Most businesses have a sense that their marketing could be working harder. A marketing audit replaces that sense with evidence – a thorough, honest review of your current activity, your data and your setup that tells you precisely where spend is delivering value, where it is being wasted and where the most significant growth opportunities actually sit. It is the starting point for making better decisions and investing in the right things.
Increasing a marketing budget without first understanding what is working is one of the most common and costly mistakes a business can make. More spend directed into a broken or disconnected setup produces more of the same disappointing results. An audit gives you the evidence you need to make decisions that are grounded in reality – whether that means fixing what you have, redirecting spend, building something new or simply validating that the current approach is sound and worth scaling.
We review your full marketing setup across every channel that is active – SEO, paid media, website performance, content, analytics, email and CRM – and we look at what the data actually shows rather than what the monthly reports have been presenting. The output is not a list of things that could theoretically be better. It is a prioritised set of actions ranked by their likely commercial impact, with a clear rationale for why each one matters and what addressing it would deliver.
We review your full marketing setup across every channel that is active – SEO, paid media, website performance, content, analytics, email and CRM – and we look at what the data actually shows rather than what the monthly reports have been presenting. The output is not a list of things that could theoretically be better. It is a prioritised set of actions ranked by their likely commercial impact, with a clear rationale for why each one matters and what addressing it would deliver.
We report what the data shows, not what you want to hear. If significant budget is being wasted, we say so clearly and explain what it would take to fix it.
Recommendations ranked by the likely improvement to leads, pipeline and revenue – not by what is easiest to change or most impressive to include in a document.
Every audit we deliver includes a clear set of next steps so you know exactly what to do with the findings – whether that is with us or with your existing team.
A marketing audit can cover one specific channel or your full marketing operation. Here is what each element involves and what it typically reveals.
Marketing audits review what is working, what is duplicated and what needs changing before more budget is committed. We use it to separate the work that will genuinely move the business forward from activity that looks busy but does not change pipeline, revenue or decision quality.
A marketing review gives a clearer view of current activity, channel performance, gaps and next steps. We use it to separate the work that will genuinely move the business forward from activity that looks busy but does not change pipeline, revenue or decision quality.
An SEO audit identifies technical, content and authority issues, then turns them into a prioritised action plan. We use it to separate the work that will genuinely move the business forward from activity that looks busy but does not change pipeline, revenue or decision quality.
A paid media audit reviews account structure, spend, targeting, tracking and conversion paths before recommending changes. The priority is to make the process clearer for users and easier for the team to manage, with sensible data capture, routing, reporting and handover points.
A website performance audit reviews speed, technical issues, user journeys and conversion points to find practical improvements. That means looking at practical experience signals such as loading speed, layout stability and interaction delays, then prioritising improvements that help visitors as well as search visibility.
A content audit reviews what exists, what performs, what overlaps and what needs improving or removing. We use it to separate the work that will genuinely move the business forward from activity that looks busy but does not change pipeline, revenue or decision quality.
Analytics review checks whether the right events, conversions and reports are in place before decisions are made from the data. We use it to separate the work that will genuinely move the business forward from activity that looks busy but does not change pipeline, revenue or decision quality.
A CRM audit reviews structure, fields, pipelines, reporting and adoption so problems can be fixed before more automation is added. The priority is to make the process clearer for users and easier for the team to manage, with sensible data capture, routing, reporting and handover points.
Most audits identify significant wasted spend in at least one channel – whether that is broad-match keywords in Google Ads, underperforming content, misconfigured tracking or leads falling through the gaps in CRM. Knowing where the waste is allows you to stop it before investing more.
Rather than a long list of generic recommendations, you receive a prioritised action plan ranked by commercial impact – so you know exactly what to do first, what it will deliver and why it matters more than everything else on the list.
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Book a 30-minute strategy call. We will review your current setup, identify where the most significant opportunities are and give you an honest picture of what your marketing could be delivering that it is not currently.
What businesses most commonly ask us before commissioning a marketing audit.
It depends on your situation. If you have a specific concern – paid media performance, organic rankings, tracking accuracy – a focused single-channel audit is often the right starting point. If you want a complete picture of your marketing operation before making significant investment decisions, a full audit covering every active channel is more appropriate. We will give you an honest recommendation based on your specific situation.
A focused single-channel audit typically takes one to two weeks. A full marketing audit covering all active channels takes two to four weeks, depending on the complexity of your setup and the number of channels being reviewed. We will give you a clear timeline before starting.
A written audit report covering findings across every channel reviewed, with a prioritised action plan ranked by commercial impact. We present the findings in a walkthrough session so you can ask questions and understand the reasoning behind every recommendation. The report is written to be acted on, not filed.
Yes, if that is what you want. Many audit engagements lead naturally into a retainer or project-based implementation. We can either hand the findings to your team to act on, or work through the priorities ourselves – whichever makes more sense for your situation.