Jennifer Zick is the Founder and CEO of Authentic Brand, a community of Fractional CMOs who help growing businesses Overcome Random Acts of Marketing™ and confidently take the next right step to build revenue. In this episode, Jennifer shares how a fractional CMO can help revitalize your business when you’re in the middle of the growth stages. She offers a seven-part framework to help break out of any marketing funk you might have.
Key Takeaways:
[2:20] A little bit about Jennifer and her business.
[2:50] For a startup, what are the core executive roles in the very beginning?
[5:10] When does it make sense to hire a fractional CMO?
[9:50] There are seven key steps to reaching authentic marketing growth.
[15:00] How does Jennifer stress-test a company’s ambitious marketing goal?
[18:00] After setting clear goals, it’s about setting clear priorities.
[22:15] What do you do when a more dominant and aggressive competitor steps in and is stealing all of your business?
[27:40] How do Jennifer and her team think about marketing strategy?
[29:55] What is a lead? It’s important you define it clearly.
[34:20] You should be thinking about your organization like a baseball team.
[38:40] You need to track all of your marketing outlets!
[41:50] Don’t guess at how to build a marketing team.
[45:00] Jennifer would love to get in touch! Reach out to her on LinkedIn!
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