# Cisco grows average deal size 31% with AI pitch practice

Cisco ran a pitch competition for a new product line in Mindtickle AI Role Play. Booked deal value increased 25% and average deal size had a 31% rise. The team saved 38 weeks of manager time across 7,000+ sellers.

Category: Enablement and roleplay
Industry: B2B SaaS
Difficulty: moderate
Updated: Oct 23, 2026
URL: https://revstackai.co/use-cases/cisco-pitch-practice-with-ai-role-play-lifts-deal-size-31

## Problem

Managers could not review thousands of practice pitches for a new product line.

## How to do this

1. Mindtickle AI Role Play (no public price, talk to sales)
2. A buyer scenario for the new product line
3. Sellers who will record a practice pitch

## Verdict

Sellers practice with an AI buyer first, and managers coach the reps who need it.

## Tools

- [Mindtickle (AI Role Play)](https://www.mindtickle.com/platform/ai-sales-role-play/): Plays the buyer and scores the pitch


## Result

25% increase in booked deal value and 31% larger average deal size; 38 weeks of manager time saved across 7,000+ sellers

Vendor source. Reported by [Chris Jackson, Distinguished Solutions Engineer, Cisco (Mindtickle)](https://www.mindtickle.com/platform/ai-sales-role-play/).

## Before you start

- Mindtickle AI Role Play (no public price, talk to sales)
- A buyer scenario for the new product line
- Sellers who will record a practice pitch