Fractional CMO · Los Angeles

Your marketing team, until you hire one.

Fractional CMO for funded startups. Start with your funding announcement, then build the press, podcast and search presence that keeps you visible.

Announcements published on AP News, Yahoo Finance, Business Insider and Barchart.

The problem

You raised the round. Now people need to find you.

Most startups close a seed round before they hire anyone in marketing. The announcement waits, the founder stays invisible, and the website gets no traffic. An agency retainer is too much this early, and a full-time CMO is a hire you can make later.

EZCMO fills the gap. You get senior marketing help on fixed-price projects, and you keep it going month to month only if it's working.

Starting projects

Start with one project. Fixed price, no retainer.

Funding announcement

$1,500one time

For startups that just closed a round.

  • One interview with you, then a release written in your voice
  • Two rounds of revisions; nothing goes out until you approve it
  • Wire distribution, published on AP News, Yahoo Finance, Business Insider and Barchart
  • Personal pitches to 30–50 reporters who cover your industry and city, with follow-ups
  • A report after 30 days: where it was published and who responded

Start a retainer within 30 days and the $1,500 is credited to your first month.

Book a 15-minute call

Founder visibility

$1,250per month, 3 months

For founders who are still raising.

  • A list of podcasts and local TV and radio segments that fit your story
  • Personal pitches to those shows as a guest, with follow-ups
  • A short guest one-pager and talking points for each appearance
  • Your funding announcement written and distributed when the round closes

We pitch you as a guest; the shows decide who they book. Nothing about your round goes public until you and your counsel are ready.

Book a 15-minute call
Podcast, radio & TV guests

Get your founder booked as a guest. On the shows your customers actually hear.

No news needed. A funding announcement gets you a day of coverage; guest spots keep your CEO in front of customers and investors for months. I find the podcasts and local TV and radio segments that cover your industry, find the person who books guests at each one, and pitch your founder with a story tied to a recent episode.

  • A short list of shows that fit your founder and your industry, so you can see the fit before you commit
  • Podcasts with recent episodes and an active guest schedule; radio and TV down to local morning shows and business segments
  • The host, producer or booker at each show, not a general inbox
  • A personal pitch per show, tied to a recent episode, with follow-ups
  • A guest one-pager and talking points for every appearance

We pitch you as a guest; the shows decide who they book. Included in Founder visibility and in every retainer.

Where announcements are published

Your news, on the sites investors and customers check.

Every announcement goes out on the wire and is published on major financial news sites, so it shows up when anyone searches for your company. We also pitch it to reporters who might write their own story.

Wire releases appear in each site's press release section and are labeled as paid releases. Earned articles come from reporter pitching and aren't guaranteed.

How it works

From call to coverage in about two weeks.

  1. 01

    15-minute call.

    We talk about your news, your audience and your timing.

  2. 02

    I write, you approve.

    You get a draft within three business days and two rounds of revisions.

  3. 03

    Distribute and pitch.

    The release goes out on the wire on your date, and I pitch reporters and shows directly.

  4. 04

    Report and next steps.

    After 30 days you get a report on where it was published and who responded, plus a free review of your website's search data.

Fractional CMO retainers

When you want more than one project.

After your first project, keep going month to month. Three-month minimum, because search and paid media take time to show results.

IncludedFoundation$4,000/monthGrowth$7,500/month
Positioning and messaging✓✓
Website and SEO improvements✓✓
One announcement a month (hires, partnerships, launches)✓✓
Podcast and TV guest pitching for the founder✓✓
Monthly search and analytics report✓✓
Paid media management (Google, LinkedIn, Meta)–✓
Landing page and conversion testing (CRO)–✓

Ad spend is billed separately. Anything outside the plan is quoted in advance.

Talk about a retainer
Portrait of Simone
SimoneFounder, EZCMO
About

Hi, I'm Simone.

I'm a founder who has been where you are. I built and sold a startup, then worked as a product manager on enterprise analytics software. I've been in Los Angeles for about 30 years, and I have an MBA.

EZCMO is me, not a team of juniors. I write your announcement, I pitch the reporters and shows, and I read your numbers. I've built my own AI tools for press outreach and search analytics, so you get senior judgment at the speed and price of a small shop.

FAQ

Questions founders ask.

Do you guarantee coverage?

No one honestly can. Wire distribution publishes your release on the sites listed above. Reporter pitching and podcast pitching create opportunities, and each outlet decides what to cover and who to book.

How fast can an announcement go out?

Usually within two weeks of our call. If you have a fixed date, tell me on the call and we'll plan back from it.

We're still raising. Can we talk about it publicly?

Often not yet, depending on how your round is structured. Founder visibility work never mentions the round. Your announcement goes out when you and your counsel are ready.

What does a retainer include?

What's in the plan table above, agreed in writing before we start. Anything else is quoted up front, so there are no surprise invoices.

What if we hire a full-time marketer?

Good. I'll hand over everything I've built, including accounts, reports and media lists, and help with the transition.

Do you work with companies outside tech?

Yes, if you've raised outside capital and need people to hear about it. Health care, biotech, energy, consumer brands and B2B services all fit.

Get started

Just raised? Let's make sure people hear about it.

A 15-minute call is enough to plan your announcement and see whether there's more to do together.

  • I reply within one business day.
  • No retainer to start. Fixed-price projects.
  • Or email me directly: [email protected]

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