Growth Insights for CEOs
Advice for CEOs on Growth and Scaling
Doug Bell
A 20-year SaaS and technology veteran, Doug is adept at driving revenue growth across well-known brands and nimble startups. A gifted strategist, storyteller, and hands-on leader, he passionately unleashes the power of communities, brand advocacy, and the wrap-around marketing mixes that drive sustainable growth. Organizations looking for breakout growth while facing diminishing returns from their go-to-market approach seek Doug’s help.
Recent Posts

Should I Hire a Fractional CMO?
Fri, May 8, 2026 | Posted by Vickie Sherman
Executive Takeaways
- A full-time CMO can cost $1M in year one — before the first campaign ships.
- Full-time CMOs optimize for tenure. Fractional CMOs optimize for outcomes.
- Fractional CMOs bring cross-industry pattern recognition that deepens with every engagement.
- Fractional leadership wins in specific, definable contexts. The next article maps exactly when.
Recent Posts

Why Generative AI Will Eat Your Website and Change B2B Marketing Forever
Tue, Mar 28, 2023 — The Tsunami We’ll start with an opinion and put it upfront to save you time. B2B marketing is over as we know it. Full stop. A tsunami of buyer behavioral change is coming. Generative AI will truncate buyer research cycles and steal away with the first-party and third-party data that drives so much of our buyer engagement.
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