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The worst thing said about an electrical shop is said at a site.

A dealer's name travels two ways: reviews written by families after a fitting failed, and what an electrician says on a site about your rates and your stock. GullySales answers the first properly and builds the warranty routine that prevents the second, then asks for reviews where they count.

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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 reputation management means

Reputation management is watching what is said about your business across Google, social media and review sites, and responding to it before it changes a buyer's mind. GullySales monitors mentions, drafts responses to negative reviews and flags recurring complaints back to your team.

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For electrical and lighting dealers

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

  • “A light that failed in eight months is a warranty question”

    The customer thinks you should replace it, the brand's process says otherwise, and nobody explained that at the counter. Say it at the point of sale and the review is never written.

  • “Counterfeit talk travels faster than any review”

    Wire and switches get copied, so one accusation at a site reaches every electrician on that job. Bills, batch numbers and the brand's own verification answer it; indignation does not.

  • “Designers check your rating before they specify”

    A practice putting your fittings into a client's house is risking its own name. One unanswered complaint about a late delivery is enough for them to choose elsewhere.

What we do

What we deliver for electrical and lighting dealers.

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

  1. Warranty terms said out loud at the counter

    What the brand covers on a fitting, for how long, what proof the customer must keep and who handles the claim, printed and sent on WhatsApp.

    Result: Fewer arguments arrive after something fails.

  2. A claim routine somebody owns

    Who registers a warranty claim with which company, how long it takes and how the customer is kept informed while it runs.

    Result: The customer waits with you instead of writing about you.

  3. A reply built on the invoice record

    A standard answer to a quality or counterfeit accusation quoting the bill, the batch and the brand's verification method, without publishing personal details.

    Result: Readers see a dealer who keeps records.

  4. Reviews asked for from the retail side

    A request to lighting customers and retrofit clients once the fittings are installed and working, with a short link on the invoice.

    Result: Recent reviews come from the people who write them.

  5. Alerts on the shop and the owner's name

    Checks across Maps, social and the local groups for the shop name, its common spellings and the owner's name.

    Result: Nothing sits unanswered while a project is being decided.

  6. A read for the counter team

    What the complaints were really about: rates, delivery, a failed product or waiting at the counter, discussed with the staff each month.

    Result: The cause is dealt with by the people who create it.

How the result is measured

  • Average rating
  • Response time to reviews
  • Negative mentions resolved

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

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What to do with each review

How to answer each kind of review an electrical and lighting dealer gets.

Praise from an electrician or contractor
Thank them and say what they usually buy from you, such as wire or MCBs. Ask whether they would mention it in the review, since homeowners read a trade customer's words closely.
An LED or fitting that failed in a few months
Ask for the invoice and the brand's warranty card. Reply that you will take it up with the brand, and then do it. Keep a record of the batch so repeat failures show up.
A claim that the product sold was a duplicate
Show the brand's authorised dealer certificate and the GST invoice. Reply by inviting them to bring the product, and check the batch with the brand. Never argue in public about the packaging.
A complaint about the wrong light colour
Check what was specified, such as 3000K warm white or 6500K daylight, and what was billed. Reply with that, and put the colour temperature on every quote and bill from then on.
A price complaint after an online comparison
Reply with what the bill includes, for example GST invoice, brand warranty and exchange of a faulty piece. Do not match every online rate. Check which items you sell at a thin margin.
A review about the rush at the counter
Admit the rush and say how it is handled now. Check the busiest hours, and put one person on trade orders and one on walk-in families so neither waits behind the other.

Who it is for

This is written for these electrical and lighting dealers.

  • Electrical trade counters serving electricians and contractors
  • Decorative and architectural lighting showrooms
  • Switchgear, cable and wire distributors
  • Fan, light and home electrical retail stores
  • Electrical equipment suppliers for industrial and project buyers
  • Solar and LED lighting dealers
  • Smart home switches and automation dealers
  • Multi-brand electrical dealers with a project sales team

How it works

From your first message to the first report.

No open-ended retainer. Every step gives you something in writing.

  1. First

    Your brief

    You tell us what you need in a few short steps: your business, what you want, where enquiries come from and how they are handled.

  2. After the brief

    A conversation and a written scope

    We read it, then talk with whoever handles your enquiries. If you want our help, the scope, the fee and the reporting come in writing, and nothing starts before you have read them.

  3. Before work starts

    Baseline recorded

    The numbers this work is meant to move, such as enquiries, quotations, orders, visits or renewals, written down so every later report has an honest comparison.

  4. After the baseline

    The first fix goes live

    The fix we agreed to start with is put in place and measured against the baseline, whether that is a reply, a follow-up, a page, a listing or the handover between marketing and sales.

  5. As agreed

    Report against the baseline

    What moved, what did not, and what changes next, in plain words. How often you get it is set in writing before work starts.

  6. At renewal

    Renew on the numbers

    The term ends and you decide whether to continue from the results. The length is agreed in writing before anything starts.

How the reputation management work runs

  1. 1

    Understand current perception

    We start by actually searching your business name and reviewing what a stranger would currently see.

  2. 2

    Audit existing mentions

    We catalogue reviews, mentions and search results, flagging anything negative or inaccurate.

  3. 3

    Plan responses

    A calm, factual response is prepared for anything that needs one, agreed with you before posting.

  4. 4

    Implement monitoring

    Ongoing checks are set up so new mentions are caught promptly rather than discovered by accident.

  5. 5

    Measure and report

    Sentiment and response times are reported, with your business name searched again to see what has moved.

Why us

Why owners pick GullySales over an agency.

  • Marketing and sales, as one job

    Most agencies stop at the enquiry. We also fix what happens after it: the reply, the follow-up, the quote and the CRM.

  • The person on the first call does the work

    No account managers in between. You are never handed to someone you have not met.

  • A baseline before anything starts

    Your numbers are written down on day one, so every later report compares against something honest.

  • The fee in writing, split three ways

    Our time, your media spend and production on separate lines. You always see what goes to us.

  • No guarantees we cannot keep

    The term is agreed in writing and never a default twelve months. We never promise a ranking or a lead count, because nobody controls those.

  • One office, and we say so

    Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru. We work across India by call and WhatsApp and travel when a session needs to be in person.

#257, 3rd floor, Sri Nanjundeshwara Complex, Nagarbhavi 8th Block, Outer Ring Road. How we work.

Your brief

Tell us what you need, and we will read it before we call.

Eight short steps about your business, what you want and who decides. Most questions are a tap, and you can skip any you would rather answer on the call.

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FAQ

Questions owners ask before they call.

Not here? More answers, or ask on WhatsApp.

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A customer says the LED panel we sold is a duplicate. What do we do?
Answer with the record: the invoice, the batch and the brand's own way of checking a genuine product. Offer to raise it with the company while they watch. Arguing in public is what makes other readers believe it.
How do we get reviews when most customers are electricians?
Ask the retail side, where reviews actually get written: the family who bought lighting, the office whose tubes you replaced. Contractors give their verdict by ordering again. Ask them for an introduction rather than a rating.
A homeowner says the electrician we recommended did a poor job. Is it our review?
Partly. They found the electrician through you, so reply, listen, and ask the electrician to put it right. Be clear on your page that you recommend, not employ. Keep a list of electricians who have worked well, and remove those who do not.
Can we show the brand's authorised dealer certificate in a reply?
Yes, if the brand allows it. Put it on your Business Profile and website too, so a customer can check without a review thread. If the brand's current terms limit how its logo is used, follow them.
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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