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Are Your Customers Buying Your Product, or The Experience of You?
By Stever Robbins
Wednesday, 21st December 2011
 
I can't quite believe how much I was just willing to shell out for an unlocked iPhone 4S, I'm wracking my brain for rationalizations.

The "T-Mobile is cheaper and it will pay for itself" rationalization is actually true, but it will still take almost two years to pay for itself. [Though during that 2 years, I'll get better service than I would from AT&T or others.] Also, I can switch carriers at will, so that's potentially a valuable benefit.

Then there's the warranty and service plans. I just wrote about this in a recent Get-it-Done Guy episode. I'll also have both the superb service experience of T-Mobile and the superb service experience of Apple. (Both of which I've used extensively with great results.) YAY!

The real rationalization? I feel happy every time I use my iPod touch, and I feel frustrated every time I use my Blackberry. I will feel happy when I use my iPhone. And what's that worth?

There's a REAL business lesson here: People don't just buy your product. They also buy the experience of using your product.

© 2011 by Stever Robbins. All rights reserved in all media. Reprinted with permission.

Stever Robbins is a serial entrepreneur and a top #1 iTunes business podcaster. A graduate of Harvard Business School and MIT, he provides time management and personal productivity products and services through.

www.SteverRobbins.com
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