You don't need another hire.
You need strategic firepower, on demand.

Building a brand that commands premium fees requires strategic vision, execution expertise, and relentless focus on how customers experience your business. But hiring a full-time brand strategist comes with a steep price tag, long hiring cycles, and high risk if the fit isn't right.

A fractional partner like BlackMaven gives you seasoned strategic expertise and hands-on execution—without the overhead or long-term commitment.

The Smart Alternative to Full-Time Hiring

Full-Time Strategist

Cost

$120K–$250K/year salary

Cost

$120K–$250K/year salary

Time

3–6 months to hire and onboard

Time

3–6 months to hire and onboard

Risk

Single skill set, internal politics

Risk

Single skill set, internal politics

Commitment

Hard to scale or exit

Commitment

Hard to scale or exit

Focus

Often gets pulled into internal operations

Focus

Often gets pulled into internal operations

Fractional Partner (BlackMaven)

Cost

$3K–$5K monthly

Cost

$3K–$5K monthly

Time

Start implementing this week

Time

Start implementing this week

Advantage

Diverse expertise, outside perspective

Advantage

Diverse expertise, outside perspective

Flexibility

Scale up for launches, down as needed

Flexibility

Scale up for launches, down as needed

Focus

Laser-focused on customer experience and growth

Focus

Laser-focused on customer experience and growth

What We Do As Your Strategic Partner

Diagnose Strategic Gaps

Identify where your positioning, messaging, or customer experience is costing you deals or devaluing your expertise.

Diagnose Strategic Gaps

Identify where your positioning, messaging, or customer experience is costing you deals or devaluing your expertise.

Diagnose Strategic Gaps

Identify where your positioning, messaging, or customer experience is costing you deals or devaluing your expertise.

Engineer Trust at Every Touchpoint

Optimize how prospects and clients experience your brand from first contact through long-term relationship.

Engineer Trust at Every Touchpoint

Optimize how prospects and clients experience your brand from first contact through long-term relationship.

Engineer Trust at Every Touchpoint

Optimize how prospects and clients experience your brand from first contact through long-term relationship.

Accelerate Premium Positioning

Help you break out of commodity competition and command the fees your expertise deserves.

Accelerate Premium Positioning

Help you break out of commodity competition and command the fees your expertise deserves.

Accelerate Premium Positioning

Help you break out of commodity competition and command the fees your expertise deserves.

Flexible Engagement Options

Monthly Retainer

For businesses ready to systematically improve how they're perceived and chosen

$3,000

/month

✓ Up to 12 hours of strategic consulting and implementation support

✓ Up to 12 hours of strategic consulting and implementation support

✓ Up to 12 hours of strategic consulting and implementation support

✓ Priority scheduling and rapid-response support

✓ Priority scheduling and rapid-response support

✓ Priority scheduling and rapid-response support

✓ Slack/email access for quick decisions and feedback

✓ Slack/email access for quick decisions and feedback

✓ Slack/email access for quick decisions and feedback

Monthly 60-75-min syncs or longer calls as needed

Monthly 60-75-min syncs or longer calls as needed

Monthly 60-75-min syncs or longer calls as needed

Brand guardian service — ensuring consistency across all touchpoints. Copy and messaging edits as needed

Brand guardian service — ensuring consistency across all touchpoints. Copy and messaging edits as needed

Brand guardian service — ensuring consistency across all touchpoints. Copy and messaging edits as needed

Additional hours available at discounted rates.

Additional hours available at discounted rates.

Additional hours available at discounted rates.

Hourly

Best for one-off audits, urgent fixes, or teams not ready for ongoing support.

$275

/hr

Offer & positioning audits

Offer & positioning audits

Offer & positioning audits

Brand messaging tune-ups. Website or landing page feedback

Brand messaging tune-ups. Website or landing page feedback

Brand messaging tune-ups. Website or landing page feedback

Funnel strategy and conversion optimization

Funnel strategy and conversion optimization

Funnel strategy and conversion optimization

New initiative or product launch roadmaps

New initiative or product launch roadmaps

New initiative or product launch roadmaps

Sales scripts, communication & customer service coaching

Sales scripts, communication & customer service coaching

Sales scripts, communication & customer service coaching

Live team workshops

Live team workshops

Live team workshops

Ready to Build Your Legacy?

Uncover hidden brand gaps with a strategic audit.

No ongoing commitment, only results.