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Chief Outsiders Editor's pick Names Manufacturing
6 named clients Founded 2009, 120+ people
Fee on request monthly retainer
Best fractional CROs for manufacturers
11 firms and practitioners offer fractional CRO work and name manufacturers among the clients they serve. First on the list are Chief Outsiders, TechCXO and Digital Authority Partners. Editor's picks here are Chief Outsiders and TechCXO. 4 publish a monthly fee, from $2,280 to $12,000 a month. The other 7 quote.
A fractional CRO owns the revenue number across sales and often customer success: pipeline, forecast, process, comp plans and the first sales hires.
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TechCXO Editor's pick Names Manufacturing
6 named clients Founded 2003, 245+ people
Fee on request
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Digital Authority Partners Names Manufacturing
4 named clients Serves US
$7,000 per month
4
KORE1 Fractional CRO Names Manufacturing
Founded 2005Serves US
$12,000 per month
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Leadership Services Names Manufacturing
70+ peopleServes UK
$2,280 per month, no minimum
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Vendux Names Manufacturing
4 named clients Serves US, Canada
$4,000 per month
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Cerius Executives Names Manufacturing
Serves US
Fee on request
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FBS Consulting Names Manufacturing
1 named client Serves Australia
Fee on request fixed project fee, 3 month minimum
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InterimExecs Names Manufacturing
Serves Global
Fee on request
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Mahdlo Executive Advisors Names Manufacturing
Founded 2017Serves US, Canada
Fee on request
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Sales Xceleration Names Manufacturing
Serves US, UK, Australia, Canada
Fee on request
How this list is built. Every firm and practitioner here offers fractional CRO work on its own site and names manufacturers among its clients. Order is editor's pick, then listings that name the industry, then a published fee, then name. Nobody pays to appear or to move up. Full methodology.