Fractional Chief Marketing Officer

Build inertia into your marketing system, and win more revenue.

A portrait of Paul Austin-Menear, Founder of Six Catalysts and your next Fractional Chief Marketing Officer.

Summary

In today’s competitive market, a Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) is essential for businesses seeking to grow, stand out, and connect deeply with their audience. A CMO provides the vision and strategy needed to build a compelling brand, foster customer loyalty, and drive revenue. However, bringing a full-time CMO on board can be a significant financial commitment for many small to mid-sized businesses. That’s where a fractional CMO offers an ideal solution: high-level expertise on a flexible basis, helping you grow effectively without the long-term investment.

Why Your Company Needs a CMO

  • Strategic Alignment: A CMO ensures marketing efforts align with business objectives, creating a cohesive brand message that resonates with target audiences and drives long-term loyalty.
  • Maximized Impact: By leading initiatives to optimize marketing ROI, maintain consistent messaging, and adapt to market changes, a CMO transforms marketing into a revenue-generating powerhouse.
  • Expert Leadership: A CMO provides the vision and expertise to prevent fragmented efforts, unify teams, and capitalize on opportunities to engage customers and strengthen the brand.

Why a Fractional CMO?

  • Cost-Effective Expertise: Access seasoned CMO leadership on a part-time basis, avoiding the expense of a full-time executive while gaining strategic marketing expertise.
  • Scalable Solutions: A fractional CMO adapts to your business’s evolving needs, providing flexible support to establish or expand marketing operations.
  • Strategic Impact: Develop a cohesive marketing strategy, build brand recognition, and optimize customer acquisition efforts—all while staying within budget.

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Capture key details of the marketing environment and operations.

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Illuminate key goals and define our shared success metrics.

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Develop our onboarding and resource plan.

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Begin. Execute on the Playbook with urgency and precision.

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Measure our progress, adapt, and steer towards success.

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Define the sustainable post-CMO solution and recruit, train, or both.

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A Bridge to Sustainable Growth

I approach each engagement as a bridge to your future—a temporary yet transformative collaboration that helps develop and systematize your marketing capabilities as you scale. We might work together for a month, we might work together for a year… you’re in the driver’s seat.

  • Start with Why
  • Begin with the End in Mind
  • Think Two Steps Ahead
  • Execute with Urgency

When we partner to work on the business, your best interests are my number one priority—even if they aren’t my best interests. If you’re tired of endless consultants just working to keep you on the hook, maybe it’s time to try something new.

Hi, I’m Paul.

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