Letter from the Global Leader of Bain’s B2B Commercial Excellence Group . 2
The B2B Growth Divide: What Sets Winners Apart . 3
Parsing How Winners Use AI . 10
How to Ignite Two Times More Growth Out of Sales Plays 16
Expanding Profit Margin Through Intelligent Pricing . 20
The Quest for Ever-Greater Efficiencies 25
At a Glance
Top B2B companies delivered 2 times the average revenue growth vs. their industries in 2024—and close to that multiple for gross margin growth.
These winners have deployed AI and related technologies at greater scale, treating it as a force multiplier to optimize sales, pricing, and productivity.
Winners execute a targeted, repeatable Sales Play SystemSM effectively.
Intelligent dynamic pricing helps top firms sustain profit margins even in changing economic conditions.