Brought to you by Fleishman-Hillard B2E: A quick primer on Pinterest, with an overview of how it's being used by brands to date and ways to integrate it into your PR, Marketing and Branding efforts.
1. Pinterest Primer for PR Peeps
F-H B2E
January 5, 2012
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60+ years. 80+ offices. Performance. Impact. Results. 1
2. Meet
Pinterest is…
A. A virtual
pinboard of
things found
on the Web
B. A visual
social network
C. A referral
powerhouse
D. An addiction
E. All of the above
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3. Why we should pay attention:
• A Time Magazine Top 50 Website in 2011
• One of the top ten MOST TRAFFICKED social networks
• Target Demographic: Educated, Wealthy, Influential & Female
• $27 million in venture funds
• Growing at a faster rate than Twitter
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4. How does it work?
2 Pin It 3 Share It
1 See it 4
5. What do people pin?
Products they love
Food and Recipes
Fashion
Design
Photography
Videos
How-To Guides
Gadgets
Weddings and Events
Cars
Kid Stuff
Humor
Letterpress
Wish lists 5
8. Pinterest is Driving Site Traffic
“…Pinterest was the second largest
referral for Nesting Place this year (only
Stumble Upon surpassed it.”
“Real Simple: Pinterest Drives
More Traffic For Us Than
Facebook”
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9. Early Adopters on Pinterest
Brands Services & Websites
Media & Publications Tastemakers & Bloggers
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10. Bringing your brand on “board”
Social Media
• Dedicate a team and stake your claim!
• Integrate with existing Facebook/Twitter/
YouTube and blogger outreach programs
Web
• Add plug-ins to your .com site
• Make your content “pinnable”
Word of Mouth
• Host a contest: #PinItToWinIt &
#PinterestChallenge
• Activate employees as brand ambassadors
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11. Get started with
It’s invite only for now.
• Go to pinterest.com, request an invite
• Watch for your invite and register
1. Download the browser
plug-in or iPhone app
2. Create a few boards
3. Find your friends
4. Start pinning and repinning
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