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It wasn’t very long ago that stores like JC Penney, Nordstrom, and Gap were the pinnacles of fashion retail. These retailers provided better products at unbeatable prices. Retail buyers acted as personal curators for customers and the in-store experience was exceptional. Then came e-commerce.
Pinterest users not only buy the products they pin, but spend more on average than their Facebook counterparts, according to new data from Shopify.
Pinterest is the hottest young site on the internet. In the past six months, the social sharing tool has gone from effectively non-existent to one of the top 100 sites on the web (and is on track to break into Alexa’s Top 50).
Facebook values Instagram at $1 billion and LinkedIn (LNKD) has a market cap of $10 billion. Twitter claims it is worth $8 billion. So where does that leave the new kid on the block Pinterest?
In the last two weeks there have been a lot of complaints about Google Places listings being active but showing no statistics or a link to the live page. I like to call this the “stage of no return”, and Mike Blumenthal (who first documented it) calls it “The Purgatory”.
Before you can create that next amazing infographic or piece of content, you’re going to want to carefully study your target audience, figure out where they engage with others online, analyze the way they speak about your topic, discover their current need states and THEN start thinking about content creation. It’s also a great time to align your business goals with your link building ideas; we’re not just shootin’ in the dark here folks! Pinterest SEO
3 simple steps for small businesses to incorporate Pinterest and other social photo sharing into their marketing strategies.
Telling people how to create and run their own Internet start-up is a booming mini-industry. But here’s Pinterest co-founder and CEO Ben Silbermann’s advice: “Don’t take too much advice.”
"Did you know that the hottest new social media sensation has only 16 employees? Yet they are one of the fastest growing websites. Look at the amazing statistics in the infographic below. Do you think Pinterest will be long lasting?" . . . or are you just sick of hearing about it? Please comment below.
Via Malhar Barai, Mike Ellsworth, Secunoid
Pinterest is taking the Internet by storm. These are the must-know facts about Pinterest user demographics.
Thousands rushing to join Pinterest daily, but are they using the site effectively? It just takes a simple strategy to assure your use of this Visual Curation, Pinterest, site effectively. Check out the THREE simple methofds to apply to the effective use of Pinterest
Via Chuck Bartok
Much has been written about Pinterest as a marketing tool. I’ve been saying ever since I discovered Pinterest a few months ago that I feel certain Google will buy the company. The viral image based social media site is just TOO HOT for that not to happen and Techcrunch agrees with me!
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You should spend some time doing a little research and browse some of the Pinterest stat sites to help you get a sense of the users and whether or not Pinterest is a good fit for your content. Here are 5 I came across.
Consider these tips for maximizing the potential of the growing social network.Get the latest blog articles on business ideas and trends from...
Like a lot of big news, the $1Bn acquisition of Instagram by Facebook will be seen eventually as inevitable as it first seemed shocking.
Learn why visual content is a critical part of your content creation strategy.
Every day businesses are being encouraged by their social media guru to get involved with Pinterest.
It is no secret that Pinterest has taken the Internet by storm, reaching the elevated status of a top 30 site according to Hitwise.
An exclusive look inside CEO Ben Silbermann's social media sensation. FORTUNE -- Ben Silbermann can’t stop staring at the refrigerators.
Is your brand making the most out of Pinterest? Here are useful tips for online retailers and content marketers.
Mashable spoke with reps from a handful of agencies about whether they're recommending that their clients start pinning. ... **** Kelly is THE Pinterest expert I follow and may understand here before very much longer :). Marty Sorry. I still don't get how pinning a bunch of pictures on a bulletin board supports the kind of rich interaction that good social media does. A little help, anyone? Please comment below. ME
Via Kelly Lieberman, Martin (Marty) Smith, Mike Ellsworth, Secunoid
Social network Pinterest attempts to stem a tide of copyrighted content concerns with a new blocking tool for concerned rights holders.
Via Minter Dial
Just because the Internet gives a brand the ability to pin an image to a Pinterest page doesn't mean that it's legal..... +++++++++++++++ An intersting read for those setting up BRAND Pinterest pages
Via Chuck Bartok
Amid the increased speculation surrounding Silicon Valley darling Pinterest's forthcoming revenue model, competitor Fancy, a social photo-clipping service popular among the style-conscious set, has been quietly working on revenue ideas of its own.
Via zackrizmanic
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Once viewed as a niche player in the social space, Pinterest has become one of the fastest growing social networks ever, harnessing both an increased user base and its exponential growth as a referring site to become a considerable force in the marketing world.
Read more: http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/34042/The-Marketer-s-Guide-to-Pinterest-SEO.aspx#ixzz2IGJUmNMo