Fractional CMO Service

Fractional CMO, plus the team to execute.

QuantForge HQ provides fractional marketing leadership for enterprise and mid-market clients who need senior strategic direction without the $250K+ full-time hire. Senior leadership plus a 50-specialist execution team included — advisory alone does not ship results.

// What the service covers

Nine work areas, one accountable team.

The scope a full-time CMO owns — with an execution team attached so the work actually happens.

01

GTM Strategy

Market positioning, pricing, segmentation, launch sequencing, channel strategy, growth-loop design.

02

Brand Positioning

Category positioning, messaging hierarchy, brand architecture, voice and narrative, competitive differentiation.

03

Marketing Operations

Tech stack audit + consolidation, attribution modeling, data architecture, reporting infrastructure.

04

Team & Vendor Management

Org design, vendor consolidation, agency management, junior-staff coaching, hiring roadmap.

05

Growth Experimentation

Experiment design, sizing, prioritization, statistical rigor, learning capture, velocity tracking.

06

Content Strategy

Editorial pillars, content-to-revenue attribution, SEO alignment, thought-leadership positioning.

07

Paid & Organic Channels

Channel-mix strategy, budget allocation, CAC / LTV discipline, attribution across the funnel.

08

Board & Exec Communication

Board deck preparation, exec-team alignment, CMO-to-CEO cadence, investor narrative support.

09

Hiring & Succession

Job specs, interview loops, onboarding playbooks, succession planning for the full-time hire eventually.

// How the engagement is structured

Not just advisory. Execution included.

A named senior lead acts as your fractional CMO, backed by QuantForge's 50-specialist execution team. You get strategic direction AND the hands that actually ship it.

What is included in a fractional CMO engagement

  • Named senior lead — dedicated fractional CMO on weekly cadence — strategy, team direction, exec alignment
  • Execution team — 50-specialist team across strategy, research, content, SEO, distribution, analytics, ops
  • Weekly operating cadence — leadership team meeting, execution review, blockers and priorities reset
  • Monthly strategic review — business-level review with founder / CEO, roadmap adjustment, budget realignment
  • Board reporting — monthly CMO-level dashboards, quarterly board deck contributions, investor narrative support
  • Vendor consolidation audit — current-state vendor assessment, renegotiation or replacement, cost savings report
  • Hiring support — job specs, interview panels, onboarding runbooks for the eventual full-time CMO hire
  • Exit-ready documentation — every decision, playbook, and asset documented so the engagement can hand off cleanly
// Engagement flow

From first conversation to the work running.

The same five-step operating model we use for every engagement.

01

Scoping Call

30 minutes. Audit of current state, problem definition, budget sizing.

02

Scope & Proposal

Written proposal in 5 business days. Fixed management fee, scoped deliverables.

03

Access & Setup

Credentials, tracking, account linking. Tenant-isolated environments.

04

Execute

50 specialists across 15 departments run the engagement under senior oversight.

05

Operate

Weekly reports, monthly strategic review, continuous optimization.

// Compliance & data handling

How we handle client data and access.

Every engagement handles sensitive client data. Our policies are explicit.

Access & confidentiality

Fractional CMO engagements require access to business-critical information: revenue numbers, customer data, competitive intelligence, pricing strategy, executive communications. All access is governed by a signed NDA by default and appropriate data-processing agreements.

Information learned during the engagement is never shared with other clients, published without written permission, or used to inform QuantForge's other commercial activities. This is the foundational trust requirement of the service.

Conflict of interest

We do not take fractional CMO engagements for direct competitors in the same category and geography at the same time. Before accepting an engagement, we disclose any potential conflicts for client review.

If a conflict arises mid-engagement (e.g., client pivots into a category where we already operate), we disclose and offer the client the right to terminate with prorated refund and documented handoff.

Exit & handoff

Every engagement is documented so that a future full-time CMO hire can pick up the work without loss. Playbooks, decisions, vendor relationships, OKRs, and performance dashboards are maintained throughout the engagement and handed over at close.

We never hold client access, data, or credentials hostage at engagement close. Handoff runbooks are delivered as part of the engagement close-out regardless of whether the relationship ends amicably.

// Start a conversation

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