Sunlight filters through towering redwood trees along a forest trail at Purisima Creek Redwoods in Half Moon Bay. Photograph by Drew Hendricks.

A marketing team that already knows your industry.

Nimbletoad's embedded marketing partnerships give mental health organizations, training institutes, and nonprofits access to a full marketing team and senior strategy guidance without the cost of building it in-house.

Photo by Drew Hendricks | Purisima Creek Redwoods, Half Moon Bay
The Challenge

Here's the challenge most organizations face: you know you need marketing. You might even know what kind. But building an internal marketing department, a strategist, a designer, an SEO specialist, a content writer, a social media manager, an email marketer, is a six-figure commitment before you see a single result.

Our embedded partnership model gives your organization access to all of those capabilities from a team that's been working together for over six years and already understands your industry.

We're not a vendor you manage. We're a partner who shows up knowing your brand, your audience, and what we're building toward this quarter.

If you already have a marketing director or CMO, we become the execution engine behind their strategy, turning their vision into campaigns, content, and results. If you don't have dedicated marketing leadership, we step in with both the strategy and the team to execute it.

How We Fit In

Two ways to work with us.

Every organization is structured differently. Our model adapts to where you are, not the other way around.

You have marketing leadership

Your CMO or marketing director sets the strategy. We become the execution engine behind it, turning their vision into campaigns, content, SEO, social media, and measurable results. Think of us as the team they've always needed but couldn't justify hiring.

You don't have marketing leadership

We step in with both the strategy and the team to execute it. You get senior guidance on what to prioritize, when to launch, and how to measure success, plus the team to make it all happen. No need to hire a CMO first.

What a Typical Month Looks Like

Every organization is different, but here's the rhythm.

Strategy Session
Monthly strategy session with your leadership or marketing team
SEO Review
SEO performance review and optimization adjustments
Content Creation
Blog posts, social media, and email campaigns
Website & Platform
Website updates, maintenance, and platform development
Social & Community
Social media management and community engagement
Campaign Execution
Campaign execution, monitoring, and monthly performance report with clear metrics
Pricing

The Time-Bank Model

We don't bill vague retainers. You purchase time in packs at a discounted rate. We track every minute of work in our project management system, and you have full dashboard access to see exactly how your time is being used.

4-Hour Pack
$270/hr
$1,080 total
10-Hour Pack
$255/hr
$2,550 total
20-Hour Pack
$240/hr
$4,800 total
Nonprofit Rate
$240/hr

Every nonprofit receives our best rate regardless of pack size. Whether you purchase 4 hours or 20, you always pay the 20-hour block rate.

Full Transparency

No surprise invoices. No mystery hours. Every minute is accounted for because we think that's how a partnership should work.

Get Started

Find out what an embedded partnership could do for your organization.

One conversation. No pitch deck. Just an honest look at where your marketing stands and what a real partnership could look like.

(760) 814-1001Let's See If We're a Fit