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Fractional CMO in Dublin

TL;DR

A fractional CMO for a Dublin startup or scale-up gives you a senior owner of growth without competing with multinational salaries for a permanent hire. I fix attribution first, then run the channels that take you into the UK, EU and US. Monthly engagements start around €3,200, with full leadership at about €5,500.

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How I work with Dublin teams

Dublin founders rarely lack smart people; they lack someone whose job is the growth number across every market at once. I start by separating performance by country and channel, because blended ROAS hides the fact that one market is quietly funding another. Then I set a sequenced expansion plan, run paid and organic with your team, and make sure the board sees one set of numbers that finance and marketing both trust.

What’s included

  • Growth strategy and a 90-day plan tied to one revenue target
  • Attribution fixed first — GA4, server-side tracking, ad platform conversions
  • Channel ownership across SEO, GEO, paid media, CRO and lifecycle
  • Weekly spend decisions: what to kill, what to scale
  • Weekly progress report to founders — revenue, not vanity metrics
  • Hiring, briefing and managing agencies, freelancers or an in-house team
  • AI and automation layer so reporting and routine work run on their own

The Dublin context

  • With a relatively small home market, Irish companies often go international at a much earlier stage than their peers elsewhere, and their marketing has to work across several countries from the first year.
  • Competition with multinational employers makes senior growth talent hard to hire and retain, which is why many Dublin scale-ups use fractional leadership until they can justify a permanent head of growth.

Tracking and data collection follow GDPR, Irish Data Protection Act 2018 & ePrivacy Regulations 2011. The Data Protection Commission has published cookie guidance that rules out pre-ticked boxes and implied consent from continued browsing, and expects rejecting to be as prominent as accepting. I pair a compliant consent platform with Consent Mode v2 and server-side tagging to keep ad platforms properly informed.

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How we work together

Simple. Transparent. Results-focused.

  1. 01

    Discovery

    A 30-minute call. You share the challenge, I tell you honestly whether I can help.

  2. 02

    Audit

    I audit tracking, funnel, channels and team, and hand you a ranked plan with budgets.

  3. 03

    Build

    We fix measurement and ship the highest-impact systems first. I own the metrics.

  4. 04

    Scale

    Optimize, automate and scale what works. Weekly decisions, compounding results.

FAQ

Fractional CMO in Dublin: FAQ

When should a Dublin startup bring in a fractional CMO?

Typically after early traction, when marketing spend is growing but results are hard to explain, or when you are about to enter a new country. That is the point where senior judgement saves more money than it costs.

Can you support our board and investor reporting?

I prepare growth metrics, market-entry plans and channel performance in a format that fits board packs and funding updates. Your finance team remains responsible for the formal figures you submit to investors or state agencies such as Enterprise Ireland.

Can you invoice an Irish company in euro?

Yes. I invoice in EUR or USD. Cross-border business services supplied into Ireland normally fall under the reverse-charge mechanism, so your company self-accounts for Irish VAT; please confirm the treatment with your accountant.

Do you help Irish companies expand into the UK and US?

Yes, that is one of the most common briefs. I plan market-by-market launches with separate keyword research, pricing pages, ad accounts and tracking for each country, so you can see which market is actually profitable.

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Work with me

Fractional CMO in Dublin? Let’s talk.

Tell me about your growth challenge. I’ll tell you honestly if I can help — and if I can’t, who can.

  • ✓ No obligation
  • ✓ No sales script
  • ✓ Honest feedback
  • ✓ Clear next steps