Everything you wanted to know about Pinterest.
Including:
How the idea came about, What’s the big deal?, Stats, facts and demographics, Getting started, What are people pinning?, It’s not just imagery
Some of the more unusual uses, What else can I do?, Which brands are using it?, How are they?
Pinning on the move, Extending the experience off platform, Key take-outs
2. Contents
What I’m going to cover….
How the idea came about
What’s the big deal?
Stats, facts and demographics
Getting started
What are people pinning?
It’s not just imagery
Some of the more unusual uses
What else can I do?
Which brands are using it?
How are they?
Pinning on the move
Extending the experience off platform
Key take-outs
Contact
3. How the idea came about
And why Pinterest now exists….
"I was always collecting images on the
web in folders on the desktop of my
computer, but it wasn’t a very good
system for remembering where things
came from or who made them.
We wanted to create a place where you
can go to upload or collect things on the
web and simply organize it the way you
want to.”
Evan Sharp, Pinterest Co-Founder and Designer
4. Sounds good. So what is it?
And what can I do on Pinterest?
Pinterest is a content curation platform
which allows users to organize and share
beautiful and interesting content they find
on the web.
Think of it as a bookmarking site, a social
network, a gift finder and a platform for
collaboration all rolled in to one.
Content is organised in “Boards” that work
as categories. Each piece of content is
called a “Pin” (see right).
People can ‘like’ your pins or they can
“repin” them on to their boards, comment
on them and share on Facebook and
Twitter.
You can follow people and they can follow
you. Or you can just follow a particular
board of theirs rather than following all back.
54. You can ‘pin’ wherever you are
With the iPhone app….
55. Here’s a few ways to extend your enjoyment (and content reach)
Bookmarklets and buttons for easy ‘pinning’, ‘follow’ links for easier discovery….
56. 10 key take-outs
In summary….
Pinterest is a visual content curation platform with a ton more to boot
It’s a huge traffic driver for brands, retail, travel, charities, news & more
Build your brand out of its specific sector by sharing interesting and
relevant content, creating engagement
Ensure that the visual content on your site is ‘pinnable’
Videos hosted on Vimeo currently can’t be pinned, but YouTube works
Use collaborative boards as ways of bringing people together internally
or for client projects
Add your products (with their prices) to drive awareness and social
currency
You don’t have to follow everyone, just their boards which interest you
the most
Add buttons and sharing functionality to your browser / shop / website /
blog
It can get madly addictive. Enjoy the ride
57. Thanks for reading!
I hope you enjoyed….
You can find me on Pinterest at
http://www.pinterest.com/litmanlive
I’m Head of Engagement at 9010 Group, an open
business consultancy and Editor of
SocialMediaCouncil.EU
If you want to find out more about what we do, get
in touch at mike@ninety10group.com
And of course, let me know what you think!
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