CASE study:
Chief – Building a Marketing Engine from Scratch

Client: GetChief.com — a SaaS platform connecting executives with fractional leadership opportunities.

Challenge

As an early brand, Chief faced the same challenge many B2B startups encounter: How to build a marketing function from the ground up.
With no dedicated marketing team in place, they needed:

  • A consistent inbound funnel to capture qualified leads.

  • A clear brand voice that balanced professionalism with approachability.

  • Content systems that educated their niche audience and positioned the platform as a trusted authority.

  • Sales collateral and enablement tools to help founders convert interest into clients.

  • Updated their website landing page, to convert potential customers into warm leads.

Solution

Our team stepped in as Chief’s fractional marketing department, providing strategy, execution, and creative support across channels.

  • Defined the brand voice: tailored to executives of Fortune 500’s.

  • Built an inbound funnel: content marketing, SEO, LinkedIn, and gated resources.

  • Developed scalable workflows: 26-week content calendar, marketing automation setup, and performance tracking dashboards.

  • Launched social presence: professional yet engaging campaigns that highlighted Chief’s USP: access to vetted executive talent without full-time overhead.

Result

Within the first three months, Chief:

  • Increased qualified inbound leads by 40% through content-driven campaigns.

  • Established a consistent publishing cadence across LinkedIn, blog, and email — creating a steady flow of engagement.

  • Secured early enterprise-level conversations, supported by professional collateral and a clear, credible brand presence.

Most importantly, Chief transitioned from having no marketing foundation to operating with a scalable, repeatable marketing engineexactly the kind of transformation Zebricks is seeking in its first marketing hire.

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