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Free Online Marketing Capability Audit

A fast, confidential assessment that shows how strong your marketing function really is — and where the biggest gaps are.

zero cost, high value

Why This Audit Exists

Many business leaders suspect their marketing could be performing better — but struggle to pinpoint:

  • Where the real weaknesses sit
  • Whether issues are strategic, structural, or executional
  • If teams are aligned around the same priorities
  • Whether marketing is truly supporting revenue growth

Commissioning a full audit or senior advisory support may feel premature.

This free capability audit exists to give you early claritywithout cost or commitment.

fast & efficient

What You’ll Learn in Less Than Five Minutes

By completing the free audit, you will gain insight into:

  1. Brand and strategy foundations
  2. Communications and digital effectiveness
  3. Sales and pricing capability
  4. Customer experience & innovation
  5. Marketing technology stack and suppliers
  6. Governance, culture & leadership

Your results and personalised report show:

  • Where you are strong
  • Where performance risk is building
  • Which areas deserve immediate attention
quick capability assessment

What This Free Audit Is — and Is Not

Our Marketing Capability Audit is:

✅ A rapid self-assessment

✅ A structured strategic sense-check

✅ A way to surface blind spots early

✅ A starting point for informed discussion

This is not:

❌ A replacement for a full independent audit

❌ A consultancy sales report

❌ A technical channel review

❌ A marketing “quiz for entertainment”

It is designed to help you decide what to do nextif anything.

Who This Free Audit Is For

This tool is ideal for:

  • Founders and CEOs
  • Heads of Marketing
  • Commercial Directors
  • Investors reviewing marketing health at a high level

If you are responsible for growth, this audit gives you a quick, private reality check.

instant insight

What Happens After You Complete It

After answering 48 quick-fire Yes/No questions you receive:

  1. Your score and a capability snapshot
  2. A personalised report sent to your inbox
  3. We highlight your strongest and weakest areas

You can choose whether to:

  • Act on the insight internally
  • Request a complimentary review with our experts
  • Or take no further action at all

There is no obligation to engage further.

providing clarity

Why VCMO Offers This Free Audit

We see too many organisations:

  • Investing blindly in marketing
  • Scaling teams before fixing structural issues
  • Changing agencies without addressing strategy
  • Hiring leadership too early — or too late

This tool exists to encourage better-timed, better-informed decisions.

What Happens Next?

Start Your Free Marketing Capability Audit

Discover how well your marketing function performs.

In 5-minutes you will...

✅ Discover your overall marketing capability score
✅ See how you perform across six critical dimensions
✅ Receive a personalised report with useful insights (20-pages)
✅ Receive a complimentary review with one of our Chartered experts

100% confidential. No cost. No-obligation to engage with us.

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Our Free Marketing Capability Audit exists to help leaders understand where marketing is truly helping — and where it is quietly holding them back.

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