Needs, jobs & value propositions · Core
Customer gain
Also called: gain, customer benefit
ELI5
Something better the customer wants.
Used in conversation
“The gain is faster approval, not another dashboard.”
Definition
A benefit or positive result the customer values.
Here “Customer gain” means: A benefit or positive result the customer values.
Pitch context
You will see “Customer gain” in strategy decks, market analyses, business plans and planning workshops when the discussion reaches needs, jobs & value propositions.
Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret needs, jobs & value propositions without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.
Connected terms
- BenefitThe search label “customer benefit” can route to both entries.
Sources & evidence · 5
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- Strategyzer — Business Model Canvas resourcesSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- Strategyzer — Value Proposition Canvas resourcesSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- LEANSTACK — Lean CanvasSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division — Herfindahl-Hirschman IndexSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- U.S. Census Bureau — Business and economy dataSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16