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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 the retailers and plumbers. When the salesman leaves or changes phone, the distributor loses the list it paid for.

  • “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 the 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

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

  • Your trade list has no record that retailers agreed to receive messages, so a broadcast could get the number blocked.
  • The rate list changes before it is approved and a photograph may circulate with a wrong price.
  • Orders come by phone call from shops that do not use messages, and effort would go to a channel they ignore.

How it works

How the whatsapp marketing 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

    Read the chats you already have

    We read how customers write to you, which questions repeat and where a chat goes quiet. The repeated questions decide what gets automated first.

  2. 2

    Sort the list and the permission

    Contacts who asked to hear from you are separated from numbers that only sit in a phone book. We agree the wording new contacts will see before they say yes.

  3. 3

    Choose the app or the API

    One phone and a small team can stay on the ordinary app. Several people on one number, templates or a CRM link need the API through a provider, which is its own piece of setup work.

  4. 4

    Write the replies and the plan

    The greeting, away message, saved replies and handover rule are written in your words and approved by you. The message plan and its templates follow.

  5. 5

    Connect the record and test

    Each link carries its source line and each chat lands in the CRM. We test on real phones, including a customer who asks for a person.

  6. 6

    Read the unanswered questions

    A question the first reply could not answer becomes a new saved reply or a fixed handover. Stop requests are watched too, with the number's quality rating where the API is used, since both show a message plan that has gone too far.

Where this fits

Three pieces of sales work, in this order.

This work sits inside sales process design, at stage 0, foundation. 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.

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 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 the salesman 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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