Fractional CMO Services for Software Companies

Less time doesn’t mean less invested. Sometimes, it’s just the smarter way to grow your marketing department.

 
 
 
 
 

You don’t need a full-time Chief Marketing Officer. 

You need a marketing expert with industry knowledge who gets in the trenches, locks arm-in-arm, and helps your company’s marketing efforts grow, full-time or not. 

Our industry probably needs a better word for this relationship than “fractional.” It sounds like a lesser offering - less committed. Let’s take a look at why a Fractional Chief Marketing Officer could be the best fit over a full-time CMO.

Fractional CMO for SaaS start-ups helps to build the proper branding strategy for unlimited growth while staying results-oriented and focused on strategic objectives in the competitive marketplace.

However, a Fractional CMO should have the same level of ownership and investment in your success in house marketing team or chief marketing officer. They’re simply part-time. 

Actually, by virtue of that fact, they have to work smarter.

A good Fractional CMO doesn’t see the time they have as a limitation of business growth. It’s a challenge finding the best CMO solutions, and the time they do have is gold and must be used as efficiently as possible. 

When appropriate, hiring a Fractional CMO produces the results you need while simply easing the burden on your budget.

It also reduces your risk.

A Fractional CMO with an existing marketing team behind them brings momentum and marketing strategies to the table on day one. Otherwise, a full-time CMO hire who builds a new, internal team may or may not produce results.

Winning your software solution’s race to market requires marketing leadership, rapid deployment, and commitment. Our Fractional CMOs deliver all three with an expert marketing leadership team backing them every step of the way.

A Fractional CMO provides the marketing initiatives your software solution needs to grow. 

Expertise

Know your team is being led by experienced marketing professionals with proven success in scaling software marketing campaigns.

Accountability

You and your stakeholders have clear marketing goals, and one point of accountability, while your fractional CMO holds the company accountable to metrics focused on tracking ROI.

Marketing Strategy

Know you have a comprehensive marketing strategy in place and someone to unite team members and stakeholders on the same path under marketing expertise.

 

Focus on your strengths while your Fractional CMO drives growth.

These are some of the fractional CMO responsibilities we cover.

 
 

Crafting Strategy

Data Analysis

Weekly Team Meetings

Tracking KPIs

Meet with Stakeholders

Sourcing/Vetting Vendors

 
 

“Batphone Access”

Fractional doesn’t mean unavailable. You need to know there’s human access and someone to call when an urgent situation arises, and you always have “hotline” access to reach the marketing agency.

 
 

Caffeine Marketing

We know your software solution must win the race to find subscribers, and building your own marketing strategy takes time you don’t have. Caffeine Marketing’s turnkey, quick-launch service ignites the growth needed to claim your share of the market.  

 

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When we say turnkey, we mean it. Caffeine Marketing is an experienced marketing leader and has all of the services needed to accelerate growth for your software solution.