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Plumbing and sanitaryware distributors · WhatsApp marketing

The new rate list reaches the trade on WhatsApp whether you plan it or not.

WhatsApp marketing for a plumbing and sanitaryware distributor is a consented list of retailers, plumbers and contractors who get rate changes, stock arrivals and scheme dates, plus a shared number where orders are taken. GullySales sets up the business profile, the list, the message templates and the reply rota.

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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 WhatsApp marketing means

WhatsApp marketing is sending updates, offers and reminders to customers on the app most Indian buyers already check daily. GullySales sets up business WhatsApp, writes the message templates and keeps the list consented and current.

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Last updated 6 Oct 2026.

For plumbing and sanitaryware distributors

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

  • “The trade list sits on salesmen's personal phones”

    Each salesman holds the numbers of his retailers and plumbers. When he leaves or changes his phone, the distributor loses the list it paid him to build.

  • “An old rate screenshot circulates for weeks”

    The brand revises the price list on a date and the picture of the old one keeps travelling. A retailer quotes it to his customer and then argues with you.

  • “A plumbers' group turns into a noticeboard”

    Forty plumbers and a flood of festival greetings and rival offers. The ones who matter mute it within a week.

  • “Orders arrive as unlabelled photographs”

    A handwritten list from a number nobody saved, sent when the counter is shut. Whoever sees it first decides what it means.

What we do

What we deliver for plumbing and sanitaryware distributors.

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

  1. A WhatsApp Business profile and catalogue

    One shop profile on a shared number with address, hours, categories and a catalogue of product families, not of every item.

    Result: A new contact sees a business, not a salesman's chat.

  2. An opt-in record

    A simple register of who agreed to receive trade messages, when, and who took the consent.

    Result: You can show that every number on the list asked to be there.

  3. Templates for the usual news

    Messages for a rate revision, a stock arrival, a scheme closing date and a delivery on the way, each with a validity line.

    Result: An old rate can no longer pass for today's.

  4. An order-taking routine

    A named person answering the shared number in counter hours, a confirmation message listing items, quantity and delivery date, and a place where each order is entered.

    Result: A photographed order is read, confirmed and billed by someone.

  5. Lists by buyer type

    Retailers, plumbers and contractors, and builders kept apart, so a scheme meant for shops does not reach a household.

    Result: Each group gets news that applies to it.

  6. Replies and opt-outs counted

    Messages sent, replies, orders started on WhatsApp and opt-outs, set against the baseline.

    Result: You see whether the list is read or only tolerated.

How the result is measured

  • Messages delivered
  • Reply rate
  • Enquiries from WhatsApp

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

Read the full WhatsApp marketing and automation page

What must be in place first

What a plumbing and sanitaryware distributor sets up before it messages the trade at scale.

An opt-in record
Note who agreed to receive rate and stock messages, on what date, and through which person. A retailer whose number is in your phone book has not agreed to a broadcast.
A business profile on a shared number
Use a WhatsApp Business number that more than one person can answer, with the shop name, address and product families filled in. Leave salesmen's personal numbers for personal chat.
Templates with a valid-until line
Write the rate-revision and stock-arrival messages once, each with a date after which they no longer apply, so a forwarded copy cannot pass for the current rate.
Who pays for what
Check WhatsApp's current business policy and pricing before sending to a long list. The rules on what a business may start a conversation with, and what it costs, change.
Opt-out in plain words
End each broadcast with a line telling the reader how to stop messages, and remove that number from every list the same day, including any list a salesman keeps.
A human who replies
Name who answers the order number during counter hours and who covers the lunch break and the weekly off. A retailer who gets a template and then silence stops reading.

Who it is for

This is written for these plumbing and sanitaryware distributors.

  • CPVC, UPVC and SWR pipe and fittings distributors
  • Sanitaryware and CP fittings distributors
  • Water tank and storage distributors
  • Multi-brand plumbing wholesalers supplying sub-dealers
  • Distributors with a bathroom showroom and a trade counter
  • Project suppliers to builders and contractors
  • Valve, pump and water heater stockists
  • District sub-distributors and stockists

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 whatsapp marketing work runs

  1. 1

    Understand current WhatsApp use

    We review how customers currently message you and how consistently, if at all, it is answered.

  2. 2

    Audit common questions

    We identify the questions that come up repeatedly, which decide what should be automated first.

  3. 3

    Set up automation and templates

    An automated first response and quick reply templates are built for the most common needs.

  4. 4

    Connect to the CRM

    Conversations are linked to customer records so context carries over between team members.

  5. 5

    Measure and optimise

    We track response time and conversion, refining automated responses based on what customers actually ask.

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.

Tell us what you need
Is a broadcast list enough, or do we need the WhatsApp Business API?
A broadcast list is enough while you message a few hundred people who have saved your number. The API is for larger lists, approved templates and several people sharing one inbox. Start with the app, and move when the volume or staff turnover demands it.
Can we run a WhatsApp group for our plumbers?
You can, but it gets muted quickly if it carries offers and greetings. A group with one rule, new arrivals and rate changes only, and replies kept to direct messages, survives longer. A broadcast list does the same job without letting plumbers see each other's numbers.
Our salesmen use their own numbers. What happens when one leaves?
The retailers' numbers leave with him unless they are also in your register. Enter every contact in a shared record when it is made, and move trade messaging to the shared business number, so a change of staff does not cost you the route.
Is the WhatsApp catalogue worth setting up for a distributor?
For product families and the main sizes, yes: a plumber can scroll to the item and send you the quantity. Do not try to list every code. Keep the stock position out of the catalogue and answer that by message.
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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