# Brand Audit That Shows What to Keep, Fix, or Rethink

> A brand audit reviews the identity and messages you already use and ranks what to keep, fix, or investigate before any redesign. Request your brand audit.

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For a brand that feels inconsistent, a brand audit reviews the identity and messages you already use and ranks what to keep, fix, or investigate before any redesign.

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## What is a brand audit?

A full redesign is not always the right first move. Some parts of a brand keep working while others drift as new channels, teams, and offers appear.

A brand audit is a structured review of the identity and message a business already uses. It compares the approved brand direction with representative touchpoints, such as a website, sales material, email, social content, signage, and internal templates. The audit can identify conflicting promises, visual drift, unclear usage rules, and gaps in ownership. It also identifies assets and patterns worth keeping.

The scope depends on how much material exists and which decisions the business needs to make. An audit does not automatically include a new logo, brand strategy, or rewritten website. It gives those choices a better basis.

## Look for the cause, not just the mismatch.

Two pages can look different because the guidelines are missing, because the offer has changed, or because the same rule does not work in both contexts. Those causes need different responses. We begin with the available brand sources and ask what the audience should understand at each touchpoint. Then we compare what the current material actually communicates.

Consider a company whose website promises a strategic partnership while its proposals read like a list of isolated deliverables. Changing the colors would not resolve that conflict. The audit surfaces the message and ownership decision first. In another case, the words may be sound but templates may make them hard to apply consistently. That calls for a different next step.

We separate observed issues from open questions. Each recommendation names the material reviewed, the problem it creates, its priority, and who can decide whether to act on it. This avoids turning personal preference into an unsupported directive.

## What you receive from the review

An agreed audit can include a source inventory, touchpoint observations, a message and visual gap map, a priority findings ledger, and a recommended order of work. Each finding supports a decision to keep, improve, consolidate, or investigate. The exact touchpoints and deliverable format belong in the scope.

If the findings show that the position itself is unclear, [Brand Strategy](https://scayverstaging.1wp.site/services/design/brand-strategy/) can resolve that foundation. If the position is sound but the visual system needs definition, [Brand Identity](https://scayverstaging.1wp.site/services/design/brand-identity/) is a narrower next step. [Brand Guidelines](https://scayverstaging.1wp.site/services/design/brand-guidelines/) help teams use an approved system consistently.

## How the audit moves forward

We agree on the question the audit must answer and the touchpoints that represent the current experience. You provide the current brand sources, examples from real use, and the person who owns the final decision. We review the material, group findings by impact and dependency, then discuss what to preserve and what needs work before any redesign begins.

## Brand Audits pricing and scope

A brand audit is priced separately from an identity package. [Starter Branding](https://scayverstaging.1wp.site/pricing/starter-branding/) starts at $2,599 for a new brand foundation and logo. That is not the price of an audit. Audit scope depends on channels, existing assets, stakeholder inputs, and recommendation depth. The quote names materials reviewed, findings format, and any follow-on design work.

## Find the next decision before the next redesign.

Where does the brand feel fragmented, and which decision is waiting on the answer? The audit scope is built around that question.

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Industries

## Where Brand Audits work applies.

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## Rated 5.0 by our clients. Reviews for Brand Audits.

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Senex Charles

Facebook review, January 2020

> I highly recommend this company! I love the website that scayver created! His prices were fair and his work was fantastic!

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Ricardo Placide

Google review, December 2019

> A remarkable company. Having spent quite a bit of time with this marketing and SEO company, I can recommend them wholeheartedly. The people are top-notch– attentive, reliable and creative. The services are excellent for Web Design and SEO, and they work with you to craft personally tailored Internet marketing. Amazing Company!!!!

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Vintro Hair

Google review, October 2019

> As small company, we need a web design company capable to creating a professional website with a small budget. Scayver Graphix did it within the expected time frame. The website come out to be very nice and clean. We are very satisfied with their services.

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Saphira Madeline Elysee

Google review, September 2019

> Great job,great environment

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Aty Lotto

Google review, May 2019

> Love the work that comes out of this place. Top notch work that you would come to expect from a New York agency. Talented creatives who are fun to work with.

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Google review, January 2019

> I had the chance to work with Scayver Graphix, The level of care and ateention they provided is amazing. I recommend them 100% for your graphic design and digital marketing projects

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FAQ

## Questions about Brand Audits

The things people ask on the first call. If yours is not here, ask us directly.

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**Does a brand audit mean I need a rebrand?**

No. The point is to make that decision with evidence. A limited refinement or clearer governance may be enough for some businesses.

**Can you audit only the website?**

Yes, if the decision concerns that surface. A broader brand conclusion requires a broader sample of touchpoints.

**What should I provide?**

Provide approved guidelines if they exist, current logos and templates, a representative set of public materials, and the business goal behind the review. Include examples that feel successful as well as those that feel inconsistent.
