Part 1 of 2: The AI Paradox - Are You Using AI to Do the Wrong Things Faster?
- Jarrod McKenzie
- Sep 3
- 1 min read
Plenty of sales teams are drowning in AI tools, yet their pipelines are still stuck.
Sound familiar?
You’ve invested in "game changing" solutions. Your reps are writing emails three times faster, but your win rates haven't budged. Deals still stall.
This is the AI Paradox: You’re optimizing the speed of digging when you’re in the wrong field entirely.
You're simply doing the wrong things, faster.
The smartest revenue teams aren't focused on chasing more accounts.
They're using AI to ask a better question, one that frees up their time and resources: "How can AI help us identify which accounts to ignore?"
The goal is to shift your focus from activity to outcomes.
The math is brutal but liberating:
Traditional Approach: You chase 100 accounts, leading to a few deals and a lot of exhausted reps.
AI Powered Focus: You target the 20 accounts most likely to buy, leading to higher engagement, a better close rate, and more deals.
The old way of thinking was "more accounts = more opportunity."
The new way, powered by AI, is "fewer accounts + intelligence = more revenue."
In our next post, we'll look into the specific AI framework that's turning this concept into practical solutions for modern sales teams, and why having an experienced partner is the crucial first step.





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