fractional cmo

Fractional Marketing & Design Services

Missing senior direction or bandwidth? Bring us in. We steer the strategy, create the work, and put it out in the market.

Key services

  1. C-Suite Executive Comms & Brand Management

  2. Brand Strategy and Positioning

  3. Non-Executive Board Representation

  4. Communications and Channel Plan

  5. Marketing Calendar

  6. Social Media Strategy & Calendars

  7. Strategic Partnerships

  8. Onboarding the Right Creative, Media & Tech Partners

  9. Guiding and Supervising Internal & External Teams

  10. Cross-Functional Alignment with Sales, Product & Leadership

  11. Budget Planning & Optimization

  12. Campaign Planning & Quality Control

Fractional CMO Services

You're busy running the business. We'll be your plug‑in senior marketing team. We clean up the basics, set a clear plan, and get your brand, website, and content moving—without adding full‑time headcount. The goal: direction you trust, assets you can use, and momentum you can feel in weeks.

Who this is for

  • No brand manual. Inconsistent visuals or tone.

  • Social presence is sporadic. Founder voice is missing.

  • Website feels outdated or off‑brand.

  • Sales keeps rebuilding decks and one‑pagers from scratch.

  • You want senior direction without full‑time headcount.

Problems we solve

  • Mixed messaging and look‑and‑feel across channels.

  • Slow, ad‑hoc content with no calendar.

  • Website structure that confuses buyers.

  • Sales, investor, and corporate comms that lack polish and proof.

  • No clear metrics, workflows, or governance.

What you get

Brand foundations

  • Brand strategy: purpose, positioning, value props, proof points

  • Brand personality and tone of voice

  • Brand manual: logo usage, color, typography, grids, iconography, photo/illustration style, motion rules

  • Narrative system: tagline, elevator pitch, founder voice guidelines, story frameworks

  • Messaging architecture: product lines, segments, verticals, FAQs, objection‑handlers

Website direction

  • IA audit and sitemap definition

  • UX flows and wireframes, UI direction

  • Copy strategy, SEO fundamentals and schema basics

  • Build on Webflow/WordPress (or partner dev oversight), CMS setup

  • Performance and accessibility QA

  • Analytics stack: GA4, GSC, pixels, UTMs; dashboards and reporting cadence

Content and social

  • Editorial calendar and pillar topics

  • LinkedIn and YouTube playbooks; reels/shorts scripts

  • On‑brand templates: posts, carousels, thumbnails, case studies

  • Community guidelines and response frameworks

Sales enablement, corporate and investor comms

  • Sales deck, product one‑pagers, proposal templates, case‑study system

  • Investor deck, quarterly updates, annual report, board packs

  • Corporate comms: press kits, media boilerplates, crisis holding statements, internal comms packs

Brand applications & activations

  • Packaging system: labels, sleeves, cartons, shipping boxes; dielines & print specs

  • Print collateral: brochures, flyers, posters/OOH, stationery (business cards, letterheads)

  • HR communication kit: recruitment ads, culture/policy deck, onboarding packs, internal newsletters & signage templates

  • Events & stalls design: exhibition/stall layouts, backdrops, counters, wayfinding; production‑ready files & vendor coordination (optional)

How we work

  1. Discover — quick audit, goals, and buyer clarity.

  2. Build foundations — brand system, website direction, content plan.

  3. Ship and enable — templates, decks, dashboards, and team training.

Cadence: weekly or bi‑weekly working sessions. Asynchronous support between calls.
Ownership: We lead strategy and direction; Design and development production can be executed by Pineapple partners or your vendors with our oversight.

90‑day outcomes

  • A usable brand manual and messaging house.

  • Website plan with wireframes and priority pages.

  • A monthly content calendar and a template library.

  • A sales deck and 1–2 case cues.

  • Analytics and dashboards to track what matters.

Success metrics

  • Time‑to‑ship for core assets

  • Post saves/shares and site clicks from LinkedIn

  • Form fills and discovery calls booked

  • First proposals sent and win rate on early opportunities

Optional add‑ons

  • Photography direction or curated stock pack

  • Brand training workshop for internal teams

  • Vendor shortlist and RFP support

  • Website build oversight to launch

Next steps

  1. Free 30‑minute discovery call.

  2. 5‑day audit and proposal.

  3. Kickoff and first wins in 2 weeks.

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