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Notice the hotel that stopped ordering before a competitor does.

A CRM for an LPG distributor is a record of commercial accounts, order patterns, complaints and follow-ups, kept beyond the delivery register. GullySales works on what to record, who sees it and how it prompts the next call.

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

A cooking gas dispatcher checking delivery paperwork beside secured cylinders

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 22 Oct 2026.

For LPG and cooking gas distributors

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

  • “The delivery register records orders, not relationships”

    It shows who took a cylinder yesterday. It does not show that a canteen has not ordered for weeks or that a hotel complained twice. A record built from the register turns those orders into a picture of each account.

  • “Complaints need an owner and an end”

    A complaint taken at the counter and lost by the evening becomes a review. A record with a name and a status prevents this. The record also shows which complaint types repeat.

  • “Commercial accounts need billing notes”

    Credit arrangements, GST invoice details and contact people differ for each account. Without a record, staff improvise. Staff should read the note before the call, not after.

  • “Staff change, accounts remain”

    When a delivery lead leaves, the knowledge of which kitchen wants early delivery goes with them. A record keeps it. A new person can pick up the account on the first day.

What we do

What we deliver for LPG and cooking gas distributors.

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

  1. Account records for commercial customers

    Contact, cylinder size, delivery point, billing arrangement and last order.

    Result: Anyone can serve an account correctly.

  2. An order-pattern view

    A simple table of each account's usual order gap, drawn from the register.

    Result: A silent account is spotted.

  3. A complaint tracker

    Each complaint with owner, action and closing date.

    Result: No complaint is lost.

  4. A call-back list

    Accounts due a courtesy call, with the reason.

    Result: Calls are planned and not random.

  5. A guide for the counter staff

    A one-page note on what to record and where.

    Result: The record is filled by those who hear the news.

  6. A simple dashboard of open complaints and quiet accounts

    One view for the owner.

    Result: You see problems at a glance.

  7. A consent column

    Whether the customer agreed to messages.

    Result: Reminders respect consent.

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 show which kitchen is slipping before it leaves.

Account type and legal name
The counter staff fills it at first order. It decides the invoice and shows commercial customers apart from households in any list.
Usual cylinders per month
Entered from the delivery register after two or three orders. It lets you spot the hotel that has stopped ordering.
Last delivery date
Filled by the delivery team at drop. A long gap against the usual pattern is the sign to call.
Billing contact and GST details
Collected by the accounts person once. It avoids errors in the invoice and the awkward call to correct one.
Open complaint and owner
The person who took the call fills it. It closes only when the customer confirms, so no complaint is lost between shifts.
Preferred contact and time
Cook, owner or manager, and when they answer. A call at the wrong hour is a missed call.

Who it is for

This is written for these LPG and cooking gas distributors.

  • Oil company appointed distributors for domestic connections
  • Commercial cylinder suppliers to restaurants and caterers
  • Distributors serving hostels, PGs and institutional canteens
  • Small cylinder and refill dealers for tenants and students
  • Bulk LPG suppliers to hotels, factories and hospitals
  • Rural distributors serving villages with scattered delivery
  • Urban apartment-belt agencies in cities such as Bengaluru, Pune and Hyderabad
  • Gas stove, regulator and hose accessory sellers attached to an agency

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

  • Orders are still recorded only in a delivery register no one else can read, and that needs to be settled before software.
  • Nobody has decided who updates a record after a delivery, so the CRM would go stale.
  • Customer data is held by staff on personal phones, and storage and access rules come first.

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.

Not here? More answers, or ask on WhatsApp.

Do we need special software?
A shared sheet or a modest tool in ordinary use in India is enough to begin. We pick one your team will actually update. Keep it simple enough to fill in at the counter between customers.
Is customer data safe?
Keep it in an account you own and share only as needed. Take consent for messages and ask your adviser what data rules require. Name the staff member who takes the next step, so nobody assumes someone else will.
Can the CRM link to the oil company's system?
Use the company's own systems for connections and allotment as required. Our record sits beside them for commercial service notes. Check the record before taking the call, not after.
What happens to records when a staff member leaves?
Nothing is lost if the details live in the agency's own system rather than a personal phone. The risk in this trade is that the delivery boy knows every cook by name. Record the contact, the drop point and notes so the next person carries on.
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.