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The evening rate message decides tomorrow morning's lorry.

Lead generation for a building material dealer is the rate enquiry arriving on WhatsApp, being answered with a delivery time, and being written down against a site. GullySales sets up the reply format, records every enquiry with the site and the stage it has reached, and puts a call-back date on the ones that did not order.

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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 lead generation means

Lead generation is the combined work of every channel that brings in a new enquiry, whether from search, adverts, referrals or a stall at an exhibition. GullySales runs these channels together and reports the number of enquiries each one produced, not the activity behind it.

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For building material dealers

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

  • “A rate alone is forwarded to three other yards”

    A rate with a delivery slot and the stock on hand is harder to shop around, because the contractor needs material tomorrow.

  • “The enquiry is a site, not a person”

    Record the location, the stage and who is paying. That is what tells you whether blocks are wanted in six weeks.

  • “Most enquiries arrive after the yard has closed”

    The contractor messages at nine at night, after the day's work. Whoever answers first thing gets the order.

What we do

What we deliver for building material dealers.

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

  1. A reply format that carries rate, stock and delivery

    One short message giving the rate, what is in the yard, the load size and the delivery slot, sent from the business number every time.

    Result: Your reply is the one that can be acted on.

  2. Every enquiry written against a site

    A record of the site, the contractor, the owner, the stage reached and what was quoted, kept in one place instead of on three phones.

    Result: The yard knows which sites it is currently bidding for.

  3. Qualifying questions asked on the first reply

    Where the site is, what stage it has reached, the quantity, when the material is wanted and whether the payment is cash or on credit.

    Result: You know before loading whether this is an order you want.

  4. A call-back date on enquiries that did not order

    A date set by the stage of the site rather than a general reminder, so a foundation enquiry is called again before the blockwork starts.

    Result: A site you lost at cement is still open to you at plaster.

  5. New layouts and plots tracked as a source

    A list of layouts and plots under construction near your yard, updated as work starts, with who is building and what has been bought so far.

    Result: You approach a site before the first lorry arrives from elsewhere.

How the result is measured

  • Enquiries generated
  • Cost per enquiry
  • Enquiries by source

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

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Where enquiries come from

The places a rate or load enquiry reaches a building material yard, and what to record at each.

A contractor's phone call for a rate
Write the contractor, the site, the material and the quantity. Reply with rate, stock and delivery slot in one message, and note whether it became an order.
A WhatsApp message asking for today's price
Record the product and the delivery location. Reply with the price list, the stock position and the minimum load, and add the sender to the contractors list.
A house owner at the counter
Ask for the site, the stage of construction and who the mason or contractor is. Write these down, because the contractor will buy for the rest of the house.
A call from the Maps listing or directory
Note the product asked about and the source. Check that the listing shows the materials you stock and the area you deliver to.
A painter's or plumber's recommendation
Record who recommended you and the site. Thank the tradesman and keep a note on the account of what they usually buy.
A builder's or apartment site's bulk requirement
Record the project, the quantity, the delivery schedule and the person who signs the purchase order. Send a written quote with validity dates and payment terms.

Who it is for

This is written for these building material dealers.

  • Cement and TMT steel dealers
  • Sand, aggregate and M-sand suppliers
  • Brick, block and AAC block dealers
  • Ready-mix concrete suppliers and agents
  • Paint retailers with tinting counters
  • Hardware and construction products retail stores
  • Plumbing, waterproofing and roofing material dealers
  • Multi-category building material yards

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

  • Enquiries reach four phones and nobody writes them down, so more of them would only add to the ones already lost.
  • You cannot supply the load a contractor asks for the next morning, so a faster reply would still end in an order elsewhere.
  • You want a fresh flow of one-bag cash buyers, when the yard is set up to supply sites by the lorry.

How it works

How the lead generation 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

    Understand your capacity

    We ask how many enquiries your team can answer well, who answers after hours, and what a good enquiry looks like. Without this, the system fills a funnel nobody is watching.

  2. 2

    Audit current sources

    We read your call log, WhatsApp chats, enquiry sheet and platform dashboards. The baseline is recorded: enquiries by source, reply time, conversion and cost per order.

  3. 3

    Strategise the channel mix

    Search and maps are chosen for people ready to buy, ads for people who are not yet looking, and content and referrals for trust.

  4. 4

    Implement capture and follow-up

    Pages, forms, tags, the lead record and the first-reply message are built and tested end to end. We submit test enquiries ourselves before any media money is spent.

  5. 5

    Measure and optimise

    Enquiries are traced to source and judged by what became orders, not by volume alone. Channels that fill the sheet with poor enquiries are cut back. How often you are reported to is agreed in writing.

Where this fits

Three pieces of sales work, in this order.

This work sits inside sales process design, at stage 1, prospecting and lead generation. The audit comes before it, and sales management keeps it running.

  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 · you are here

    Sales process design

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

    Start here if every salesperson sells differently.

  3. Step 3

    Sales management

    A target, a review routine and someone who owns the number.

    Start here if the team has targets and no routine.

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FAQ

Questions owners ask before they call.

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Enquiries come to four different phones. Where do we start?
One business number for enquiries, with the others forwarded to it. Until every enquiry is in one place, nobody can say how many were lost.
How do we handle a contractor who only asks for a rate?
Give the rate, then ask where the site is and when the material is wanted. Two questions turn a price check into something you can follow up.
Four people take calls at the yard. Who writes the enquiry down?
Whoever takes the call writes it on one shared sheet or a WhatsApp group message with a set format: name, site, material, quantity. The owner reads the sheet at closing time. One format matters more than one person.
How do we separate trade buyers from house owners?
Ask at the first contact whether they are building or buying for a client. Mark contractors and house owners differently in the record. Contractors repeat and need credit terms, and house owners need guidance and a single quote.
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 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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