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Painting contractors · WhatsApp marketing

Send the quote and the photographs where the homeowner will read them.

For a painting contractor, WhatsApp is the business. The enquiry arrives there, the site photographs go there, and the quote is read there long before anybody opens an email. GullySales sets up the business account, the way quotes and photographs are sent, and what goes out before the season.

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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 WhatsApp marketing means

WhatsApp marketing is sending updates, offers and reminders to customers on the app most Indian buyers already check daily. GullySales sets up business WhatsApp, writes the message templates and keeps the list consented and current.

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

  • “A voice note is not a quote”

    A rate rattled off in a voice message cannot be set beside the written quote the next contractor sent. Send a readable document with the area, the product and the coats against each surface.

  • “Before and after photographs travel further here than anywhere else”

    One good pair of photographs sent to a homeowner ends up in the building group by evening. That is how painting work moves in an apartment complex, and a dark, crooked photograph wastes the chance.

  • “The society group is not yours to broadcast in”

    Posting an offer into a residents group you were added to for one job gets you removed and remembered. Give the secretary something worth sharing and let them share it.

What we do

What we deliver for painting contractors.

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

  1. A business account with a catalogue of finishes

    Interior emulsion, exterior, texture, wood polish and waterproofing listed as catalogue items with what each one covers.

    Result: A homeowner sees what you do without making a call.

  2. A quote sent as a readable document

    An itemised quote as a file, with the measured area, the brand, the product line and the number of coats written against each surface.

    Result: Your quote can be compared line by line and holds up.

  3. A photograph standard for the crew

    When and how to take the before and after shots, including taking both from the same spot with the light behind you.

    Result: The photographs that go out are worth forwarding.

  4. Saved replies for the questions asked first

    What it costs per square foot, how many days the crew will be in the house, and whether furniture has to be moved.

    Result: The first questions get answered while the homeowner is still typing.

  5. A seasonal list with consent recorded

    Past customers and old enquiries who agreed to hear from you, contacted before the season with something worth reading.

    Result: The pre-festival message goes only to people who wanted it.

  6. A business number separate from the supervisor's

    One number that owns enquiries and quotes, kept off any individual's personal phone.

    Result: Enquiries stay with the business when a supervisor leaves.

How the result is measured

  • Messages delivered
  • Reply rate
  • Enquiries from WhatsApp

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

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What must be in place first

What a painting contractor sets up before quotes and photographs start moving on WhatsApp.

A business number apart from the supervisor
Register WhatsApp Business on the firm's own number and put it on the van, the visiting card and the quotation. When a supervisor leaves, the customer's chat history and the site photographs stay with you.
Opt-in from the signed quotation
Add a line to the quotation: 'Send job updates and repaint reminders on WhatsApp'. Only those who sign get seasonal messages. A number from a society group is not an opt-in.
Catalogue of finishes and services
List interior emulsion, exterior weatherproof, texture, waterproofing and wood polish, each with a sample photograph and the surface it suits. Do not show a rate; the price depends on measurement and surface condition.
Templates for visit and quote
A site visit confirmation or a quote you start yourself needs an approved template. A reply inside an open chat does not. Check WhatsApp's current business policy and pricing before you plan season volumes.
Photograph rules for the crew
Ask for the same four angles per room, taken before work and after, with the customer's permission for anything you reuse. Remove photographs showing family members, documents or nameplates before posting.
Opt-out and a person on the other end
End each list message with a reply word to stop. Name who answers and when, so a customer asking about a wall seepage in the monsoon reaches someone, not a menu.

Who it is for

This is written for these painting contractors.

  • Independent house painting contractors
  • Interior and exterior painting specialists
  • Commercial and office painting contractors
  • Waterproofing and painting combined services
  • Painting contractors working with builders
  • Texture and decorative painting specialists
  • Industrial and factory painting contractors
  • Painting franchises and branded dealer networks

How it works

From your first message to the first report.

No open-ended retainer. Every step gives you something in writing.

  1. First

    Your brief

    You tell us what you need in a few short steps: your business, what you want, where enquiries come from and how they are handled.

  2. After the brief

    A conversation and a written scope

    We read it, then talk with whoever handles your enquiries. If you want our help, the scope, the fee and the reporting come in writing, and nothing starts before you have read them.

  3. Before work starts

    Baseline recorded

    The numbers this work is meant to move, such as enquiries, quotations, orders, visits or renewals, written down so every later report has an honest comparison.

  4. After the baseline

    The first fix goes live

    The fix we agreed to start with is put in place and measured against the baseline, whether that is a reply, a follow-up, a page, a listing or the handover between marketing and sales.

  5. 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.

  6. 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 whatsapp marketing work runs

  1. 1

    Understand current WhatsApp use

    We review how customers currently message you and how consistently, if at all, it is answered.

  2. 2

    Audit common questions

    We identify the questions that come up repeatedly, which decide what should be automated first.

  3. 3

    Set up automation and templates

    An automated first response and quick reply templates are built for the most common needs.

  4. 4

    Connect to the CRM

    Conversations are linked to customer records so context carries over between team members.

  5. 5

    Measure and optimise

    We track response time and conversion, refining automated responses based on what customers actually ask.

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.

Your brief

Tell us what you need, and we will read it before we call.

Eight short steps about your business, what you want and who decides. Most questions are a tap, and you can skip any you would rather answer on the call.

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FAQ

Questions owners ask before they call.

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Everyone asks the rate on WhatsApp before a site visit. What do we send?
A per square foot range for the finish they asked about, with a plain line saying the real number needs a measurement. Refusing to answer loses them. Quoting a firm price without seeing the walls costs you later.
Can we send offers into the society groups we are in?
No. You were added for a job, and an offer posted there gets you removed. Send it to the secretary and ask whether they will share it, which also tells you whether it was worth sharing.
Can we use customers' site photographs in our Status and catalogue?
Only with the customer's permission, which is easiest to take on the quotation. Crop out faces, nameplates, documents and the house number. Use a finished room, not a customer's bedroom with personal things in view. Delete if she asks.
Should we send the same festival message to everyone who ever asked for a quote?
No. Quote enquirers who never agreed are not a list. Send only to people who opted in, and split them by job type, since a past waterproofing client and a past interior client want different things. A short message with a reason beats a greeting.
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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