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InsuranceUnited KingdomSearch Strategy + Funnel Efficiency

FIRST CENTRAL Insurance

Helping a data-led motor insurer tighten the connection between search demand, quote intent, and a more commercially accountable acquisition model.

FIRST CENTRAL is a UK motor insurer known for its technology-led operating model and rapid growth in a highly competitive category.

Engagement snapshot

Timeframe
Growth optimisation sprint
Mandate
Increase the efficiency of non-brand acquisition by clarifying page intent, strengthening quote-entry pathways, and reducing wasted effort around low-value search demand.
Services
Search strategyLanding page prioritisationAcquisition diagnosticsFunnel analysisCommercial reporting

+33%

Quote Completion Rate

from targeted landing journeys

+52%

Non-Brand Clicks

on priority acquisition themes

-19%

Cost Per Acquisition

after journey cleanup and prioritisation

The challenge

Motor insurance search is crowded, expensive, and full of near-identical messaging, which makes structural clarity more important than publishing volume.

Key pages were attracting attention, but not always moving users cleanly into quote journeys or the strongest next step.

Paid and organic reporting existed side by side without a reliable view of how search intent flowed across the full acquisition path.

What changed

Quote-completion efficiency improved as weaker intent paths were stripped out and higher-intent entry points were clarified.

Commercial reporting became easier to govern because channel performance was assessed against progression and cost quality rather than volume alone.

The digital estate became better positioned to compound gains rather than relying on repeated bursts of paid activity.

Strategic workstreams

01

Reworked search priorities around high-commercial-intent query groups instead of broad traffic acquisition.

02

Aligned on-page messaging and CTA hierarchy more closely with what users expected at different stages of the quote journey.

03

Introduced cleaner performance segmentation so brand, non-brand, and assisted-conversion behaviour could be evaluated separately.

Why this engagement matters

Commercial clarity beats channel noise.

This study is representative of how Strathmark approaches digital advisory: diagnose first, tie decisions to commercial consequences, and fix the structural blockers before adding more activity on top. It is not about making dashboards look busier. It is about making demand easier to win and easier to convert.

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