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thehersheycompany.com

C+

60/100

Ranked #21,692 of 46,880 sites

Media / Content / PublishingSeries A
C+

thehersheycompany.com

60/100 · #21,692 of 46,880

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Media / Content / Publishing Benchmarks

How you compare to 6,908 Media / Content / Publishing sites

Overall
60
Product Clarity
43
CTA Effectiveness
62+5 vs median
ICP Targeting
50+12 vs median
First Impression
52+24 vs median

Gray line = Media / Content / Publishing median

Analysis

Thehersheycompany scores 60 out of 100 on homepage messaging, earning a C+ grade — mixed. Across all 30,134 sites analyzed, that's close to the median of 59.

The hero text reads: "HERSHEY'S Celebrates with Team USA Milk Chocolate Medals". Lacks action verbs. The hero does not describe what the product actually does, just makes a vague claim. The language is generic — a visitor can't tell what the product does from the headline alone.

The page has 8 CTAs, 3 of them above the fold. The primary CTA "Gluten Free" is generic — 'Learn more' and 'Get started' don't tell visitors what happens next.

Audience targeting is decent — there are audience signals, but room to be more specific. Detected audience: Media / Content / Publishing, team. Role words found: "team". The site uses a "for [X]" pattern: "consumers around the world". ICP clarity score: 50 (above the median of 35).

Thehersheycompany fits the "Community / Movement" archetype with high confidence. This means the homepage is rallying users around a mission or identity, not just a product.

Fix These First

up to +36 pts

Ranked by estimated impact on your overall score

#1

Add a pricing page

Hiding pricing creates friction — most buyers want to self-qualify before talking to sales

+15 ptsPricing
#2

Rewrite your hero headline

Generic language — visitors can't tell what you do from the headline alone

+8 ptsClarity
#3

Shift copy from "we" to "you"

Your above-fold copy says "we" 8x but "you" only 1x — visitors care about their problems, not yours

+5 ptsClarity
#4

Rewrite your meta description

Generic meta description — this is what shows up in Google results

+4 ptsClarity
#5

Make your CTA more specific

"Get started" is generic — tie it to an outcome ("Start building" or "See your report")

+4 ptsCTA

First Impression

D (52/100)

A visitor would think this is a b2b saas for consumers around the world that offers app that edits.

What kind of company?vague

B2B SaaS

Who is it for?clear

consumers around the world

What does it do?clear

app that edits

What's the benefit?missing

None detected

What's the vibe?vague

Professional

Gaps:

  • -Business category is implied but not clearly stated.
  • -No discernible value proposition. The page does not explain why someone should care.

Suggested Rewrites

Better copy based on your product signals — click to copy

Hero Headline

Current

HERSHEY'S Celebrates with Team USA Milk Chocolate Medals

Your current headline is generic — these alternatives name what you do for whom

Primary CTA

Current

Gluten Free

Tying your CTA to a specific outcome increases click-through

Meta Description

Current

Here at Hershey, our purpose is to make more moments of goodness for consumers around the world.

This is what shows in Google results — specificity drives higher click-through rates

A/B Test Ideas

Specific experiments to run, ranked by expected impact

Test adding "free" or "no card required" to your primary CTA

Risk-reducing modifiers typically lift click-through 10-15%

medium

Test a hero headline that names your product category explicitly

Generic headlines force visitors to scroll to understand what you sell. Test naming the category in the first 5 words.

high

Rewrite above-fold copy from "we" language to "you" language

Your copy says "we" 8x and "you" 1x. Visitor-centric copy typically converts better.

medium

Test adding social proof above the fold (customer count, logos, or testimonial)

No social proof detected. Even one trust signal ("Join 500+ teams") can lift conversions significantly.

medium

Messaging Clarity

Who is this for?58/100
What problem does this solve?40/100
What does this actually do?77/100
Why this over alternatives?40/100
CTA effectiveness57/100

CTA Analysis

C (62/100)

Total CTAs

8

Above Fold

3

Best CTA

Tier 3

Gluten Free
above foldT3 · 62/100
CONTACT US
T3 · 57/100
Learn More
above foldT4 · 37/100
Learn More About Manufacturing Careers at Hershey
T4 · 37/100
Learn More About Milton Hershey
T4 · 37/100
Media Contacts and Resources
above foldT5 · 10/100

What Do You Sell?

D+ (43/100)

In 5 words:

Platform to search hersheys for consumers around

Hero

generic

HERSHEY'S Celebrates with Team USA Milk Chocolate Medals

Meta Description

generic

Here at Hershey, our purpose is to make more moments of goodness for consumers around the world.

2 function signalsDetected: platform

ICP Clarity

C- (50/100)

Detected audience

decent

Media / Content / Publishing, team

team
roleteam
industryMedia / Content / Publishing

Positioning Archetype

80% confidence

Community / Movement

HERSHEY'S Celebrates with Team USA Milk Chocolate Medals

Confidence: 80%

Pricing Page

F (0/100)

No pricing page detected.

How You Compare

vs. other Media / Content / Publishing sites in the index

Dimensionthehersheycompany…keap.comzight.cominfusionsoft.…managewp.com
Overall6087-2787-2787-2786-26
Clarity4359-16100-5759-16100-57
CTA6275-136075-1375-13
ICP504691-414615+35
1st Impr.5260-860-860-852
Pricing095-9580-8095-95100-100

What We Analyzed

Title

Home | The Hershey Company

Word count

588

Hero text

HERSHEY'S Celebrates with Team USA Milk Chocolate Medals

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