Fractional CMO Services in Burlingame
A Fractional CMO for Burlingame Law Firms — Where Marketing Is Measured in Signed Cases
Most firms spend on marketing and cross their fingers. We put in place the strategy, channel mix, and measurement that tie every dollar to a signed case — and keep every vendor accountable to real outcomes.
The Short Version
What is a fractional CMO, and why do Burlingame firms hire one?
A fractional CMO is an executive marketing leader who works part-time — owning strategy, channel mix, brand, lead generation, and the measurement that ties spend to signed cases. Rather than a full-time hire, or an agency marking its own homework, the firm gets one executive who sets the plan, runs the vendors and budget, and answers for cost-per-case and ROI. And we get the firm found as search shifts to AI: traditional SEO plus AEO and GEO so the firm shows up wherever clients now look.
- A single owner on the hook for strategy, spend, vendors, and outcomes
- Measurement built on cost-per-case and return, not vanity numbers
- Visibility across SEO, AEO, and GEO for the new search landscape
Channels, Ranked
Where your marketing dollars actually convert
We score channels on signed cases — not clicks — and reallocate toward what converts. Bars below are illustrative.
The Path
The attribution path every dollar runs
We connect every stage so spend traces straight to signed cases.
Discovery
The first interaction, captured.
Inquiry
Logged against the channel that drove it.
Screened
Intake confirms fit before anyone spends time.
Signed
Closed, with cost-per-case attached.
Compounding
Retention and referrals recycle into pipeline.
Three Layers of Visibility
How Burlingame clients find a firm now
Search split three ways. Each layer is won a different way.
Win the organic and local spots that still drive the most cases.
Show up inside the answers that increasingly replace the click.
Earn a mention inside the generative tools clients ask directly.
The Scope
What a fractional CMO delivers
Marketing strategy & budget
The plan, the spend, and the targets, run to return.
Case generation
The channels that bring in cases worth signing.
SEO, AEO & GEO
Visibility across Google, AI overviews, and assistants.
Brand & message
Positioning that stands out where everyone looks the same.
Agency accountability
Agencies and vendors on scorecards, managed to outcomes.
Cost-per-case
Spend follows what actually closes.
Results
Marketing outcomes Burlingame firms see
From the Record
Two years of spend, zero attribution — then clarity
Illustrative of what this work tends to produce; details are representative.
Personal Injury · $14M revenue · high spend
Budget was flowing to several agencies with no clear read on which channels produced signed cases.
We unified tracking from first touch to signed case, scored every channel, cut the spend that wasn’t converting, and moved budget to the highest-ROI sources.
Cost per signed case dropped sharply while qualified volume climbed — after years of flying blind.
Testimonials
What law firm leaders say
“For the first time we can see cost-per-case by channel; we killed the dead budget and still grew.”
“Now there’s one person holding the agencies accountable who knows the numbers cold.”
“We’re turning up in AI search answers now — new clients tell us that’s exactly how they found us.”
“Our brand sounds like us at last, and it actually closes. One owner for strategy and execution.”
Representative testimonials based on typical engagements; attributions are role-based. Individual results vary.
FAQ
Common questions
Q.What does a fractional CMO do for a law firm?+
A fractional CMO owns marketing strategy, budget, channels, brand, and vendor management part-time — accountable for connecting spend to signed cases and ROI.
Q.What is the difference between SEO, AEO, and GEO?+
SEO targets traditional rankings; AEO targets AI answers and snippets; GEO targets visibility inside generative AI tools and assistants. A modern firm needs all three.
Q.How is a fractional CMO different from a marketing agency?+
An agency executes one channel; a fractional CMO sits on your side of the table, owns the strategy and budget, and is accountable across all of them.
Q.How much does a fractional CMO cost in Burlingame?+
Engagements run on a fixed monthly fee well below a full-time CMO’s compensation, sized to firm and scope after the marketing audit.
Q.How do you measure marketing success?+
On cost-per-signed-case and return, not impressions. We connect leads to signed cases so spend follows what closes.
Q.Do you work with law firms in Burlingame, CA?+
Yes. We work with firms in Burlingame, CA and nationwide.
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