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The photograph of a burnt motor nameplate is the enquiry.

Lead generation for a distributor is the RFQ arriving and being sorted: a stocked part, a fabricated assembly, or a third quote to check a price already in hand. GullySales puts counter, email and web enquiries in one log, sets the qualifying questions, and chases every quote that went quiet.

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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 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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Last updated 5 Oct 2026.

For industrial suppliers and distributors

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

  • “Some RFQs exist to validate a number somebody already has”

    A buyer told to collect three quotes will carry yours back to the incumbent, and the tell is that nothing about the request is urgent.

  • “A nameplate photo carries half of what you need”

    Ask for the frame size, the shaft and the mounting in the first reply, or the quote goes out wrong and comes back a week later.

  • “A fabricated assembly has to be chased, a stocked part does not”

    A hose run or a gearbox rebuild sits on somebody's desk for a fortnight, and nobody at your branch owns the follow-up date.

What we do

What we deliver for industrial suppliers and distributors.

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

  1. One log for counter, phone, email and web RFQs

    Every request in a single list with an owner, what was quoted and when, including the ones arriving as a photograph on a rep's phone.

    Result: An enquiry stops depending on who happened to answer.

  2. Qualifying questions written for each kind of request

    Nameplate data for a rebuild, need-by date and quantity for a stocked item, drawing and pressure rating for an assembly, asked on the first reply.

    Result: Quotes go out right the first time.

  3. Same-day acknowledgement carrying a lead time

    A short reply inside working hours giving availability or an honest date, sent before the full quotation has been priced.

    Result: The buyer stops ringing the next distributor.

  4. Follow-up dates on everything fabricated or engineered

    A date in the calendar for every assembly, repair and engineered quote, with a call rather than an email and a note of what was said.

    Result: Quotes stop dying three days after they are sent.

  5. Win and loss reasons recorded by category

    A one-line reason on every closed quotation, price, lead time, brand or no reply, collected by product line.

    Result: You learn which lines you lose on price and which on stock.

  6. New account enquiries routed to the right desk

    A rule for which enquiries go to outside sales, which stay inside, and what happens when both are on the road.

    Result: A new plant does not wait two days for a call back.

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.

Read the full demand and lead generation page

Where enquiries come from

The places an industrial distributor's enquiries arrive, and what to record at each.

Counter walk-in asking for a part
Record the brand, the part number, the quantity and the buyer's company. Note whether the part was in stock and whether a price was given.
Phone call for a bearing, hose or valve
Ask for the nameplate or part number and the quantity, and log the caller. If it needs fabrication, say so and note the need-by date.
Email RFQ with a nameplate photograph
Enter it in the log with an owner and the date it arrived. Check the photograph for the make and model, and quote against exactly that item.
Web form or directory enquiry
Record the company, the item and the quantity. Ask whether it is a regular need or a one-off, and note the platform as the source.
Rate contract customer's repeat order
Check the agreed price list and the last delivery. Confirm stock and the date, and record any shortage so the contract customer does not find out at the gate.
Salesman's photo of a stores shelf or breakdown list
Log it with the customer, the items and the date. A photo from a stores visit is a ready RFQ, so price it against stock and send a quote the same trip.

Who it is for

This is written for these industrial suppliers and distributors.

  • MRO and general industrial supply houses
  • Bearing, power transmission and motion distributors
  • Hydraulic and pneumatic distributors with a fabrication shop
  • Electrical and automation distributors
  • Fastener, abrasive and cutting tool suppliers
  • Safety and PPE distributors
  • Pipe, valve and fitting suppliers
  • Process equipment and pump distributors with service work
  • Single-branch independents inside a buying group

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

  • Enquiries already arrive faster than the counter can quote, so adding more would only lengthen the unanswered pile.
  • Nobody owns the fabricated and engineered quotes, so a new lead would join quotes that are already going cold.
  • You have not decided which accounts deserve a rate contract, so you could not say which new enquiry to chase first.

How it works

How the lead generation 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

    Understand your capacity

    We ask how many enquiries your team can answer well, who answers after hours, and what a good enquiry looks like. Without this, the system fills a funnel nobody is watching.

  2. 2

    Audit current sources

    We read your call log, WhatsApp chats, enquiry sheet and platform dashboards. The baseline is recorded: enquiries by source, reply time, conversion and cost per order.

  3. 3

    Strategise the channel mix

    Search and maps are chosen for people ready to buy, ads for people who are not yet looking, and content and referrals for trust.

  4. 4

    Implement capture and follow-up

    Pages, forms, tags, the lead record and the first-reply message are built and tested end to end. We submit test enquiries ourselves before any media money is spent.

  5. 5

    Measure and optimise

    Enquiries are traced to source and judged by what became orders, not by volume alone. Channels that fill the sheet with poor enquiries are cut back. How often you are reported to is agreed in writing.

Where this fits

Three pieces of sales work, in this order.

This work sits inside sales process design, at stage 1, prospecting and lead generation. The audit comes before it, and sales management keeps it running.

  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 · you are here

    Sales process design

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

    Start here if every salesperson sells differently.

  3. 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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How do we tell which RFQs are worth quoting?
Ask what the need-by date is and who else is quoting. A buyer with a date and a drawing is buying. A request with no date, no quantity and no name attached is usually collecting a third number for a file.
Our counter takes enquiries by phone. Does logging them add work?
A line each, written while the caller is still talking. The counter already puts the part number on a pad. The change is that the pad becomes a list somebody reads before closing.
A customer sends the same RFQ to many suppliers. How do we reply?
Reply with a clear quote, stock position and delivery date, and say if the item is a brand you hold. Do not cut the price just to match unknown rivals. Record the RFQ and the outcome, to see which customers you win and lose.
How do we log a customer who buys one item from us and the rest elsewhere?
Record the item bought, the items asked about and not bought, and the reason if the customer says. Then offer a short list of items you stock that they buy elsewhere. A partial buyer is a sign of what the counter should stock.
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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