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Warehousing and fulfilment providers · Referral marketing

Brands trust the provider another brand uses, so make the introduction easy to ask for.

Referral marketing for a warehousing provider means turning people who hear about brands in trouble, such as clients, consultants, packaging suppliers and Shopify developers, into a steady source of introductions. GullySales builds the list, the ask and the record of who sent whom.

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Scope, fee, reporting and term are agreed in writing after we have read your brief and spoken to you.

A warehouse manager leads a business buyer through the packing area

What referral marketing means

Referral marketing is asking an existing customer to recommend you to someone they know, usually with a reward for both sides. It differs from a loyalty scheme because it brings in a new customer rather than a repeat purchase. GullySales builds the ask and the reward into a point where a customer is already satisfied.

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Last updated 6 Oct 2026.

For warehousing and fulfilment providers

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

  • “Clients never refer because nobody asks”

    A founder pleased after a clean festival peak is ready to name a friend who is struggling. Most providers wait for it to be offered.

  • “Consultants and brokers do not know what you take”

    A broker places a brand's space requirement with the first provider that comes to mind. If the broker does not know your goods or your minimum, you do not come to mind.

  • “The source of a client is not written down”

    Ask a signed brand how it found you and the answer is gone, because the register has no field for it.

What we do

What we deliver for warehousing and fulfilment providers.

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

  1. A referrer list with an owner for each

    Live clients, ecommerce agencies, packaging suppliers, courier account managers and property brokers, each with one person on your team who keeps the relationship.

    Result: Introductions are asked for on purpose.

  2. A what-we-take sheet

    Goods, minimum volume, cities served and what you do not do, short enough to forward in a message.

    Result: A referrer can pass you on in one line.

  3. A request worded for the right moment

    The words for asking a client after a clean peak or a smooth go-live, with a two-line introduction they can forward.

    Result: The ask is easy to say yes to.

  4. A way to thank each kind of referrer

    A note and a call for clients, and a fee agreed in writing where a broker or consultant works on commission.

    Result: Referrers know what to expect.

  5. A referred-by field on the register

    Who sent the brand, when, and what happened to the introduction, filled at the first call.

    Result: You can see which referrers bring signed brands.

How the result is measured

  • Referrals received
  • Referral conversion rate
  • Cost per referred customer

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

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How referrals work in this trade

The people who send brands to a warehousing provider, and how to make it easy for them.

Brands you already serve
Ask the founder after a clean peak: who else do you know who is outgrowing their godown? Offer to write the introduction in two lines they can forward.
Ecommerce agencies and Shopify developers
They watch a brand's orders rise and its dispatch fail. Send them your what-we-take sheet and a site visit invitation, and note which agency sent which brand.
Packaging and carton suppliers
They know which brands are growing, because their orders grow too. Ask whether they would pass on your details, and agree what you say about them in return.
Courier account managers
A courier executive hears about delays at a brand's pickup. Keep the contact, and tell the broker what you take and in which pin codes.
Property brokers and logistics consultants
They place requirements for space. Tell them your goods, minimum and area, and agree any fee in writing before the first brief arrives.
What never to do
Do not offer cash to clients for introductions, name a client who did not agree, or promise a referrer's contact a rate you have not agreed with that client.

Who it is for

This is written for these warehousing and fulfilment providers.

  • Third-party warehousing providers
  • Ecommerce fulfilment centres
  • Cold chain and temperature-controlled warehousing
  • Bonded and customs warehousing
  • Distribution centres for FMCG and retail
  • Shared and on-demand warehousing platforms

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 referral marketing work runs

  1. 1

    Understand your margin and customer relationship

    We agree what reward is genuinely sustainable and appropriate for your business and customer type.

  2. 2

    Audit existing informal referrals

    We check how much word of mouth already happens, to size expectations for the formal programme realistically.

  3. 3

    Design the offer and mechanism

    A specific reward and an easy sharing method are built and tested.

  4. 4

    Implement and promote

    The programme is surfaced at the right moments in your customer journey.

  5. 5

    Measure and adjust

    We track referrals and conversions, adjusting the reward or promotion if uptake is low.

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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Should we pay referrers?
Pay brokers and consultants only under a written fee agreement. For clients, a thank-you and steady service work better, and cash can strain a commercial relationship. Check what the client's own company allows.
How do we track who sent whom?
Add a referred-by field to the enquiry record and fill it at the first call. Ask who suggested you in your first reply. Update it if the brand names someone else at signing.
A consultant keeps sending briefs we do not want. Do we tell the broker?
Yes, once and in writing, with the goods, minimum and areas you take. Thank the broker for the briefs that fit. The broker will send fewer and better ones.
When is it wrong to ask a client for an introduction?
Right after a stock mismatch or a missed dispatch, and in every routine conversation. Ask after a clean peak or a smooth start, when the client has something good to say.
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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