Paid Media Audit

A forensic audit that finds where the budget is bleeding

Not a template. Not a Semrush export. A 40-page teardown of your ad accounts, tracking layer, and attribution model — delivered in 10 business days by the operator you would otherwise hire full-time.

10 days
From kickoff to delivery
25–40%
Waste typically uncovered
40+
Diagnostic checks
A forensic audit that finds where the budget is bleeding
16+ years·9 countries served·D2C · B2B SaaS · Ed-Tech·Kolkata · India · Global
Why audit first

Scaling a broken account only scales the leak.

Every paid-media conversation should start with a forensic audit — not a fresh campaign build. Because if your Meta pixel is de-duplicating against a broken event_id, if your GA4 is losing 30% of sessions, or if PMax is claiming search-branded conversions, then more budget just amplifies the waste.

This audit is not a checklist ChatGPT could produce. It is 40+ hand-run diagnostics across seven layers: account structure, bidding, creative velocity, tracking integrity, attribution, feed hygiene, and offline signal quality. Each finding is tagged by severity, dollar impact, and time-to-fix.

You get the raw report, a 60-minute walkthrough, and a prioritised remediation roadmap. Whether you fix it yourself, use your agency, or hire me to execute — you leave the audit knowing exactly where every rupee is going.

Coverage

Seven layers audited

01

Account Architecture

Campaign structure, negatives, budget allocation, keyword sculpting, exclusion logic. The bones must be right.

02

Bidding Strategy

tCPA vs tROAS vs Max Conversions vs Max Value — which is right for which campaign, and where you are leaving margin on the table.

03

Tracking Integrity

Pixel/tag firing, event schema, deduplication, event_ids, GA4 measurement protocol, CAPI health.

04

Attribution Model

GA4 model, cross-device stitching, first-touch vs data-driven, offline conversion imports.

05

Creative Velocity

Fatigue curves, creative library size, hook/body/CTA analysis, static vs UGC vs video mix.

06

Feed & Shopping

Merchant Center health, feed enrichment, title/attribute optimisation, disapproval clean-up.

07

Offline Signals

CRM sync latency, lead-quality scoring, POAS calculation integrity, RTO handling for COD markets.

Deliverables

What lands in your inbox

40-page written audit report (PDF + Notion)
Loom walkthrough for every critical finding
Prioritised remediation roadmap with dollar-impact estimates
Tracking schema documentation (current state + target state)
GA4 exploration + BigQuery starter queries
Creative library scoring rubric with named winners
60-minute live walkthrough with your team
30-day post-delivery Q&A window (async Slack/email)
Timeline

Ten business days, start to walkthrough

Day 1

Kickoff

60-min call. Access provisioning. Business context capture. NDA if needed.

Days 2–6

Deep dive

All seven layers audited. Each finding logged, evidenced with screenshots, scored for severity and impact.

Days 7–9

Synthesis

Roadmap built, dollar impacts modelled, walkthrough deck assembled.

Day 10

Delivery

Report + Loom + live walkthrough. 30 days of async Q&A included.

FAQ

Common questions before commissioning an audit

Do you audit accounts run by other agencies?

Yes — and roughly 70% of audits I run are on accounts still with their current agency. My job is a second opinion, not a takedown.

What access do you need?

Reader access to Google Ads, Meta Business Manager, GA4, Google Tag Manager, Search Console, and Shopify / your CRM. No admin access, no login sharing.

Will you sign an NDA?

Yes, always, on request. Every engagement is confidential by default.

What if there is nothing to fix?

That has never happened. Every audit finds at least 5-figures of annualised waste in accounts spending $50k+/month. Show me the exception and I will refund the audit.

Can you also execute the remediation?

Yes — that is the natural next step. Many audit clients continue into a 90-day performance marketing consulting engagement.

Ready to see the leaks in your growth stack?

Book a free 30-minute diagnostic. If there is no leverage to unlock, I will tell you on the call.

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