EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP

Fractional CMO.

A fractional CMO provides senior marketing leadership without a full-time executive hire. Dappr leads planning, budget decisions, teams and performance accountability with access to the All Access marketing capabilities.

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01 / THE BUSINESS NEED

Give the whole marketing operation executive direction.

Fractional CMO fits a business needing senior leadership and an operating team around it. The challenge might be fragmented vendors, a growing internal team or a strategy that does not translate into coordinated work. The engagement connects business priorities to decisions and accountability.

Starting at $12,000 per month, Dappr’s Fractional CMO offering adds executive marketing leadership with All Access capabilities. Leadership sets priorities across the system. Platforms, production, projects and implementation depth remain defined in the engagement.

A USEFUL STARTING QUESTION

What should a customer understand or be able to do after this work is delivered?

02 / WHAT THE WORK LOOKS LIKE

The detail behind
fractional cmo.

01

Strategy and investment

Translate objectives into a roadmap, priorities and measurement framework. Review audience, positioning, channels and budget together. Make tradeoffs explicit so the team knows what happens now, what waits and what evidence would change the decision.

02

Team and partner coordination

Align internal contributors, Dappr specialists and relevant vendors. Establish responsibility, review points and escalation. Scoped hiring recommendations and organizational design support the operating plan and available capacity.

03

Executive accountability

Use leadership meetings to explain performance, risks and decisions. Executive and board-ready reporting distinguish outcomes, early signals and assumptions. The goal is a shared view of business context and next actions.

THE DELIVERY PATH

Clear steps.
Visible progress.

Follow fractional cmo from the first decision to the next improvement. Select a stage to see the work, your part and the handoff.

DAPPR PREPARES

Leadership and system review

YOUR PART

Share objectives, budgets and constraints.

WHAT MOVES FORWARD

A common starting point

Milestones and delivery dates are agreed after scope, access, content and review requirements are clear.

03 / MEASURING PROGRESS

Make the next
decision clearer.

Measures can include qualified demand, pipeline progression, acquisition economics and execution against priorities. Definitions and targets are agreed together. Interpretation requires context from sales, finance and operations.

What a useful review covers

Start with the objective and the work completed. Then look at the available evidence, the limitations of that evidence and the decision it supports. An update should make it clear what will continue, what needs to change and who owns the next action.

The review cadence follows your plan or project agreement. A change in priorities should also identify its effect on the existing scope. That keeps the conversation grounded in the work your team can actually put into practice.

04 / BEFORE WE BEGIN

A good brief
makes better work.

What we need from you

Leadership participation, objectives, budget context, system access and a decision maker. Existing vendor scopes, team responsibilities and sales processes reveal coordination needs.

What belongs in the scope

All engines does not mean unlimited projects or production. Media and major software costs are separate. Leadership terms are agreed specifically, and major rebuilds or custom development require project scope.

How decisions stay clear

Name one person who can consolidate feedback and confirm approvals. Share business changes early, especially changes to the offer, audience or systems. When a new request changes the agreed work, we clarify priorities and scope before adding it to production.

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How it fits
the bigger picture.

Executive marketing leadership starting at $12,000 per month, with All Access capabilities and delivery defined by the agreed scope.

Leadership directs the work.

Annual planning, budget allocation, team management and executive reporting connect marketing decisions to business priorities. All Access capabilities are available alongside executive leadership, with platform and production scope agreed together.

CLEAR ANSWERS

How is this service scoped?

We agree on the work around your objectives, current setup and production capacity. Access to the portfolio does not mean every service runs simultaneously.

Meet with Dappr at our St. George office or explore how we work remotely. Read our engagement questions alongside the service details below.

What does fractional cmo include?

All Access marketing capabilities; Executive marketing strategy; Marketing leadership and oversight; Budget allocation guidance; Cross-functional coordination; Vendor and agency oversight; Executive performance reporting; Strategic planning and accountability. Platforms, deliverables and production capacity are agreed in your scope.

How does this service fit into a Dappr engagement?

Fractional CMO starts at $12,000/month. It adds executive marketing leadership, planning, budget oversight and accountability, with All Access capabilities available.

What happens before work begins?

We review your objectives and existing setup, then agree on priorities, responsibilities, production and reporting. Advertising spend is separate. Service execution follows agreed priorities, production capacity and scope. Third-party software fees, AI usage costs and substantial projects are clarified in the engagement before work begins.

d.STRATEGY → LEADERSHIP → ACCOUNTABILITY
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP + ALL ACCESS CAPABILITIES

Leadership above
the day-to-day.

Executive marketing leadership without a full-time CMO hire. Connect strategic planning, marketing budgets, teams and performance accountability with the All Access capabilities.

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Platform selection, production and implementation follow the agreed scope. Advertising spend is separate.

YOUR NEXT CHAPTER

Build the
whole system.

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