Guides

Easy to understand guides to on-demand marketing leadership

Short, practical primers for anyone weighing fractional, interim or advisory CMO engagements.

Fractional CMO

What is a Fractional CMO?

A senior marketing leader who runs your marketing 1–3 days per week. Model, cost, when to hire, and how it compares to interim and advisory.

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Interim CMO

What is an Interim CMO?

Full-time marketing leadership for a defined transition — M&A integration, parental leave, or the gap before a permanent successor starts.

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Strategic Advisor

What is a Strategic Advisor?

A senior sounding board for founders, CEOs and boards — a few hours a month of trusted outside perspective on strategy, hires and capital allocation.

5 min readRead guide

Hiring playbook

How to hire a Fractional CMO

Seven questions to ask, red flags to avoid, a 30/60/90-day scorecard and the contract essentials — a practical framework for founders and CEOs.

8 min readRead guide

Cost & pricing

Fractional CMO cost & pricing

Day-rates, monthly retainers, project fees and equity models — what to budget in 2026, what drives price, and the ROI filter that keeps the scope honest.

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Comparison

Strategic advisor vs. consultant

Two roles that look similar on an invoice and behave very differently — scope, cadence, incentives and how to pick the right one.

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Cost & pricing

What does a strategic advisor cost?

Retainer structures, hour bands, equity-for-advice arrangements and the payback test for an advisory relationship.

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Svenska · Marknadschef

Vad gör en marknadschef?

Roll, ansvar och när bolaget behöver en marknadschef — plus när en interim eller fraktionerad lösning är smartare än rekrytering.

4 min läsningRead guide