Marketing should not feel improvised.
If growth is slower than it should be, if messaging has drifted, or if sales and marketing are out of sync, the issue is usually not effort.
It is direction.
Start with discovery.
Discovery is not a deck. It is embedded work.
We step inside your pipeline, lifecycle, and customer reality. We look for leverage. We ship early improvements while mapping what matters most next. Most clients see tangible improvements within the first few weeks.
Clarity is only useful when it changes execution.
Embedded leadership.
After discovery, Cedar Collaborative operates as senior marketing leadership.
Sometimes that means hands-on execution.
Sometimes that means directing trusted collaborators.
Always it means steady judgment guiding priorities and sequencing.
Work moves weekly. Marketing becomes defined.
Clarity without traction is noise.
Teams usually reach out when…
Growth is stalling.
Retention is leaking quietly.
The go-to-market motion is unclear.
A junior team needs senior direction.
Leadership knows something is off, but cannot name it yet.
About Cedar Collab.
Cedar Collaborative is led by Jesse Swingle, a senior marketing leader with two decades of experience supporting founders, executives, and mission-driven organizations.
Engagements evolve.
Some clients work with us through a transition.
Some scale support up or down over time.
Some retain continuity even after hiring a full-time CMO.
The goal is durable capability, not dependence.
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