Fractional Executive Search

Revenue that grows in a slow economy needs one senior owner.

Many commercial problems that look like market problems are leadership problems. We search for, vet and match a senior marketing or commercial executive who embeds part time, owns the revenue engine and is measured on what it delivers.

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The situation

Signs a Bangkok company lacks commercial leadership

You do not need to know you need a CMO to recognise these patterns:

01

Spend that cannot be traced to sales

Money goes into LINE, marketplaces, events and paid media, yet nobody can show which of it brings in revenue.

02

A strong product, a blurred position

Among the many Thai SMEs competing for the same buyers, a company without a clear position simply is not seen.

03

Sales and marketing at odds

Each blames the other for poor results, and with no senior commercial leader between them, revenue falls through the gap.

04

Campaigns everywhere, results nowhere

Activity across Thailand and neighbouring markets without a plan that ties channels to target customers and pipeline.

05

New markets without a playbook

Moving into new sectors, export channels or tourism-driven demand with nobody senior designing how to win there.

06

Growth that depends on the founder's network

Relationships built the business. A digital, LINE-first buyer now expects a system as well, and personal networks only stretch so far.

A fractional CMO matched from our collective takes ownership of revenue growth and is measured on results, not activity.

Is it the right fit?

Who this is for, and who it is not

Best for

  • Revenue that has plateaued after the early channels ran their course
  • Marketing spend going out with little pipeline you can trust coming back
  • Sales and marketing pulling apart, with no one owning the number
  • A founder still carrying the commercial engine personally
  • A new segment or market that needs a proper go-to-market motion

Not for

  • A single campaign or asset an agency could deliver and hand back
  • A business with no product-market fit or revenue to build on yet
  • A tactical execution gap a specialist hire would fill
  • Teams unwilling to give one operator ownership of the number
A modern meeting room at dusk with a city view

A commercial engine, built and run by someone who has done it.

Why a fractional CMO

What our collective adds to commercial leadership

A single executive, backed by a wider group of senior peers and our governance.

1 monthNotice, either way
800+Curated and vetted executives
2–3 weeksBrief to deployment
30–60%Less than a full-time hire, on our engagements

Demand and delivery together

Where growth will strain operations, we can match a COO alongside the CMO, so the business can deliver what marketing sells.

Experience from many businesses

Your CMO can test ideas with finance leaders who understand unit economics and technology leaders who know which marketing tools pay back.

Senior peers to call on

Commercial decisions benefit from more than one view, and your CMO has colleagues across our collective to provide it.

A pipeline that survives change

Should your CMO leave, the commercial brief stays with us, so we manage the handover and look again without starting from zero.

How it works

From diagnosis to revenue momentum

A structured engagement that moves from diagnosis to a working pipeline within months.

01

Commercial diagnostic (weeks 1–2)

Audit your current position, spend, attribution, pipeline, ICP definition, competitive positioning, team capability, and which commercial gap is the real constraint.

02

Strategy and sign-off (weeks 3–4)

A clear, actionable go-to-market strategy with prioritised channels, 90-day milestones, and commercial KPIs.

03

Execution begins (month 2–3)

Channel activation, team direction, agency management, content and campaign deployment.

04

Ongoing commercial review

Monthly pipeline tracking. Continuous optimisation. Your commercial leader stays accountable for revenue outcomes.

Which commercial leader

Do you need a fractional CMO, a CRO, or something else?

Revenue plateaus for different reasons. The right operator depends on where the commercial system is breaking.

If this is the problem
The right commercial leader
If this is the problemPositioning is unclear or the brand is not landing
The right commercial leaderFractional CMO
If this is the problemMarketing spend is not converting to pipeline
The right commercial leaderFractional CMO
If this is the problemSales and marketing are pulling apart
The right commercial leaderFractional CRO
If this is the problemPipeline forecasting is weak or untrusted
The right commercial leaderFractional CRO
If this is the problemThe founder is still the chief salesperson
The right commercial leaderFractional CRO
If this is the problemDelivery cannot handle the new demand
The right commercial leaderFractional COO
If this is the problemUnit economics are unclear
The right commercial leaderFractional CFO
Roles for revenue growth

Which leader owns your next stage of revenue?

Revenue growth usually starts with a CMO, and often reaches into operations and finance.

Proven leadership

Revenue leaders from

Salesforce
HubSpot
Oracle
LinkedIn
SAP
Adobe
Cisco
Workday
Common questions

The questions buyers ask first

Yes. A capable team often lacks senior direction and someone to hold the plan together. Your CMO provides that, coaches the team and leaves it stronger.

Yes. With the Thai economy growing slowly, many companies look to new sectors, export markets or visitor demand. Your CMO designs how to enter each and decides which are worth the effort.

Strategic clarity comes first, within the opening weeks. Pipeline effects follow as the new approach takes hold, and revenue builds from there. We agree milestones with you and review them together.

Yes, and it is worth considering when delivery is as much of a limit on growth as demand. The two work to one plan, with our governance around both.

Our engagements typically run 30 to 60% less than a comparable full-time hire, and you pay only for the days the work needs, often between half a day and three days a week.

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