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Get on the panel before the role opens, not after the brief.

Lead generation for a recruitment agency means finding HR heads with hiring ahead of them and being known before the brief goes out. GullySales builds the outreach, the enquiry route on your site and the record that shows which conversations became mandates.

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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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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 brief goes to whoever was already known”

    An HR manager with an urgent position rings a name she has heard before. The outreach that wins happens months before that role exists.

  • “One hard role is the way onto a full panel”

    Agencies rarely displace an incumbent with a presentation. They get in by filling the position the panel has failed on twice.

  • “The candidate you placed becomes the client”

    An engineer placed six years ago is now hiring a team of her own, and nobody in your office has spoken to her since the joining date.

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. A target list of HR and talent heads by sector

    Companies in the sectors you know, with hiring contacts named, built by research rather than bought as a database.

    Result: Outreach goes to people who actually approve agency spend.

  2. Outreach built around a specific role

    A first approach offering a view on one position they are hiring for, instead of a credentials deck about your services.

    Result: Replies come from HR heads who ignore ordinary cold email.

  3. An enquiry route that captures the brief

    A form and a call script that take the role, the level, the budget band, the deadline and who else has been briefed.

    Result: Your consultant starts sourcing instead of asking basic questions.

  4. A re-engagement routine for past clients

    A scheduled call and note to every company you have placed for, including the departments you have never worked with.

    Result: Old clients reopen without a campaign being needed.

  5. Referral asks to placed candidates

    A structured request a few weeks after somebody settles in, for another good candidate and for anybody they know who is hiring.

    Result: Both sides of the business grow from one placement.

  6. Mandates traced back to source

    Every brief recorded with where it came from, reported against the baseline taken after the first conversation.

    Result: You can tell which outreach is actually producing work.

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 recruitment agency hears from clients through briefs, calls and referrals, and each needs the role and the signing person written first.

HR email with a job description
Record the role, the headcount, the location and the salary band the client states. Ask who signs the fee terms and which other agencies are on the same role.
Hiring manager's direct call
Log the manager, the team and the reason the role is open. Ask to speak to HR as well, so the terms agreed with the manager are approved by someone who can sign.
LinkedIn reply to an outreach
Note the person's role and what they asked, usually a profile or a rate card. Reply with one relevant shortlist example, and ask for a call about a live role.
Past client with a new requisition
Open it against the earlier account, with the date of the last placement. Check the earlier terms and replacement period, and agree what changes.
Industry association or networking contact
Record the event, the person and the industry. Send a message that names a role you could fill, not a general introduction.
Placed candidate who moved employers
Log the candidate, the new company and the role they are hiring for. Check any non-solicitation terms with the former client before approaching the new company.

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 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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How do we reach HR heads who ignore cold email?
By writing about their hiring, not yours. A short note on what one of their open roles is paying in the market gets a reply where a company profile does not.
Is our existing client list a lead source?
The best one you have. Most agencies work one department and never meet the others. A quarterly review with each client, and a note when a team expands, reopens more mandates than any campaign.
A client sends a JD with no budget. Should we start sourcing?
Ask for the salary band first, and do not start without it. A search with no budget finds candidates the client cannot pay. If the client will not say, offer a short market note on the band and the likely candidates, and ask them to confirm.
A candidate we placed has moved to a new company and wants help hiring. Is that a lead?
Yes, but check the terms with the first client before approaching the new employer. Some contracts limit hiring from that client's staff. Record the candidate as the source, thank them and make clear it is a separate engagement.
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 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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