Assess Your Value Proposition

 The High Costs of Low Perceived Value

• Lower Margins from Frequent Discounting

• Pressure to cut costs and skimp on service customers value

• Customer Defection and negative word of mouth from price oriented, dissatisfied customers

• Greater difficulty winning good, profitable new customers than firms with high value and a better reputation 

The Benefits of a Compelling Value Proposition

• Higher Margins from Value that meets emotional and financial needs

• Justification to invest in the service customers really value

• Positive word of mouth and referrals from value oriented, more satisfied, more loyal customers

• Easier to attract, win, and grow your loyal, profitable customers 

Assess Your Value Proposition

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Customer Value Propositions in Business Markets

In my favorite article from the Harvard Business Review on Customer Value Propositions, the authors distinguish between three kinds of value propositions:

• All Benefits: All the benefits customers receive from a market offering; the problem is customers may not agree with the benefits you assert. (Fair)

• Favorable points of difference: All favorable points of difference a market offering has relative to the next best alternative. Answers "Why You", but could presume customers value these differences. (Good)

• Resonating Customer Focus: The one or two points of difference whose improvement will deliver the greatest value to the customer for the foreseeable future. Requires knowledge of how your product or service impacts a customer's business and gets at the heart of the value you provide. (Excellent)