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Tile, flooring and bathware dealers · Reputation management

Answer the review about a shade that did not match the second lot.

Reputation for a tile and bathware dealer is what a family reads on Maps before driving over, and what a mason says when a customer asks him. GullySales builds the review request into delivery, drafts replies to the complaints this trade actually gets, and watches every listing your name sits on.

A statue plinth seen close: the bronze figure implied only by its feet and the hem of its drapery above the top of the frame, one face of the stone pedestal scrubbed pale and the other still grimy and carrying a scrawl of paint, with a pressure hose coiled on the steps beside a bucket, brushes and cloths

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.

For tile, flooring and bathware dealers

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

  • Shade variation is the complaint you will get

    Two lots of the same design never match exactly, and the family finds out when the last bedroom is laid. Saying so at the counter costs less than answering it in public.

  • A late lorry reads worse than a high rate

    Tiles arriving the day after the mason was booked cost you more visits than a rival being cheaper by five rupees a square foot.

  • The mason's verdict never appears on Google

    He tells families which dealer gives him trouble at unloading, and there is nowhere to reply to that. It is earned at the godown, not online.

  • Reviews arrive a season after the sale

    A family buys at the flooring stage and moves in months later. The review comes when the house is finished, so the request has to wait for it.

What we do

What we deliver for tile, flooring and bathware dealers.

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

  1. A review request timed to the finished floor

    A message sent after installation rather than after billing, with the link ready and a note of which rooms were done.

    Result: Reviews describe the floor, not the invoice.

  2. Replies written for the complaints this trade gets

    Wording prepared for shade variation between lots, breakage in transit, a delayed delivery and a fitting that leaked, ready to go up the same week.

    Result: The public answer is calm and in your own words.

  3. Lot and shade expectations put in writing

    A line on the quotation and a note at the counter about lot numbers, natural shade variation and how much extra to take, agreed before packing.

    Result: Fewer arguments ever reach Google.

  4. Alerts on the showroom name and the brands

    Notifications for Google, JustDial, IndiaMART and the common misspellings of your showroom name.

    Result: A complaint is seen while it is still worth answering.

  5. A cause written against every complaint

    A short record after every complaint saying whether the cause was the lot, the lorry, the plumber or the quotation.

    Result: The delivery problem gets fixed in the godown.

  6. What the ratings did this month

    New reviews, the rating, which orders produced them and what the complaints were really about, read beside the position at the start.

    Result: A pattern shows up while it is still fixable.

How the result is measured

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

Recorded as a baseline before work starts, then reported every month against it.

Who it is for

This is written for these tile, flooring and bathware dealers.

  • Multi-brand tile and sanitaryware showrooms
  • Single-brand exclusive tile galleries
  • Bathware, CP fittings and bath accessories dealers
  • Wooden, laminate and vinyl flooring retailers
  • Granite, marble and natural stone dealers
  • Tile distributors supplying builders and sub-dealers
  • Premium imported tile and bathroom studios
  • Flooring retail and installation businesses

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

  • You want a guaranteed Google ranking or a guaranteed number of leads. Nobody honest can promise either.
  • You need enquiries by next week and have nobody to answer them.
  • You want posts and reach reported, not enquiries and orders.

How it works

From your first message to the first monthly report.

No open-ended retainer. Each step has a point in time and something you receive.

  1. 01 · Day 1

    Free audit call

    45 minutes with whoever handles your enquiries: how they arrive, how fast they are answered, where they are lost.

  2. 02 · Within a few working days

    Written, scored report

    Six areas scored, fixes ranked by return and cost. If you want our help, the scope and fee come with it, in writing.

  3. 03 · Before work starts

    Baseline recorded

    Enquiries by source, reply time, conversion and cost per order, written down so every later month has an honest comparison.

  4. 04 · Month 1

    The first fix goes live

    Usually the cheapest one on the report: reply time, a follow-up sequence or the marketing-to-sales handover.

  5. 05 · Every month

    Report against the baseline

    What moved, what did not, and what changes next, in plain words.

  6. 06 · Month 3 to 6

    Renew on the numbers

    The term ends and you decide whether to continue from the results. No twelve-month lock.

How the work runs for tile, flooring and bathware dealers

  1. 1

    Assess

    We look at your Maps profile, how showroom visits are recorded, how quotations are written and followed up, and who is referring families today.

  2. 2

    Record every visit

    A visitor and quotation record the floor staff actually use, with follow-up messages on WhatsApp at fixed points after each visit.

  3. 3

    Show the showroom online

    Maps, website category pages and Instagram set up so a buyer can see your ranges and installed rooms before visiting.

  4. 4

    Win the influencers

    A relationship programme with masons, plumbers, contractors and designers, with referrals recorded against each one.

  5. 5

    Grow each order

    Room-by-room quotes that include fittings and accessories, bathroom packages, and follow-up for the next room or the next project.

Proof

What happened when owners fixed this.

Real clients, the work we did, and the result as it was recorded. Where no number was recorded, none is claimed.

All case studies
  • France Fox

    Situation
    Eco claims are common enough in menswear that buyers discount them on sight. France Fox had a real production story and nowhere to set it out, which is the wrong way round.
    What we did
    • A website built for a launch
    • Social designs and captions
    • Print for the launch
    • One tone at every touchpoint
    Result
    No numbers were recorded for this engagement. The work is described in full in the case study.
    Read the case study
  • Chord Road Hospital

    Situation
    Patients who knew the hospital trusted it. Patients who searched for a department or a treatment in the area did not find it.
    What we did
    • Website rebuilt around patient needs
    • Search visibility
    • Social media on a schedule
    • Review management
    Result
    • Organic traffic increased 60% within six months
    • Online appointment bookings increased 40%
    • Social following grew 45%, and engagement on it rose 70%
    Read the case study

Also worked with

Curtain Label · Difesa Security Services · Felicity Inn · Hands On CSR · Implevista · Kambar Group · Kalessi · Kerur Pain Clinic · LL Trust · Lucky Deals · Natural Gases · NavaShakthi Souhardha · NewCom Logistics · Proton Technical Services · SB Engineering · Shakthi Foundation · Shakthi Group · Urbanest · Insyde Studio · Venkateshwara Laser Tech · Vivara Studios

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 monthly 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 lock-in, no guarantees we cannot keep

    Three to six months at a time. 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.

The offer

Start with a free audit of how you sell.

It is useful on its own, whether or not you hire us.

What you receive

  • A 45-minute call with the person who will do the work
  • A written, scored report on the six places orders leak, within a few working days
  • Every fix ranked by what it returns and what it costs
  • The one thing to do first, and why
  • An honest line on whether you need outside help at all
  • If you do, the scope and the fee in writing

No invoice. No obligation. No sales script.

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FAQ

Questions owners ask before they call.

Not here? More answers, or ask on WhatsApp.

A customer blames us for a tap the plumber fitted badly. What do we reply?
Say what you supplied, what the brand warranty covers and offer to inspect it with the service engineer. A reply that names the process reads as competence to the next family. Arguing about the plumber does not.
Which customers should we ask for a review?
The ones whose floor was laid without an argument and who said so at handover. A dealer who chases everybody collects a thin page and irritates people still waiting on a balance delivery.
Can marketing help when the mason decides which dealer gets the order?
Yes, by making your showroom the one the mason also prefers. We set up a routine with the trades who bring families in. A visitor record means the family's own choice is followed up before anyone steers them elsewhere.
Should a tile dealer sell online?
Usually not as a full online store, because most buyers want to see and touch a tile first. A catalogue on the website and Instagram, with a quick way to book a visit or ask for a quote on WhatsApp, works better for most showrooms.
How much does it cost?
There is no price list, because the work differs by business. The fee is scoped in the free audit and put in writing before anything starts, split into our time, your media spend and production.
How long is the contract?
Three to six months at a time. There is no twelve-month lock, and renewal is decided on the numbers against the baseline recorded at the start.
How soon will we see results?
Fixes to reply time, follow-up and your Google Business Profile usually show in weeks, because the enquiries already exist. Ads show in days once follow-up is ready. SEO and content take months. The audit tells you which applies to you.
Who will actually do the work?
The person you meet on the audit call. We work from one office in Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru, with no account managers in between.
What do you need from us?
For the audit, last month's enquiries in any format and 45 minutes with whoever handles them. After that, access to the accounts the work touches, such as the website, Google Business Profile or CRM, and time for the monthly review.
What if we are not happy with the work?
Tell us and the plan changes. Every month is reported against the baseline, so a number that is not moving is visible to both sides. Terms run three to six months at a time, and the refund and cancellation policy sets out the rest.

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