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Be ready for the call one HR head makes to another about you.

Reputation management for a coach or trainer is looking after what participants and clients say, and the call one HR head makes to another before signing. GullySales gathers consented feedback and recommendations, watches what search shows for your name, and drafts the reply when a session lands badly.

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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 reputation management means

Reputation management is watching what is said about your business across Google, social media and review sites, and responding to it before it changes a buyer's mind. GullySales monitors mentions, drafts responses to negative reviews and flags recurring complaints back to your team.

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

  • “The reference check is a phone call you never hear”

    Before a purchase order is raised, an HR head rings someone in their own network who has used you. What that person remembers decides it.

  • “Feedback forms are your proof, and they are sitting in a folder”

    Scores and comments collected at the end of every batch are the only evidence you own. They count for nothing until a participant agrees you may quote them.

  • “A session that landed badly needs an answer, not silence”

    When a batch rates a programme poorly, the HR head has to explain the spend upstairs. A trainer who comes back with what they would change keeps the account.

What we do

What we deliver for business coaches and corporate trainers.

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

  1. Consent asked for at the end of every programme

    A permission line on the feedback form covering the quote, the name, the role and the company, collected while the session is fresh.

    Result: You build a library of quotes you are allowed to publish.

  2. A reference list you can hand over

    Past clients and participants who have agreed to take a call, sorted by programme and industry so the right name goes with the right enquiry.

    Result: The back-channel call reaches someone who will speak well of you.

  3. LinkedIn recommendations from named participants

    A routine for asking managers who did your programme to write on their own profile, where a buyer can see where they work.

    Result: Your proof carries a face and a job title, not an initial.

  4. Your own name watched in search and on social

    Alerts on your name and your company name, so a stale profile, a wrong listing or a public complaint is found by you first.

    Result: Nothing about you surprises a buyer before it surprises you.

  5. A written reply prepared for a poor rating

    A drafted response to a badly rated session: what you saw, what you would change, and what you are offering to put it right.

    Result: The HR head has something in writing to take to their boss.

How the result is measured

  • Average rating
  • Response time to reviews
  • Negative mentions resolved

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

Read the full online reputation management page

What to do with each review

How to answer each kind of review a coach or trainer gets.

Praise from a participant
Thank them and name the programme if they did. Ask the participant for permission to quote their words, and ask whether they would write a short recommendation on LinkedIn.
A low rating on a feedback form
Read the comment before the score and look for what was named, such as pace or too much theory. Send the HR head a short note on what you will change, and do not defend the session.
A public review saying the session was generic
Reply that you would like to understand what they needed and invite a call. Compare the programme with the brief you were given, and ask the buyer whether the brief was shared with you.
A complaint from the buyer about fees or scope
Check the proposal and the purchase order. Reply with what was agreed, quietly, and meet the HR head or founder in person. Do not publish the client's name or the fee.
A review from a participant who was sent by the company
Remember that they may not have chosen you. Thank them, take the feedback seriously, and talk to the HR head about how participants are briefed before the session.
A comment from a rival coach or a review that looks fake
Check whether the person attended any session. If there is no record, reply that you cannot trace it, and report it through the platform if it breaks the rules. Do not respond in kind.

Who it is for

This is written for these business coaches and corporate trainers.

  • Independent corporate trainers for soft skills and leadership
  • Sales training and sales coaching specialists
  • Executive coaches for senior managers and CXOs
  • Business coaches for founders, family businesses and SMEs
  • Training companies with a panel of facilitators
  • Life coaches for career, relationships and wellbeing
  • Outbound, team-building and offsite facilitators
  • Communication, public speaking and presentation trainers
  • Behavioural assessment and psychometric practitioners

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

  • You want a guaranteed Google ranking or a guaranteed number of leads. Nobody honest can promise either.
  • You need enquiries by next week and have nobody to answer them.
  • You want posts and reach reported, not enquiries and orders.

How it works

From your first message to the first report.

No open-ended retainer. Every step gives you something in writing.

  1. First

    Your brief

    You tell us what you need in a few short steps: your business, what you want, where enquiries come from and how they are handled.

  2. After the brief

    A conversation and a written scope

    We read it, then talk with whoever handles your enquiries. If you want our help, the scope, the fee and the reporting come in writing, and nothing starts before you have read them.

  3. Before work starts

    Baseline recorded

    Enquiries by source, reply time, conversion and cost per order, written down so every later report has an honest comparison.

  4. After the baseline

    The first fix goes live

    The fix we agreed to start with is put in place and measured against the baseline, whether that is reply time, a follow-up sequence, the page buyers land on or the handover between marketing and sales.

  5. As agreed

    Report against the baseline

    What moved, what did not, and what changes next, in plain words. How often you get it is set in writing before work starts.

  6. At renewal

    Renew on the numbers

    The term ends and you decide whether to continue from the results. The length is agreed in writing before anything starts.

How the reputation management work runs

  1. 1

    Understand current perception

    We start by actually searching your business name and reviewing what a stranger would currently see.

  2. 2

    Audit existing mentions

    We catalogue reviews, mentions and search results, flagging anything negative or inaccurate.

  3. 3

    Plan responses

    A calm, factual response is prepared for anything that needs one, agreed with you before posting.

  4. 4

    Implement monitoring

    Ongoing checks are set up so new mentions are caught promptly rather than discovered by accident.

  5. 5

    Measure and report

    Sentiment and response times are reported, with your business name searched again to see what has moved.

Why us

Why owners pick GullySales over an agency.

  • Marketing and sales, as one job

    Most agencies stop at the enquiry. We also fix what happens after it: the reply, the follow-up, the quote and the CRM.

  • The person on the first call does the work

    No account managers in between. You are never handed to someone you have not met.

  • A baseline before anything starts

    Your numbers are written down on day one, so every later report compares against something honest.

  • The fee in writing, split three ways

    Our time, your media spend and production on separate lines. You always see what goes to us.

  • No guarantees we cannot keep

    The term is agreed in writing and never a default twelve months. We never promise a ranking or a lead count, because nobody controls those.

  • One office, and we say so

    Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru. We work across India by call and WhatsApp and travel when a session needs to be in person.

#257, 3rd floor, Sri Nanjundeshwara Complex, Nagarbhavi 8th Block, Outer Ring Road. How we work.

Your brief

Tell us what you need, and we will read it before we call.

Eight short steps about your business, what you want and who decides. Most questions are a tap, and you can skip any you would rather answer on the call.

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FAQ

Questions owners ask before they call.

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Can we quote what participants wrote on feedback forms?
Only with their permission, so ask at the end of every programme. A quote with a name, a role and a company carries weight. An anonymous one reads like something you wrote.
A batch rated us badly. What do we send the HR head?
A short written note within two days. Say what you saw in the room, what you would change, and offer to redo a session. The HR head needs something they can forward.
Can we ask an HR head for a recommendation when their company has a gifting policy?
Ask for a reference or a short written feedback, never a gift or payment. Many companies have a policy on vendor testimonials, so ask what their rules are. A reference they will give by phone is often more useful than a quote.
A participant named us in a review on a job-sharing site. Do we reply?
Reply briefly if the site is where your buyers look, and keep it factual. Check whether they attended the programme. Thank them, and do not name the company or other participants. Take any longer discussion to a call.
Do we need to be empanelled with a company before we can train there?
Often, yes, for larger companies. Procurement usually wants GST and PAN details, bank information and sometimes an MSME certificate before it raises a purchase order. We keep these in a ready kit, so an approved proposal does not lose weeks to paperwork.
Should a trainer publish rates on the website?
For corporate programmes, usually not, since the fee depends on group size, days and customisation. For life coaching packages, a starting price can save time on discovery calls with people who cannot afford the package.
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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