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What a fractional CMO does in the first 90 days
The first ninety days decide the engagement. We diagnose fast, cut what is not working, and put real numbers on the board, in that order.
In short
In the first 90 days a fractional CMO diagnoses the funnel and the spend, picks the few moves that matter, kills what is wasting budget, and commits to a measurable number. By day 90 you should see a clear strategy, a reallocated budget, an accountable team, and early proof in the pipeline, not a report.
The direct answer
A fractional CMO earns the mandate in the first quarter or not at all. The work is sequenced: understand the real numbers, concentrate effort on the few things that move revenue, stop the spend that does not, and lock onto a target everyone can see. The output is momentum, not a strategy deck that sits in a drawer.
Days 0 to 30: diagnose
We go straight to the data: the funnel, the unit economics, the channel mix, and the marketing-to-revenue ratio. We talk to sales, to customers, and to the team. By day 30 we know where the money is leaking and where the leverage is.
Days 30 to 60: focus
We cut the activity that cannot be defended, reallocate budget to what works, and set the team against a small number of priorities with clear ownership. Fewer things, done properly, beats a busy roadmap that moves nothing.
Days 60 to 90: prove
We put a number on the wall and start to move it: pipeline, conversion, payback, whichever the mandate is built around. By the end of the quarter the trajectory should be visibly different, with a team and system that can keep it going.
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Frequently asked questions
Will a fractional CMO build my team or replace it?
Build it. We lead the people you have, hire where it matters, and leave a function that runs without us. The goal is leverage, not dependency.
What if the diagnosis says marketing is not the problem?
We say so. If the constraint is product, pricing or sales, spending more on marketing makes it worse. Honest diagnosis is part of the job.
Tell us the goal. We make it happen.
We deploy senior operator firepower and produce massive results. No excuses, just results.