Capabilities

One strategy.
Every capability you need to scale.

Senior strategy and a team of trusted specialists, all connected and all working toward the same goals. That's the Leapcrest® Collective. Whether you need a full strategy and implementation or one project done right, you get experienced people, not junior reps.

The Leapcrest® Collective

One strategyYour business.
Your Big Three.
Fractional CMO +
your director or ours
BrandCreativeMediaSearchSocialSystems

Senior talent. Connected by design.

One plan.One team.One dashboard.One person accountable.
Kim Snell, founder of Leapcrest Marketing
Kim SnellYour fractional CMO. Your point of contact.

Meet the Leapcrest® Collective

The talent of a full marketing department. None of the agency overhead.

The Leapcrest® Collective is my team of trusted specialists. They're individuals and teams I've worked with for years and hand-picked for what they do best.

At the center is senior leadership: me as your fractional CMO, working with your marketing director or bringing in a marketing director from my team to work hands-on in your business.

If you already have team members in place, we work with them. If you need to fill a gap, we help you find the right fit. Around us is a network of proven experts in media, creative, video, search, web and more.

Every member of the Collective is senior, accountable and connected to your strategy. I bring in exactly who your business needs, when it needs them.

The old agency model vs. the Leapcrest® Collective

The agency model is broken.
I know, because I used to own one.

The old agency model compared with the Leapcrest® Collective
The old agency modelThe Leapcrest® Collective
Senior people sell the deal, junior reps run your accountSenior experts do the work, start to finish
One agency per channel, each reporting what looks bestEvery team connected to one strategy and one set of goals
You manage multiple reps and vendorsOne point of contact who leads everyone
Reports show clicks and impressionsOne dashboard tied to the numbers that grow your business
Locked into retainers for services you may not needBring in the right expert for exactly what you need
High turnover means constantly re-explaining your businessLong-standing specialists who know how I work and how you work
Overhead built into every invoiceNo agency overhead, just the talent you need

Why it works

Specialists in their craft.
Aligned on your growth.

Explore the capabilities
Two people reviewing performance charts together beside a laptop
One plan. Connected expertise.
  1. No junior reps.

    Every member of the Collective is an experienced specialist in their craft.

  2. Everyone is connected.

    Your media, creative, social and search teams work from the same plan, share the same data, and talk to each other. Nothing falls through the cracks between vendors.

  3. One person accountable.

    I lead the Collective and own the results. You don't manage reps. I do.

  4. Built around your business.

    You get the exact mix of expertise you need, and it changes as your business grows.

  5. Strategy before execution.

    Nothing gets made or launched until we know how it moves your Big Three KPIs.

Every client gets a dashboard

See the whole picture in one place.

No more chasing separate reports from separate vendors. Every Leapcrest® client gets a dashboard that pulls performance from every channel into one view, tied to the numbers that matter most to your business.

You always know what's working, what's not, and what we're doing about it.

Your growth. One view.Illustrative overview
Big Three KPI 01Big Three KPI 02Big Three KPI 03
MediaSocialSearchEmailWeb
Connected to your business goalsWhat's working.
What needs attention.
What happens next.

Two ways to work with us

The right support.
Not a one-size-fits-all retainer.

Capabilities

What the Leapcrest® Collective delivers.

Explore the expertise.
We'll build the right mix for you.

Find your starting point
01

Strategy and Leadership

  • Fractional CMO leadership
  • Planning to Scale™ annual and quarterly planning
  • Marketing audits and performance reviews
  • Budget allocation and media planning
  • Agency and vendor management
  • KPI setting, reporting and quarterly retros
  • Go-to-market strategy for new products and channels

In practiceScaled CordaRoy's from roughly $7M to just under $30M in annual revenue as fractional CMO. See the story

02

Brand

  • Brand strategy and positioning
  • Messaging and brand voice
  • Visual identity and brand guidelines
  • Rebrands and brand refreshes
  • Customer research and audience insights
03

Licensing and Partnerships

  • Licensing deal strategy and sourcing
  • Brand partnerships and collaborations
  • Co-branded product launches
  • Influencer and creator partnerships

In practiceBrought a licensing deal with OpTic Gaming to the table for CordaRoy's, putting the brand in front of a massive new audience.

04

Content and Creative

  • Content strategy and creation
  • Videography and video production
  • Graphic design
  • Ad creative for paid social, CTV and digital
  • UGC and creator content
  • Photography direction
05

Social Media

  • Organic social media management (in-house)
  • Social media strategy and content calendars
  • Community management
  • Social listening and customer insights
  • Paid social strategy and oversight

In practiceGrew a brand's social following from 500 to 130K. Used social listening to shape product development. See the growth story See social listening in action

06

Media

  • Connected TV (CTV) and streaming
  • Digital media and programmatic
  • Paid social and paid search
  • Traditional TV, radio and out-of-home
  • Media planning, buying oversight and optimization

In practice$30M+ in ad budgets managed across TV, CTV, social, digital and influencer, with campaigns delivering up to 14x ROI.

07

Search and Discovery

  • SEO (search engine optimization)
  • AEO (answer engine optimization) so your brand shows up in ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews and other AI search
  • Local SEO and Google Business Profile
  • Website content and structure for search
08

Email, Retention and Conversion

  • Email and SMS strategy
  • Lifecycle and retention programs
  • Website and landing page conversion
  • Customer journey and funnel strategy

In practiceAn email recovery campaign that brought back $25K in revenue. See the story

09

AI Workflows and Marketing Systems

  • AI workflow design and implementation
  • Marketing automation
  • Client dashboards and reporting
  • SOPs and marketing systems through the Planning to Scale™ Framework
  • CRM and lead routing setup

AI does the repetitive work. Strategy stays human-led. Your team spends its time on what actually grows the business.

Industries

Who we work with.

  • Founder-led consumer and DTC brands
  • Ecommerce
  • Legal
  • Medical and healthcare practices
  • Home services
  • Schools and nonprofits

Start with a conversation

Not sure what you need?
That's what strategy is for.

Tell me where you want to go. I'll show you which capabilities will get you there, which members of the Leapcrest® Collective to bring in, and which ones you can skip.

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