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Keep one record for each outlet and each buyer, so a reorder never rests on memory.

A CRM for a personal care brand is the single record of every chemist, salon, distributor, hotel buyer and bulk enquirer, with what each took, when each last ordered and who is due a call. GullySales sets up the fields, the stages and the habit of updating them around the way your brand actually sells.

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What CRM means

A CRM is the record where every enquiry, call and quote is kept against a customer, replacing separate notebooks, spreadsheets and memory. GullySales sets up or cleans an existing CRM and reports from it by enquiry outcome rather than by activity logged.

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Last updated 6 Oct 2026.

For personal care brands

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

  • “The distributor knows the chemist and you do not”

    Stock moves to the distributor and the distributor's salesman places it. Your brand sees one large bill and no outlet names, so you cannot tell which chemists reorder and which put the bottles behind the cough syrups.

  • “The founder's phone is the database”

    Salon owners, a hotel buyer and a gifting enquiry all sit in one WhatsApp list. When the founder travels, nobody else knows who asked for a sample or what price was quoted, and the follow-up waits until the founder is back.

  • “Trade and consumer enquiries are mixed in one sheet”

    A marketplace shopper asking about a rash and a salon owner asking for a back-bar size need different answers from different people. One list makes both slow, so each gets its own stages and its own owner.

  • “Batch and expiry belong in the record”

    When a buyer reports a reaction, you need to know which batch they received and which outlets hold the same one. Without that line in the record, the only safe reply is to ask every outlet, and the outlets learn of the problem from you last.

What we do

What we deliver for personal care brands.

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

  1. A record for each outlet with the fields that matter

    Name, area, type of outlet, who orders, the products taken, the last bill, the next call and the distributor that supplies it.

    Result: Any team member can open an outlet and see its history.

  2. Separate pipelines for chemists, salons, hotels and distributors

    Each has its own stages, such as sample given, first order placed, reordered and lapsed, with a named owner at every stage.

    Result: You see where each kind of buyer stops.

  3. A due-for-reorder list built from the bills

    Outlets and bulk buyers are listed by the date of the last order against their own ordering gap, so the call goes to the right outlet first.

    Result: The call list is written from records and not from who the rep remembers.

  4. A batch-linked complaint log

    Every report of burning, rash or a leaking pack is logged with the batch, the outlet or listing, and the reply sent.

    Result: A batch problem can be traced to the outlets that hold it.

  5. A sample tracker

    Who received a sample, at which event or visit, what was said afterwards and whether an order followed.

    Result: You know which sampling spend became orders.

  6. A rep visit note in a form the rep will fill

    A few fields entered from a phone at the shop door, with the photograph of the shelf attached.

    Result: Shelf position is recorded for each visit.

How the result is measured

  • Enquiries logged in the CRM
  • Data completeness
  • Reports generated from CRM data

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

Read the full CRM implementation and customisation page

Fields worth keeping

What to record about each outlet, buyer and batch so a reorder never rests on memory.

Outlet type and area
Filled by the rep on the first visit: chemist, kirana, salon or hotel, and the locality. Lets you compare like with like and see which type of outlet reorders.
Supplying distributor
Filled from the bill. Shows which distributor serves which outlets, and which of them hold your stock without moving it.
Products taken and last bill date
Filled from the invoice by the office. Lets you build the due-for-reorder list against each outlet's own ordering gap.
Sample given and the answer
Filled by whoever handed it over, with what the buyer said afterwards. Shows which sampling spend became an order.
Batch number on complaints
Filled by customer care when a rash or leak is reported. Lets you name the outlets that hold the same batch before anyone else does.
Shelf photograph
Attached by the rep at the door. Records whether the bottle is at eye level or behind the counter, and what stands beside it.

Who it is for

This is written for these personal care brands.

  • Soap, bath and body brands
  • Shampoo, conditioner and hair oil brands
  • Face wash, skincare and sunscreen brands
  • Ayurvedic and herbal personal care brands
  • Baby care and mother care brands
  • Men's grooming, beard and shaving brands
  • Handmade and small-batch natural soap makers
  • Private label, salon-professional and hotel amenity makers

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

  • Your outlet list is still on the distributor's side and you have no way to learn the shop names
  • Nobody will update a record after a visit, so the fields would stay blank within the first season
  • You have a handful of outlets you know by heart, where a notebook still does the job

How it works

How the CRM 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

    Map the sales process

    We sit with the people who sell and write down how a deal moves from enquiry to payment, including where it stalls.

  2. 2

    Agree stages, fields and owners

    Each stage gets a name your team already uses and a proof that the deal has left it. We agree which fields are required at which stage, and who may change what.

  3. 3

    Build on a copy

    Pipeline, fields and views are built on a trial copy where the CRM offers one, or in a separate pipeline where the plan allows. Live work stays untouched.

  4. 4

    Connect channels, then switch on automations

    Channels are connected first. Each automation is then switched on separately, so a misfiring rule is easy to find.

  5. 5

    Test with real deals

    The people who will use the CRM run open deals through it. Gaps are fixed before the whole team switches over.

  6. 6

    Switch over and trim

    Once real use shows which fields stay empty and which stages nobody uses, those are cut and the handover record is updated.

Where this fits

Three pieces of sales work, in this order.

This work sits inside sales management. A target, a review routine and someone who owns the number.

  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

    Sales process design

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

    Start here if every salesperson sells differently.

  3. Step 3 · you are here

    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
Do we need paid software to start?
Not to start. A shared sheet with the right fields and a rule for who updates it serves a small brand. When the sheet breaks under the number of outlets, we move the same fields into a CRM in ordinary use in India. The habit matters more than the tool.
Can we record distributors' chemists if the distributor will not share them?
Ask for the outlet list as part of the supply terms, and record the outlets your own reps visit meanwhile. Some distributors share it once they see it brings repeat orders. Keep customer details only as your privacy policy allows, and ask your adviser about the rules.
Who should own the CRM inside a small brand?
One named person in the office, not the rep. Reps enter visits, but a single owner checks that records are complete and the due list is acted on. Without that owner the fields fill up for a month and then stop.
What if a chemist asks us not to keep their details?
Remove the personal details and keep the outlet record of orders and stock. Collect only what the trade relationship needs, record when it was given, and check your own adviser on privacy duties, since rules differ by situation.
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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