
How Much Does a Fractional CMO Cost?
Fractional CMO pricing runs $5,000 to $25,000+ per month in 2026, depending on hours and scope. Here are the actual numbers, the math behind them, and how to decide what to spend.
Category design, narrative debt, and the fractional CMO model. Writing for seed to Series B founders by Jeff Lerner.

Fractional CMO pricing runs $5,000 to $25,000+ per month in 2026, depending on hours and scope. Here are the actual numbers, the math behind them, and how to decide what to spend.

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