In order for your fCMO to build and lead an effective marketing team, they will need support from your HR team. For instance, your fCMO will rely on HR to publish job postings, conduct phone screenings, and check references. Your fCMO will interview candidates and assess their marketing acumen, but they will rely on others within your organization to assess culture fit.
It’s important to understand that the majority of tasks need to be handled by marketing execution specialists, ideally from within your organization. As leaders, fCMOs bring the most value by training and leading your internal marketer or marketing team. They’ll recognize gaps and know what needs to be done and how to accomplish it. They’ll keep your team focused on the most important things, and it is this efficiency that will make your marketing pay for itself.
Yes, we do. The tiers listed in the pricing table represent the most common scenarios based on our experience. Once you get on a call with an fCMO, you can work together to define the engagement level that best sets you up for success.
No, we start with just a 30-day commitment as you develop your relationship with your fCMO. Once you determine you’re a good fit for one another, your fCMO will require a 90-day rolling commitment to align with your 90-day marketing campaigns.
Monthly. The first month’s invoice must be paid before work can begin.
Yes, we offer a 30 day money-back guarantee. If you and your fCMO agree to a partnership and you later discover it’s not a good fit, you’ll get 100% of your first month’s payment back. It’s seriously zero risk.
No, you may hire a fractional CMO as a leader, coach, or advisor. However, the most common path is to start at the fCMO leader level and reduce the engagement level over time. This is because building the marketing foundation is the most time consuming part of the process. The goal of your fractional CMO is to build a self-sufficient team from within your organization. After about 6-12 months, once the appropriate team members are hired and trained, your fractional CMO will take a step back and act as a coach until the team is confident on their own. Then your fCMO will remain accessible as an advisor for as long as you need them.
No, we are not a marketing agency. In fact, we’re about as far as you can get from an agency. We believe that most small and mid-sized businesses need an internal marketing team (even if it’s small) in order to compete in this competitive environment. Our mission is to help you develop your internal marketing team to set your business up for long-term success. Building a team yourself can be daunting, and it can be costly if you hire the wrong marketing leader. When you partner with a fractional CMO, they will build the team, lead the team, and develop the systems to take the weight off your shoulders. And as the team proves itself, your fractional CMO will migrate into a more consultative role, staying by your side and providing advice for as long as you need them.
No, prices vary slightly depending on the experience level of the fractional CMO. We’ll make sure to get you connected to a fractional CMO that’s within your budget and well-suited to help your business.
Our network of fractional CMOs are American, French, and Australian expats who are based out of Thailand. The lower cost of living in Thailand allows us to provide services at competitive rates.
Yes, business-level English proficiency is required. The Growth Connect team works 100% in English and, since our clientele are global, the majority of our client communication is in English as well.
That said, our talent network consists of specialists from the US, UK, Australia, Canada, France, Italy, Lithuania, Thailand, and many other countries. We work with many non-native English speakers.
Yes, continued employment is contingent on Growth Connect fractional CMOs managing a minimum monthly revenue. This can typically be achieved with just one or two clients.
Yes, you’ll receive the salary required to sponsor an expat work permit in Thailand. However, the majority of your income will be performance-related pay based on your client revenue.
Yes, you will be sitting on your client’s side of the table for any production services, so you are free to use and recommend the resources that best match their needs and budget.
Yes, you need to conduct your own outreach through email, video, and networking events. However, we provide material for outreach campaigns and help you boost credibility through the Growth Connect brand and website.
Absolutely! Our fractional CMOs based in Thailand typically meet once a week online and once a month in person.
No, employees can reside anywhere in Thailand. Contractors can work from anywhere in the world.
Yes, however Growth Connect is based in Thailand and we are only able to hire employees who reside in Thailand. This is one of the major benefits of our employee contract: You can legally live and work in one of the most appealing countries in the world.
For especially qualified applicants, you can join as a contractor from your current location and later decide if you’d like to move to Thailand. However, you will only be eligible for employee benefits if you are hired as an employee in Thailand.
Not really. You have the flexibility to choose how many clients you work with so you can achieve your ideal work-life balance, but this is not a side gig to earn extra cash.
We provide baseline rates and contracts for guidance, but you can create custom solutions and set your own rates. You receive the majority of the revenue through a generous revenue-sharing scheme.
Yes, if you have existing clients you can continue working with them after you join Growth Connect. However, these clients must be invoiced through Growth Connect while you are an employee. If you leave Growth Connect, you will be able to take back full ownership of these clients.
If you’re already operating a successful fractional CMO or consulting business that’s scaling effectively, Growth Connect is probably not a fit.
But if you’re ready to leave the corporate environment and don’t want to take the leap into starting a business from scratch, Growth Connect is an excellent option.
We offer an entrepreneurial path with far less risk: You choose your own clients and schedule, and we provide a marketing methodology, a platform for you to promote your services, a group of peers to learn with, and a pool of talented specialists to help with execution.
