Pinterest is putting its newly raised funding to good use, as it prepares to spend some of the $225 million from its pocket on a copyright-related agreement with Getty

Pinterest is among the most prevalent and widely held platforms for social media marketing to make a breakthrough into the business

We here at social barrel have been saying for quite some time that if you are still not on Pinterest doing social media marketing, you should be.
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Pinterest wants publishers to increase the use of another pin type other than staple photos and product

Pinterest, as of the second quarter of the year, now accounts for 23 percent of online commerce referred by social networks.
That is according to BI Intelligence which also revealed earlier that that Pinterest data is a tad higher than Twitter’s 22 percent and not too far from Facebook’s 28 percent.
It makes sense then that a substantial number of businesses are eager to learn how to effectively promote their products or services through Pinterest.
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Pinterest has quickly become the third most-visited social site on the web, and its growth shows no sign of slowing. Unlike Facebook, which has implemented business pages specifically for professionals, Pinterest is still a relative question mark in the minds of businesspersons

Pinterest has revealed an official hub that involves content targeting for a specific portion of its millions of users.
The new “Pinterest for Teachers” website is well-timed to happen together with the news cycle and back-to-school

Successful businesses know that social media is not only a place for users to unwind and connect, but it’s also a place for companies to grow brand recognition, provide customer service and influence purchases. At present, 25 percent of Fortune Global 100 companies are using Pinterest, and 69 percent of Pinterest users have purchased at least one item they’ve seen on the social site. There’s no question that users are spending more time on social media, continuing to join new …

Just a mere 24 hours after a pin on Pinterest, users of the popular image sharing social network who buy products that were pinned by accounts they follow have made a purchase.
If companies find that impressive, 32 percent of purchases of pinned items on the social network happen within 24 hours to a week after posting.
Another 39 percent of purchases happen within 1 to 3 weeks of pinning. According to this infographic, 9 percent of purchases of pinned items on Pinterest happen within two …

Pinterest may not be the first thing people think of when one mentions social networks but the social media site has a steadily growing user base.
As we have talked about before, Pinterest is a great way to reach out to fans and potential fans and customers for businesses. One just has to plan and execute well to take advantage of the strengths of Pinterest.
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