The document provides an overview of the social media platform Pinterest, including its growing popularity, typical user demographics, and ways that individuals and brands can utilize it. Some key points:
- Pinterest has become the 3rd largest social network after Facebook and Twitter. Daily users increased 145% in early 2012.
- The site allows users to share photos and videos by "pinning" them to virtual pinboards. Over 80% of pins are re-pins of content.
- Pinterest skews heavily female, around 80% of users. Women are drawn to its visual nature and use it to connect over interests like home, fashion, food.
- Brands and celebrities are actively using Pinterest to
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Pinteresting - All You Need to Know about Pinterest !
2. Lab Activities Program
• Part 1: Brief Intro
• Part 2: Pinterest – Why so Pinteresting ?
• Part 3: Users sharing their Pinterest
experience
• Part 4: Path – What is it ?
• Part 5: Users sharing their Path
experience
• Part 6: Brief Conclusion
4. It’s Now the Third
Most Popular
Social Network
after Facebook
And Twitter !
( and just when you started to
get comfortable with your
existing Social Media setup :)
http://venturebeat.com/2012/04/05/pinterest-third-most-popular-social-network/
6. Daily Pinterest
users have
increased by 145%
since the
beginning of 2012
http://techcrunch.com/2012/03/14/this-is-everything-you-need-to-know-about-pinterest-infographic/
7. What is Pinterest?
• Pinterest is a social photo-sharing
service designed to look like a pinning
board
• Launched in March 2010
• You share the photos you like
• You upload, save, sort and manage
images and videos into boards
9. How does Pinterest Make
Money?
• Outside investments from
entrepreneurs and VCs
• Experimented with affiliate links for a
while
• Eventually advertisement and
features for brand pages
10. Top Pictures
shared on
Pinterest
http://mashable.com/2012/02/07/pinterest-web-design/#view_as_one_page-gallery_box4143
27. Over 80 % of pins are actually re-pins
Pinterest user growth is better than
that of Facebook and Twitter at the
same point in their history
http://techcrunch.com/2012/03/14/this-is-everything-you-need-to-know-about-pinterest-infographic/
28. Pinterest “Clones”:
• Concept of pinning photos and products
by adding a twist. There are travel-focused
sites like Trippy, Wanderfly, and Gtrot.
http://venturebeat.com/2012/04/05/pinterest-third-most-popular-social-network/
34. Pinterest is visually appealing by nature
and women are naturally inclined to
make everything prettier
http://pinterest.com/weddings
35. Social Media is handled
better by women
• Women also have a much easier time
expressing themselves and are better
at it
• Women use social networks to
connect with their friends, family, and
colleagues more than men
• Women are better listeners than men
36. Social Media is handled
better by women
• A way of connecting with other
women with similar interests and
passions
• A way to organize activities and stay
in touch with friends.
37. Where are the Men on Pinterest?
http://venturebeat.com/2012/03/30/snatchly-pinterest-porn/
41. You can choose between 23
categories for your photos &
videos:
• Architecture • History
• Art • Holidays
• Cars & • Home Decor
Motorcycles • Humor
• Design • Kids
• Crafts • My Life
• Education • Women's Apparel
http://www.pinterest.com
43. Board Collaboration Options:
1- Only you can pin
2- You can assign contributors – who
are already on Pinterest - to pin with
you
http://www.pinterest.com
44. Users Post More Interesting Content:
• People you generally follow on other
social networks are not generally /
regularly interesting; however, with
the graphical nature of the site,
content the same users share is
generally more interesting.
• They can Re-pin / Like / Comment /
Tag.
45. How to join Pinterest?
1. Get an invite – we can help with that
(nudge any Think Media Labs staff)
2. Setup you account: Choose between
logging in with Facebook or Twitter
3. Find you friends to follow!
4. Find you interests to follow!
5. Start with creating broads
6. Happy pinning!
46. Your Pinterest Plan
• Have a rough plan of what boards to
create.
• Populate content as soon as you join
• It will follow all people so far then to
follow you back you need to have
content there.
47. Pinterest Etiquette
1. Source Images Properly
2. Write a Full Caption
3. A Pin Addict ?
4. Think About Who You Want to
Share With
5. Don’t Be Stingy with Interaction
6. Always Be Respectful
7. Report Objectionable Content
http://www.flowtown.com/blog/8-rules-of-pinterest-etiquette
48. Go Mobile
iPhone / Android / Mobile Site
http://blog.pinterest.com/post/10144144538/pinterest-mobile
71. 8 Strategies for Launching a
Brand Presence on Pinterest
• Reserve Your Space
• Leverage Your Brand Values
• Themes, Not Product Promotion
• Use Hashtags
• Add the “Pin It” Button
• Engage with the Community
http://mashable.com/2012/02/27/pinterest-marketing/
79. Think Media Labs Staff Favorites
http://pinterest.com/thinkmedialabs/
80. Pinterest Lebanon
We built the database for Pinterest
websites in Lebanon for both
personal profiles and brands.
http://tmla.bz/pinleb
Discover local Pinterest pages and
list yours for others to discover you
87. and all about Strawberry Blu...
http://pinterest.com/StrawBlu/
88. Likes Repins
How to discover
contacts
Other
Home OUTSIDE the Bloggers
Pins people I follow? Pinterest
Pages
Followed
Friends
89. How to decide if it’s worth
pinning?
- Content
- Picture
- Fun
- Related to my interest
90. - Content
- Picture
- Fun
- Related to
my interest
http://pinterest.com/StrawBlu/
91. When do I Like and when do I
Repin?
• Like:
Something attractive but not always related
to my own boards, sometimes it’s related to
travel, architecture etc...
• Repin:
- something worth sharing on any of my boards
- An attractive food, a good recipe, a good
book...
http://pinterest.com/StrawBlu/
92. OR... BOTH... I Pin, Repin and Like!!!
http://pinterest.com/StrawBlu/
93. How is Pinterest integrated with
Facebook and Twitter?
http://pinterest.com/StrawBlu/
97. By using Pinterest, I can…
Pin
Organize
Categorize
Source of logo: http://www.janetpacey.com/janetpacey/Home.html
98. Pinterest can boost your Business
Promoting Business
Free Advertising
Image So small
can’t be used for
much
http://pinterest.com/pinterestbiz/ Source of logo: http://www.janetpacey.com/janetpacey/Home.html
99. It’s a Great way to Collect/Plan
Your Wedding
Your Birthday
Your Product
Launching
Organize you
collection
http://pinterest.com/donninterest/ Source of logo: http://www.janetpacey.com/janetpacey/Home.html
100. It’s a Great way to Collect/Plan
http://pinterest.com/donninterest/
101. It’s a Great way to Collect/Plan
http://pinterest.com/donninterest/sports/
102. It’s a Great way to Collect/Plan
http://pinterest.com/donninterest/wedding-3/
103. It’s a Great way to Collect/Plan
• My laptop can get some rest because
my collection will be online. Pinterest is my
online hard disk Now
Source of logo: http://www.janetpacey.com/janetpacey/Home.html
104. A quick tour on Pinterest
http://pinterest.com/dailydot/celebrities-on-pinterest/
105. A quick tour on Pinterest
http://pinterest.com/kellylieberman/brands-on-pinterest/
106. A quick tour on Pinterest
http://pinterest.com/barackobama/
107. A quick tour on Pinterest
http://pinterest.com/thinkmedialabs/politicians-infographics-tml/
108. Not on Pinterest?
Still don’t Account ?
have a
Think Twice and ask TML for an
invitation
http://learning.hubspot.com/blog/bid/128534/Pinterest-Button-Added-To-HubSpot-s-Follow-Me-Module