HUMAN-CENTERED MARKETING LEADERSHIP

Why Most Insurance Marketing Fails—And How to Fix It

Most insurance marketing fails because it's designed around what the company wants to say—not how customers actually decide. Human-centered design fixes that.

01.

Internal Teams Don't Understand Customer Decision-Making

The average buyer needs 7-11 touchpoints before deciding—but most marketing teams operate in reactive, one-off mode, creating confusion and lost deals.


02.

Marketing Assumes Knowledge Customers Don't Have

Insurance materials are written at an 11th-grade level, but the average U.S. adult reads at an 8th-grade level. Complexity kills trust before the sale even begins.


03.

No Clear Handoff Between Marketing and Sales

70-80% of marketing leads never convert—not because they're unqualified, but because the handoff is broken. Revenue disappears in the gap.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

The 5 Hidden Friction Points That Cost You Deals

This guide reveals the structural issues most insurance organizations don't see—and shows you how to fix them.

  • Why internal teams struggle to predict customer behavior

  • How compliance fears create bland, untrustworthy messaging

  • Where revenue is lost in the marketing-to-sales handoff

  • Why enrollment tools built for efficiency fail at conversion

  • How to design systems that support both teams and customers

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© 2026 Garrick Gibson | Strategic marketing consulting for supplemental insurance

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