Fractional Marketing Leadership

Stop guessing.
Know where your marketing stands.

I find what's holding your marketing back, identify what to fix first, and help you put it into practice.

10+ years of B2B and pharma marketing, now helping professional services firms and local businesses. Still working with life sciences and complex B2B.

Rashid Patel, Chartered Marketer

Rashid Patel

Chartered Marketer (CIM)

What you hear, and what’s usually going on.

“I do our marketing myself, in the evenings.”

You’re quick at the doing, especially with AI. What’s missing is someone checking you’re doing the right things.

“Our agency sends a report every month.”

Plenty of numbers, none tied to enquiries. Nobody is asking what should change next month.

“Our marketing manager is keen, but needs direction.”

And you’re the one giving it, squeezed in between running the business.

“We need more leads.”

Often you need better ones, and to know which channel actually brings them in.

“We tried LinkedIn and it didn’t work.”

It probably was never measured, so nobody really knows.

“We paid for a strategy once. It’s still in a drawer.”

A plan nobody acts on is worth nothing. I stay involved until it’s working, and where there’s a gap I’ll work directly in your website, email, CRM and social tools myself.

Start by seeing where you stand.

Your free marketing diagnostic combines your answers, your website if you share it, and what tends to work for businesses like yours to identify potential gaps across your marketing and recommend practical priorities.

Your score and findings appear on screen straight away, and the full report can be emailed to you. Nothing else happens unless you want it to. If you’d like help deciding what to fix first, book a free 20-minute call and I’ll go through it with you.

Built for how your business
actually buys.

A solicitor’s buying journey and a lab equipment purchase aren’t scored the same way. The diagnostic categories are built around how your specific type of buyer decides, not a generic checklist applied to everyone.

Complex B2B & Life Sciences
Lead generation Content quality Nurture & follow-up Martech utilisation Sales alignment Pipeline attribution Conversion (B2B)
Professional Services
Positioning & messaging Online visibility Website Reviews & social proof Thought leadership Referrals & network Pipeline & tracking

Same rigour every time. Categories that reflect how your buyers decide.

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This site scored 48/100.
Here’s exactly why.

Every framework on this page gets applied to Zero6 Marketing itself before it’s ever applied to a client. Here’s the actual result, run against the Z6 Framework.

Below target
48/100
Overall Marketing Score
A starting point, not a measure of results, based on your answers.
Prepared for Rashid Patel · Zero6 Marketing
Chartered Marketer (CIM) · zero6marketing.com
See the full report, unedited →

Why not just ask Claude or ChatGPT yourself?

You could. Here’s the actual difference between a prompt and a framework.

  • →The same rigorous methodology every time. Categories built around how your sector buys, not a generic checklist
  • →Built once by a Chartered Marketer, not reinvented per conversation
  • →A scored result you can compare over time. This quarter vs last
  • →A report you can forward, save, and act on
  • →The option to go through it with a Chartered Marketer on a free call

AI does the first pass. A Chartered Marketer can go through what the score means with you on a free call.

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Trusted by people
who needed it to work.

★★★★★

"Rashid is an outstanding marketer. His knowledge of demand generation across multiple channels opened my eyes to the many new opportunities to communicate effectively with prospective customers. I have no hesitation in recommending Rashid as a highly skilled marketer who will be a valuable asset to any modern marketing organisation."

SENIOR DIRECTOR OF EMEA FIELD MARKETING
★★★★★

"Rashid is highly proficient in B2B marketing, blending strategic insight with practical execution. He excels at positioning solutions, engaging buyer journeys, and driving results. Whether crafting campaign strategies or optimising digital channels, his expertise is always evident. I highly recommend Rashid for any future opportunities."

PRODUCT MARKETING DIRECTOR
★★★★★

"Rashid has consistently been a driving force behind our global demand generation success. His strategic mindset, deep understanding of the buyer journey, and ability to align marketing efforts with business goals have made a significant impact across regions. I highly recommend Rashid to any organisation looking to elevate their demand generation efforts."

GLOBAL BIOPHARMA MARKETING MANAGER

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Know where your marketing stands, then fix what matters.

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