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.

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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.

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

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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

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

Your service is not yet reliable, and a client who recommends you would risk their own name.
You have no register of where clients came from, so you could not tell which referrer was worth thanking.
You are full and cannot take a referred brand without refusing it.

How it works

How the referral marketing 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
Read the margin and the relationship
We work out what a new customer is worth and what you can pay to get one, then check whether customers know others like themselves.
2
Find the referrals you already get
Your invoices, call notes and WhatsApp threads show who already sends people to you, and who they are. That sets the starting point and the first people to ask.
3
Write the offer and the rules
The reward, the definition of a valid referral and the payout steps are agreed in writing before anything is shown to customers.
4
Build the share path and the record
The message, the link or code and the referral sheet are built. Your team tests a referral end to end, from forward to reward.
5
Start with your best customers, then widen
The first asks go to people who have already praised you. What they say about the offer decides what changes before it reaches the wider base.

Where this fits

Three pieces of sales work, in this order.

This work sits inside sales process design, at stage 7, after the sale. The audit comes before it, and sales management keeps it running.

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.
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.
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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Tell us what you need

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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