Fractional VP Marketing or Head of Marketing

Building Marketing Momentum for AXI’s IT Solutions

AXI, a Belgian IT Services company, was looking to strengthen its market positioning and accelerate demand generation across its key sectors. The company had deep technical expertise and loyal customers, but needed a more structured marketing approach to create momentum and align with sales priorities. I joined as a fractional marketing leader to put that structure in place and drive measurable results.

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CHALLENGE

While AXI had a strong reputation, its marketing efforts were fragmented across departments and lacked a consistent framework for campaign planning and execution. This made it harder to coordinate activities, track outcomes, and demonstrate marketing’s contribution to sales growth. The challenge was to unify the strategy, sharpen messaging, and create a repeatable process that could support multiple product and sector teams.

Industry
Information and Communication Technology
Location
Belgium
Services Used
Fractional VP Marketing or Head of Marketing

SOLUTION

Working closely with AXI’s leadership and sales managers, I introduced a strategic marketing framework that linked campaigns directly to commercial objectives. This included:

  • Clarifying target audience priorities based on sector insights and customer feedback.
  • Creating campaign playbooks with defined timelines, roles, and success metrics.
  • Developing sector-specific messaging that translated technical capabilities into clear business value.

In parallel, I initiated a series of thought leadership content pieces, designed to open new conversations with high-value accounts.

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RESULT

The new framework gave AXI’s marketing a clear roadmap and improved alignment with sales. Campaigns became more focused, execution more coordinated, and the link between marketing activities and sales opportunities much more visible. Early ABM pilots demonstrated strong engagement from targeted accounts, validating the approach and setting the stage for expansion.

Tools Used

Strategic marketing framework • Campaign playbooks • Account-based marketing (ABM) • Sector-specific messaging • Sales-marketing alignment workshops

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Can Smaller Teams or Scale-Ups Do the Same?

🎯 Objective 1: Roll Out HubSpot With Strong Commercial Adoption
- Launch multi-channel outbound campaigns using a shared template
- Social posts and LinkedIn managed through HubSpot across all teams
- Event workflows standardized and integrated (e.g. Eventbrite)
- Netleaf and other units using Sales Hub actively

⚙️ Objective 2: Integrate Marketing With Existing ERP & CRM Systems
- Salesforce integration to sync deals and contacts
- FileMaker v1 integration finalized in Q1
- Autosoft integration scoped and delivered with webhooks

📈 Objective 3: Make M&A Strategy Measurable
- Target: 9% growth to €136.3M revenue at 15% margin
- Cross-sell Telco offering: €1M+ goal
- New business growth from €125M to €136.3M
- Reach & awareness lift in SME market
- Clear ROI visibility on key tactics (events, prospecting, account management)

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Go Faster: With Data, Automation & Context

OKRs created alignment. But velocity came from execution.
Using ICP insights from our central CRM, I:
- Scraped and enriched a database of lookalike prospects
- Delivered pre-qualified leads to Sales, complete with contact details
- Integrated RingCentral into our CRM to streamline outbound
- Standardized campaigns through HubSpot, giving marketing and sales one engine to power growth
Sales didn't just receive leads — they received context, timing, and signals.
And marketing?
It became a system that learned and iterated, with feedback loops built into every channel.

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Final Thought: What Fractional Leadership Really Means

A Fractional CMO isn’t just there to consult.
You’re there to wear the jersey, to step into the room, and to help a company move faster without falling apart.
If the business is growing but the story isn’t, the stall is coming.
At AXI, we didn’t just avoid that stall —
We built a system that kept accelerating.
And then, halfway through the year, something rare happened in B2B.
We paused.
We celebrated.
With a huge New Year’s party — the kind that only makes sense if everyone knows they’ve pulled off something difficult, together.
Not just a number on a spreadsheet, but a signal:
“We’re no longer 10 companies. We’re one.”

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Digital Transformation

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Quality resourcing

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Event management

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