| Full-time Commercial Director | $300K–$350K+ / yrfully loaded | One senior leader across marketing & sales, full-time | 6+ months to hire, huge fixed cost |
| Full-time CMO | $250K–$320K+ / yrfully loaded | One senior marketing leader, full-time | Marketing only, and still a big fixed cost |
| Full-time C-suite hire (CFO / COO / CTO) | $250K–$400K+ / yreach, fully loaded | One more senior function, full-time | A separate six-figure salary for every seat — and still siloed from marketing and sales |
| Typical Fractional CMO | $36K–$240K / yr$3,000–$20,000 / month | Senior marketing leadership, part-time | Marketing only — sales, AI and ops out of scope |
| In-house marketing team | $200K–$420K+ / yr2–4 employees, loaded | A small team executing campaigns | Execution without senior leadership — juniors, high overhead, nobody owning the commercial outcome |
| Digital agency retainer | $2,000–$15,000+ / mo | Campaign execution | No seat at the leadership table |
| Independent consultant | $1,200–$3,000 / day | Advice and recommendations | Advice isn't execution |
| AI consultant | $1,500–$3,200 / day | AI strategy & automation | One lever only, disconnected from sales & growth |
| Raw DigitalYour growth engine | From $4,500 / month | Marketing, sales, tech and AI leadership in one seat, with a flexible delivery team | No catch — fully remote, so you pay for talent, not overhead |