如何使市场营销结果更加突出?你算是问对人啦,这是我的两个大方法:聘请合适的销售人员(可以是组织内部人员、顾问,也可以是代理商),另一个是get正确的营销渠道。而且母庸质疑,做到了第一点的人,第二个点你会更加得心应手。
“谢谢你告诉我们这些,CaptainObvious(明知船长)!”或许是你听到这句话后的第一反应。道理大家都懂,但是怎么实现呢?我当然不是空口说白话,请允许我进行解释——你究竟应该如何雇佣到真正合适的、可以帮你做出最优秀的决定的营销专员,又如何利用真正合适的营销渠道去调整和实施你的市场营销策略呢?如果你没有预算请这种高手的话,请读到最后!
我很喜欢用英文里的首字母大写。所以,在这个问题上我为各位梳理了8个“E”:
lExperience(经验)
没错,许多市场经验(Experience)都是可传递的,而且我持续地倡导:不局限于雇佣那些只属于自己行业的员工。不过,经验仍至关重要。若营销专员可以通过往期案例研究和参考来备份以往的工作经历,就意味着他们可以运用自己积累的实践知识来为你的营销需求提供或执行最佳的解决方案。因为他们的自身经验能够对工作有所帮助,那些拥有正确的营销经验的人同样也了解该如何跟上变化多端的市场环境,他们相比普通员工可以更快地学习到最新的知识。
lEducation(教育)
如果一个营销专员只了解最新的市场趋势、技术和工具,这是远远不够的。他/她还必须能够对公司及其职员进行教育(Education)培训。而且十分关键的是,一个值得学习交流的营销专员的重要性远远超出了你的想象。如果其他部门能够了解营销专员的职责和他们在工作上的相互影响,促进部门之间的合作就是一件简单的小事啦。
lEfficiency(效率)
lEvaluate(评估)
对于营销专员而言,以数字的方式呈现他/她的工作是极其可取的。不过,应当注意避免无意义的指标。而如果持续绩效可以被明确规定,则可以进行更优化的评估(Evaluate),这是我们要讲的下一个词。而且,任何营销专员拒绝量化都是在耍流氓!此外,为了确保触及最终效益,定性表现需要也须与最终目标进行比较。
lEnlarge(放大)
我曾经和一个客户谈起过一个营销专员,她在所有的细枝末节上都处理得非常优秀,或者是她真的很擅长做一些细节性的工作,但是她所在公司的市场需求并不适合利益基础市场,所以我强烈地建议他们解雇了这位员工。这使我的客户听到了这件事情伊始表现的非常震惊。你会看到,当你正在寻找那些“巨星”级的营销专员时,很容易分辨出他们的独特之处——他们看待市场的眼光更加长远,视野更加宽广。至于他们的工作针对于增加流量还是挖掘潜在的销售机会(leadsgeneration),其实这并不重要,而他们需要去了解并且满足在各个营销阶段中企业的需求所在。
lEmpathy(体谅)
lExecution(执行力)
大多数业务部门负责人最大的抱怨之一是营销专员总是“说的很多,却做的很少”,所以执行力(Execution)是非常关键的一个因素。在这里要向做营销的同行友人们道声抱歉,不过这往往是事实,而且我一点儿也不内疚!市场营销专员们总被认为很有创意,有时他们对于自我反思和头脑风暴萌生的想法有些过于兴奋,但他们却不能将这些想法落实。你要确保这个“E”存在于雇用的每个营销专员中,不管他/她的级别有多高。单纯的策略不会让你的公司出类拔萃——唯有执行才是硬道理。
lEnterprising(进取心)
市场营销的很大一部分与创意和创新能力有关,如果一个营销专员过分痴迷数字,而不是真正把新颖的想法付诸实践,没有足够的进取心(Enterprising)那么这些人将永远停留在初级阶段(如果这些人是外包的——还留着他们干嘛?)除了各种营销活动之外,他/她还需要在既定的支出(Expenditure)上进行创新(这个额外的“E”不值得让我单独给它一个段落,但各位一定得知道我多么喜欢这些首字母缩略词)。就如以上我们谈论过的8个“E”,进取心是作为营销专员必须拥有的工作态度和工作精神。
简单的8“E”清单:
你可以参考以上的描述,列一个简单的清单来检测营销专员的匹配程度。这是一份成绩的指南:
8分:你需要立刻给他/她一个足够有吸引力的报价!
5-7分:不错的候选人,不过要确保他/她有改善自我的空间。
3-4分:不要雇佣,除非有临时的需求急缺人手。
低于3分:现在就赶紧逃跑,在自己生命垂危的时候才考虑雇佣他/她!
虽然我可能不是一个营销大师,但连老天爷都知道我确切而且深刻地了解如何帮助我的客户识别、雇用正确的内部和外部市场营销专员,所以我100%深信建议可以帮助到大家!一旦你有合适的营销专员和合适的预算来分配给他们,那么至少你已经准备好了拓展你公司的业务,并且就如标题所保证的,提升你们整体的营销流程和品牌知名度。好了,准备开启新的征程吧!
——————————以下为Andy老师英文原稿——————————
ManyarticlestryteachingyouhowtomarketproperlyandincreaseROIbyx%,orworseoff,theyonlyteachyouhowsomemarketingtricksthatyoucaneasilyfindoffGoogleorBaiduelsewhere.SoletAndyZtrytakingadifferentspinonthis..
Here’smywayofensuringyourmarketingcanproducemuchbetterresults:Hiretherightmarketer(couldbeaninhouseindividual,consultant,oragency)andhavetherightchannels/tools!Ofcourse,havingtheformerwillhelpthelatter.
“Thanksforpointingthatout,Captainobvious”isprobablyyourfirstremark,butletmeexplainhowexactlyyoucanhiretherightmarketerwhichcanthenhelpyoumakethebestdecisionsonutilizingthebestmarketingchannelsandtools,amendingandrealizingyourmarketingstrategy.
I’manacronymfan,soI’vecreated8“E”sforyoutoremember:
Experience
Yes,alotofmarketingskillsaretransferableandIamanadvocateofnotrestrictinghiringthosethatonlybelongtoyourownindustry.However,experienceisstillveryimportantbecauseifamarketercanbebackupwhatthey’vedonebeforewithcasestudiesandreferences,itmeanstheyareabletodrawontheirpracticalknowledgetoprovideandexecutetheoptimalsolutionforyourmarketingneeds.Peoplewiththerightsetofmarketingexperiencealsoknowhowtokeepupwiththeever-changinglandscapeofmarketing,andarewell-equippedtoacquirethelatestknowledgemuchfasterthanyouraverageemployeecan,becausetheexperienceheorshehasallowstargetedexposure.
Education
Amarketerthatsimplyunderstandsthelatestmarketingtrends,technologyandtoolsisnotgoodenough,heorshemustbeabletocoachthecompanyanditsmembersaboutthemtoo.Thepointis,amarketerthatyoucanlearnsomethingfromisextremelyimportantbecauseifotherdepartmentscanunderstandtheroleandslightlymoreabouthowmarketingwillimpacttheirjobs,thistoowillimproveinter-departmentcollaboration.
Efficiency
Thistraitencouragesmarketerstobefocusedontakingactionandresults,andcanadaptreal-timebasedonevolvingneeds,butatthesametimetheyareresponsiveenoughthattheycangiveyounear-instantaneousfeedback,andneveroverpromisingexpectations.Mostimportantly,whattheydoisexactandpreciseandwithinareasonableturnaroundtimeframe,becausemarketingisonefieldthatdoesn’treallyallowtoomuchroomforerrorsinceitisacostchurningdepartment.Nottomention,simpleeconomicstellsyouthattimealwayshasahugeopportunitycostinthewonderfulworldofbusiness.
Evaluate
Amarketercanproperlypresenthisorherworkintermsofnumbersisextremelydesirable.Meaninglessmetricsshouldbeavoided,ratherifongoingperformancecanbewell-defined,moreoptimizedevaluationcantakeplace.Anymarketerthatrefusestoproperlymeasuretheirmarketingworkisbeingdevioushere.Inaddition,qualitativeperformancesneedtobecomparedwithultimategoals,anddrivebottomlineresults.
Enlarge
I’veoncediscussedwithaclientaboutamarketerwhoisfantasticonallthefinessedetails,heorshewasreallygoodatdoingthelittlethings,butbecausetheirbusinessneedsdidn’tallowthemtohaveverynichemarketers,Istronglyrecommendedthemagainsthiringsuchcandidate,whichshockedmyclientatfirst.Yousee,whenyouarelookingforsuperstarmarketers,whatseparatesthemfromtherestofthepackistheirabilitytolookatmarketingfromamuchbiggerpicture,anenlargedview.Itdoesn’tmatterwhethertheirworkisfocusedontrafficorleadsgeneration,theyneedtounderstandhowtheirsolutiontothevariousstagesofthemarketingfunnelisrelativetothecompany’sneeds.
Empathy
Ifyoucan’tunderstandtheotherperson’sfeelings,thenyouhaveverybadsocialskills.Likewise,ifamarketercannotunderstandthebusiness’truepainpoints,thenheorshemustsuckatmarketing.Youneedamarketerwhounderstandsyoursalesgoalsandisengagedinyoursuccess.Empathycanalsocomefrompersonalitytraitssuchaseasy-goingandculturallyalignedwithyourbusiness.Everycompany,regardlessiftheyareastartuporamultinationalhasitsowncorporateculture,soiftheydon’tfit-doesn’tmatteriftheyareinhouseorexternal,thenhowcantheytrulyunderstandyourbusinessobjectives
Execution
Oneofthebiggestcomplaintsmadebymostheadsofbusinessunitsarethatmarketersarealwaysalltalk,andlittleaction.Sorrymyfellowmarketingfriends,thisismoreoftenthannottrue.Marketingpersonnelareconsideredcreatives,andsometimestheytakeabittoomuchpleasureinoverthinkingandbrainstormingideas,butcannotbringthemtofruitionthemselves.Makesurethistraitexistsineverymarketeryouhire,doesn’tmatterhowseniorheorsheis,becausestrategydoesn’twinyoubattles-executiondoes.
Enterprising
Ahugepartofmarketinghastodowithcreativityandinnovativeability,andifamarketerisoverlyobsessedaboutjusthittingthenumberswithoutactuallybringingfreshideastothetable,thenthesearethetypesofpeoplethatwillneverprogressbeyondthejuniorlevels(andiftheseguysareexternal-wowyoushouldrunawaynow!)Apartfromvariousmarketingcampaigns,heorshealsoneedstobecreativewiththegivenexpenditure(sorrythisextra“E”didn’tmerititsownsectionbutyouknowhowmuchIlovetheseacronyms).We’retalkingabouttheattitudeandspirithere,sothemarketerneedstodisplaythisinaccordancewiththeother“E”smentioned.
Aspromisedforthosethatdon’thavethebudgettohiresuchstellartalent-thenyouneedtotrainyourselftobelikemarketerswiththeabovequalities.Asmuchastheemphasisonentrepreneursshouldbejackofalltradesandtheirabilitytowearmultiplehats,startupsthoughneedtohaveacleardivisionofresponsibility,soifmarketingisn'tyourthingthenyouneedtoseekoutsidehelp.
Createasimplechecklist:
lExperience
lEducation
lEfficiency
lEvaluate
lEnlarge
lEmpathy
lExecution
lEnterprising
Youcanmarkachecknexttothetraitthatyourpotentialmarketerpossessesandrefertomydescriptionsabove.Here’sageneralscoreguide:
8checks:Youneedtomakeanattractiveoffertothisguyorgirlonthespot,now!
5-7checks:Goodcandidate,butmakesuretheroomforimprovementcanbefulfilled
3-4checks:Don’thireunlessyoubadlyneedabodytofillintemporarily
Lessthan3:Runawaynow,andhireatyourownperil!
WhileImaynotbeamarketingguru,Isureashelldeeplyunderstandhowtoassistmyclientstoidentifyandhiretherightinhouseandexternalmarketers,sohopefullythishelps.Onceyouhavetherightmarketerandtherightbudgettoallocatetothem,thenatleastyouarewellsetonyourjourneytogrowthebusinessandincreasepublicityasthetitlepromised.
Andy老师简介:
-Multiculturalandmultilingual:Grewupandlivedinanumberofcountries,American-bornChineseandThirdCultureKid(TCK)
多文化和多语言:在多个国家成长和居住;美籍华人,典型第三文化人士(TCK)
-Leaderinempoweringcorporatetrainingandrecruitmentprofessionalswithassessmentmethodologiesandproject-basedlearningandragogy
为企业培训和招聘人士提供领先评估体系和游戏化的项目式学习的职场教学法领袖
-Decadeofexperienceineducationandtraining,andexpertinChina
十年以上的学生教育和企业培训的经验:并被很多本土和国外人士称为“中国通”
-UCBerkeleyAlumniClubEx-LeaderandRecruitmentAmbassador
毕业于世界名校加州伯克利大学并担任校友俱乐部前任负责人和前任招生大使
-Third-partyInterviewerforCollegeAdmissions
美国第三方面试官(很多大学现在需要学生在提交申请书与第三方机构进行面试)
-Helpedbuildanumberofcollegeadmissionscounselingdepartments
负责搭建多个海外升学指导中心
-Unlikemost“educationexperts”,personallyattendedmorethanadozenschoolsgrowingupandpersonallywentthroughtheAP,IB,British,SingaporeanandHongKongeducationsystems
相比其他所谓的“教育专家”,从小上过十几所学校,亲自体验过AP、IB、英国、新加坡和香港的教育制度