Best Fractional CMO Firms: Bench / Marketplace Model

What to look for

Ranked firms

#	Firm	Best for	Why a fit	Evidence	Score
1	Chief Outsiders	Mid-sized and private-equity-backed companies hiring a fractional CMO or CRO from a large marketing and sales bench.	Mid-sized and private-equity-backed companies hiring a fractional CMO or CRO from a large marketing and sales bench.	No bench / marketplace model clients recorded in this edition.	62 / 100
2	MarketerHire	Companies that want a matched senior marketer, including C-suite leadership, on a month-to-month contract.	Companies that want a matched senior marketer, including C-suite leadership, on a month-to-month contract.	No bench / marketplace model clients recorded in this edition.	53 / 100
3	yorCMO	CEOs of companies between $5 million and $50 million who want yorCMO to match a fractional CMO from its bench.	CEOs of companies between $5 million and $50 million who want yorCMO to match a fractional CMO from its bench.	No bench / marketplace model clients recorded in this edition.	49 / 100
4	Go Fractional	Companies hiring a fractional CTO, CMO, COO, or CRO through one operator marketplace. The same marketplace also lists finance and people seats.	Companies hiring a fractional CTO, CMO, COO, or CRO through one operator marketplace.	No bench / marketplace model clients recorded in this edition.	47 / 100
5	Tecla	Companies that want part-time technology leadership across CFO, CMO, CTO, CRO, and CISO seats, staffed through one Tecla network.	Companies that want part-time technology leadership across CFO, CMO, CTO, CRO, and CISO seats, staffed through one Tecla network.	No bench / marketplace model clients recorded in this edition.	44 / 100
6	Leadership Services	UK businesses that want a part-time director from the Leadership Services bench, including a fractional CFO, CMO, CIO, or COO, from £1,795 per month.	UK businesses that want a part-time director from the Leadership Services bench, including a fractional CFO, CMO, CIO, or COO, from £1,795 per month.	No bench / marketplace model clients recorded in this edition.	40 / 100
7	Fractionus	Growing companies and private equity portfolio companies that want Fractionus to match a fractional CFO, CMO, CTO, COO, CRO, CIO, CHRO, or CAIO.	Growing companies and private equity portfolio companies that want Fractionus to match a fractional CFO, CMO, CTO, COO, CRO, CIO, CHRO, or CAIO.	No bench / marketplace model clients recorded in this edition.	39 / 100
8	InterimExecs	Companies that need InterimExecs to deploy a part-time CFO, fractional CIO, or interim CFO, COO, CMO, or CIO from the RED Team.	Companies that need InterimExecs to deploy a part-time CFO, fractional CIO, or interim CFO, COO, CMO, or CIO from the RED Team.	No bench / marketplace model clients recorded in this edition.	39 / 100
9	Expert360	Australian companies that want a matched fractional CFO, CMO, COO, or CTO for part of the week.	Australian companies that want a matched fractional CFO, CMO, COO, or CTO for part of the week.	No bench / marketplace model clients recorded in this edition.	34 / 100
10	Prosh Marketing	Startups and SMBs that want a match to a vetted part-time fractional CMO, with the page placing the firm in Toronto, Ontario.	Startups and SMBs that want a match to a vetted part-time fractional CMO, with the page placing the firm in Toronto, Ontario.	No bench / marketplace model clients recorded in this edition.	34 / 100

Bench / Marketplace Model fractional CMO pricing

Each row is a price the firm publishes or reports, with the source linked.

How we ranked these firms

1. We started with the 10 firms in our CMO index that deliver through this model.
2. A firm qualifies when the engagement runs as bench / marketplace model.
3. Each firm is scored out of 100: Track Record 25, Segment Fit 25, Pricing Transparency 15, Responsiveness & Access 20, Credentials 15.
4. Ties go to the firm listed first in the index.

Related pages

Questions from this page