In 2026 the question for businesses is no longer if they will use artificial intelligence but how fast they move to integrate it into their sales and profit engines. At Biz Solutions we believe this is the moment for companies to shift from cautious experiments to strategic deployment of AI-powered sales models. This article explains the opportunity the real-world examples of 2026 and the steps you can take now to turn AI into real revenue.

Why AI Equals Sales Growth and Higher Profits

AI offers three major levers for boosting business financials: human labour multiplier effect, precision targeting of customers and automation of low-value tasks. According to recent research, firms that adopt generative AI and machine learning in their sales workflows have seen significant improvements in productivity and conversion rates. For instance one field experiment found generative AI integration led to conversion rate gains of up to 16 %. arXiv+1 Another study of multiple companies showed average sales-efficiency improvements of 60 % when AI tools were applied purposefully in 2025. SuperAGI

When sales efficiency goes up and time to close deals goes down you directly improve margin, free up resources for scale and increase profit.

Real-World 2025 Use Cases

1. Yum Brands – Fast-Food Chain Drives Sales with AI

In 2025 Yum Brands (owner of Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut) launched a suite of AI-powered tools called Byte by Yum! to optimise mobile app and web ordering, kitchen operations, delivery, and loyalty programmes. The company links this AI initiative to improved customer engagement and higher sales performance. MarketWatch
Takeaway: Enterprises that use AI in customer-facing channels and operations can both increase top-line (sales) and bottom-line (efficiency).

2. Walmart – Retail Giant Uses AI “Super Agents” to Grow Online Revenue

In 2025 Walmart introduced “Super Agents” – advanced AI tools designed to serve customers, employees and suppliers. Their target is for online sales to reach 50 % of total revenue within five years. The initiative highlights how AI-driven customer experience and operations can fuel growth. The Times of India
Takeaway: If a global retail giant is placing AI at the heart of its growth strategy you should too.

3. EXL – Analytics Firm Showing Large Gains for Clients

EXL, a global analytics & digital solutions firm, reports that its AI-driven solutions delivered 21 % higher revenue and 20 % lower costs for U.S. retailers who adopted them in 2025. New York Post
Takeaway: AI supports not just new sales but improving margin by reducing cost and increasing service quality.

4. Predictive Lead-Scoring and Sales Conversion

Several companies in 2025 are using AI to prioritise leads, allocate resources and accelerate deal closures. One case study cited a 25 % faster close rate and 260 % increase in conversion through AI-driven lead scoring. team-gpt.com
Takeaway: AI can improve your sales pipeline process and make your team more effective.

Why Delay Is Risky

• Competition is accelerating. With major players scaling AI-enabled sales strategies now you risk being out-paced by competitors.

• Market expectations shifting. Customers expect personalised experiences, faster responses and seamless omnichannel interactions. AI is increasingly required to deliver that.

• Margin pressure exists. Rising costs, inflation and digital disruption make efficiency imperative. AI delivers both growth and cost management.

• Scalability demands. Once your business scales your manual systems will choke. AI enables growth without linear cost increases.

What Your Business Should Do to Capitalise

1. Define clear sales-outcome objectives. For example: increase average deal size by 15 %; shorten sales cycle by 20 %; boost repeat purchases by 25 %.

2. Audit your sales and marketing workflows. Identify loops where manual effort, delays or decision-bottlenecks exist.

3. Select the right AI use cases. Based on your audit you may prioritise lead-scoring, recommendation engines, conversational sales agents, or predictive analytics.

4. Choose or build AI tools. Leverage existing proven platforms (CRM with AI modules) or consider custom agents. For example some tools now automate email follow-ups, meeting scheduling and pipeline updates. pulsecrm.ai+1

5. Integrate, train and monitor. Ensure your team adopts the new tools, that you measure the impact (sales, conversion, cost), and iterate.

6. Scale and optimise. Once a use case proves successful roll it out across segments, geographies or product lines.

7. Maintain ethical and governance standards. With AI in sales you must ensure data privacy, algorithmic fairness and transparency.

How Biz Solutions Can Support Your AI Sales Growth

At Biz Solutions we specialise in partnering with organisations to design and deploy AI sales-enablement programmes tailored for Malaysia and Southeast Asia. We can help you:

• Conduct a sales-workflow audit and identify high-impact AI opportunities.

• Select and implement AI tools that fit your budget, scale and business model.

• Train your sales and marketing teams to use AI tools effectively and responsibly.

• Set up performance dashboards to measure AI-driven impact on sales, conversion and profitability.

• Provide continuous support and optimisation as your business and market evolve.

Final Word

AI is no longer just a future option for businesses—it is a clear and immediate pathway to increased sales, improved conversion, faster deal cycles and higher profit margins in 2026. The examples from Yum Brands, Walmart, EXL and others illustrate that those who act now will capture the competitive advantage. If your organisation waits you risk being overtaken. Now is the time to define the sales outcomes you want to achieve, implement the AI-enabled processes that drive them and equip your team accordingly.

Let Biz Solutions help you turn AI into revenue. The time to begin is today.