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To Product Marketers

Why Work with an FCMO?

Turn marketing into a growth engine—one that’s finally in sync with product, sales, and leadership.

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Marketing Without Deep Strategy is Like Trying to Build a Product Without a Roadmap.

Contrary to what everyone else thinks (shhhh it’ll be our secret) Product and Marketing are NOT the same. 

And you wouldn’t launch a new product without a go-to-market strategy.

So why is marketing expected to “just work” without a plan?

Without a strong marketing leader, product marketing turns into an uphill battle:

  • Maybe your sales team isn’t telling the right story, and deals are stalling.
  • Maybe messaging is too technical, and customers aren’t connecting with the value.
  • Maybe you’re running demand gen, but the leads coming in aren’t actually qualified.
  • Maybe leadership keeps asking for marketing data, and you’re stuck without a dashboard that proves impact.

And the biggest problem?

You don’t know exactly what to do to fix it.

You see what’s missing, but you don’t have the executive backing—or frankly the background—to get the resources, tools, or team you need.

So instead, you’re stuck making do—patching together content, struggling to align sales, and constantly defending the value of marketing.

It’s exhausting.

And it’s not what product marketing is supposed to be.

The Right Marketing Leadership Changes Everything

A Fractional CMO isn’t here to just “run campaigns.”

They step in as your executive marketing partner—someone who can actually get marketing a seat at the table and make sure it’s driving real product adoption and revenue.

Here’s what that looks like:

  • Clear Positioning & Messaging – No more technical jargon that doesn’t connect. Just a sharp, compelling narrative that drives demand.
  • Sales & Marketing Alignment – No more “sales doesn’t know how to pitch this.” We create the tools and training they need to actually close deals.
  • Go-to-Market Execution – A real plan. Not random tactics. Not just lead gen. A full strategy that turns awareness into pipeline.
  • Executive-Level Dashboards – Stop scrambling to prove marketing’s value. We set up the metrics execs actually care about.
  • The Clout to Get What Marketing Needs – Budget, resources, better processes—when marketing has senior leadership, it gets taken seriously.

Without a CMO, marketing often feels like a side project—underfunded, unsupported, and disconnected from growth goals.

With a CMO, marketing becomes a growth engine—one that’s finally in sync with product, sales, and leadership.

You Built a Great Product. Make Sure the Market Gets It.

If you’re tired of trying to “figure out marketing” without the right leadership in place, it’s time for a change.

Your product need a real marketing strategy.

And you need the support to make it happen.

Let’s fix this.

Let’s get marketing working like it should.

Bill Schick

Founder and FCMO
MESH Interactive Agency

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