Imprint Digital
▮ The Seat · Position Open
Lane 10 · Fractional CMO

A CMO without the CMO
salary.

Most growing companies need marketing leadership long before they can justify a six-figure hire. A fractional CMO gives you the seat, the strategy, and the accountability, at the fraction of the cost and none of the ramp.

See the schedule Receipts · +1,038% · +481% · 75+
The Seat

What the seat actually covers.

A fractional CMO is not a consultant who leaves you a deck. It's a senior operator accountable for the number, with a team behind them who can actually ship the plan.

01
Pillar · Strategy

The Plan

Where growth actually comes from for your business, in what order, with what budget. Positioning, channel mix, and the number each one has to hit. Written down, not implied.

  • Positioning & offer clarity
  • Channel mix & budget allocation
  • 90-day and annual roadmap
  • Competitive & market research
02
Pillar · Execution

The Team

The difference between a fractional CMO and an advisor: ours comes with the bench. SEO, paid, content, email, web, all under the same roof, so the strategy doesn't die waiting on a hire.

  • In-house SEO, paid, content & email
  • Vendor & freelancer management
  • Campaign execution end to end
  • No handoff to a junior account manager
03
Pillar · Accountability

The Number

Marketing leadership that reports like a CFO. Tracking wired first, so every channel is measured against pipeline and revenue, not impressions.

  • Conversion tracking & attribution
  • Monthly reporting against pipeline
  • CAC, LTV & channel ROI
  • Honest calls on what to cut
The Schedule

How the seat gets filled.

A fractional CMO earns their keep by sequencing correctly. Here's how the first two quarters run, and what you should expect to see at each stage.

Q1Weeks 1–4

The Audit

Everything gets measured before anything gets changed. Current channels, tracking, spend, pipeline, and what is actually producing revenue versus what just looks busy.

Yield · Baseline established
Q1Months 2–3

The Plan

Positioning, channel mix, and budget allocation written down with a number against each. The quick wins get shipped in parallel so momentum starts before the strategy is finished.

Yield · Roadmap + budget locked
Q2Months 4–6

The Build

The team executes the roadmap. SEO, paid, content and email run against the plan, reported monthly against pipeline rather than impressions.

Yield · Channels compounding
Q3Months 7+

The Handoff

The system runs without heroics. Either we keep the seat warm at a lower cadence, or we hand a documented, working marketing function to the full-time hire you can now justify.

Yield · Repeatable system
The Bench

Senior on every call. The whole bench.

No bait-and-switch to a junior after sign-on. The senior who took the first call is the senior who runs the work, with the rest of the bench behind them when the lane needs it.

The Imprint Digital team ▮ The team · Loveland, CO

Operators on the seat. Not a sales rep, not a junior.

Every lane is owned by a senior who's run the work for a decade. Every account gets the same discipline. The unglamorous month-one work is what makes month eight compound. The bench supports the senior, not the other way around.

  • Senior on the first call · and every call after
  • No junior handoff after sign-on
  • Specialist bench behind every lane
  • Same operator pattern across all 8 lanes
Watch

Marketing leadership that pays for itself.

Fractional CMO questions, answered

How much does a fractional CMO cost?+
Less than a full-time chief marketing officer, and the gap is the entire point: you are buying a fraction of a senior operator's time rather than a six-figure salary plus benefits and ramp. The actual number depends on how many hours a week the seat needs and whether execution is included. We scope it with you before you commit.
How many hours a week is a fractional CMO?+
It varies with the stage you are in. A company standing up its marketing function needs more hours early and fewer once the system runs. We would rather right-size the hours each quarter than bill you for a fixed retainer you have outgrown.
Is this just consulting, or do you execute?+
We execute. The difference between a fractional CMO and an advisor is the bench behind them. SEO, paid, content, email and web all sit under the same roof, so the strategy does not stall waiting on a hire or a vendor.

Take the seat.

Tell us what growth is supposed to look like this year and what is in the way. We'll audit the marketing function on the house and tell you honestly whether you need a fractional CMO, a specialist, or nothing at all.

Open the audit
07 Start

Ready to put your mark on it?

Tell us where you're stuck and where you want to be in 90 days. We'll come back with a real plan, named owners, and a number we'll put in writing.

  • Reply within 1 business day
  • Senior on the first call, never a sales rep
  • No deck, no posturing. Just a working session

5.0 / 70+ Google reviews · 90-day plan · named owners · senior on every weekly