients hear from you with something worth reading.

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 marketing consultants.

  • Independent marketing consultants and fractional heads of marketing
  • Brand strategy consultants
  • Digital marketing consultants for small and medium businesses
  • Performance marketing advisers who audit spend
  • B2B and industrial marketing consultants
  • Consultants for retail and consumer brands
  • Marketing advisers for professional services and clinics
  • Former agency heads who now advise a few clients at a time

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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When do I stop following up?
When the founder has said no, or has not replied to messages that each added something. Close the record with a reason and a date to look again, and send a short courteous note that leaves the door open.
Should follow-up go by email or WhatsApp?
Use the channel the founder used to reach you. Proposals and written thoughts go by email, and a nudge to confirm a time suits WhatsApp. Ask the founder on the first call which they prefer.
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.

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