The value proposition is the defining moment of any business, not the product or the service you offer. But it is important to realize that it is not of importance what you write in or think up for your business plan but what customers perceive to be your value. And there can be a huge mismatch.
The classic business plan is a plan of promises. On paper the value proposition almost always sounds promising but in reality the customers have quite often a different perception of the firm, of its products or services. There is a mismatch between value proposition and value perception, the perception gap:
Why: Simply put!
- you do not get the message across to your customers since your distribution and marketing channels are too weak or
- you do not fulfill the value proposition you offer with your business model you actually have.
The Perception Gap
In most cases, managers will say that the first reason that they just don’t get their message over to the customer is the main cause why they cannot close the perception gap. So in their belief they spent more money on communication and sales and try to persuade potential customers that they offer the best value.
This is the typical behavior of the past Continue reading Business Modelling: Value Propositon vs. Value Perception