November 8, 2019

Sometimes business owners get confused about value. They think value is tied up in the product they sell or the service they deliver, and that’s where they think value begins and ends.

They think that value is what a customer receives when they consume the product or service. For example, an attorney sees that she has delivered value in the contract she prepares and delivers to a client.

Value is intangible, and because it’s intangible, it’s not bound by time or space. When or where the transaction doesn’t fully define value. Value comes before, during and after a transaction.

The orthodontist who did an assessment on my son delivered value when he showed us what my son’s smile would look like after treatment was completed. My son’s reaction to that simulation—he was thrilled—was value received. I received value from seeing my son’s reaction, and I didn't receive the service! We both got paid in value well before the fitting.

The value the client receives in that attorney’s contract may come long after the document is delivered and signed, when the client thinks “wow, she saved my bacon,” or “he was so easy to work with in that deal.”

Think about it this way:

• Price is what you get paid, whenever payment occurs.
• Value is what the customer gets paid, whenever payment occurs.

 

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