Polly Hammond

As the Founder and CEO of 5forests, Polly Hammond bridges the gap between strategy and execution in the wine, beer, and spirits industry, driving innovation through digital marketing solutions. She spends her days not only consulting, writing, and speaking about impactful trends but also rolling up her sleeves to implement effective digital marketing solutions for 5forests' clients.

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Kanye & Blind Dates: Tackling the About Us Page

Today, let’s talk about something near and dear to my heart as a wine, beer, and spirits marketer…the single piece of content that sends even the bravest of business people running for the hills: the About Us web copy. I can’t begin to tell you the number of times that I have seen sites stall for lack…

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30 days of Instagram ideas for wineries

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GDPR for Wineries

GDPR stands for General Data Protection Regulation. It is the new data protection law in the EU, it comes into force in May 2018, it has serious penalties, and it applies to data collected about EU citizens from anywhere in the world. This means that pretty much every winery site anywhere needs to care about…

Designing a Better Customer Experience

In a recent article, we talked about the decision-simplicity index, and I received a few emails asking about clear pathways versus the old-school tactic of upselling via meandering paths. “Isn’t it better to encourage people to look around, so maybe they add more to the cart?” Before I answer, I will lead in with a story:…

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Simple truths for better winery websites

Recently, someone (not the client) looked at one of our most thought-out, well-planned, customized sites (with innumerable goal-driven features) and said, “it just looks like a simple site to me.” Honestly, my team was gobsmacked. We had spent months working on discovery and custom development and optimization and testing ….My ego reared its head and…

5 Edits You Can Make to Wine Product Pages to Sell More Wine

This article has been updated for 2024. We often get emails from winery owners and marketers asking how they can improve their ecommerce site’s wine product pages. I always get over-excited by these requests because product pages are baby steps toward frictionless customer experiences. BUT, before you start (and this is super important), any successful…

Social Media for Wineries: Sure, You Could Keep Doing It The Hard Way

This article has been updated for 2024. We don’t know a single winery who doesn’t find social media to be a big ass chore. All the platforms, all the formats, heck, even just producing content for all the different post sizes! And yet, it’s something that we know all brands need. So in this edition…