How we work together

Five ways. One standard of work.

Some businesses come in knowing exactly what they need. Others are still working it out. Either way, the first step is the same: an honest conversation about what is happening, what the right scope looks like, and whether I am the right fit to deliver it. No commitment until we both agree it makes sense.

Revenue Alignment

Find where the revenue motion is breaking down. Fix the structure.

This is the problem I understand best. I go into B2B businesses where sales and marketing are structurally misaligned, at any stage, and I diagnose the gap before designing the fix.

This engagement works particularly well for businesses that need experienced hands while a permanent hire is being found, or where momentum cannot afford to stall. The number does not wait for internal structures to resolve themselves. Neither do I.

How it works

  1. Diagnose

    Start with the real situation, not the brief. What is actually happening in the business, in the funnel, and between the functions.

  2. Map

    Define what good looks like. Get sales and marketing working from the same definitions, the same data, and the same targets.

  3. Rebuild

    Build the motion. Campaign architecture, program builds, team structures, tooling decisions — not decks of recommendations.

  4. Execute and guide

    Set the reporting framework first. Track what matters. Report on pipeline contribution. Adjust based on what the data actually says.

Retainer or project basis. Minimum engagement 4 weeks. Some clients retain this service on an ongoing basis — there is no fixed ceiling.

Fractional CRO

Revenue architecture that connects sales and marketing to a single accountable number.

A Fractional CRO is not a part-time sales director. It is senior revenue leadership that spans the full commercial function — sales, marketing, pipeline, and the handover points between them — held together by accountability to one number: revenue.

I bring this to B2B businesses that need an experienced commercial operator at the table without the commitment of a full-time executive hire. I report to the CEO, set the revenue architecture, and stay accountable to it. For businesses in a growth phase, navigating a transition, or building toward a raise, this is often the most efficient way to add senior revenue capability.

When fractional makes commercial sense

Full-time CRO hireFractional CRO with Walters.Digital
Cost$250k+ annually plus benefits and equityPer-month retainer. No benefits. No equity.
Time to impact3–6 months before real tractionDay one. No ramp-up period.
CommitmentLong-term, expensive to exitMinimum terms agreed upfront. Flexible by design.
ScopeRevenue function onlySales, marketing, and the gaps between.
ExperienceDependent on the individual hire18+ years operating in B2B from start-up to enterprise.

Minimum 3-month retainer. Typically 20–40 hours per month. Structure agreed at scoping — some clients run this as a higher-intensity short engagement, others as a lighter ongoing advisory function.

Fractional CMO

Strategic marketing leadership with demand generation at its core — without the full-time overhead.

A Fractional CMO holds the marketing function together at a strategic level while staying close enough to execution to know when something is not working. I set the direction, lead the team, own the demand-generation motion, and report on pipeline contribution — not just activity.

What I bring that goes beyond standard fractional CMO work is depth in ABM, paid media, and full-funnel demand generation built across 18 years of B2B experience. I have run these programs for some of the most demanding marketing organisations in technology and financial services. That experience shapes how I build and manage them for you.

When this engagement makes sense

  • Pipeline is active but not moving

    Demand gen is in market, campaigns are shipping, MQLs are flowing — but pipeline contribution is flat. The motion exists; the architecture does not.

  • Senior leadership without the full-time hire

    You need a senior operator on marketing strategy, not a manager who needs managing. The cost of a full-time CMO is hard to justify against the workload.

  • Demand generation is not compounding

    Each campaign starts from scratch. No system, no learning loop, no positioning advantage carried into the next quarter.

  • Entering a new market or launching something new

    The market doesn't know you. Buyers don't trust you yet. The motion has to be designed before it can run. And entry is not a translation exercise.

Minimum 3-month retainer. Typically 20–40 hours per month. Structure agreed at scoping — some clients run this as a higher-intensity short engagement, others as a lighter ongoing advisory function.

Defined Projects

A specific outcome. A clear scope. No retainer, no long-term commitment.

Not every business needs a retained engagement. Sometimes the need is specific — a GTM strategy before a product launch, an ABM playbook before a new market push, a demand-gen audit before a budget cycle. I scope it, quote it in writing, and deliver it.

If you need extra hands on a particularly complex problem, a specialist skill set for an interim period, or a senior outside perspective on something your team is too close to — bring me in. If the scope is outside what I cover, I will tell you honestly, and I will almost certainly know the right person to refer you to.

Available as defined projects

Go-to-market

  • GTM strategy and launch plan
  • Market entry strategy
  • Competitive positioning and messaging

ABM and demand generation

  • ABM playbook
  • ABM program build
  • Demand generation audit
  • Demand generation program build
  • Paid media strategy

Strategy and frameworks

  • Value proposition and messaging framework
  • Revenue audit
  • User journey mapping
  • Reporting framework and attribution setup
  • AI marketing audit and workflow build

All projects scoped and quoted in writing before work begins. One round of revisions included. Additional revisions available. Typical ABM playbook or GTM strategy: 3–6 weeks depending on scope and inputs.

Agency Support

Senior B2B specialist support for agencies that need depth their team does not currently have.

When your agency needs a level of B2B specialism beyond your current team, I step in. Deep ABM architecture, full-funnel content journeys, enterprise demand generation, new market entry. Alongside your team or directly with the client on your behalf — no headcount, no long-term commitment, no awkward handover.

This is not white-label generalist support. It is senior B2B operator capability brought into specific engagements where the gap is real and the work matters. I work as part of your team for the duration of the engagement, then step out cleanly.

When this engagement makes sense

  • An account that needs B2B specialism beyond your team

    The client expects depth your team can stretch toward but isn't built for. The brief is real and the relationship matters.

  • Growing into enterprise B2B

    Enterprise B2B isn't just bigger. Different rules apply — pipeline cycles, decision committees, proof points. Not a learn-on-the-job moment.

  • Senior skills gap during a permanent hire

    Hiring takes months. Pipeline doesn't wait. I plug in for the gap window, then step out cleanly when the permanent hire lands.

  • Strategic oversight on a high-value account

    Senior eyes on the architecture, not just hands on execution. Risk of getting it wrong is high enough to warrant senior-operator cover.

Project-scoped or short retainer. Engagement length matches the need — anywhere from a single program build to a multi-month embedded role. Scoped and quoted in writing before work begins.

Not sure which one fits?

Let's find out together. Go ahead. Schedule a call at a time that works for you.