Strategic Marketing Leadership, Without the Full-Time Cost
A fractional head of growth is a senior marketing leader who embeds in your team 2-3 days per week , bridging the gap between your CEO and your agencies, owning strategy and execution without the €200K+ cost of a full-time VP Marketing.
When Marketing Leadership Is Missing
Growing companies hit a ceiling when nobody owns the marketing strategy. These are the symptoms.
Marketing Team, No Marketing Leader
You have 2-5 marketers running campaigns, but nobody setting the strategy. Each person optimizes their channel in isolation. Nobody owns pipeline, and the CEO ends up making marketing decisions by gut.
Agencies Without Accountability
Your performance agency sends monthly reports but nobody challenges the numbers or connects them to revenue. Briefs are vague, KPIs drift, and you cannot tell whether €10K/month in agency fees is generating pipeline or just activity.
No Repeatable Growth Model
Every quarter starts from scratch. There is no experiment backlog, no funnel model, and no shared dashboard that tells leadership which channels actually convert. Marketing feels busy but unpredictable.
International Expansion on Autopilot
You launched in Germany with the same English messaging that worked in the Netherlands. Conversion rates are a third of your home market and nobody knows why. Cultural context is missing from every brief.
What a Fractional Head of Growth Delivers
Six areas of focus that turn marketing from a cost center into a growth engine.
Marketing Strategy & Audit
Full assessment of your current marketing stack, channels, and performance. A clear strategy tied to revenue goals with priorities ranked by impact and effort.
- Channel performance audit
- Competitive landscape review
- 90-day roadmap with KPIs
Agency Management
Briefing, performance review, and accountability for external agencies and freelancers. One point of coordination so nothing falls between the cracks.
- Agency selection and onboarding
- Monthly performance reviews
- Brief and KPI alignment
Growth Framework (ADAPT & Flywheel)
Implementation of the ADAPT cultural adaptation framework and the 5-Stage Growth Marketing Flywheel to create repeatable, measurable growth loops.
- Funnel mapping and optimization
- Experiment backlog and prioritization
- Cross-cultural adaptation via ADAPT
International Expansion Advisory
Market entry planning for European and East Asian markets. Channel strategy, localization approach, and budget planning grounded in real market data.
- Market opportunity sizing
- Channel and platform mapping
- Localization strategy
Performance Reporting
Monthly reporting that connects marketing activity to pipeline and revenue. Dashboards your leadership team actually reads and acts on.
- KPI dashboard setup
- Monthly executive summary
- Attribution modeling
Team Development
Coaching and upskilling your in-house marketing team. Building capabilities so the team grows stronger, not more dependent on external help.
- Skills gap assessment
- 1:1 coaching sessions
- Hiring support and briefs
Why Companies Choose This Model
Three reasons a fractional head of growth outperforms traditional options.
Cross-Cultural Edge
11+ years working across European and East Asian markets. Not just strategy advice , practical experience running campaigns in culturally distinct environments where the same approach rarely works twice.
Practitioner, Not Just Advisor
Hands-on campaign management, not slide decks. Strategy sessions in the morning, LinkedIn campaign optimization in the afternoon. You get someone who does the work, not just talks about it.
Lean Model, Full Impact
2-3 days per week, remote, on a retainer or project basis. Senior marketing leadership at a fraction of the cost of a full-time VP Marketing , without the recruitment process or long-term commitment.
How an Engagement Works
Three phases from first conversation to embedded execution.
Discovery & Audit (2-4 Weeks)
Deep dive into your current marketing, sales pipeline, competitive landscape, and team capabilities. Stakeholder interviews, data analysis, and a clear picture of where you stand.
Strategy & Roadmap (1-2 Months)
Prioritized growth roadmap with quick wins and long-term plays. Agency briefings, channel strategy, KPI framework, and budget allocation , all aligned to your revenue targets.
Embedded Execution (Ongoing)
Regular weekly presence in your team. Running standups, managing agencies, reviewing performance, coaching team members, and iterating on strategy based on real results.
Results From Fractional Engagements
Real outcomes from embedded marketing leadership.
TNT/FedEx , 3 Countries
Challenge
Improve ad performance across culturally distinct markets.
Result
ADAPT framework led to measurable CTR improvements in all three markets.
K.K. Orchard , 13 EU Countries
Challenge
Build awareness for Taiwanese food brand across Europe.
Result
Per-market targeting and translations drove high awareness at low cost.
Gladskin , 4 EU Countries
Challenge
Grow organic traffic and revenue across GB, FR, NL, DE.
Result
Market-specific keyword research and content unlocked major growth.
What Clients Say
Feedback from companies who embedded a fractional head of growth.
“data-driven in his work, not doing stuff for nothing, and a strong advisor.”
“really inspiring and his results with Linkedin are absolutely staggering!”
“enables us to exceed the goals of our LinkedIn Ad campaigns.”
What Does a Fractional Head of Growth Actually Do?
Picture the org chart at a company with 20-200 employees. The CEO sets direction. Below them, a marketing team of 2-5 people runs campaigns, and one or two agencies handle paid media or content. The missing layer is the person who translates the CEO's growth ambitions into a plan the team and agencies can actually execute. That's the fractional head of growth , embedded in your operations, not advising from the sideline.
Here is what that looks like in practice. A Belgian SaaS company had a capable performance marketing agency and a small in-house team, but the CEO was the only person reviewing campaign results. Nobody briefed the agency on business priorities. KPIs measured clicks, not pipeline. Within three months of embedding as their fractional head of growth, we restructured the campaign architecture around revenue goals, aligned KPIs to actual pipeline metrics, and introduced weekly performance reviews between the agency and the leadership team. The agency delivered better work because they had better briefs and someone holding them accountable to outcomes, not just activity.
Most engagements are 2-3 days per week, remote, on a monthly retainer. Some start with a fixed-scope audit and 90-day roadmap, then shift into an ongoing embedded role. Others are project-scoped , a market entry into Germany, a rebrand, an agency transition , and end when the initiative ships. The format flexes; the principle stays the same: someone senior who does the work, not just talks about it.
That last point matters. Consultants deliver a strategy deck and leave. A fractional head of growth joins your Slack, attends your standups, reviews your dashboards on Monday morning, and has the difficult conversation with your underperforming agency on Tuesday afternoon. You get a practitioner with 11+ years of cross-market experience at a fraction of the cost of a full-time hire , and without the 6-month recruitment process.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the fractional head of growth model.
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Related Resources
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