Traction Bridge
A handshake confirming a marketing engagement

How matching works

From intake to engagement in seven days.

Name the role and we start here. One named operator, matched in three business days, live inside seven.

Five steps. One week.

The matching path, day by day.

  1. Day 0 Step 1 of 5

    Tell us what's broken

    Short intake form. Five minutes. We learn the function that needs help, your team, and what pushed you to look outside.

  2. Day 1–3 Step 2 of 5

    Intro call + meet your shortlist

    First, a 30-minute call with us to talk through the specifics — what's working, what's not, and the goals that actually move the business. Then you meet each of the 3 matched marketers one-on-one to pick the cultural and business fit.

  3. Day 4–5 Step 3 of 5

    Kickoff alignment

    30 minutes with the operator you picked. Walk through the program together, align on the priorities from the intro call, and confirm access to the tools and channels they'll need on day one.

  4. Day 6–7 Step 4 of 5

    Engagement starts

    Standing weekly cadence. Direct Slack or email access. Monthly written progress against agreed outcomes — no opaque retainer billing.

  5. Day 15 Step 5 of 5

    Fit guarantee

    If the match isn't working at the 15-day mark, we re-match or refund the month. No questions, no awkward email chains.

What the process guarantees

Less risk than a hire. Faster than a new engagement.

3–5 names

Curated shortlist

You pick the operator from a vetted shortlist matched to your function — not a slate of 20 résumés.

15 days

Fit guarantee

If the match isn't working in the first 15 days, we re-match or refund the month. No questions.

7 days

Start to engagement

Intake on day zero. Shortlist by day three. Engagement live by day seven.

Not sure what you need yet?

Start with a read, not a hire.

The First Read is one page, free, from the outside in. If the answer needs your data, the Second Opinion is a seven-day look inside the numbers with a written report and a role recommendation, credited toward your first engagement.

Want the deeper read?

Read the playbook first.

14 pages on when to hire a full-time marketer, when to engage a retainer operator, and what to look for either way. Cost math, timing math, and the questions to ask in a fit interview.

Get the playbook

No spam. We send the PDF and a single follow-up email.

What's inside
  • ✓Full-time vs. retainer cost math
  • ✓Seven-day matching process
  • ✓Fit-interview question bank
  • ✓Hybrid staffing patterns