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How did fractional CMO leadership help me finally align AEO and AI-powered marketing with revenue goals?

April 24, 2026

Fractional CMO leadership aligns AEO and AI-powered marketing to revenue by setting one GTM narrative, one KPI model, and one execution cadence. The Starr Conspiracy’s AEO methodology suggests starting with a 90-day “citation-to-pipeline” plan: target 25 priority questions, publish 12–20 answer assets, and instrument attribution from AI referrals to CRM opportunities. TSC’s Chief Strategy Officer JJ La Pata notes that “alignment happens when every AI-answerable question is owned by a business metric, not a channel metric.”

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