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Leadership Services
Leadership Services
You don't need a $300K CMO. You need CMO-level thinking (strategy,
prioritization, and someone accountable for the number) a few days a month.
The problem
Without senior marketing leadership the loudest idea wins: random campaigns, vendors grading their own homework, and a budget spread across tactics nobody sequenced. Marketing gets busy; revenue stays flat.
An embedded marketing executive
Strategy, budget and roadmap ownership alongside your team, in your meetings, not reporting from outside them.
One growth plan across every channel
We bring channel activity into one plan with a revenue goal, a sequence of priorities and an agreed budget. The plan makes the tradeoffs visible so teams can stop competing for attention and start working toward the same outcome.
Vendor and agency accountability
Agency and vendor work is reviewed against agreed deliverables and business measures. Your marketing lead coordinates briefs, challenges unclear reporting and brings decisions back to the leadership team with a recommendation.
Hiring support for your in-house team
We help define the next role, separate essential skills from a wish list and assess how a candidate will fit the operating plan. Hiring decisions stay with you, supported by a clearer view of the work the team needs to own.
Board-ready reporting
Monthly reporting connects activity, budget and pipeline in the language your leadership team uses. It highlights risks, decisions and changes to the plan, with clear ownership of the follow-up.
Diagnostic
Two weeks inside the business: channels, vendors, team, budget and what is not working.
One growth plan
Every channel, vendor and hire tied to a single revenue target and a clear sequence.
Run it and report
Weekly with your team, monthly with your board, in language investors accept.
Why 7 Studios as your CMO?
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Executive, not adviser
Ownership of strategy, budget and roadmap. Not a monthly opinion.
Board-ready reporting
Marketing's contribution to revenue, in the format your investors expect.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is a fractional CMO?
A fractional CMO is a senior marketing leader who works with a business for an agreed portion of their time. The role provides direction, prioritization and accountability without requiring a full-time executive appointment. The remit and access are defined around the decisions your business needs help making.
2. What does a fractional CMO do?
They align marketing with business goals, set priorities, coordinate the team and manage the budget within an agreed remit. They also review performance with leadership and help decide what to start, change or stop. The role works best when there is a team or delivery partner able to execute the plan.
3. How much does a fractional CMO cost?
Fees depend on the time commitment, team size and level of responsibility. A leadership role spanning budget, vendors and board reporting is a broader scope than a monthly advisory session. We define the remit and working rhythm before presenting a fee.
4. When should you hire a fractional CMO?
Consider one when marketing involves several people or vendors but nobody owns the whole plan. It can also help during a growth phase, a leadership gap or preparation for an in-house hire. The useful trigger is the complexity of the decisions, rather than a single revenue milestone.
5. How is this different from a consultant?
A consultant usually answers a defined question and hands over recommendations. A fractional CMO stays involved in running the function, coordinating people and reviewing outcomes. The distinction is ongoing ownership of the operating plan, with authority agreed by your leadership team.
6. Who actually needs a fractional CMO?
Growing businesses with delivery capacity but a gap in senior direction are a good fit. Very early teams may need a focused positioning or go-to-market project first. Larger organizations with daily executive demands may be better served by a full-time leader.
See what this would look like for your business.
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Meet our leaders
Vullnet Shehu
Creative Director & Marketing Specialist
Vullnet is a co-founder of 7 Studios, with twenty years in design and a decade leading product teams in healthcare, including design leadership at WebMD, on a platform serving 600M+ users a year.
Tim Shaqiri
Growth Strategy & Operations
Tim brings 15+ years leading strategy, governance and transformation initiatives at J.P. Morgan, HSBC and Scotiabank. At 7 Studios he oversees business strategy, client partnerships, project planning and growth, and makes sure every engagement has clear priorities, accountability and measurable outcomes.
