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Application modernisation and legacy migration companies · Lead generation

Find the CIOs and engineering heads who already know which system must go.

Lead generation for a modernisation firm means reaching technology leaders whose ageing system has become a risk or a cost they can name. GullySales works on the pages, the assessment offer and the account research that put your firm in front of those buyers.

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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 22 Oct 2026.

For application modernisation and legacy migration companies

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

  • “The enquiry is rare, so each one must be read carefully”

    A modernisation firm may receive a handful of real enquiries in a year. Each comes with a system name, a worry and a budget owner somewhere behind it. Treating them like web form leads wastes the one conversation that could become a two-year contract.

  • “The best leads are named accounts, not form fills”

    A bank, an insurer or a manufacturer with a known legacy stack can be listed by name. Public job posts, annual reports and vendor announcements show where an old platform is straining, and a targeted note beats a broad campaign.

  • “Search happens at the level of the technology”

    An engineering head types the name of the language or database they want to leave, plus the word migration. A firm with a page for that exact move is found; a firm with a generic services list is passed over.

  • “Partners hold leads the firm never sees”

    Cloud providers, ERP vendors and large integrators hear about migrations before any firm is named. Without a clear note on what you take on, they send the work elsewhere.

What we do

What we deliver for application modernisation and legacy migration companies.

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

  1. A target account list with a reason for each name

    A list of companies where a legacy stack is visible, with the evidence beside each and the person to approach. Built from public sources, with no scraped personal data.

    Result: A sheet where every account shows why it is on the list.

  2. Stack pages for each legacy system you migrate

    One page per technology, such as VB6, Oracle Forms or an old Java monolith, each describing the move, the risks and how it is staged.

    Result: A buyer searching for their exact stack lands on a page about moving it.

  3. An assessment enquiry form

    A short form that asks which system, how old, what hosting and who owns the decision. It routes to a senior engineer, not a general inbox.

    Result: Each enquiry arrives with the system and the decision owner named.

  4. A partner introduction note

    A page and a one-page document that tells cloud and ERP partners which migrations you take, what you decline and how a joint approach is shared.

    Result: A document a partner manager can forward to a customer.

  5. A source record for every conversation

    A field in your sheet or CRM noting whether the buyer came from search, a partner, an event, outreach or a referral.

    Result: You can see which source produced assessments, not only first calls.

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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Who it is for

This is written for these application modernisation and legacy migration companies.

  • Banks and NBFCs running core and loan systems built decades ago
  • Insurers with policy administration and claims platforms on old stacks
  • Hospital groups with a hospital information system nobody wants to touch
  • Manufacturers on ageing ERP customisations and plant-floor software
  • Logistics and supply chain firms with in-house dispatch and tracking applications
  • Public sector bodies and PSUs with tender-led replacement projects
  • Software product companies with a monolith that slows every release
  • Mid-sized companies moving data centres to AWS or Azure

How it works

How the lead generation 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

    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.

Where this fits

Three pieces of sales work, in this order.

This work sits inside sales process design, at stage 1, prospecting and lead generation. 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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Should we buy lead lists of CIOs?
Treat a bought list with caution. Names without a reason to call produce few conversations. A short list built from visible signs of an ageing system, and approached with a specific note, is a better use of a senior person's time.
Does a modernisation firm need a contact form at all?
Yes, but a short one that asks about the system and the decision owner. Buyers will also write on LinkedIn or call a partner, so record those routes in the same sheet and treat them as leads too.
How do we know a lead is worth an assessment?
Look for a named system, a person who owns the budget and a reason for moving now, such as a vendor ending support or a regulator's review. Where all three are missing, send a useful note and keep the contact warm without booking time.
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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