Marketing budgets for growing businesses: How to think about investing in leadership and execution

Marketing budgets for growing businesses: How to think about investing in leadership and execution

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZOfHUzAeGk Video Transcription Great question about how you should think about the activation budget to do the things that marketing will require? In our scopes of work, we can only propose and price the services we directly provide, which are for fractional CMO services. As a management consulting firm, however, all of our clients do need activation and their budgets are as diverse as the clients that we serve.  A good rule of thumb for the businesses we work with, who of course, as I explained, are generally between five and 100 million in annual revenue. For those organizations. The…
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Part Time CMO, Full Marketing Accountability

Part Time CMO, Full Marketing Accountability

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BftIq1uQtk Video Transcription Your growing business needs experienced marketing leadership but the last thing you need is an outside strategist providing you with more ideas and leaving you and your team to figure out how to execute those and achieve results.  I'm Jennifer Zick, Founder and CEO of Authentic®. Our community of fractional CMOs helps growing businesses to Overcome Random Acts of Marketing® and confidently take the next right step to build revenue. We do this as dedicated, retained CMOs and as a member of your executive team while our CMOs work on a part-time flexible basis. They assume full…
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Marketing ROI: The Six Stages of Data

Marketing ROI: The Six Stages of Data

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RD592A4lzSI Video Transcription There's not a CEO, Founder, Owner, Investor, or CFO that does not want to understand the return on investment for marketing. But getting to marketing ROI is not just a light switch exercise. I can't tell you how many times executives have said to me  “Listen, I have an unlimited marketing budget so long as you can tell me for every dollar we put into the marketing plan, how many dollars come out the other side of that engine and how fast.”  Wouldn't that be nice to know? What these executives are really asking for is predictive…
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How much does a fractional CMO cost? 

How much does a fractional CMO cost? 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kv2rVT0pO0Q Video Transcription How much does a fractional CMO cost? It's a question being asked by more growing businesses than ever as organizations explore ways to bring senior level leadership to the helm sooner and more cost effectively.  Hi, I'm Jennifer Zick, founder and CEO of Authentic®. We are a community of fractional CMOs that work with growing businesses to help them Overcome Random Acts of Marketing® and confidently take the next right step toward healthy growth.  There's an obvious value proposition in working with a fractional leader. You get the wisdom of an experienced executive at a fraction of…
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What is a Fractional CMO?

What is a Fractional CMO?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfdcUbmiliI Video Transcription What is a fractional CMO? And how do you know if that's a great solution for your business?  Hi, I'm Jennifer Zick, founder and CEO of Authentic®. We are a community of fractional CMOs (Chief Marketing Officers) who work with growing businesses to help them Overcome Random Acts of Marketing® and confidently take the next right step in pursuing healthy growth for their company. When I first started this business in 2017, the category of fractional CMO was still relatively new.  What is a Fractional CMO? So let me start by defining what a fractional CMO is.…
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What Makes Authentic Unique?

What Makes Authentic Unique?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AD5ldaxam6w Video Transcription In a growing sea of fractional CMOs, it's important to understand the differences as you consider strategic marketing leadership for your business. And while you might know Authentic as a pioneer in the fractional CMO space, you may not be familiar with the three uniques that make us truly different from any other fractional CMO provider or team. So allow me to share those three uniques with you. They are: Marketers + Methodology + Mindshare. And here is what they mean. Together in combination, they provide a lower risk, faster to impact solution for fractional CMO services…
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Considering a Fractional CMO For Your Business?

Considering a Fractional CMO For Your Business?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Katw0MM-YV4 Video Transcription Are you considering a fractional CMO as a possible solution for your business? If so, I want to share with you some tips to make sure you're really sizing up the right fit with the right firm or the right individual. Hi, I'm Jennifer Zick, founder and CEO of Authentic®. We are a team of fractional CMOs that work with growing businesses, all across the US and beyond, to help them Overcome Random Acts of Marketing® and confidently take the next right step in healthy growth.  As we've been building our business over the past several years,…
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