What is a Fractional CMO?

Strategic marketing leadership without the full-time cost.
Gain the clarity, structure, and accountability your business needs to scale with confidence.
  

Ambition Is High. Leadership Bandwidth Is Low.

Many Singapore SMEs and scale-ups reach a point where marketing becomes too complex for junior teams but too costly for a full-time CMO.
Without senior leadership, you face:

  • Reactive campaigns instead of cohesive strategy.

  • Fragmented agencies and inconsistent performance.

  • Wasted marketing spend with little accountability.

  • Teams working hard but not always in the same direction.

A Fractional CMO bridges this gap — delivering board-level strategy, leadership, and governance at a fraction of the cost.

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The CMO Expertise You Need — on Flexible Terms

A Fractional Chief Marketing Officer provides the same strategic leadership as a full-time CMO, but part-time or project-based.
This model gives your business access to senior-level insight and structure without the overhead of salary, bonuses, and benefits.

You gain a partner who will:

  • Define and lead your marketing strategy.

  • Align leadership, sales, and marketing around growth goals.

  • Mentor and strengthen your team.

  • Build systems that make marketing accountable and measurable.

You get the C-suite experience, the discipline of governance, and the flexibility of consulting — all in one model built for modern business.

  

Built for Growth-Stage Businesses

The fractional CMO model is ideal for organisations at key inflection points — ambitious, growing, and ready for structure.

Startups & Scale-Ups
You’ve secured funding and product-market fit. Now you need experienced leadership to build a scalable marketing engine.

SMEs & Mid-Market Companies
You want to modernise your marketing, unify teams, or integrate AI and MarTech without the expense of a full-time executive.

Companies in Transition
You’re preparing for a new go-to-market push, digital transformation, or interim leadership while hiring a permanent CMO.

  

A Smarter Model for Modern Marketing

The fractional model gives you senior marketing leadership when you need it — and flexibility when you don’t.


It’s the perfect middle ground between hiring an agency and building a full-time executive team.

Key Advantages:

  • Financial Efficiency – Access senior leadership at 70–80% lower cost than a full-time CMO.

  • Strategic Focus – Get clarity on what to do, why it matters, and how to measure it.

  • Leadership Continuity – Keep momentum during transitions or transformation.

  • Capability Growth – Build internal capacity that lasts beyond the engagement.

  

A Simple, Proven Engagement Process

  1. Discovery Call – Understand your goals, challenges, and growth ambitions.

  2. Growth Audit – Assess your current marketing structure, tools, and performance.

  3. Engagement Proposal – Receive a clear plan with deliverables, timelines, and pricing.

  4. Delivery & Coaching – Execute strategy while building team capability and measurement frameworks.

CTA: Start with a Discovery Call

Frequently Asked Questions

How is a Fractional CMO different from a consultant or agency?

A consultant advises. An agency executes. A fractional CMO does both — leading strategy, overseeing delivery, and building your internal capability.

What’s the typical time commitment?

Engagements range from a few hours per month (Advisory) to 10–15 hours per week (Fractional Leadership). The model flexes with your business stage.

How is pricing structured?

Based on a monthly retainer aligned to time commitment and outcomes. Always more cost-effective than a full-time executive.

Do you have experience in my industry?

We work across professional services, technology, and B2B sectors where trust, precision, and governance matter most. The principles of clarity and performance apply universally.

How do we measure success?

Together, we define measurable KPIs — lead growth, conversion rates, CAC, or brand performance — and report progress transparently each month.

How long is a typical engagement?

Six to twelve months for meaningful transformation, with shorter sprints available for targeted goals.

How do you integrate with our team?

Seamlessly. We lead, mentor, and align your existing marketing and agency teams to execute under one unified framework.

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