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Keep every client, quote, contract and renewal date in one record.

A CRM for an IT services and networking company is the record of every enquiry, site survey, quote, contract and licence, so that nothing depends on one engineer's memory. GullySales works on the stages, the fields and the renewal dates you will actually use, and on getting the team to keep them current.

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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 CRM means

A CRM is the record where every enquiry, call and quote is kept against a customer, replacing separate notebooks, spreadsheets and memory. GullySales sets up or cleans an existing CRM and reports from it by enquiry outcome rather than by activity logged.

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Last updated 5 Oct 2026.

For IT services and networking companies

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

  • “The AMC is the asset and it lives in a folder”

    Contract end dates sit in scanned PDFs and in the memory of whoever signed. When that person is on a site visit, nobody sees a contract lapsing. A record with an end date and a named owner turns the folder into a list someone must act on.

  • “One client is several things at once”

    An office buys a firewall from you, a Workspace licence, and a cabling job next year. Separate spreadsheets treat these as three clients. A single client record with sites, contacts and products beneath it shows what the account is missing.

  • “Call-outs are leads that never get entered”

    An engineer fixes a switch at a branch and learns the branch has no backup. That fact stays in the engineer's head. A field on the job card that carries the note into the CRM turns a site visit into an opportunity.

  • “Partner leads arrive in another format”

    Leads from a brand or distributor come as spreadsheets with no record of what happened next. Entered with their source, they show which partner relationship produces contracts and which only produces names.

What we do

What we deliver for IT services and networking companies.

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

  1. Pipeline stages for projects and for contracts

    Separate stages for a project quote and for an AMC, since they close differently and need different follow-up.

    Result: Each deal sits in a stage that matches how it is sold.

  2. Client records with sites, contacts and assets

    One record per client holding every branch, the people at each and the equipment and licences you supplied.

    Result: You can see everything a client holds with you.

  3. Renewal fields on every contract

    Start date, end date, value, response tier and owner on each AMC, warranty and licence.

    Result: The renewals due are a list, not a memory.

  4. An engineer-to-sales note

    A short field on the job card that sends what the engineer noticed to the person who quotes.

    Result: Site visits produce leads that reach someone.

  5. Clean-up of existing records

    Entry of the contracts, contacts and quotes held in spreadsheets, email and folders, with duplicates merged.

    Result: One set of records replaces several.

  6. Written team rules

    Who enters what and when, with a short walk-through for engineers and the sales team.

    Result: Everyone knows which entries are theirs.

How the result is measured

  • Enquiries logged in the CRM
  • Data completeness
  • Reports generated from CRM data

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

Read the full CRM implementation and customisation page

Fields worth keeping

The fields that turn a folder of contracts into a renewal list.

AMC end date
Filled by whoever signs the contract. It lets the account owner see a lapse coming and call before another vendor does.
Site and number of users
Filled by the surveying engineer. It sizes the quote and tells the next visitor what is installed without opening an old email.
Equipment and brand list
Filled at handover. It shows which clients run kit you can upsell a refresh on and which brands you do not support.
Decision maker and recommender
Filled by the sales owner. It records who signs and who advised, so a follow-up reaches the person who can say yes.
Last fault and who fixed it
Filled from the job card. It gives the account owner something real to mention on a renewal call.

Who it is for

This is written for these IT services and networking companies.

  • Managed IT service providers for small offices
  • Structured cabling and LAN and Wi-Fi installers
  • Network security and firewall specialists
  • Server, storage and backup solution providers
  • Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace partners
  • IT hardware system integrators
  • Data centre and server room fit-out companies
  • IT firms serving schools, hospitals and factories

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

  • Your engineers record visits only on paper job cards and no one will type them in, so the record would fall out of date soon after.
  • You have a handful of AMC clients and know every end date by heart, so a system adds typing without adding sight.

How it works

How the CRM 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

    Map the sales process

    We sit with the people who sell and write down how a deal moves from enquiry to payment, including where it stalls.

  2. 2

    Agree stages, fields and owners

    Each stage gets a name your team already uses and a proof that the deal has left it. We agree which fields are required at which stage, and who may change what.

  3. 3

    Build on a copy

    Pipeline, fields and views are built on a trial copy where the CRM offers one, or in a separate pipeline where the plan allows. Live work stays untouched.

  4. 4

    Connect channels, then switch on automations

    Channels are connected first. Each automation is then switched on separately, so a misfiring rule is easy to find.

  5. 5

    Test with real deals

    The people who will use the CRM run open deals through it. Gaps are fixed before the whole team switches over.

  6. 6

    Switch over and trim

    Once real use shows which fields stay empty and which stages nobody uses, those are cut and the handover record is updated.

Where this fits

Three pieces of sales work, in this order.

This work sits inside sales management. A target, a review routine and someone who owns the number.

  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

    Sales process design

    One written way to sell, from first enquiry to repeat order.

    Start here if every salesperson sells differently.

  3. Step 3 · you are here

    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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Which CRM should an IT firm use?
Choose one your team will open every day and that fits your budget. Zoho CRM, HubSpot and similar tools are in ordinary use in India. The structure of the fields matters more than the brand, and tickets stay in your support tool.
Do we replace our ticketing system with the CRM?
No. Tickets record faults and fixes, and the CRM records the commercial relationship. Link the two by client name so a sales call can see recent faults, and keep each system to its own job.
Will engineers actually fill it in?
Only if it takes less effort than the job card they already write. Keep the fields few, put the form on the phone, and let the engineer's note reach the person who quotes. Compare entries with the job list so gaps are visible.
Can the CRM hold renewal dates for equipment warranties too?
Yes, as a separate date on each equipment line. A firewall licence and an AMC end on different days, and a missed licence renewal is a call the client blames on you. Record both, each with its own owner.
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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