Fractional CMO Services in Berkeley
A Fractional CMO for Berkeley Law Firms — Where Marketing Is Measured in Signed Cases
Most firms spend on marketing and cross their fingers. We put in place the plan, mix, and tracking that tie every dollar to a signed case — and put results, not reports, on every agency.
The Short Version
What does a fractional CMO do for a Berkeley law firm?
A fractional CMO for a law firm brings senior marketing leadership part-time — owning strategy, channel mix, brand, lead generation, and the measurement that ties spend to signed cases. Instead of a full-time CMO — or letting an agency grade its own work, 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 turns up in Google, AI overviews, and assistant answers alike.
- A single owner on the hook for strategy, spend, vendors, and outcomes
- Measurement built on cost-per-case and return, not vanity numbers
- Coverage across SEO, AEO, and GEO as search goes AI-first
Channels, Ranked
Every channel, scored by signed cases
We score channels on signed cases — not clicks — and reallocate toward what converts. Bars below are illustrative.
The Path
We measure the whole path, not the click
Agencies stop at the click. We follow each step to the only number that matters — cost per signed case.
First touch
The first interaction, captured.
Inquiry
Logged against the channel that drove it.
Qualified
Screened for the cases worth pursuing.
Won
The case is signed — and the cost to land it is known.
Repeat & referral
Retention and referrals recycle into pipeline.
Modern Search
SEO, AEO, and GEO — you need all three
Clients ask Google, AI overviews, and assistants — each rewards different work.
Win the organic and local spots that still drive the most cases.
Show up inside the answers that increasingly replace the click.
Be the firm an AI assistant names when someone asks for help.
What We Own
What a fractional CMO delivers
Strategy & budget
The channel mix, budget, and targets tied to case goals — managed to ROI.
Lead generation
The paid, organic, referral, and reputation channels that produce qualified cases.
Search & AI visibility
Visibility across Google, AI overviews, and assistants.
Brand & message
A sharper message so the firm cuts through a crowded market.
Agency accountability
Agencies and vendors on scorecards, managed to outcomes.
Intake-to-signed measurement
Spend follows what actually closes.
Outcomes
Marketing outcomes Berkeley firms see
Field Note
Two years of spend, zero attribution — then clarity
Representative engagement; specifics show the typical outcome.
Personal Injury · $14M revenue · high spend
Heavy spend across vendors, but nobody could say what was driving 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.”
“Our agencies finally answer to someone who actually understands the marketing math.”
“We’re turning up in AI search answers now — new clients tell us that’s exactly how they found us.”
“The brand finally sounds like us — and it converts. Strategy and execution in one place.”
Representative testimonials based on typical engagements; attributions are role-based. Individual results vary.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Q.What does a fractional CMO do for a law firm?+
A fractional CMO runs the strategy, budget, channels, brand, and vendors part-time, and answers for tying spend to signed cases and return.
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 Berkeley?+
Expect a fixed monthly fee far under a full-time CMO’s package, set by your firm and scope once the audit’s done.
Q.How do you measure marketing success?+
By cost-per-signed-case and marketing ROI — not clicks. We tie lead data to intake outcomes so the firm invests in what produces profitable cases.
Q.Do you work with law firms in Berkeley, CA?+
Yes. We work with firms in Berkeley, CA and nationwide.
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