Fractional CMO Show

Step back and use this episode as a chance to reflect on your career, where you came from, where you are, and where you are going. Casey Stanton is the Founder of CMOx, a Fractional CMO, and author of the Wall Street Journal #1 bestseller, The Fractional CMO Method. In this episode, Casey outlines the 7 Stages of Commitment for Fractional CMOs, how to use the 7 Stages to view your own career, and...

Your own human nature is complex and it doesn't get easier to understand when you become a Fractional CMO. Casey Stanton is the Founder of CMOx, a Fractional CMO, and author of the Wall Street Journal #1 bestseller, The Fractional CMO Method. In this episode, Casey outlines the key lessons to help Factional CMOs overcome the Hedonic Treadmill, avoid Pyrrhic Victories, discover how to get to their...

The journey to becoming a Chief Marketing Officer can be long and arduous, but the less-traveled road to becoming a Fractional CMO can catapult your career and provide much more financial security. Casey Stanton is the Founder of CMOx, a Fractional CMO, and author of the Wall Street Journal #1 bestseller, The Fractional CMO Method. In this episode, Casey shares some of his own journey in the marke...

So many marketers are overtitled and expect to be compensated according to their inflated titles which makes it hard to know what you should expect to make for your role. Casey Stanton is the Founder of CMOx, a Fractional CMO, and author of the Wall Street Journal #1 bestseller, The Fractional CMO Method. In this episode, Casey explores the hierarchy of the marketing world, how to scale that hiera...

The key to a successful future as a Fractional CMO lies in the regular use of scorecards and dashboards that provide you with actionable insights and indicators that you can use to solve bigger problems. Casey Stanton is the Founder of CMOx, a Fractional CMO, and author of the Wall Street Journal #1 bestseller, The Fractional CMO Method. In this episode, Casey explains how those scorecards and das...

Your job as a Fractional CMO is so much more than just a copywriter or SEO consultant. Casey Stanton is the founder of CMOx a Fractional CMO, and the author of the Wall Street Journal #1 bestseller, The Fractional CMO Method. Casey explains the two most important aspects of your role as a fractional CMO, what companies are actually looking for, and how to make a bigger impact.    Takeaways: The fi...

The metrics that matter the most are entirely dependent on the business and every business is different. Casey Stanton is the Founder of CMOx, a Fractional CMO, and the author of the Wall Street Journal #1 bestseller, The Fractional CMO Method. Casey highlights some of the most important KPIs in many popular industries, how to visualize them and what to do with them.    Takeaways: At the base, a l...

The Fractional CMO route is great for marketers looking to serve multiple clients at a high level with each paying $3,000-$15,000 per month. This week, Casey Stanton talks about his Wall Street Journal #1 bestseller, The Fractional CMO Method , and what you can learn from it. You'll learn about how to overcome the three biggest challenges of being a Fractional CMO: having control of your pipeline,...

Do you have what it takes to be a Fractional CMO? In this episode, Casey Stanton goes through what experience and skills you really need to understand to build your foundation. You'll learn about what marketing knowledge you need, why you need to enjoy seeing others find success, and what discipline you should look into a little deeper.   Takeaways: You should have experience in marketing, whether...

There's a lot going on and in order to focus on what's important to your work, you need to filter out the static. Casey Stanton is dropping in to give some quick tips for Fractional CMOs, VPs of Marketing, agency owners, and everyone in between, on how you can declutter your work and solve bigger problems. Casey outlines some easy steps to reorganize your bookmarks, tidy up your desktop, and minim...

Imagine a client has just hired you as a Fractional CMO. Is your first move to invest fully into immediate results or set things up for delayed results down the line? It's a tough question, but Casey Stanton set out in this episode to answer it! Casey provides some amazing examples of tactics that yield both immediate and delayed results and outlines how you should approach using both mind frames....

Many companies are implementing operating systems but what does that mean for you as a Fractional CMO? In this episode, Casey talks about which business operating systems are best for Fractional CMOs to work with. You'll hear about many different kinds of operating systems that businesses use, what they do for businesses that use them, and why those businesses make such great clients for Fractiona...

Your job as a Fractional CMO is to stay focused on the big picture strategy and not get dragged into the tactics, but where is that line between them? That's what Casey Stanton is discussing in this episode! Casey dissects the intricacies of what makes up strategies and tactics, and how you should approach conversations around both. You'll hear about how to delegate everything but leadership, what...

Marketing Strategy Consultants and Fractional CMOs work in very different ways and provide their clients with very different results. Casey Stanton takes a closer look at the differences between them and which is the better option for both the business and the marketing professional. You'll hear about why consultants are always selling, what happens when the consultant's playbook doesn't fit, and...

As a marketer, there are things you can do right now to position yourself for success regardless of whatever economic conditions may come. Host Casey Stanton looks at the fallout of recent economic downturns and how marketers from every industry have been impacted. By the end of this episode, you will know the right way to invest in yourself, the importance of multiple streams of income, and what...

To predict the success of a marketing strategy, you need to build a tool that can estimate what that success will look like for your client. Casey Stanton breaks down what goes into creating an effective and accurate tool along with a great use case. Find out how to measure and understand the outcomes of your efforts!   Takeaways: You need to build an estimation tool for your clients and team to u...

Although it's critical to their success, prospecting can seem like a never-ending chore for Fractional CMOs, but it doesn't have to be! Casey Stanton discusses how Fractional CMOs should approach prospecting to find new business opportunities, how to make sure prospecting remains a priority, and what you can do to honor your time commitments.   Takeaways: To avoid prospecting feeling like a chore...

It's not always clear whose responsibility it is to track deals, forecast for the future, and take action to grow the company. Casey Stanton explains my marketing finds itself in the position to do so and why it's so critical that they do! You'll learn what you need to track, how to keep track of the right data, and where you can go for the resources you need.   Takeaways: Sales teams need to have...

What should you do if you are the Fractional CMO of a company that has a weak CEO who lacks vision? This can be a frustrating position to find yourself in, but Casey Stanton has some advice to help lessen the stress. You'll learn when the right time to speak up is, how to mince your words properly, and how to introduce new systems.   Takeaways: Even when you are very selective with the clients you...

It's really not that hard to become a millionaire, but if that's your only goal, you're going to have to give up a lot to get there. Casey Stanton is sharing a better way that will allow you to cultivate every part of your life while also creating value and being paid for it. Discover how you can create value as a Fractional CMO, how diving into a niche can increase your effectiveness, and why cre...

Casey Stanton is giving CMOs everywhere a quick tip to improve collaboration amongst their team, share client data safely, and save you time and money.    Takeaways: Using a "grow@" or "account@" email allows your entire team to log in to a client's tool while only paying for one account. Your client only has to share access to one account, however, you can still assign the right work to the right...

Help your team become more efficient by splitting up their tasks more effectively. Casey Stanton is bringing the concept of partitionable and unpartitionable tasks to the center stage to show how you may be wasting time and effort on tasks while actually making them take longer to finish. You'll learn how to recognize the different types of tasks, plan for a more efficient quarter and choose the r...

Your team won't always have good times so it's imperative to build strong foundations during that peacetime to survive when wartime strikes. Casey Stanton is providing you with a mental model to mold those foundations you need to help your team. You'll learn why you must build up systems during the good times, the keys to cultivating an effective and committed team, and how to make it through the...

Learn how to get yourself to a point where you are financially secure, you love the work that you do, and you love the people you work with. Casey Stanton opens the door to Replacement Therapy to help you get rid of your least favorite clients and be energized by your work. You'll hear about how to tell if you actually like a client, when it's safe to move on from them, and how to give yourself th...

When it comes to your team, does the squeaky wheel get the grease or the pink slip? Casey Stanton discusses if there is a right and wrong answer to the question and what role your situation may play in the decision. You'll learn about identifying the "magic" in an employee, what you can do to optimize an employee's capacity, and how to weigh the options from the perspective of your company.   Take...