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Fractional Marketing Director Cost and What the Role Covers

Fractional Marketing Director Cost and What the Role Covers

Fractional Marketing Director Cost and What the Role CoversBlake Hickey
Published on: 06/10/2026

What a fractional marketing director does, what it costs by the hour and by the month, and when it beats a full-time hire.

Marketing Audit Checklist, Including the Prospect Test

Marketing Audit Checklist, Including the Prospect Test

Marketing Audit Checklist, Including the Prospect TestBlake Hickey
Published on: 29/09/2026

A marketing audit covers tracking, accounts, spend, landing pages, follow-up, reviews and site speed. Many skip the phone. The checklist I use.

12 Questions to Ask a Marketing Agency Before You Sign

12 Questions to Ask a Marketing Agency Before You Sign

12 Questions to Ask a Marketing Agency Before You SignBlake Hickey
Published on: 08/09/2026

Twelve questions to ask a marketing agency, with the answer you want and the one that should worry you: ownership, term, reporting, who does the work.

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