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An investor will ask on WhatsApp what he would never ask in a meeting.

WhatsApp for an advisory firm is where a client asks a quick question, sends a document and confirms a meeting. It is also a channel where advice gets given with no record kept, which is a compliance problem. GullySales sets up the business account and the rules for what may be said there.

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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, which gets read faster than email or SMS. GullySales sets up business WhatsApp, writes the message templates and keeps the list consented and current.

Also for wealth management firms

Sales and marketing for wealth management firms, the overview.

Last updated 5 Oct 2026. Rules for this trade differ by state and professional body, and they change. We describe restrictions in general terms, so check the current position with your own council or adviser before you publish anything.

For wealth management firms

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

  • “Advice given in a chat still needs a record”

    A one-line answer about whether to redeem is advice, and it has to be recorded, retained and consistent with the plan. Settle with your compliance officer which number is used and how those chats are kept, before advisers settle into their personal phones.

  • “Market panic arrives on WhatsApp first”

    On the day the index falls, clients message rather than ring. One prepared line from the firm, sent to everyone who consented, beats a dozen advisers improvising something slightly different.

  • “No returns, no performance, no screenshots”

    Advertisement rules restrict how returns may be shown, and a forwarded portfolio screenshot is a claim. Have your compliance officer approve the standing messages and keep the rest to logistics and documents.

What we do

What we deliver for wealth management firms.

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

  1. A WhatsApp Business account in the firm's name

    The firm number, the address, the hours, a greeting message and a short profile carrying your registration details.

    Result: Client conversations stay with the firm when an adviser leaves.

  2. Rules for what may be said in a chat

    What counts as advice, what has to move to a recorded call or an email, and how chats are retained, agreed with your compliance officer.

    Result: Advisers know where the line is.

  3. Saved replies for the routine questions

    How to complete KYC, where to find a statement, how the fee is charged and how to book a review, written to stay clear of advice.

    Result: Most messages are answered without an adviser's time.

  4. A prepared message for a falling market

    The standing text, approved in advance, that goes out when clients start messaging, saying what the firm is doing and when they will hear more.

    Result: One steady message instead of twelve improvised ones.

  5. Meeting confirmations and document requests

    The date, the adviser, what to bring and the documents needed, sent on booking and again before the meeting.

    Result: Fewer meetings are wasted on missing paperwork.

  6. Consent recorded, and a way to stop

    Who agreed to be contacted, on which number and about what, with a one-word way out.

    Result: The firm stays welcome on the channel clients actually use.

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 an advisory firm sets down before any client conversation moves onto WhatsApp.

Rules for investment advisers, distributors and portfolio managers differ by regulator and change, so have your compliance officer approve the wording first.

A firm number, not the adviser's own
Register WhatsApp Business on a number the firm owns, with the firm's registered name and registration details on the profile. Advice on a personal phone cannot be reviewed, archived or handed on.
Consent recorded before any message
Add a line to the client onboarding form and record the date: the client agrees to scheduling and document messages on WhatsApp. A prospect who rang for a first meeting has agreed to nothing beyond that call.
What may and may not be sent
Write for staff the list of permitted messages, such as meeting times and document requests, and the list of prohibited ones, such as recommendations, returns and screenshots of performance. Check with your compliance officer.
Records and retention
Decide how chats are archived and for how long, who can see them, and what the firm's regulator expects. A client message that asks for advice should be moved to the firm's formal channel and recorded.
Templates and who may send them
A meeting confirmation or document request you start yourself needs an approved template. Limit sending rights to named staff. Check WhatsApp's current business policy and pricing before planning how many go out.
A stop word and a fallback
Every message offers a way to stop and names another way to reach the firm. Honour a request to stop at once, and note on the record that the client prefers email or a call.

Who it is for

This is written for these wealth management firms.

  • Independent financial advisers
  • Registered investment advisory firms
  • Portfolio management services
  • Family offices
  • Mutual fund distributors
  • Insurance and wealth advisory practices
  • NRI-focused wealth advisers
  • Retirement and pension planning practices

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 report.

No open-ended retainer. Every step gives you something in writing.

  1. First

    Free audit call

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

  2. After the call

    Written, scored report

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

  3. Before work starts

    Baseline recorded

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

  4. After the baseline

    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. 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 work runs for wealth management firms

  1. 1

    Assess

    We look at how investors currently find you, what your website tells them about fees and advisers, and how long a proposal sits before anyone follows up.

  2. 2

    Build trust before the call

    Adviser profiles, credentials, a clear explanation of the fee structure, and content that answers the questions investors search before they pick up the phone.

  3. 3

    Get the enquiry answered fast

    A response routine for calls, WhatsApp and referrals, and a record of every enquiry so none sit unanswered.

  4. 4

    Bring investors in

    Search visibility for the planning questions investors ask, and a referral process that gives existing investors an easy way to introduce someone.

  5. 5

    Keep the mandate

    A reporting rhythm the investor can rely on, and a review-meeting cadence that surfaces the next need before the investor goes looking elsewhere.

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

  • Hotel Felicity Inn

    Situation
    A traveller compares three hotels on a phone and books one. The website was not built for that.
    What we did
    • The site rebuilt around booking
    • Photography and one look
    • Search work for destination searches
    • Content a traveller reads
    Result
    • Online bookings increased 35%
    • Organic traffic increased 50% within six months
    • Positive reviews on Google and TripAdvisor increased 30%
    Read the case study

  • SB Engineering

    Situation
    Buyers searching for laser cutting and sheet metal work in Bengaluru were finding other suppliers first, because the company did not rank for the terms its own customers type.
    What we did
    • The site redesigned for mobile
    • Search work on the buyer's terms
    • Content that shows the work
    • Social channels managed
    Result
    • Website traffic rose 60% within six months, against a target of 50%.
    • High-quality leads rose 45%, with a rise in conversion rates alongside them.
    • Fifteen target keywords moved up the rankings, five of them into the top three positions.
    Read the case study

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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.

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 90-minute call with the person who will do the work
  • A written, scored report on the six places orders leak
  • 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.

How the audit scores you: the Order Leak Framework

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FAQ

Questions owners ask before they call.

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Can advisers use their personal numbers with clients?
It is common and it causes two problems: the client goes with the adviser who leaves, and there is no record of the advice given. Move clients onto a firm number, and settle the retention question with your compliance officer before anybody objects.
Can we send market updates on WhatsApp?
To clients who agreed to receive them, in wording your compliance officer has approved, and without performance claims or screenshots. Facts about a rule change or a tax deadline are the safest content. Anything reading as a recommendation belongs where the record is kept.
A client messages us in a falling market asking whether to sell everything. What do we reply?
Reply with the prepared holding message: the adviser has seen your note and will call at a stated time. Do not give a recommendation in chat. Move the conversation to a recorded call or meeting, and note the discussion on the client file.
Can a relationship manager add clients to a WhatsApp group for market commentary?
No. A group shows every client's number and invites replies that read as advice in public. Any market commentary should come from the firm's approved channel and wording, to clients who agreed to receive it, and carry the firm's standard disclosures.
Can we show our past portfolio returns in ads?
Not freely, and usually it is safer not to. SEBI and AMFI rules restrict how past performance appears, and require set disclosures where it is allowed. We build the content around your process, your advisers and the plans you write instead.
Do you know the advertising rules for investment advisers?
Yes, in outline, and your compliance officer has the final word. SEBI's advertisement code for registered advisers rules out promised returns and testimonials, and asks for registration details to be shown. Nothing goes live until your compliance officer signs it off.
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?
The term is agreed in writing after the audit, 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?
Fixes to reply time, follow-up and your Google Business Profile are the quickest to show, because the enquiries already exist. Ads can follow soon after follow-up is in place. SEO and content take longer. How long each takes depends on your business, and the audit tells you which applies to you. Nothing here is guaranteed.
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.

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