Marketing Audit

A marketing audit is a report on the marketing strategy and on the execution of the strategy for a specific brand or product-service. The specifics of an audit are dependent the product-service being analyzed. An audit of an undifferentiated commodity product will look very different from an audit of a branded luxury good.

There are essentially two different foci of marketing audits. The first involves a focus on Internet marketing, specifically web pages and web sites. The second, more traditional audit focuses on the overall strategy of the firm, target markets, and the 4Ps. Audits should be recurring. They may or may not be comprehensive: the goals of the audit should determine that. The goals of an audit may involve:

1. Elevating product/brand awareness

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The major steps and elements of an web page audit involves:

1. Define the scope in terms of the product-service or brand being analyzed
2. Be sure to focus on value-added
3. Create a list (URLs) of current Internet pages managed by the company for easy access and upgrades in the future
4. Collect web page KPIs: revision dates, speeds, etc.
5. Create an action plan
6. Benchmark against direct competitors
7. Execute on solutions.