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Tally knows what you sold. It does not know who asked and did not buy.

A CRM for an electronic components distributor is the record of who asked for what, what you quoted, and what happened next, kept beside the accounts in Tally. GullySales sets up that record around BOMs, part numbers and buyer types, and builds the habit of filling it so a quote is never lost with the person who wrote it.

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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 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.

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Last updated 6 Oct 2026.

For electronic components distributors

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

  • “The accounts exist and the enquiries do not”

    Tally shows invoices. A quote sent and lost, a BOM never answered or a buyer who asked for a part you did not stock is in no record at all.

  • “Each salesperson keeps buyers on their own phone”

    When a salesperson leaves, the contact numbers and the history of every conversation leave too. The counter starts again from the invoices.

  • “Part numbers are typed differently every time”

    One buyer writes a part with its suffix, the next without, a third gives only the marking. Without a rule, the same demand looks like three different ones.

What we do

What we deliver for electronic components distributors.

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

  1. A record per enquiry, not only per customer

    Company, buyer, role, source, the parts asked for and the status of each, kept in one place the whole counter can see.

    Result: A quote is never known to only one person.

  2. Rules for writing a part number

    One way to record the manufacturer part number, package and brand, so demand for the same part can be counted together.

    Result: You can count how many buyers asked for one part.

  3. Buyer types and roles on every contact

    Contract manufacturer, startup, repair shop, college or trader, with the buyer's role: purchase, engineering or stores.

    Result: You know whom to call about what.

  4. Follow-up dates on open quotes

    Every quote carries a date for the next call and a name, and the list of what is due is read each morning by whoever runs the counter.

    Result: Quotes stop going quiet because nobody remembered.

  5. A link with your accounts records

    Invoice history from Tally read against the CRM, so last order, usual items and quiet buyers are visible without a second entry.

    Result: A rep can see what the buyer bought before phoning.

  6. A decision on whether you need software yet

    A plain recommendation, from your own volume of enquiries, on whether a shared sheet is enough now and what would make a CRM worth paying for.

    Result: You do not buy a system before there is a habit to put in it.

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.

Read the full CRM implementation and customisation page

What to record, and when

What the counter should write down about every components enquiry, and why.

Company, buyer and role
Record the company, the person and whether they are in purchase, engineering or stores. The engineer chooses the part, the purchase head chooses the supplier, so you need both.
Source of the enquiry
Mark counter, call, email, WhatsApp, directory, tender or referral on the day it arrives. Later this is the only way to tell which source brings orders.
The part, the quantity and the need-by date
Write the manufacturer part number, package, quantity and the date the buyer needs it. The date decides which enquiry is answered first.
Status of each quoted line
Mark each line as in stock, sourced, quoted or cannot supply, with the price date. A BOM is rarely won or lost whole, so the record has to work by line.
Outcome and reason
Note ordered, lost or no reply, with a one-line reason such as price, date, stock or brand required. Without it, every loss looks the same.
Do you need software yet?
A shared sheet is enough while one or two people take most enquiries. Move to a CRM when two people have quoted the same buyer without knowing, or the sheet is no longer kept.

Who it is for

This is written for these electronic components distributors.

  • Authorised distributors for one or two brand lines
  • Multi-brand stockists of ICs, passives and connectors
  • Independent and excess-stock traders
  • Development board, module and sensor suppliers for startups and colleges
  • BOM sourcing and kitting firms for contract manufacturers
  • Repair spares and service parts counters
  • Relay, transformer, battery and power component suppliers
  • Importers who source against a customer's RFQ

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

  • Counter staff will not enter a call or a quote, and no system can record what nobody types.
  • Your enquiries arrive in personal WhatsApp chats and nobody forwards them, so the records would begin empty.
  • You need only a list of regular buyers, and a spreadsheet with a column for the last order would serve.

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.

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Is a spreadsheet good enough for a components counter?
Yes, for a while, if one person owns it and every enquiry goes in on the day. It fails when several people edit it, when follow-up dates are missed or when you want invoice history beside it. That is the point at which software earns its place.
Can a CRM work with Tally?
Usually through an export of the sales register, which can be read against the CRM's contacts. You do not need a live link on day one. Start with an export of the sales register that you refresh by hand, and decide on integration only if it saves real effort.
Our counter staff will not update it. What then?
Make the log the only way a quote leaves the counter, and keep the fields few. If a request is not in the log, it is not quoted. Staff enter what takes ten seconds. They drop anything that takes a minute.
What about enquiries that arrive in WhatsApp chats?
Copy the part, quantity and date into the log as soon as the chat starts, and note the number. The chat stays in WhatsApp for the conversation. The record of the enquiry belongs in the log, where the whole counter can see it.
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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