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Recruitment agencies · Branding

Say which roles you fill, because end to end says nothing.

Branding for a recruitment agency is the specialism an HR head can repeat to a colleague, and the documents your consultants send out every day. GullySales settles what you are known for, then fixes the shortlist format, the mail templates and the credentials note so every consultant represents one firm.

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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 branding means

Branding is what a customer remembers about your business beyond the product, including your name, colours, tone of voice and what you are known for locally. GullySales sets or corrects this once and applies it consistently across your website, signage and adverts so the business looks like one company everywhere.

Also for recruitment agencies

Sales and marketing for recruitment agencies, the overview.

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For recruitment agencies

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

  • “The shortlist is the document you are judged on”

    A client reads three profiles with a note on each and decides whether to brief you again. Most agencies send attachments with no covering note.

  • “Six consultants write to clients six different ways”

    Six mail formats and six descriptions of the agency. The HR head who deals with two of your recruiters sees two companies.

  • “A specialism is easier to recommend than a service list”

    An HR head recommends the firm that fills plant maintenance roles. Nobody recommends a complete talent partner.

What we do

What we deliver for recruitment agencies.

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

  1. One line saying which roles you fill

    A short agreed sentence about your specialism, used on the site, the profiles, the credentials note and in every consultant's signature.

    Result: Clients can describe you accurately to somebody else.

  2. A shortlist format every consultant uses

    One page per candidate covering the fit, the notice period, the current and expected package, and why they are open to a move, with the CV behind it.

    Result: Clients reply faster because the screening is visible.

  3. A credentials note showing roles closed

    A short document naming role types filled, sectors served and typical timelines, ready to send when a panel application comes up.

    Result: You can answer an empanelment request the same day.

  4. Mail templates and signatures standardised

    Agreed formats for the first approach, the shortlist mail, the interview confirmation and the follow-up, with one signature across the team.

    Result: Every consultant sounds like the same firm.

  5. A candidate-facing explanation of your process

    A plain page on what happens after a CV is sent, how long each stage takes and what you will never ask a candidate for.

    Result: Candidates stop assuming the worst about a consultancy.

  6. Website and profiles brought to one presentation

    The same description, photography and specialism on the site, the job portals and every consultant's public profile.

    Result: A client checking you finds one firm, not five.

How the result is measured

  • Recognition in customer feedback
  • Consistency across channels
  • Repeat enquiries by name

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

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Positioning in one sentence

The sentence a recruitment agency can fill in so an HR head remembers which roles to call you for.

We fill [role family] for [type of employer] in [sector or region], and unlike [a general agency] we send [a screened shortlist with a note on fit for each candidate].

Who it is for
An HR head at a manufacturing plant, a startup founder hiring engineers, a hospital hiring nurses, a family business hiring a finance head. Pick the buyer, since the mandate and fee talk differ.
What you recruit for
Name role families: CNC operators and supervisors, backend developers, finance heads. A narrow list makes an HR manager think of you the day that role opens.
What a client gets that the other agency does not
A screened shortlist with a note on fit for each candidate, references checked, and one named consultant. Pick what you do on every mandate.
The proof you can show
A sample shortlist with names removed, the role types you have filled stated plainly, and clients who allow a reference. Candidate privacy comes first.
Words clients ignore
'Right talent', 'end-to-end hiring' and 'trusted partner' sit on every agency site. Replace them with the roles, the sectors and how you screen.
The name and tagline test
A name made of 'Human', 'Talent' or 'Resources' is shared by many agencies. Add the sector, and see how the name looks in a candidate's WhatsApp message and an email subject line.

Who it is for

This is written for these recruitment agencies.

  • IT and technology staffing agencies
  • Blue-collar and industrial workforce agencies
  • Executive search and leadership hiring firms
  • Contract and temporary staffing agencies
  • Sector-specialist recruitment firms
  • Bulk and volume hiring agencies
  • Boutique niche-skill recruitment firms

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 branding work runs

  1. 1

    Interview customers and team

    We talk to real buyers, won and lost, and to people inside the business who deal with customers daily.

  2. 2

    Review the competitive field

    We look at how the nearest competitors present themselves so the position is not accidentally identical.

  3. 3

    Draft the position

    A first version of the positioning statement and messaging pillars is written and checked against what customers actually said.

  4. 4

    Test it against real conversations

    The draft is tried out in a real sales call or two before it is finalised, since a position that does not survive a real conversation needs rework.

  5. 5

    Hand over the rollout brief

    The final position, pillars and not-for list are documented for your team and any agency to apply consistently.

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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Will naming a specialism lose us other work?
Rarely. Clients who trust you still ask for adjacent roles. What you lose is the mandate you were never going to win against a specialist, which was costing your recruiters time anyway.
What should a shortlist actually look like?
One page per candidate with the fit, the notice period, the package position and the reason they are moving. That format alone changes how quickly a client comes back to you.
Should the agency use the founder's name or a descriptive name?
A descriptive name that says the sector helps an HR manager remember what you do. A founder's name works for executive search, where the person is the draw. Put the specialism beside the name on the card, signature and job posts.
Can candidates see the client's name on our job posts?
That is decided with each client. Some want confidentiality, and the post should then name the sector and city, not the company. Agree it in the mandate in writing, and keep your agency name and a steady post format so candidates know who is writing to them.
Do we need to advertise for candidates?
Mostly not. A verified database costs nothing in media, and a fast shortlist depends on it. Paid job ads help for one hard-to-fill role type at a time.
A client already has three agencies on its panel. Can we still get in?
Yes, usually through one role the others are struggling with. We prepare a short note on the roles of that type you have filled, sent to the HR head with a shortlist offer. Winning one hard role opens the panel more often than any presentation.
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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