FMCG and beverage brands · Lead generation
Turn distributorship and event enquiries into appointments before a rival rings them.
Lead generation for an FMCG or beverage brand is bringing in distributorship, retailer, event, canteen and private label enquiries, then answering and qualifying each one before it goes cold. GullySales sets up the sources, writes the first reply and records which source produced a distributor or a bulk order.
A 90-minute audit call and a written, scored report. Turnaround, reporting and term are agreed in writing after the audit.
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 FMCG and beverage brands, the overview.
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For FMCG and beverage brands
Where it usually goes wrong, and what we would do.
“Distributorship enquiries are full of the curious”
Plenty of people asking about a distributorship have no godown, no vehicle and no working capital, and the salesman loses days visiting them.
“Event orders go to the first confirmed rate”
A caterer who needs water and soft drinks for Saturday rings three suppliers on Wednesday and books whoever confirms a rate first.
“A shop's request dies on the salesman's notepad”
A shop outside the beat asks your salesman for stock, he writes it on paper, and no distributor ever hears about it.
What we do
What we deliver for FMCG and beverage brands.
Every deliverable, what it covers for you, and the result it is there to produce. Nothing here is an extra.
A qualifying form for distributorship
District, current brands carried, godown size, vehicles and the working capital he can put in, asked before anyone travels.
Result: Visits go to people who can run a distributorship.
A ready reply for event and bulk orders
Case rates, sizes, delivery area and the last date to order, set up to send on WhatsApp the moment a caterer or a hall calls.
Result: Bulk buyers hear from you before they book a rival.
A log of shops asking for stock
Outlets outside current beats that ask for the brand, noted by salesmen and passed to the nearest distributor or used to plan a new beat.
Result: Demand you already have gets served.
A canteen and institution prospect list
Corporate, college, hospital and hostel canteens in your cities, with the contractor or admin contact, for can and bottle supply.
Result: The off-season has a list to work from.
Replies for private label and co-packing
A capability note and a reply for brands and chains asking you to bottle or fill under their label.
Result: Spare line capacity gets priced, not ignored.
One register for every enquiry
Distributorship, retailer, bulk, canteen and private label enquiries in one sheet or CRM by source, with the outcome noted against the audit baseline.
Result: You feed the source that produced distributors and orders.
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.
Where enquiries come from
Where a drinks or home care brand's enquiries arrive, and what to record and reply at each.
- Distributorship enquiry from your site or a portal
- Record the district, brands carried, godown and vehicles. Reply with the distributorship terms and ask for a call before any visit. Note the portal as the source.
- Caterer or marriage hall calling about a function
- Note the date, the venue, the guest count and the sizes wanted. Reply with case rates and the delivery slot on WhatsApp, and confirm the order in writing.
- Shop outside your beats asking the salesman
- The salesman notes the shop name, area and SKUs asked for that evening. Pass it to the nearest distributor, and check later whether the shop was billed.
- Canteen contractor or admin office
- Record the institution, how many people it serves, can or bottle preference and the current supplier. Offer a trial supply with a named delivery contact.
- IndiaMART or TradeIndia bulk enquiry
- Log the product, the pack, the quantity and the city. Reply with sizes, case quantity and licence details, and mark the enquiries that come from traders reselling.
- Private label request from a brand or chain
- Write down the brand, the product, the pack format and the volume. Ask for their specification and label artwork before quoting, and record any sample sent.
Who it is for
This is written for these FMCG and beverage brands.
- Packaged drinking water and 20-litre can brands
- Regional soft drink, soda and goli soda bottlers
- Juice, fruit drink and nectar brands
- Energy, sports and electrolyte drink brands
- Packaged tea and coffee powder brands
- Flavoured milk, buttermilk and lassi brands
- Home care brands: detergent, dishwash, floor cleaner and phenyl
- Personal care and pooja brands: soap, hair oil and agarbatti
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.
First
Free audit call
90 minutes with whoever handles your enquiries: how they arrive, how fast they are answered, where they are lost.
After the call
Written, scored report
Six areas scored, fixes ranked by return and cost. If you want our help, the scope, the fee and the reporting come with it, in writing.
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.
After the baseline
The first fix goes live
Usually the cheapest one on the report: reply time, a follow-up sequence or the marketing-to-sales handover.
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.
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 work runs for FMCG and beverage brands
- 1
Read the records
In the free audit we go through primary and secondary sales by distributor, active outlets, pending claims and sales by season, so the first decision rests on records and not on how the summer felt.
- 2
Fix the offer
Distributor margin, schemes, claim rules and retailer display terms written down, each checked against what the brand can still afford in the monsoon.
- 3
Tighten the beat
Beat plans, outlet lists, a selling kit for the salesman and a sales app or sheet he will actually fill in.
- 4
Add channels one at a time
A new district, modern trade, quick commerce, canteens or events, each opened when the plant, the cash and the distributors can carry it.
- 5
Run the season
Summer loading tied to sell-through, schemes judged on outlets reached, and the slow months used to widen coverage.
Proof
What happened when owners fixed this.
Real clients, the work we did, and the result as it was recorded. Where no number was recorded, none is claimed.
SB Engineering
- Situation
- Buyers searching for laser cutting and sheet metal work in Bengaluru were finding other suppliers first, because the company did not rank for the terms its own customers type.
- What we did
- The site redesigned for mobile
- Search work on the buyer's terms
- Content that shows the work
- Social channels managed
- Result
- Website traffic rose 60% within six months, against a target of 50%.
- High-quality leads rose 45%, with a rise in conversion rates alongside them.
- Fifteen target keywords moved up the rankings, five of them into the top three positions.
Burhani Hydroline
- Situation
- The website was dated. Menus were hard to follow, pages were slow, and it did not work properly on a phone, which is where a buyer looks first.
- What we did
- Research before design
- Wireframes and prototypes
- The full product catalogue
- An online checkout
- Result
- No numbers were recorded for this engagement. The work is described in full in the case study.
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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.
The offer
Start with a free audit of how you sell.
It is useful on its own, whether or not you hire us.
What you receive
- A 90-minute call with the person who will do the work
- A written, scored report on the six places orders leak
- Every fix ranked by what it returns and what it costs
- The one thing to do first, and why
- An honest line on whether you need outside help at all
- If you do, the scope and the fee in writing
No invoice. No obligation. No sales script.
FAQ
Questions owners ask before they call.
Not here? More answers, or ask on WhatsApp.
Should we buy distributor leads from portals?
The same distributor has enquired on three portals. How do we handle it?
What makes a distributorship enquiry qualified?
How do we capture enquiries from fairs, melas and sampling stalls?
Should we give coolers to retailers?
How do we stop distributors loading up in March and returning stock later?
How much does it cost?
How long is the contract?
How soon will we see results?
Who will actually do the work?
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