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Scott Orth

Gresham

Summary

Strategic marketing leader with 20+ years of experience driving measurable growth across professional services and emerging businesses. Known for translating business objectives into high-performing marketing strategies, I lead initiatives across digital acquisition, brand positioning, and marketing operations. In numerous roles as a Fractional CMO, I provided executive-level guidance to organizations seeking to scale revenue, optimize spend, and build sustainable, data-driven growth engines. As a senior marketing leader, I embed within executive teams to provide strategic direction, operational oversight, and hands-on leadership that drives consistent growth.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Fractional Chief Digital Marketing Officer (CDMO)

Stage 33, Inc
Portland, OR
01.2020 - Current

Provide executive-level marketing leadership to growth-focused organizations, partnering directly with CEOs and leadership teams to build scalable, revenue-driven marketing systems.

  • Serve as a strategic member of the executive team, aligning marketing initiatives with company-wide revenue goals, growth targets, and operational priorities
  • Lead the development and execution of integrated marketing strategies across SEO, paid media, local search, content, and conversion optimization
  • Build and optimize end-to-end lead generation and customer acquisition systems, improving lead quality, conversion rates, and overall marketing ROI
  • Oversee marketing operations, including CRM implementation, automation workflows, attribution tracking, and performance reporting to drive accountability and visibility
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with sales and operations to improve speed-to-lead, lead handling processes, and pipeline conversion efficiency
  • Manage and mentor internal marketing teams and external partners, establishing clear KPIs, processes, and performance standards
  • Advise on marketing budget allocation and channel strategy, optimizing spend to reduce customer acquisition costs and increase return on investment
  • Lead website strategy and digital experience improvements to increase engagement, conversion rates, and revenue contribution
  • Implement data-driven decision-making frameworks, enabling leadership teams to make informed growth and investment decisions

Select Achievements:

  • Increased qualified lead volume by 30–70% across multiple client engagements through improved targeting, funnel optimization, and automation
  • Improved lead response time from hours/days to under 5 minutes, resulting in significant gains in consultation booking and sales conversion rates
  • Reduced cost per acquisition by 20–40% by reallocating budget toward higher-performing channels and improving campaign efficiency
  • Built and deployed fully integrated marketing and CRM systems that connected marketing, sales, and follow-up, creating predictable and trackable revenue pipelines
  • Helped organizations transition from fragmented marketing efforts to cohesive, scalable growth strategies aligned with executive-level business goals

Founder

Surge by Thrive
02.2025 - Current
  • Developed digital marketing focused business software tailored to small and medium businesses, reducing dependency on developers while accelerating go-to-market timelines.
  • Implemented marketing automation workflows (email, SMS, reviews, lead nurturing) that saves clients 10+ hours weekly in admin tasks.
  • Developed fractional CMO add-on services, providing law firms with strategic guidance, KPIs, and full-funnel marketing leadership without the cost of a full-time CMO.

Founder & CEO

Thrive Business Marketing
11.2007 - Current
  • Developed and executed growth strategies for multi-location law firms, increasing case acquisition through optimized SEO, Google Ads, LSAs, and lead funnel automation.
  • Established Thrive as a Clio Certified Partner, creating seamless integration between marketing and case management workflows for law firms.
  • Provided Fractional CMO services to law firms, aligning firm growth goals with data-driven marketing plans, budgeting, and team/vendor oversight.
  • Directed SEO campaigns that consistently outranked competitors in highly competitive legal markets (immigration, personal injury, corporate law).
  • Oversaw multi-channel ad budgets exceeding $1M annually, delivering measurable ROI and lowering client acquisition costs.
  • Built high-performing websites optimized for SEO, lead generation, and ADA compliance, increasing lead conversions by up to 300% for legal clients.

Education

Bachelor's Degree - Business

George Fox University
Newberg, Oregon
12-2002

Skills

  • Revenue Growth Strategy
  • Marketing Leadership & Team Development
  • Go-to-Market Strategy (GTM)
  • Demand Generation & Pipeline Development
  • Marketing Operations & Automation
  • Customer Acquisition & Conversion Optimization
  • Data Analytics & Performance Measurement
  • Budget Planning & ROI Optimization
  • Cross-Functional Leadership (Sales, Ops, Exec Team)
  • CRM Strategy & Lead Lifecycle Management
  • Digital Channel Strategy (SEO, Paid Media, Local Search)
  • Marketing Technology (MarTech) Stack Development

Accomplishments

  • Successfully scaled multi-location law firm’s digital presence across 15+ markets, driving a 40% increase in case leads in 12 months.
  • Increased a small law firm’s website traffic by 300%, while boosting their website traffic value by more than 400% over two-years.
  • Spearheaded a national SEO and ads strategy for a global enterprise client, outperforming Fortune 500 competitors.
  • Launched Surge by Thrive, providing small law firms & other professional businesses with enterprise-level marketing tools at an affordable price.

Certification

  • Certified Clio Partner – Legal Practice Management
  • Lawmatics Partner – Legal Practice Management
  • Google Ads Certification
  • Google Analytics Certification
  • Performance Ads Certification
  • Microsoft Advertising Partner
  • HubSpot Marketing Partner
  • SEMrush Certified Partner
  • BrightLocal Partner
  • Yext Partner

Timeline

Founder

Surge by Thrive
02.2025 - Current

Fractional Chief Digital Marketing Officer (CDMO)

Stage 33, Inc
01.2020 - Current

Founder & CEO

Thrive Business Marketing
11.2007 - Current

Bachelor's Degree - Business

George Fox University

Professional Recognition

  • Awarded Who's Who in America honor in 2025
  • #1 Best Selling Author on Amazon for my book The Indisputable Guide to SEO Success
  • Awarded CLE Instructor invitation for Lawline