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My thoughts on marketing

2026-07-02

How much does a fractional CMO cost?

Real price ranges for a full-time marketing director, an agency and a fractional CMO, and what actually drives the cost.

2026-07-02

B2B lead generation for industrial companies: what actually works

What effective B2B lead generation looks like for manufacturing and industrial companies: the channels that work, cycle length and how much contact it takes.

2026-07-02

Zero barrier to entry with AI: customers are the hard part

With AI anyone can ship an app or a SaaS. The hard part has moved: getting paying customers to your product. That is marketing, not code.

2026-06-25

Fractional CMO vs full-time CMO

When a fractional CMO pays off and when a full-time CMO is the better hire. Cost, availability and risk, in plain terms.

2026-06-25

When to hire a fractional CMO

How to tell it is the right moment for a fractional CMO, when a full-time hire or an agency fits better, and how to start.

2026-06-25

Marketing for a manufacturing company: where to start

A practical plan for the first steps in marketing a manufacturing company: diagnosis, content, channels and what not to do at the start.

2026-06-19

What I do as a Fractional CMO

What a fractional CMO actually does: how I work, which companies I work with, where I came from and what real engagements look like.

2026-06-19

Fractional CMO or an ad agency?

When to hire one person who owns the whole thing, and when to hire an agency. Honestly, with the downsides of both.

2025-02-14

How to write TikTok scripts

A TikTok lasts a dozen, maybe a few dozen seconds, and within those first seconds the viewer decides whether to keep watching. Here is how to script for it.

2025-01-28

I dropped social media management from my offer. Here is why

Why I removed "just running social media" from my services, and what I do instead.

2024-08-08

How I became a freelancer

Going into marketing freelancing was the natural next step for me.

2024-08-08

High school parties powered by social media

Event Makers was the high school "business" where I took my first steps in marketing.