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Louis Castellani Marketing Advisor – PRAM LC

Fractional CMO

Marketing is a significant part of your business but no one owns the strategy at a senior level. You need someone who sets the direction, keeps the team and agency aligned, and gives leadership a clear picture of what’s happening — without the cost of a full-time hire.

This is right for you if

  • You have a marketing team and agency but no one owns the strategy at a senior level
  • Marketing spend is significant but leadership has no clear view on whether it’s working strategically
  • Your team is capable but lacks senior direction — decisions get made without a strategic framework
  • You need CMO-level thinking but a full-time hire isn’t the right move yet

01. 8 Advisory Days of Presence

Eight days a month of embedded strategic leadership — not hands-on execution.

02. Annual Marketing Plan & Budget

A complete strategic framework for your team and agency to execute against — not a campaign plan.

03. Strategic Oversight

I ensure your agency is working to the right strategic brief. Your team manages the day-to-day relationship.

04. Monthly Executive Report

The monthly strategic report for leadership / board — built for decisions, not updates.

05. Marketing Manager Advisory

I build the strategic thinking of your Marketing Manager — I don’t replace their judgment.

IDEAL FOR

01

Scale-ups without a CMO

You have a marketing team executing well but no one with senior strategic ownership of the overall direction.

02

Companies in a period of change

Rebrand, new product launch, new market entry — you need CMO-level strategic leadership without a permanent hire.

03

Before hiring a full-time CMO

You want to establish the right strategic structure and processes first — so the permanent hire steps into clarity, not chaos.

04

Budget €200K+ / year

At this level of spend, the absence of senior strategic oversight is an expensive gap.

Questions for Fractional CMO​

It strengthens it. The Manager executes; I provide strategic direction. In practice, they gain a senior advisor who gives them the context to make better decisions — not someone who overrides or bypasses them.

No. I advise on strategic direction and review their outputs for strategic alignment. Your team manages the agency relationship day-to-day. I do not contact the agency independently.

Three options: continue the engagement, transition to the Advisory Retainer as the team becomes more strategically independent, or advisory support in hiring a permanent CMO — with a structured 30-day handover.

Yes — and it's the most common path. The Audit gives you an independent picture of where things stand, and from there you decide what level of ongoing advisory engagement makes sense.

Have a specific question?

I reply personally within 1 business day.