| Full-time Commercial Director | $300K to $350K+ / yrfully loaded | One senior leader across marketing and sales | 6+ months to hire, huge fixed cost |
| Full-time CMO | $250K to $320K+ / yrfully loaded | One senior marketing leader | Marketing only, still a big fixed cost |
| Full-time C-suite hire (CFO / COO / CTO) | $250K to $400K+ / yreach, fully loaded | One more senior function | A six-figure salary per seat, siloed from sales and marketing |
| Typical Fractional CMO | $36K to $240K / yr($3,000 to $20,000 / mo) | Part-time senior marketing leadership | Marketing only. Sales, AI and ops out of scope |
| In-house marketing team | $200K to $420K+ / yr(2 to 4 staff, loaded) | A small team running campaigns | Execution without senior leadership. Nobody owns the commercial outcome |
| Digital agency retainer | $2,000 to $15,000+ / mo | Campaign execution | No seat at the leadership table |
| Independent consultant | $1,200 to $3,000 / day | Advice and recommendations | Advice isn't execution |
| AI consultant | $1,500 to $3,200 / day | AI strategy and automation | One lever, disconnected from sales and growth |
| Raw Digital | Leadership from $4,500 / mo.Single services from $2,500 / mo | Marketing, sales, tech and AI leadership in one seat, plus a flexible delivery team | No catch. Fully remote, so you pay for talent, not overhead. Month to month, 30 days' notice |