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Stop good first meetings from dying in the gap before the proposal.

A follow-up system for a consulting firm is the set of dated steps after a meeting, a proposal and an engagement, each with an owner. GullySales builds the steps, the wording and the reminders so that the partner's good conversation turns into a written next move.

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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 management consulting firms

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

  • “The proposal gap loses more work than the pitch”

    A meeting goes well, the partner promises a proposal, the team is on a client site, and days turn into weeks. The competitor who sent a short note the same afternoon is now the firm the buyer is thinking about.

  • “Silence after a proposal is not a no”

    A promoter who has gone quiet may be waiting on a lender, a brother or the board. A short, useful message that asks what the decision depends on gets an answer that a repeated chaser does not.

  • “A lost proposal still holds information”

    Asking the buyer why another firm was chosen, in a polite closing note, tells the firm about price, team and trust. Without that note, the next proposal repeats the same weakness.

  • “The second assignment is planned at the start”

    Clients rehire the firm that ended the first project well. A planned conversation about what else the company will need, held before the first engagement finishes, is easier than a cold return after the team has left.

What we do

What we deliver for management consulting firms.

The work available for this need. We agree the deliverables and responsibilities for your engagement in writing.

  1. A post-meeting note

    A short message sent after a first meeting that restates the problem as heard and names the next step.

    Result: The buyer has a written record of what the partner understood.

  2. A proposal chase sequence

    Wording for asking what the decision depends on, adding something useful and closing respectfully when the buyer chooses otherwise.

    Result: A quiet proposal gets a reasoned follow-up from a named person.

  3. A closing note for lost proposals

    A courteous request for feedback sent when the buyer goes with another firm.

    Result: Reasons for losses are recorded in the pipeline.

  4. An engagement-end review

    A planned conversation with the client near the end of an assignment about results, further needs and who else to meet.

    Result: The next conversation is booked before the team leaves the site.

  5. A reminder routine for partners

    Dated next steps surfaced to the owner in the pipeline tool.

    Result: No open proposal is without a next step and an owner.

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

What to send

Each follow-up should add something the buyer did not have before.

Note after the first meeting
A short message from the partner restating the problem as the buyer put it, with one question the buyer raised answered.
Scope clarification
A one-page statement of what the proposal will and will not cover, sent before the formal document so the buyer can correct it.
Relevant sector note
A short piece on a point raised in the meeting, sent a little after the proposal, which gives a reason to write without pressing.
Closing note for a lost proposal
A gracious message thanking the buyer, asking for brief feedback and leaving the door open, recorded in the lead sheet.
Engagement-end review invitation
A message to the sponsor suggesting a review conversation, which opens the way to a follow-on assignment if one is wanted.

Who it is for

This is written for these management consulting firms.

  • Independent practices run by one or two senior partners
  • Small firms of ten to thirty consultants serving mid-sized companies
  • Operations and performance improvement firms
  • Organisation and people transformation firms
  • Public sector and government advisory practices
  • Industry-specialist firms for pharma, auto components or textiles
  • Family business and promoter group advisory firms
  • Offshoots of chartered accountancy firms that added management consulting

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

  • You have not yet sent a proposal, and the meeting notes are thin, so there is little to add in a follow-up.
  • Your partners disagree on who owns the buyer, and the follow-up would come from two voices.
  • You plan to send reminders to a buyer who has said they will decide after a board meeting you cannot influence.

Before you decide

Agree the work. Know how to judge it.

Follow-up systems for management consulting firms: use these checks to prepare, choose the scope, and review what changes.

Bring the right evidence

Trace recent enquiries from arrival to the last recorded action. Include a won enquiry, an unsuitable one, and one that went quiet, with personal details removed for the initial discussion.

Make the scope clear

Agree who accepts each enquiry, what makes it qualified, and how ownership changes. Include a rule for missed replies and a clear reason for closing an enquiry.

Check the work in use

Pick an enquiry at random and ask the team to find its owner, latest conversation, and next action. Check that the record agrees with what actually happened.

Know when to change course

If no one has capacity to respond, assign that responsibility before buying more leads. Automation can support the owner, but it cannot replace an unresolved handover.

These are discussion points, not a fixed package. GullySales confirms the deliverables, responsibilities, fee, and term in writing after reading your brief and speaking with you.

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

    Record access and baseline agreement

    You provide recent enquiry records and nominate the person responsible for sales. We compare arrival times with replies and agree which records are reliable enough for the baseline.

  2. 2

    Response and closure decisions

    Your sales lead approves response targets and follow-up gaps against available capacity. We also agree when to close an enquiry, pause contact, or refer a question to someone else.

  3. 3

    Message and question approval

    Your team reviews the reply library and first-call questions before use. Any technical answer or commercial promise needs approval from the person authorised to give it.

  4. 4

    Task testing and team handover

    We set up the agreed records and reminders, then test an incoming enquiry through to its next action. Your team checks ownership, including what happens when the assigned person is absent.

  5. 5

    Results review and routine changes

    We compare results with the baseline and identify missed steps. Changes to targets or messages are agreed with your sales lead; reporting frequency is agreed in writing.

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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Will follow-up make us look pushy?
Not if each message adds something: a clarified scope, a relevant note or a question about the decision. Pushiness comes from chasing without content. We write messages the partner would be glad to receive.
Who sends the follow-up, the partner or an associate?
The partner for anything touching scope or fee, the associate for logistics and documents. The buyer should always know whose message it is.
What do we do with leads that never convert?
Keep them in the record with a reason and a date to revisit. A promoter who was not ready can have a real need later, and the record saves the firm from starting cold.
What is a useful reason to write after a long silence?
A fact that bears on the buyer's problem, such as a regulation change, a sector result or a question their board may face. A reason like that respects their time. A message that only asks for an update gives them nothing to act on.
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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