Research Briefing

Maximizing Revenue through Data Science

How Commercial Leaders are Accelerating Growth with Machine Learning

As organizations continue to navigate the evolving and increasingly tech-enabled sales landscape, commercial leaders must continually find ways to drive efficiency and growth, improve margins, and retain customers against increasing competition.

Recent Alexander Group research highlights how many organizations are investing in machine learning (ML) to elevate their sales motions and accelerate their daily processes for improved sales results, increasing their year over year (YoY) revenue growth by 4.3 percentage points compared to peers.

Why This Matters for You

Tangible Revenue Impact

Our research shows that leaders who invest in 3 or more ML use cases are seeing 4.3 percentage points more YoY revenue growth compared to peers, demonstrating the value-add that machine learning offers commercial organizations.

Full Customer Journey Engagement

84% of data science leaders use machine learning to optimize seller productivity, 82% to drive pipeline and 62% to boost customer lifetime value, emphasizing the cross-functional applicability of these models and investments throughout the customer journey.

Real-World Results

Data science delivers measurable impact. From a telecom provider retaining $350M in revenue through predictive churn models to a fintech company unlocking $10M in cross-sell revenue, leaders are capturing tangible ROI through their investments.

+4.3

percentage points

Average YoY Revenue Growth for Data Science leaders compared to peers

Pre-Sales

82%

of Leaders invest in ML to Drive Awareness and Engagement

Sales

84%

of Leaders invest in ML to Optimize Seller Productivity and Focus

Post-Sales

62%

of Leaders invest in ML to Improve Customer Experience and CLTV 

How Data Science Powers Your Growth

Pre-Sales

Reduce time spent on lower quality leads and boost your pipeline with higher-quality prospects using ML-backed targeting and lead scoring efforts.

Sales

Focus your reps on the best opportunities with predictive forecasting and opportunity modeling. See shorter sales cycles, bigger deals and higher quota attainment.

Post-Sales

Scale your CX strategy to retain and expand your most valuable accounts with next best offer and churn prediction models.

What You’ll Discover in the Briefing

Actionable Insights

See real strategies from real businesses grounded in research from 175+ executives and 45+ in-depth interviews with B2B commercial leaders.

Specific ML Model Use Cases

Understand the detailed and technical processes behind six key ML model use cases across the customer journey.

Case Studies

Learn how top companies have operationalized data science for demonstrable ROI.

Ready to Unlock Revenue Growth Through Data Science?

In the full report, you’ll find in-depth technical modeling use cases and detailed case studies tied back to the top priorities and initiatives that commercial organizations are driving toward today.

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