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Why Most Marketing Fails (and What a Fractional CMO Fixes)

Why Most Marketing Fails (and What a Fractional CMO Fixes)

Update: 2025-07-31
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If your marketing feels scattered, your team’s unclear on what’s working, and the KPIs don’t connect to revenue, this episode was built for you.

I sat down with Josh Ramsey, fractional CMO, founder of JRCMO and a full-stack marketing agency, and the strategist behind more than 80,000 campaigns. We talk about what happens when marketing becomes too tactical, and how to rebuild from a systems-level perspective.

Josh shares why clarity in messaging, positioning, and internal operations matters more than chasing the next trend, especially for digital agency owners scaling past 7 figures. He breaks down how he uses personalized KPIs, 30-day diagnostic audits, and team alignment frameworks to fix the real problems under the hood. This episode explores blind spots, strategic navigation, and how a fractional CMO can help you scale without wasting time, money, or team energy.


📚 Books Mentioned

  • The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey

  • The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John C. Maxwell

  • The Silva Mind Control Method by José Silva 

To learn more about how Josh helps companies solve what others miss, visit jrcmo.com or Google "Josh Ramsey Marketing." As he says — “I'm pretty easy to find online.”


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Why Most Marketing Fails (and What a Fractional CMO Fixes)

Why Most Marketing Fails (and What a Fractional CMO Fixes)

Dr. William Attaway