1. Pinterest as a
Marketing Tool
April 18, 2014
Presented By: Steve Thomas
and Angela LaRocca
Unidev / The Net Impact
2. Introduction
What will we cover today?
• Using image marketing to get leads
• Using images to build your brand
• Employing your smartphone as a tool
• Using Pinterest as a platform to gain
marketing momentum
3. Speakers today
• Angela LaRocca
– Brand Manager, Unidev / The Net Impact
• Steve Thomas
– President, The Net Impact
Unidev is offering free one-on-one sessions today #349
Industry Partners Pavilion. Stop by!
Introduction
5. The Numbers
• While sharing via email declined 11 % year-
over-year, Pinterest shares increased 58 %,
making it the fastest growing sharing channel
in 2013 MarketingLand.com
6. The Numbers
• Pinterest (21%) is now more popular than
Twitter (18%) among Internet users.
Oursocialtimes.com
7. How Pinterest Works
• People and Pinterest
– Dream
– Plan
– Identify
– Find
– Save
– Share
8. How Pinterest Works
1. New pin
2. Repin
3. Discovered pin
4. Click through
to source
Business.Pinterest.com
Conversion!
10. Getting Started
Quick Tip!
• Give a lot of thought to your audience
• Start with an eye-catching brand profile
• Create organized boards for your images
– Prepare enough pins in advance
– Name the board with a unique identity
– Have a great cover pin
• Pin at least daily. Plan it out!
11. Search Menu for Pinterest
wood floors
wood flooring
wood floor cleaning
wood floors diy
wood floors dark
Use long tail keywords
12. • Be active on Pinterest. Follow other boards.
• Pin collections of looks together
• Integrate Pinterest with your other marketing
materials. Create / join a community.
– Website
– Newsletter
– Blog / Social
Growing Your Presence
Quick Tip!
13. Running the Business
Quick Tip!
• Your smartphone is a marketing tool
• Use Google Analytics to evaluate leads
• Use Pinterest analytics to evaluate engagement
14. What’s Your Story
Quick Tip!
• Family business
• Store team
• Customers
• Products
• Projects. Before and after shots!
• Community
You create interesting work. Pinterest is a way to talk about it.
15. Van Gogh Gallery Story
Van Gogh Galleries: “We started our Pinterest
account at the beginning of January and on Jan.
10 we had 4 followers, as of today we have 158
followers. From Google Analytics it looks like
over a 14 day time span we have anywhere from
2-20 visitors each day visiting our site and
coming from Pinterest.”