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Payroll and HR outsourcing firms · Lead generation

Reach the owner in the week the payroll person resigns.

Lead generation for a payroll and HR outsourcing firm means finding companies whose payroll is about to outgrow one person and being known to them before it breaks. GullySales builds the outreach, the quote-request route and the record that shows which source produced a signed agreement.

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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 lead generation means

Lead generation is the combined work of every channel that brings in a new enquiry, whether from search, adverts, referrals or a stall at an exhibition. GullySales runs these channels together and reports the number of enquiries each one produced, not the activity behind it.

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Last updated 6 Oct 2026.

For payroll and HR outsourcing firms

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

  • “Payroll is bought on an event, not on a schedule”

    A resignation, a notice, a second state or a funding round starts the search. Outreach on an ordinary Tuesday reaches nobody who needs you that week.

  • “The decision maker is not the person you reach”

    The payroll executive who answers your call cannot sign. The finance head or the owner does, and has never heard of you.

  • “Small clients cost as much to onboard as large ones”

    A company with a handful of employees still needs documents, a parallel run and a portal setup. Without a rule on who qualifies, the team spends its cycle on accounts that will never pay for the effort.

What we do

What we deliver for payroll and HR outsourcing firms.

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

  1. A target list built from trigger events

    Companies in your industrial areas with signs of change: a new plant, a funding announcement, a payroll job advertised, a second state. Built by research, with the contact who decides.

    Result: Outreach goes to companies that are about to need payroll help.

  2. A first message that names the trigger

    A short approach written around the event, such as the open payroll vacancy, with one useful thing the finance head can do that day.

    Result: Replies come from people who ignore ordinary cold mail.

  3. A quote-request form that scopes the job

    A form and call script that capture headcount, states, current process, who decides and when they want to switch, before the phone number.

    Result: The first call starts from the facts instead of from basics.

  4. A qualification rule in writing

    The minimum size, states and pay structures you take on, and what to say to a company that falls outside, with a referral to a better-fit firm.

    Result: Time stops going to accounts you cannot serve well.

  5. A route for software-stuck companies

    Outreach to companies that bought payroll software and have nobody to run it, through resellers and implementers.

    Result: You meet a buyer who already believes in outsourcing the work.

  6. Source recorded on every enquiry

    Each enquiry logged with its source and followed to a quote and an outcome, set against the baseline recorded before work starts.

    Result: You know which source produces clients and which produces quotes.

How the result is measured

  • Enquiries generated
  • Cost per enquiry
  • Enquiries by source

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

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Where enquiries come from

A payroll firm hears from owners through calls, referrals and vendor forms, and each needs the trigger and the headcount written first.

A call after a payroll error
Record what went wrong, such as a late salary, a wrong deduction or a missed challan, and the date. Ask the headcount and the states, and who normally runs payroll. Reply with scoping questions the same day.
A CA or auditor's introduction
Record who introduced the company and whether they keep the returns. Agree with the CA what you run and what stays with them before the quote goes out, so the CA is not surprised.
A quote request from the website
Record headcount, states, pay structure, whether payroll sits in Excel, software or with a CA, and when they want to switch. Ask for a sample register with names removed before quoting.
A bank relationship manager's referral
Record the bank, the branch and the manager, and whether salary accounts are moving. Note what the manager was told about you, and thank them once the conversation closes.
A software reseller's handover
Record the software in use, who is the administrator on the client's side, and which steps the client wants you to run. Check the licence terms on who may operate the account.
A vendor registration request from a large company
Record the principal employer, the sites, the documents asked for and the licences needed. Name one person to answer the vendor form, since these requests lapse when nobody owns them.

Who it is for

This is written for these payroll and HR outsourcing firms.

  • Payroll processing firms for small and mid-sized companies
  • Statutory compliance consultants for PF, ESI and professional tax
  • Third-party payroll and contract labour compliance firms
  • Employer of record firms for foreign companies in India
  • CA and accounting firms with a payroll practice
  • HR outsourcing firms handling policies, onboarding and exits
  • Payroll software implementers and resellers who also run the payroll
  • Factory and plant compliance consultants

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 lead generation work runs

  1. 1

    Understand your capacity

    We agree how many enquiries your sales team can actually handle well, so the system is not built to overwhelm it.

  2. 2

    Audit current sources

    We check what already brings in enquiries today, even informally, before adding anything new.

  3. 3

    Strategise the channel mix

    Content, search and paid channels are chosen based on where your buyers already look.

  4. 4

    Implement capture and follow-up

    Pages, forms and a follow-up process are built and connected end to end.

  5. 5

    Measure and optimise

    We track enquiry volume and quality and adjust the channel mix to match.

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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Should we buy lists of company HR contacts?
A bought list has names, not triggers, and payroll is bought on an event. Most of those contacts will not need you this year. Build a smaller list from your own research in your industrial areas, with a reason to write to each.
The same company enquired twice through two sources. One lead or two?
One. Merge the records, keep both sources noted, and credit the one that started the conversation. Counting it twice flatters a source that only repeated what the first one began.
What should count as a qualified payroll enquiry?
A company inside the size and states you serve, with a payroll cycle that is due, and a person who can sign. Write the rule down so two salespeople score the same enquiry the same way.
Is walking into industrial areas still worth doing?
For plants where an accountant runs payroll on Excel, yes. Carry a one-page note, ask who handles salary and PF, leave the note and record the visit. Many owners in Peenya or Bommasandra decide on a face they have met.
How do we market ourselves without naming our clients?
Show the control, not the logo. Describe the work by sector, state and size of payroll, and publish a note on how a run is checked. Name a client only with their written agreement, because payroll is among the most private work a company hands out.
Should we publish our per-employee rate?
No. A bare number invites the comparison you are trying to escape. Publish what the rate covers and what is billed separately, and give the figure in a written quote after a scoping call.
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.

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