169. Customer Experience Vs. Marketing: Which One Truly Drives Growth? | Nicole Donnelly

Is customer experience (CX) the NEW marketing? Or has it always been? Marketing gets people in the door. Customer experience decides if they stay. Every ad, every touchpoint, every promise—it's all CX. So why do so many companies still treat them as separate? In this episode of Doing CX Right, Stacy Sherman and Nicole Donnelly challenge this outdated mindset. They discuss why great marketing fails without great customer experience, how AI is reshaping market research, and why data alone isn’t enough. Plus, hear how one brand drove real growth by putting experience first—and how you can apply the same strategies to your business. Learn more at   Access our FREE Customer Experience Audit Tool: Grow as a CX Professional with our numerous Book time with Stacy through this