Chapter 2: Marketing with Pinterest

In This Chapter

check.png Sharing content on Pinterest

check.png Using keywords in your descriptions

check.png Building community

check.png Creating group boards

Pinterest is more than a social network for people who like to share recipes or photos of their latest home improvement projects. On Pinterest, the marketing element is subtle — you can tell your brand’s story and direct traffic to your business without using a single marketing term — but effective. Viewers don’t see promotional copy or a sales spiel; instead, their eyes are drawn to images, and if the images are compelling, the viewer will want to learn more.

In this chapter, you find out how to effectively share content to drive traffic and grow community using Pinterest.

Sharing on Pinterest

Many marketers who were skeptical about Pinterest at first now admit it’s a great source for sharing information about brands, products, and services. With the right image and the right descriptive text, a picture really is worth a thousand words.

Here are just a few of the ways brands are sharing their content on Pinterest:

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