Growth Archetype: Scaling Leaders
For agile enterprises seeking continued momentum
Why This Matters
Scaling leaders are ahead of the curve, but staying at the forefront requires continually making the smartest next bet.
Keep reading to discover who scaling leaders are and how top performers are fine-tuning their commercial strategies to fuel growth.
Scaling Leader Definition
Big but flexible companies that keep growing fast (>$500M)
Scaling leaders are agile, diversified businesses that can sustain high revenue growth while maintaining a strong market presence. By executing commercial activities proactively and viewing uncertainty as an opportunity, these enterprises will continue to outpace their peers.
The Advantage
Unlike the other three growth archetypes, scaling leaders have already executed the six primary scaling strategies multiple times. At this stage, these firms have the freedom to focus on incremental, productive tweaks rather than large overhauls.
While a strategic merger and acquisition (M&A) would provide the highest revenue return, this strategy also comes at the highest cost. For scaling leaders, the secret isn’t just about growth—it’s about choosing the right next step.
Commercial Priorities
To streamline operations and maintain their revenue growth, scaling leaders are focusing on six key areas:
Marketing
Betting on precision targeting and automation.
67%
plan to conduct voice-of-customer research
Sales
Doubling down on enablement through offering training, sales intelligence and support roles.
71%
are retraining their sales representatives
Service and Customer Success
Proactively getting head of churn risk and soliciting customer feedback.
72%
plan to conduct post-sale customer feedback reviews
Revenue Operations (RevOps)
Continually aligning resources to opportunities.
2x
as likely as peers to conduct account-level opportunity modeling and evaluate coverage
The Pricing
Building a more flexible pricing strategy that centers on timing, tools and trust in value.
67%
plan to update pricing strategy at least annually, nearly 2x more than peers
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Prioritizing emerging AI-use cases that can benefit business outcomes.
2/3
use AI for market research, customer intelligence and virtual sales assistants
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