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Vitrified tile manufacturers · CRM

Keep every studio, dealer and project in one record the whole team can open.

A CRM for a vitrified tile maker is a shared record of architects, designers, dealers, builders and projects, with the conversations held with each. Sales here run through relationships and long projects, so memory in one representative's phone is a risk. GullySales sets up the fields, the stages and the habits of entry.

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

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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.

Last updated 18 Oct 2026.

For vitrified tile manufacturers

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

  • “A specifier is a contact with a history”

    An architect who received slabs, visited a showroom and named your code on a drawing has a history. The record should show each step, so the next representative does not start from zero.

  • “A project and a company are different records”

    One developer runs several projects at different stages with different shades. If everything sits under the company name, nobody sees which project is ready for flooring.

  • “Dealers need a display record”

    The dealer's wall space, the series shown, the staff trained and the last visit decide how much effort the dealer deserves. A plain sales note cannot hold that.

  • “Representatives leave and take the book with them”

    When a territory changes hands, contacts kept in a private phone are lost. A shared record keeps the relationship with the company.

What we do

What we deliver for vitrified tile manufacturers.

The work available for this need. We agree the deliverables and responsibilities for your engagement in writing.

  1. Record design

    Fields for studios, dealers, developers, projects, sample drops and specifications, kept short enough that people fill them.

    Result: Each type of contact has its own simple form.

  2. Pipeline stages for project sales

    Stages from project identified to quote sent, shade agreed, order and dispatch, with an owner for each.

    Result: You see where each project waits.

  3. Tool choice and set-up

    A comparison of CRMs in ordinary use in India for a team of this shape, with import of your existing lists.

    Result: Existing lists land in the new record on the first day.

  4. Entry habits for the field team

    A short routine for logging a visit from a phone, with the fields that matter and no others.

    Result: Visit notes appear the same day instead of being typed up later.

  5. Review sheets for the sales head

    Views of studios not visited, quotes without replies and dealers without a recent contact.

    Result: The head opens one view and sees what is overdue.

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.

Fields worth keeping

Fields that a tile maker's field team should be able to fill in at a visit.

Specifier name and practice
The representative fills it after the first meeting. It lets the next visitor see who the architect works with and which projects are open.
Series and codes specified
Filled when the architect names a tile on a drawing. It lets the dealer desk see which codes need stock before the order is placed.
Project and stage
Filled by the project desk, with a separate record for each project. It tells the team which builder is ready for flooring and which is still at design.
Dealer wall space and series shown
Filled during a showroom visit. It lets the sales head compare dealers by display, not by volume, and plan the next support visit.
Samples sent and date
Filled by whoever dispatches the pack. It lets the follow-up owner ask a specific question about the sample, not a general one.

Who it is for

This is written for these vitrified tile manufacturers.

  • Large-format and slab vitrified tile makers
  • Glazed vitrified (GVT) and polished vitrified (PGVT) producers
  • Double charge and full body vitrified tile makers
  • Makers focused on premium homes and showrooms
  • Producers supplying developers' apartment projects
  • Producers for hospitals, offices, malls and commercial floors
  • Regional producers selling through dealers in several states
  • Export-oriented vitrified tile manufacturers

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

  • Your representatives keep contacts in their own phones and have not agreed to share them, so a CRM would hold only what the office types in.
  • You sell a single series to a few dealers, and a spreadsheet already holds everything the sales head needs to see.
  • No one has been named to check that the fields are filled, and a record that is half empty is worse than none.

Before you decide

Agree the work. Know how to judge it.

CRM for vitrified tile makers: use these checks to prepare, choose the scope, and review what changes.

Bring the right evidence

List the records your team uses and show how an enquiry becomes an order today. Bring examples of duplicate entries, missing owners, and reports that require manual correction.

Make the scope clear

Agree the stages, required fields, access roles, and integrations before configuring the system. Separate software subscriptions from setup, data work, and training.

Check the work in use

Ask the people who will use the CRM to complete a real handover and find the next action without help. Check that the management report can be traced back to individual records.

Know when to change course

If the process is unclear, buying a more complex CRM adds more places for confusion. Start with the minimum fields and rules the team can use consistently.

These are discussion points, not a fixed package. GullySales confirms the deliverables, responsibilities, fee, and term in writing after reading your brief and speaking with you.

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

    Sales journey agreement

    Your sales lead explains how an enquiry becomes an order, using open deals as examples. We agree which steps belong in the CRM and identify decisions needing your approval.

  2. 2

    Configuration approval

    You approve stage definitions, required fields, ownership rules, and access. Unresolved choices are settled before configuration starts.

  3. 3

    Test environment decision

    We confirm whether your plan provides a trial copy or separate pipeline. Where neither is available, changes to the live system need an agreed approach before work proceeds.

  4. 4

    Connection and rule checks

    Enquiry connections are checked before automations are activated separately. Your nominated owner verifies where records arrive and which person receives each task.

  5. 5

    Sales team acceptance

    The people handling enquiries test open deals from entry through closure. Required corrections are resolved before you approve the switch.

  6. 6

    Switch and ownership handover

    The agreed configuration goes into use, and your CRM owner receives the final record. Any post-switch corrections included in the scope are documented before handover closes.

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.

Not here? More answers, or ask on WhatsApp.

Which CRM should a tile maker pick?
The one your team will actually use. We look at your size, your phones and your budget before recommending, and set up the fields before the tool decides the process.
Will representatives resist logging visits?
Some will, if the form is long. We keep entry to a few fields and show them that the record protects their territory and credit.
Should projects and companies be separate records?
Yes. One developer can run several blocks at different stages with different shades, and a single company record hides which project is ready. Link each project to the company so the history stays together.
Can the CRM show which dealers have our sample boards?
If you add a field for it. Record the board type, the date delivered and the visit that checked it. Without that field the system cannot tell you, and the dealer desk is left asking by phone.
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.

Your next practical step

Tell us what you are trying to grow, and we will read it before we call.

Eight short steps, mostly taps. Skip anything you would rather answer on the call.