????如果客戶沒有爭(zhēng)先恐后地購買你的產(chǎn)品,，那就意味著你得全面調(diào)整策略,，而且刻不容緩。

????我和成長(zhǎng)型公司合作時(shí)發(fā)現(xiàn),，表明策略欠妥的一個(gè)最大危險(xiǎn)信號(hào)就是顧客沒有熱情，對(duì)它們銷售的產(chǎn)品“不上癮”,。同時(shí)，銷售業(yè)績(jī)一直四平八穩(wěn),，甚至不斷下滑,。

????毛利潤(rùn)率低是另一個(gè)危險(xiǎn)的信號(hào)。如果客戶不遠(yuǎn)接受你的定價(jià),，那你就得低價(jià)拋售,，以便創(chuàng)造營(yíng)業(yè)額，這就是說你的產(chǎn)品已經(jīng)商品化,。但你還不夠?qū)I(yè)，所以顧客無法區(qū)分你和其他公司的差別,。因此誰出價(jià)最低,，顧客就買誰的賬。

????如果這些問題悄無聲息地出現(xiàn),，那么現(xiàn)在就是解決它們的絕佳時(shí)機(jī)。你可能正在策劃或舉辦年度策略會(huì)議,。在成長(zhǎng)型公司,，營(yíng)銷策略通常和整體策略一脈相承，因此營(yíng)銷策略可能就是你應(yīng)該重點(diǎn)關(guān)注的地方,。蘋果公司（Apple）營(yíng)銷委員會(huì)是史蒂夫?喬布斯唯一擔(dān)任主席的機(jī)構(gòu),。他每周三下午都會(huì)出席營(yíng)銷例會(huì)。

????查找策略漏洞時(shí)必須考慮如何處理好營(yíng)銷中的4P因素（Product,、Place、Price和Promotion）,，即產(chǎn)品,、地點(diǎn)、價(jià)格和促銷,。它們可以讓你脫穎而出,。你可能得通過側(cè)重于和他人不同的環(huán)節(jié)來解決問題。以奈飛公司（Netflix）為例,，它調(diào)整了價(jià)格,，因此得罪了顧客，出現(xiàn)了客戶流失,。后來,，它效仿HBO，更多地側(cè)重于產(chǎn)品,，同時(shí)提供更多原創(chuàng)性節(jié)目,，這才擺脫了困境。

????但你還需要留意營(yíng)銷中的其他四個(gè)因素,，也就是奧格威（Ogilvy）所稱的4E因素（體驗(yàn),、無處不在、交流和無比的熱情）。如今,，在購物的時(shí)間和地點(diǎn)方面,，顧客擁有更多的選擇權(quán)。因此,，每家公司都得采取能讓自己與眾不同的營(yíng)銷方式,。顧客在購買和使用產(chǎn)品時(shí)的體驗(yàn)是一個(gè)至關(guān)重要的組成部分。每家成長(zhǎng)型公司的首席執(zhí)行官都應(yīng)該去讀讀奧格威的這篇文章,。

????用營(yíng)銷策略解決問題需要付出努力,。不要指望在年度策略會(huì)議上就能找到答案。你和你的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)團(tuán)隊(duì)每周都需要關(guān)上門,，開個(gè)早餐或午餐會(huì)來討論這個(gè)問題,，直到問題得到解決為止。策略并不是每年制定一次就可以高枕無憂的事情,。

????我們?nèi)绾闻袛嗖呗允欠褡嘈?？很?jiǎn)單。顧客蜂擁而至,，產(chǎn)品銷售毫不費(fèi)力,。面對(duì)這樣的順利局面，最大的挑戰(zhàn)將是跟上業(yè)務(wù)進(jìn)度,。隨后,，你會(huì)遇到一個(gè)新問題，那就是要極具針對(duì)性地執(zhí)行策略,。如果你希望獲得可觀的利潤(rùn),，這方面的工作也得妥善進(jìn)行。（財(cái)富中文網(wǎng)）???

????Customers should be beating down your door to buy what you sell. If they're not, that's a sign that you need to overhaul your strategy -- right away.

????When I work with growth companies, one of the biggest warning signs of a weak strategy is that customers aren't raving fans, addicted to what they sell. Instead, their sales are flat or declining.

????Poor gross margins are another red flag. If customers aren't willing to pay your prices -- and you have to give your product away to generate top-line revenue -- that means your product has become commoditized. You're not specialized enough for customers to recognize what's different about you from everyone else, so they turn to whoever has the cheapest prices.

????If these situations have snuck up on you, now is the perfect time to tackle them. You're probably planning or holding your annual strategy session now. At growth companies, the company's marketing strategy is usually synonymous with its overall strategy, so that's where your focus should likely be. The marketing committee was the only one Steve Jobs chaired at Apple (AAPL). He showed up for its weekly meeting every Wednesday afternoon.

????When you look for holes in your strategy, consider how you're tackling the four Ps of marketing: Product, Place, Price, and Promotion. These are all areas where you can differentiate yourself. You may need to fix your problems by focusing on a different P. Look at Netflix (NFLX). It upset its customers by changing its pricing and began to lose them. It got out of that mess by focusing more on its product, by offering more original programming, following the HBO model.

????But you also need to look at the 4Es of marketing, as Ogilvy defines them (Experience, Everyplace, Exchange, Evangelism). These days, customers have more choices over when and where they buy things, so every company should look for ways to stand out. The experience a customer has in buying and using your product is a critical component. Ogilvy's article should be required reading for every growth company CEO.

????Fixing a problem with your marketing strategy takes commitment. Don't expect to solve it at your annual strategy session. You and your leadership team need to lock yourself in a room once a week for breakfast or lunch and talk about it until you get it right. Strategy isn't something you should expect to tackle once a year.

????How do you know if a new strategy is working? That's the easy part. Customers will start flocking, and sales will feel effortless. Your biggest problem will be keeping up with all of the new business that's flowing your way. Then you'll face a new problem: making sure the execution of your strategy is spot-on. If you want to have a strong bottom line, you've got to get that part right, too.