Fractional
marketing director
for complex B2B companies.

Fractional marketing director
for complex B2B companies.

Fractional marketing director
for complex B2B companies.

I plan and run your demand gen and digital marketing, from strategy to execution to reporting. You get a part-time senior marketer to build pipeline and support your business goals.

Heather Rold
Heather Rold

Trusted by healthtech, medtech, and SaaS teams.

Accruent
Censis
Fortive
StarFish Medical

Marketing complex solutions to technical
buyers is hard.

Doing it with a lean team? Even harder.

Coordinating multiple campaigns and getting to the right decision-makers feels impossible.

You need to disrupt, but with a budget that will never match the biggest players.

It’s hard to find partners who can come up with a bold idea and run with it, without you micromanaging every step.

How I work

Start fast, test in sprints, and keep what works.

01

Onboarding

Get up to speed fast

I interview your experts and gather what already exists: decks, customer stories, call transcripts, past campaign results. That becomes a context kit, one organized source of truth on your product, buyers, and messaging, that I use with my AI tools.

02

Strategy

Start with the business goals

If you have a marketing strategy, I run it. If you don’t, I build one tailored to your audience, business strategy, and internal realities. Either way, you get a short list of what to test first (quick wins, foundational fixes, and a few bigger bets) and my recommendation on channel mix and budget.

03

Execution

Experiment to see what works

I can run integrated marketing campaigns, ABM programs, paid search and LinkedIn ads, SEO and AI search, content, and website optimizations. Each idea gets executed as a short experiment built to answer a question: does this audience respond, does this message land, does this channel earn its budget?

I do the work myself, bring in specialists when a project needs one, and coordinate with your team and any agencies you already use. Everything reaches you ready to review and sign off.

04

Reporting

Focus on outcomes

Agencies tend to focus on platform clicks and impressions. I optimize for pipeline and your business goals. Custom reports and live dashboards keep progress transparent. Weekly check-ins and monthly reviews focus on what’s working, what isn’t, and what to try next.

05

Keep it going

Keep it running, or hand it over

I build systems and workflows, using AI where it makes the work better, faster, and cheaper. Once a program proves itself, I can keep running it, or hand the playbook, the systems, and the context kit to your team so they can run it themselves.

Free demand gen audit

Get recommendations on what to test first.

Give me your company details. I’ll review what’s publicly available, and send back personalized quick wins and bigger campaign ideas to try.

Delivered in 2 to 3 business days.

Delivered in 2 to 3 business days.

What clients say

Why teams bring me back again (and again).

“

She took the time to understand our complex medical device business, helped us align marketing with business development priorities, and delivered a campaign that was both actionable and impactful.

Lynne Lowry
SVP Business Development, StarFish Medical

“

She created a clear vision and marketing strategy that helped us focus our time on projects that would have the biggest impact on the business. We went from being overwhelmed, to feeling confident, inspired, and excited about our contributions.

Shelby Marttala
Senior Marketing Manager, Censis

“

Heather helped tremendously during a time of transformation and high-pressure delivery. She brings thoughtfulness and expert-level marketing skills to keep us moving fast without sacrificing quality.

Kristi Flores
Chief Marketing Officer, Accruent

“

Heather played an instrumental role in product launches, campaign execution, and driving special projects to completion. … Working with Heather gave me complete confidence that we were on the right path.

JP Demas
VP Marketing, Accruent

“

Heather’s ability to get close to customers, comprehend their needs, and translate those insights into strategic marketing plans is a testament to her effectiveness in driving tangible results.

Anthony Annibale
Chief Commercial Officer

“

Her unique ability to not only envision the big picture but also ground it and rally others to deliver tangible results, makes her a huge asset to any organization.

Ankush Kaul
Group President, Fortive

Heather Rold

About me

Hi, I’m Heather Rold.

I’ve spent 18+ years in B2B marketing for companies selling complex products and services to technical buyers with large buying committees.

Now I work with B2B teams as a fractional marketing director, bringing the ideas and doing the work. On each engagement, I own the projects from plan to launch. Your team stays focused on their own priorities, and I bring them in where their input or approval matters. I join the meetings that need me, but spend most of my time executing the plan we agreed on.

18+ years in B2B marketing

Healthtech, medtech, and SaaS

Marketing strategy + execution

Demand gen, ABM, and digital marketing

Connect on LinkedIn

Pricing

What it costs.

Ongoing

Starting at

$5,000/month

For teams that want a marketing director to plan and run their demand gen and digital marketing, month to month.

Strategy

Starting at

$10,000

For teams that need a marketing strategy built and tied to their business strategy, with a recommendation on channel mix and budget.

Every engagement gets a custom scope based on your goals and your team’s capacity.

Book an intro call.

Tell me what you’re working on, and we’ll see if I’m the right fit.

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