The lead offer
Fractional CMO. AI swarm included.
We architect and operate a coordinated set of AI agents inside your marketing operation — review response, local content, ad creative, attribution, lifecycle email — and stay in the loop as the executive who governs them. $15,000-$25,000/month, 6-month minimum, 1-2 days per week. You own every artifact we produce.
For multi-unit franchises, multi-location specialty retail, and DTC ecommerce ($20-50M).
What an AI swarm actually is
A coordinated set of AI agents — not “I use ChatGPT for things.”
A swarm is a multi-agent system: each agent specializes in one part of the marketing operation, agents share context, a governance layer enforces brand voice and approval gates, and an executive (us) tunes and evolves the swarm as the operation changes. The agents are concrete:
- Review-response agent: drafts per-location responses across Google, Yelp, and category-specific platforms. Brand-voice gate before publish.
- Local-content agent: writes location-page copy, neighborhood-specific FAQs, local event announcements. Editorial gate.
- Ad-creative agent: generates and tests creative variants across Meta, Google, and TikTok. Ties to attribution.
- Lifecycle-email agent: writes flows for Klaviyo / Mailchimp / equivalent, with segmentation tied to behavior.
- Attribution agent: surfaces what works at the per-location and per-channel level, feeds the other agents.
- Governance layer: brand-voice fine-tuning, approval gates, telemetry, audit log.
Not every operation needs every agent. The first month surfaces which 3-5 matter most for your specific brand. We architect the swarm around those, deploy in production, then tune and evolve over the engagement.
Pricing + engagement shape
Two engagement levels. Six-month minimum. Client owns everything.
1 day per week
$15,000/month
Right when the swarm scope is focused — 2-3 high-leverage agents in production, one CEO/Board cadence, periodic tuning and team training.
2 days per week
$25,000/month
Right when the swarm is broader — 4-6 agents, deeper governance build, more team training surface, executive reporting cadence.
6-month minimum
Setup + initial operation + tuning is real work. After 6 months, momentum exists; month-to-month becomes the right cadence. Exit when your team can run the swarm without us.
30-day termination
Either side. No penalty. You take ownership of every artifact produced to date. We do not hold work hostage to extend an engagement.
You own everything
Code, prompts, configs, agent specifications, vendor integrations, brand-voice tunings, playbooks, training materials, internal docs. No consulting-vendor lock-in.
One to two engagements at a time
Real calendar capacity. We will tell you the start window and the realistic ramp shape on the intro call.
Not ready for the full engagement
Two lighter entry points to the same practice.
Tier 1 — Diagnostic
AI Readiness Assessment
$10,000 flat, 2-3 weeks. A defined-scope diagnostic that surfaces the 3-5 levers where AI compounds in your specific operation. Ends with a written plan and a clear decision.
Tier 2 — Build
AI Swarm Setup Sprint
$25,000-$50,000, 4-8 weeks. Architects and deploys the initial swarm, then a 30-day operating support tail. For buyers who want execution without the ongoing executive in the loop.
Frequently asked
- What does "AI swarm" actually mean here?
- A coordinated set of AI agents that handle different parts of the marketing operation — review response, local content, ad creative, attribution, lifecycle email, analytics — wired together so they share context, governed by a brand-voice and approval layer, and operated by an executive in the loop. Not "I use ChatGPT for things." A working multi-agent system you own at the end.
- How is this different from a regular fractional CMO who knows AI?
- A regular fractional CMO will recommend AI tools. We build and operate the AI system. The deliverable is not advice; it is a coordinated set of agents in production, governed by you, owned by you. Every fractional CMO will claim AI fluency in 2026 — the difference is whether something works in your operation when they leave.
- How does ownership actually work? Do I own the prompts and configs?
- Yes — every artifact: code, prompts, configs, agent specifications, vendor integrations, brand-voice fine-tunings, playbooks, training materials, internal documentation. No consulting-vendor lock-in. The whole point is to leave you with a working system you can run when we leave.
- Why a 6-month minimum?
- Swarm setup + initial operation + tuning takes 3-4 months in any honest operation. Anything shorter is consulting in disguise — advice without follow-through. After 6 months, momentum and clarity exist; month-to-month becomes the right cadence. Exit when your in-house team can run the swarm without us, or when the strategic moment passes.
- What does "1-2 days per week embedded" mean in practice?
- Real calendar time inside your operation — sometimes synchronous (planning sessions, governance reviews, agent tuning workshops), sometimes async (operating the swarm, training your team, writing documentation). Not "available for 1-2 days of consulting." Embedded means part of the team for the days specified.
- Who is this for, and who is it not for?
- For: VP Marketing or CMO at a multi-unit franchise (50-500 units), VP Marketing or Director of Operations at multi-location specialty retail (10-300 stores), or Founder/COO at $20-50M DTC ecommerce. Not for: companies under $5M revenue (the economics don't work), single-location operators (the swarm thesis doesn't bite), agencies looking to white-label, or buyers who want strategic advice without execution.
- How do you handle existing vendors and tools?
- The swarm wraps your existing stack where possible (Birdeye, Yotpo, Klaviyo, Marketing 360, etc.). We do not bundle vendor contracts or take referral fees. Vendor selection is a deliverable in your interest — sometimes the recommendation is to keep what you have, sometimes to swap, sometimes to consolidate. You decide; we surface the tradeoff.
- What if we need to terminate early?
- 30-day notice either side, no penalty. You take ownership of all artifacts produced to date. We do not hold work hostage to extend an engagement.
Want a fractional CMO who actually brings a working AI swarm?
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