Services

Two tracks.
One decision.

Every engagement starts with a diagnosis. Where you go next depends on what we find. Choose the model that fits your situation, or combine both.

Choose your track

Fast and focused, or embedded
and ongoing.

Both tracks start with an audit. What changes is where the engagement goes next.

Track A · Sprint interventions

Fast, focused, revenue-generating.

Short engagements with fixed scope and real output. You see results inside a month. Each sprint leaves something running when I'm done, not a deck of recommendations.

Best for: CMOs who need AI systems built · Founders who need a quick strategic injection
Track B · Fractional CMO retainer

Embedded, ongoing, compounding.

I become your marketing lead: strategy, team, systems, execution. AI in the engine from day one. The preferred model for Series A–B companies where marketing needs to become a real growth function.

Best for: Founders and CEOs who need a CMO without the full-time commitment
How this compares

Fractional vs in-house.
The honest math.

Two paths to senior marketing leadership. One starts moving the day we sign. The other starts with sourcing and a notice period.

What you need
Focus4ward
Traditional in-house CMO
Time to impact
Immediate. Senior leadership from day one.
6–9 months. Sourcing, notice periods, onboarding, ramp-up.
Cost
Lower at the same seniority. No employer charges, no benefits load, scaled to your actual need.
Salary × ~1.5 in France. Social charges, benefits, equipment, and overhead on top of the headline figure.
Strategic depth
Built in. 18 years across AWS, Criteo, Brevo and more.
Variable. Depends entirely on the hire and their previous environments.
Hands-on execution
Strategy and delivery, coordinated by me. You don't pay to add another layer.
Often split. Strategic or operational, rarely both.
AI-fluent
Engagements wired with AI from day one. Workflows live, not pitched.
Rare. Most senior CMOs are AI-curious, not AI-operational.
Access to specialists
Included. Vetted team across brand, growth, content, performance, and web.
Additional cost. Requires more hires or external agencies.
Quality and consistency
High. Senior oversight backed by trusted specialists.
Variable. Dependent on one individual.
Risk
Low. Flexible engagement, no long-term commitment.
High. Mis-hires are costly and slow to fix.
Commitment
Flexible. Monthly retainer or project-based.
Long-term. Typically multi-year.

Not sure fractional fits better than a full-time hire? Start with the two-week audit and decide from there.

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Areas of expertise

Six fronts. One set of hands.

Across both tracks, these are the domains where the work happens.

Brand and positioning

Positioning, messaging architecture, visual identity, tone of voice. The foundation everything else builds on.

GTM and growth

ICP, value proposition, integrated campaigns, organic and paid. Built to execute, not just to present.

AI-powered systems

Content factories, competitive intelligence, lead gen engines. Running before I leave, documented for your team.

Team and leadership

KPIs, structure, mentorship, marketing and sales and product alignment. Building teams that know what they're doing and why.

Product marketing

Pricing and offer, feature messaging, competitive positioning, sales enablement. Closing the gap between what you build and how the market understands it.

KPIs and reporting

Clear targets, the right metrics, and the visibility to act on them. Marketing that knows if it's working.

How it works

From first call to system live.

Every engagement follows the same four-phase structure, regardless of which track you choose.

01

Audit and diagnosis

Thorough review of strategy, team, stack, and positioning. Understanding the landscape before touching anything.

02

Strategy sprint

Positioning locked, GTM plan defined, AI workflow map built. The foundation everything else builds on.

03

Build and deploy

Systems live. Team trained. Reporting in place. You see results before I'm done.

04

Iterate and scale

Monthly cadence or ongoing fractional engagement. No retainer required to start.

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Frequently asked

What is the difference between the Sprint track and the Fractional CMO retainer?

Track A, Sprint interventions, is a short fixed-scope engagement that produces a working system or a strategic output inside a month. Track B, the Fractional CMO retainer, is an ongoing engagement where I become your embedded marketing lead across strategy, team, systems, and execution. Sprints fix a specific gap fast. The retainer builds marketing into a real growth function over time. Both can run together.

Do all engagements start with an audit?

Yes. Every engagement opens with a two-week diagnosis of strategy, team, stack, and positioning before anything gets built. The audit gives you clarity regardless of what comes next, and there is no commitment to continue once it is delivered.

How much does a fractional CMO cost compared to hiring in-house?

A fractional CMO costs less than a full-time CMO at the same seniority. A French in-house hire carries social charges, benefits, equipment, and overhead that push the real cost to roughly 1.5 times the headline salary. A fractional engagement is scaled to your actual need with no employer charges, and it starts the day you sign rather than after a six to nine month search and notice period.

How quickly will I see results?

Senior leadership is in place from day one, and sprint engagements produce visible output inside the first month. Each sprint leaves something running when it ends, not a deck of recommendations. A traditional in-house hire takes six to nine months to source, onboard, and ramp before the work begins.

Which areas does the work cover?

Six fronts: brand and positioning, GTM and growth, AI-powered systems, team and leadership, product marketing, and KPIs and reporting. Across both tracks, AI is wired into the engagement from day one rather than added on top.

Will a fractional CMO be as committed as a full-time hire?

Commitment shows up in ownership, not in hours logged. I take results, not tasks, and I build inside your team rather than billing you by the deliverable. A full-time hire can give you forty hours and still hand you a deck. I give you fewer hours and something that runs when I leave.

Is this better than hiring a CMO and an AI specialist separately?

Two hires means two salaries, two ramp-ups, and a handoff between strategy and build where most AI projects die. A separate AI specialist builds in a vacuum: strong systems with no marketing judgment underneath. I build the AI with the marketing baked in from the ground up, because the strategy and the systems sit in the same hands. One person owns the plan and the thing that runs it.

How effective can a part-time CMO be at driving growth?

Senior marketing time is worth more by the day than a junior team is by the month. The growth comes from clarity at the top and systems underneath, not from headcount. At Aprovall that meant new-logo revenue up 52% and MQLs up 105% year on year, built with a small team, not a big one.

Is the AI actually proven, or still experimental?

I don't ship pilots. The systems I build are the ones I run in my own business every day: content engines, competitive intelligence, lead gen workflows. They go into production with your team trained on them, documented, and running before I leave. AI in the engine, not a demo on a slide.

How complex is it to integrate with our existing stack?

I start from the tools you already have, not a rip-and-replace. The audit maps your stack first, then the build connects what's there before adding anything new. The point is fewer disconnected tools, not more.

Will the AI systems deliver measurable ROI?

Every engagement ends with KPIs and reporting wired in, so you can see what the systems return and what they cost. If a workflow isn't earning its place, you'll know. Marketing that can't tell you whether it's working isn't finished.

Will this fit a company my size and my budget?

The engagement is scaled to your need, not a fixed package. A sprint fixes one gap fast, a retainer goes deeper over time, and you start with a two-week audit before committing to either. You don't buy a full-time function before you can use one.

Will time zones get in the way of working together?

I'm based in Paris, and I've worked with global teams across time zones throughout my career. The systems I build run on their own, so progress doesn't wait for a shared calendar window. Where live time matters, I anchor to yours.

Your case studies are big names. Can a smaller company expect similar results?

The numbers come from the method, not the logo. I've worked with smaller companies as much as big names, and I adapt to your size, stage, and resources. Assurly went from seed funding to market in six months with the same approach: positioning first, then a system that runs. The work scales down to your stage, not just up to an enterprise one.

Is there transparent evidence behind these results?

The named case studies carry the real situation and named people behind the testimonials. I report results in percentages rather than absolute figures on purpose: it shows the impact while protecting my clients' confidential numbers, and I'll protect yours the same way. Ask in the call and I'll walk you through how a result was built.

Every engagement starts
with an audit.

A two-week diagnosis that gives you clarity regardless of what comes next. No commitment to continue.

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