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Look like the partner who will still be there at the second go-live.

Branding for an ERP provider is the answer to why a business should pick you over the other partner selling the same software. GullySales writes that answer in one line, puts it into the deck, the proposal and the implementation plan, and keeps your use of the principal's logo inside its partner rules.

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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.

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Sales and marketing for ERP software providers, the overview.

Last updated 5 Oct 2026.

For ERP software providers

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

  • “You and your competitor sell the identical product”

    The software is the same on both proposals. What differs is who runs the migration, who trains the stores clerk, and who picks up in the second year.

  • “A site built from the principal's marketing makes you invisible”

    Copying the product brochure leaves nothing on the page about your team, your trades or the plants where you have gone live.

  • “The implementation plan is the strongest brand document you own”

    A buyer burned by a stalled project reads it more carefully than anything on your website.

What we do

What we deliver for ERP software providers.

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

  1. One line that says which businesses you are for

    A written position naming the trades and the size of business you implement for, agreed with your team and used everywhere the firm introduces itself.

    Result: People can repeat what you do without opening your website.

  2. A deck that opens on the buyer's process

    A rebuilt sales deck starting with the trade's own problem and your go-live record, with product screens moved behind it.

    Result: The first slide stops being a company timeline.

  3. A proposal and implementation plan in one format

    Phases, data migration, training, go-live, the named lead and the annual support cost, laid out the same way in every proposal that leaves your office.

    Result: Two partners' quotes no longer look like the same PDF.

  4. Principal logos used inside the partner rules

    A check of what your partner agreement allows on the website, the deck and the office board, with the wording of your partner status written correctly.

    Result: You get the credit for the partnership without breaking its terms.

  5. A go-live document pack in your own identity

    Training handouts, the standard operating procedure sheet and the support contact card that the customer's staff keep at their desks.

    Result: Your name stays in front of the people using the system daily.

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.

Read the full brand strategy page

Positioning in one sentence

Fill this sentence in with your team, and the demo, the proposal and the first call will make the same promise.

Who it is for, as a trade and a size
Name the businesses you implement for, such as pharma distributors or auto-component makers with a few plants. A buyer outside that group will leave, but one inside it will lean in.
What you do, in the buyer's words
Say the work in terms an owner uses: stock and billing in one system, GST and e-invoice handled, dispatch and accounts matched. Leave out words like digital transformation.
What a buyer gets that a generic IT firm does not
Choose one thing that is true: a team that knows batch and expiry, a template for job-work challans, or a person on call from your own office. Test it with a real customer's question.
The proof you can show
Show go-lives by trade and year, a named customer who will take a reference call, and screens from a live installation with permission. Do not show another firm's client list.
Words every ERP vendor uses
End-to-end, scalable and fully integrated appear on every deck in this trade. Replace one with the process it covers and the module that does it.
The name and tagline test
Check the name is not close to a major vendor, a partner brand or another IT firm. Say it on a call and see whether the buyer can type it into a search bar.

Who it is for

This is written for these ERP software providers.

  • ERP implementation partners for SAP Business One, Odoo or Microsoft Dynamics
  • Tally partners selling add-ons and customisation
  • Zoho partners and implementation consultants
  • Industry-specific ERP product companies
  • ERP providers for pharma and retail distribution
  • Manufacturing ERP and MRP software vendors
  • Construction and project ERP providers
  • Cloud ERP and SaaS accounting providers for small businesses

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

  • The partner agreement is about to be renegotiated, and a new identity would depend on logo rules that may change
  • You cannot yet say in one plain sentence which businesses you serve, so the brand line would be a guess

How it works

How the branding 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

    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.

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 build a brand for our own add-on product?
Yes, if you sell and support it yourself. Give it a name, a page and its own proposal, because an add-on sold under the principal's brand earns you nothing.
Our name sounds like a hundred other IT firms. Should we change it?
Rarely worth it once customers know you. Fix the sentence under the name first, since that is what a buyer repeats to their accountant.
Can we use the product maker's logo as a partner?
Only as your partner agreement allows. Makers set rules on logo use, partner level and wording. Show the partner badge as issued, and put your own name first. Calling yourself a certified partner when the status has lapsed can lose the account and the badge.
Should the firm be known for a trade or for a product we implement?
A trade is usually the stronger line, because an owner searches for software for their business, not by product. Name the product you implement beneath it. If the product's maker changes terms, the trade focus still stands while you adjust the rest.
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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