“…The audit evaluates not just a separate block of marketing policy, but in general the prospects of the company in the market, the adequacy of its products to the requirements of this market, therefore it is a more complex process than marketing research. The advantage of this tool lies in the efficiency of its implementation, unlike other types of research, which allows the company to respond in a timely manner to a particular change in the market situation, as well as to be aware of the general moods and expectations of consumers, competitors and other market participants [19,2021,22,23,24,25].…”