Fractional Marketing & Growth Strategy for Ambitious Businesses

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Fractional Leadership | Projects & Consulting | Strategic Sprints | Workshop Facilitation | Mentoring |

Fractional Marketing & Growth Strategy for Ambitious Businesses

Feeling stuck or stretched too thin?

Many businesses struggle to scale because they can’t afford or don’t need a full‑time marketing executive.

I provide executive‑level marketing leadership on a fractional basis. With 15+ years’ experience working with global brands including Meta, Sony and Binance, I bring executive, strategic insight, and execution to start‑ups, SMEs, and enterprise without the full‑time cost.

Fractional CMOs are in demand with about 30% of firms globally engaging a fractional executive. Data from Forbes suggests that companies can earn up to 600% return on marketing investment under a fractional CMO.

With my services you get brand positioning, growth marketing, strategic guidance and team leadership tailored to your goals without the overhead of a full time hire.

Book your free strategy exploration today and discover how we can unlock your next phase of your growth.

  • “Tim has that rare mix of excelling at both the strategy and operations of marketing. He would always look to understand the underlying business challenge and then partner on practical and effective ways to overcome it.”

    — Ciáran Norris, Global Agency Lead, Meta

  • “As an innovator, Tim challenges the status quo and seeks new channels and opportunities. He’s smart, he’s sharp, and he really cares about his colleagues and the success of the business.”

    — Zoe Lawrence, Senior Commercial Marketing Leaderce

  • “A decisive, strategic and empathetic leader, Tim was the go-to for the team across strategy, planning, creative and budgeting. Tim has an innate ability to simplify seemingly complex challenges while ensuring the focus remains on solving the underlying business challenge.”

    — Mark O’Brien, Snr. Digital Strategist Forsman & Bondenfors Dublin

  • “Tim has razor-sharp insight built from experience matched with an open curiosity and willingness to embrace new thinking.”

    — Luke Mackay, Director, Global PR & Communications @ Spotify

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Tim Lion

Principal Strategist

Strategist and global marketing executive, Tim Lion has a marketing career spanning 15+ years, working with global brands like Meta, Activision Blizzard, Sony, and Binance, as well as agencies such as We Are Social, AKQA, Hogarth Worldwide, WaveMaker, and many more.

Tim’s creative and strategic instincts are built upon his previous career, spending more than a decade in the film and TV industry worldwide. Tim worked on productions ranging from Hollywood blockbusters, big-budget TV shows, to independent feature films, commercials, and music videos.

This combination has resulted in finely honed creative judgement, deep strategic expertise and practical operational rigour - the ingredients behind his craft, science & process approach to strategy.

These capabilities deliver practical guidance and leadership across marketing disciplines whether you need to build a brand, sharpen your executional skillset or dive into analytics to determine your next move.

Leveraging emerging technologies like AI and deep digital competency, core strategic principals and a wide network of expert peers Tim helps businesses grow and crystallise their position, presence and purpose.

Services

The right sized solution, at the right time, for the right stage of growth.

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Fractional Engagement

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Project & Consultancy

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Strategy Sprints

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Workshop Facilitation

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Mentoring

Clients & Partners

Nearly 50% of irish start-ups claim they lack marketing skills & experience

— Scale Ireland State of Start-Ups Survey 2024

SMEs that invest in marketing capabilities grow 24% faster, on average

-Journal of Research in Marketing and Entrepreneurship

Brands perceived as meaningfully different can command a price premium, with consumers willing to pay up to 37% more for such brands

- Kantar BrandZ 2024

Why Fractional Works…

It's hard to read the label from inside the bottle

Which is why the committed but objective perspective of a fractional leader is so beneficial.

For early-stage growth businesses and SMEs, hiring a full-time marketing leader is often out of reach—either due to budget constraints or because the need isn’t constant. Many companies are "winging it" or have solid executional skills in-house but lack strategic leadership. That's where fractional leadership comes in.

With a fractional engagement, you gain fixed responsibility without the full-time commitment, providing the expertise and accountability you need to drive growth at a fraction of the cost (and hassle).

With professional, executive skills, a fractional leader will seamlessly integrate into your business, offering strategic guidance to your existing teams and ensure your marketing efforts are aligned and impactful, or building a team and setting you up for success.

Fractional isn't part-time—it's the high-impact, on-demand expertise your business needs, without the full-time cost.

Fixed Responsibility, Full Commitment, Fractional Cost

Contact

Get in touch to set up a free exploration call.

e: contact@timlion.com

p: +353(0)830620007

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