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Every quote and every showroom visit gets a next step with a name and a date.

A follow-up system for an electrical and lighting dealer is the set of rules that decide who calls a visitor, a contractor or an electrician next, and when. GullySales writes those rules for each kind of buyer and checks that they are being used.

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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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For electrical and lighting dealers

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

  • “The showroom visit ends and nobody calls”

    A family spends the afternoon choosing lights and leaves to think. The next contact decides whether they return or order online. A call with the photographs of what they liked and a clear price beats waiting for them to come back.

  • “Contractors take the quote and go quiet”

    A builder asks for a price on a full bill of materials and then disappears into other suppliers. A planned call, a revised quote when the drawings change and a record of the answer turn a sent document into a conversation.

  • “Electricians drift to another counter”

    The electrician who bought every week stops coming and nobody notices for months. A simple list of regular buyers whose purchases have slowed gives you a reason to call before the habit moves elsewhere.

  • “Festival rush leaves no record”

    After Diwali, walk-in sales have no names attached. Next season starts from nothing. A light capture at billing, with consent, gives you people to contact when the next buying moment comes.

What we do

What we deliver for electrical and lighting dealers.

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

  1. Follow-up rules by buyer

    What happens after a showroom visit, a quote to a contractor and a slowdown from a regular electrician, written as steps with an owner for each.

    Result: Every buyer type has a next action nobody has to remember.

  2. Message and call scripts

    Short wordings for staff to use on the phone and on WhatsApp, with the product photographs and prices attached where relevant.

    Result: Staff stop improvising and the buyer hears a consistent voice.

  3. A daily list for the counter

    Each day, a short list of who to contact, drawn from open quotes, recent visits and slowing accounts.

    Result: The person at the counter opens one list and starts.

  4. Quote closing notes

    A record of why each quote was won, lost or left unanswered, filled in by the person who followed it.

    Result: Your pricing and stock decisions use real reasons.

  5. A check that the system is used

    A review of what was planned against what was done, with the gaps named.

    Result: You see where the routine breaks, not just that it does.

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 capture or send

Give each visit and each quote a next step the same day.

Showroom visit with rooms seen
A note of which rooms and fittings the family liked, written before they leave, so the call afterwards starts with something specific.
Bill of materials sent
The date, the brands quoted and who received it. Set a call date so the quotation does not vanish after the contractor takes it.
Electrician who stopped coming
The last visit date and what they bought. A short call asks whether stock or credit terms were the problem.
Festival rush enquiries
A line for each enquiry taken in the rush, with the number and what was asked, so none are lost when the season ends.
Closing note on a lost quote
The reason given when a contractor buys elsewhere, entered once so the team sees whether price, stock or credit lost the order.

Who it is for

This is written for these electrical and lighting dealers.

  • Electrical trade counters serving electricians and contractors
  • Decorative and architectural lighting showrooms
  • Switchgear, cable and wire distributors
  • Fan, light and home electrical retail stores
  • Electrical equipment suppliers for industrial and project buyers
  • Solar and LED lighting dealers
  • Smart home switches and automation dealers
  • Multi-brand electrical dealers with a project sales team

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

  • Nobody owns the follow-up, and a list of calls without a named person would simply go unmade.
  • Showroom staff do not take a phone number from visitors, so there would be no one to follow up with.
  • You intend to call every electrician every day, which is closer to pressure than to service.

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

    Measure today's reply time

    From your recent enquiries, we set the time each arrived against its first reply, using the call log, chats, form entries and portal panel. We also count the follow-ups each one got.

  2. 2

    Agree targets and the sequence

    We set reply targets and the follow-up sequence with your team, based on its real hours and workload.

  3. 3

    Write the templates and first-call questions

    The first reply, the quote follow-up and the last attempt are written in your voice and loaded as quick replies. The first-call questions are agreed with your best salesperson.

  4. 4

    Set ownership, tasks and alerts

    Named owners, cover for leave and CRM or sheet tasks go live. App alerts, such as IndiaMART's, are switched on for the right phones.

  5. 5

    Track and adjust

    Reply time and follow-up completion are reported against the baseline, and the routine is changed where it is not kept. How often you are reported to 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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When after a showroom visit should we call?
Early enough that the family still remembers the lights they liked, and after you have sent what they asked for. We set the timing with you for each kind of visit, rather than applying one rule to all of them.
Will repeated calls annoy contractors?
A call with a reason does not. A revised price, a stock update or a delivery date gives the contractor something useful. We write the reason for each contact so the call is never only a reminder.
Who should own the follow-up?
One named person for each list, with a backup. When the follow-up belongs to everyone it belongs to nobody. We set the owners with you and write them into the routine.
Do follow-ups differ between a family and a contractor?
Yes. A family decides together and slowly, so a call with a photograph of the fitting they liked suits them. A contractor wants a price, a delivery date and credit terms. The trade pushes each buyer to a different rhythm, and one script for both fails.
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 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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