What Kind of Communication Should You Expect From Your Fractional CMO?

Learn more about what kind of communication you should expect from your fractional CMO when it comes to hiring or performance management. Find out how they can help launch your SaaS and drive T2D3 growth.

What Kind of Communication Should You Expect From Your Fractional CMO?

When it comes to hiring or performance management, there are three key areas to evaluate any interim CMO, fractional CMO, or SaaS CMO. To get started, the first step is to have a presentation speech to the team. This should include a summary of your company's new positioning line and a 30-second presentation to help set the stage. It's also important to understand how a fractional CMO can help launch your SaaS and drive T2D3 growth.

With their knowledge and expertise in the industry, they can provide you with new SaaS B2B marketing ideas to develop or refine your marketing function. A fractional CMO is an experienced marketing professional who joins your marketing department part-time. They will still be involved in the day-to-day running of your marketing operations, but you won't have to hire a full-time in-house member of the marketing team in the form of a CMO. A fractional CMO can have a wide range of responsibilities, from providing feedback on messages to developing internal process automation. They generally work on an advance basis and are compensated depending on the amount of time required for hiring.

The ideal fractional CMO is an expert in working with the CEO and integrating themselves into their leadership at the executive level, as they are trusted with the responsibility of working on high-level business objectives that are the basis of the company's objectives. The fractional CMO is responsible for ensuring that all content aligns with the brand standards, key messages, and experience that the company wants to offer to stakeholders. If you want to plan for the long term but want new ideas and maximum flexibility, then looking for a fractional CMO is a great option. Chief Outsiders has more than 125 fractional CMOs available who can help you find the right one for your needs. A fractional Chief Outsiders CMO not only strategizes or provides advice, but they are also uniquely prepared to report to top management and are often asked to oversee execution and derive results from marketing initiatives. We offer a variety of fractional CMO packages designed to meet the needs of midsize businesses.

Unlike a full-time CMO, which can be very expensive for an organization, a fractional CMO is an excellent alternative as it allows you to save money and use it to develop your marketing team (for example, a director and a junior marketing professional) and accelerate the schedule for real results. Depending on the company, a fractional CMO for an authentic brand can hire several full-time marketing specialists, including middle management, while continuing to increase their strategic impact as the company's executive leader. They also take a hands-on approach with their existing marketing resources to focus on business growth, audience growth, and implementing account-based management strategies. According to Forbes, a fractional CMO is “a marketing specialist who works with companies for a fixed period of time in a given month, often just a few hours. At the strategic level, they can develop marketing plans, lead competitive intelligence initiatives, identify and manage progress towards KPIs; in essence, create a marketing machine that you can trust. You can also select a fractional CMO who has direct experience in your sector or sector so that they can contribute immediately and implement strategies and tactics that can make a measurable difference in a more efficient time frame. When it comes to hiring or performance management, keep in mind that what you'll pay a fractional CMO will depend on the number of hours they work each week or month.

Working with one may be the best solution for developing a marketing strategy that supports business growth.

Mike Volkin
Mike Volkin

Fractional CMO, author, speaker, and serial entrepreneur