When to hire a fractional CMO - When marketing spend keeps rising but ROI doesn’t, the issue isn’t effort — it’s leadership. This article shows when a Fractional CMO delivers the best value: transforming ad-hoc activity into accountable growth. Discover how part-time, senior-level marketing leadership aligns spend with revenue, unifies reporting, and builds the commercial clarity boards demand — at 30–40% lower cost than agencies or full-time hires.