Blog Post
Is your CX Story written for the Boardroom?
by Edward Murphy
“CX isn’t a “nice-to-have”—𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗮 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴-𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀.”

For too long, Customer Experience (CX) has been framed around happiness, emotions, and satisfaction. While these elements matter, they don’t resonate in the boardroom.

The reality? 𝗖𝗫 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆. It’s not just about making customers feel good—it’s about driving measurable business outcomes that impact 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀, 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴-𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

It’s time to position CX as a strategic growth lever that:

✅ Reduces churn, increases Customer Lifetime Value (CLV), and optimizes operational costs—directly driving profitability and shareholder returns.

✅ Fuels sustainable revenue growth, lowers acquisition costs, and boosts earnings per share (EPS).

✅ Eliminates service friction and increases digital engagement, improves operating margins, cuts costs, and enhances capital efficiency—all of which benefit shareholders.

✅ Creates a long-term competitive advantage by driving higher revenue, better margin efficiency, and reduced churn—maximizing shareholder returns.

If CX wants a 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲, we must s𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝘀—connecting CX investments to 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵, 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

CX isn’t a “nice-to-have”—𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗮 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴-𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀.

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