Skip to content
Fishbone (Ishikawa) templates

Declining Sales (Fishbone)

Causes of falling sales across the marketing mix.

Template previewFishbone (Ishikawa)
Why are sales down?Declining salesProductOutdated featuresQuality issuesPriceHigher than rivalsUnclear valuePromotionLow ad spendWeak messagingPlaceLimited channelsPeopleUndertrained repsHigh turnover

Make it your own.

title "Why are sales down?"
problem "Declining sales"
category "Product"
  cause "Outdated features"
  cause "Quality issues"
category "Price"
  cause "Higher than rivals"
  cause "Unclear value"
category "Promotion"
  cause "Low ad spend"
  cause "Weak messaging"
category "Place"
  cause "Limited channels"
category "People"
  cause "Undertrained reps"
  cause "High turnover"