by Dave Hayward | Jun 9, 2025 | Performance marketing, Customer experience (CX), Founder-led marketing, Fractional cmo, Marketing, Marketing as a service, Strategy
Don’t get distracted from your ICP I had an epiphany in my late thirties, which transformed my life and changed how I saw the world. This epiphany is also vital for business and marketing: “I am not for everybody, and everybody is not for me.” – Dave...
by Dave Hayward | Apr 20, 2025 | AI, AI agents, AI RAG, B2B Marketing, Founder-led marketing, Fractional cmo, Marketing, Marketing as a service, Marketing technology, Nadia Ellis, Personal stories, Podcast, Psychology, Public speaking, RAG, Slideshow, Strategy
Time to stop worrying and start building your hive of AI agents When I first started thinking seriously about AI agents, I felt the same way I did when I first encountered AI. Too technical. Too complex. A little too much time upfront. I’m fortunate to be surrounded...
by Dave Hayward | Mar 1, 2025 | Brand, AI, B2B Content Strategy, B2B Marketing, Digital marketing, Founder-led marketing, Fractional cmo, Marketing, Marketing as a service, Sales, Strategy
The number one reason people reach out to us is to help them grow revenue through lead gen, not brand or trust. Most business leaders are astute problem solvers who usually come to us with diagnosis and (their own) solutions together. Instead of “we want a more...
by Dave Hayward | Feb 28, 2025 | B2B Marketing, B2B Content Strategy, Customer, Founder-led marketing, Marketing, Marketing as a service, Marketing technology, Revenue, Strategy, Uncategorized
This is part 3 of a 3 part series about fractional CMOs and marketing-as-a-service models. Click here for part 1, which introduces the rise of the fractional CMO. Part 2 is about our processes, flexibility, and results. Traditional fractional CMO vs. how we do things...
by Dave Hayward | Jan 26, 2025 | B2B Marketing, Founder-led marketing, Marketing, Performance marketing, Sales, Strategy
Sales and marketing teams can be like the Lennon and McCartney of your business. When there is a healthy tension between them, magic happens. If they go in different directions, you can choose a best-forgotten solo Beatles album from the seventies to supply the...
by Dave Hayward | Jan 21, 2025 | Founder-led marketing, Brand, Copywriting, Marketing
Founder-led marketing is having a moment. Even at some of the world’s largest brands, previously mousey principals have undergone sudden glow-ups (sometimes using AI to make themselves look swol), talked on podcasts, and been relatable on LinkedIn. While this...
