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Explaining Pinterest (20 posts)

Topic tags: pinterest

Joan Muschamp (Fagnani) said
1 year, 3 months ago:
How do you explain PInterest to a social media luddite? (ok, not really). I find because I just started using it, I am not able to articulate its value easily. Does anyone have a clear, concise way to describe it?
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Devani Anjali Alderson said
1 year, 3 months ago:
“It’s the YouTube for photographers” that’s what i told someone.
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Mark E Tennant said
1 year, 3 months ago:
Read a great article today as a matter of fact with tips, etc for the beginner, intermediate and advanced users….best I’ve rea so far…
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Holly Elliott said
1 year, 3 months ago:
I think of it in terms of an online bulletin board on which I can visually keep track of things of interest to me and that I believe others may find valuable as well.
(I, like many, tend to be more of a visual person, and an appealing photo can draw me in much faster than someone telling me about or sending me a link to something.)
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Joan Muschamp (Fagnani) said
1 year, 3 months ago:
@marketennant Do you have a link to the article?
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Joan Muschamp (Fagnani) said
1 year, 3 months ago:
@devanianjali I actually tried that, and got “but why not Facebook or Flickr?” That’s where I stumble
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Devani Anjali Alderson said
1 year, 3 months ago:
Well, @joanmuschampfagnani , then I’d say, “you can play the ‘what if’ game all day long….the point is, you can get on the site now, take a leap of faith and come in before the crowd, or you can give all the excuses in the world” of course, there are nicer ways to say all that, but I guess my point is after a while, they’ll need to decide for them selves whether it’s really worth it or not.
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Joan Muschamp (Fagnani) said
1 year, 3 months ago:
@devanianjali Perhaps I really do mean “Luddite”! LOL
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Ann at greenoak said
1 year, 3 months ago:
its a way easier way to see pictures than on facebook….. you can scan several categories on your boards or a friends in seconds.
..how about.?…its an easy way to see and collect and share interests/pictures visually ….
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Rachel Maskell said
1 year, 3 months ago:
@hjelliott I think the way you described is best. “an online bulletin board on which I can visually keep track of things of interest” and I would add inspire.
@joanmuschampfagnani I think it would help to know how the individual you’re explaining to could relate. ie how would they use it for their business or their personal interest?
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Joan Muschamp (Fagnani) said
1 year, 3 months ago:
@rachelmaskell Good point. In this particular case, the individual “closed” off to ideas too quickly, but I am engaging in better converstation now about it.
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Jaye Lang said
1 year, 3 months ago:
Hi Mark,
Could you share that article you talked about? Thanks
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Joan Muschamp (Fagnani) said
1 year, 3 months ago:
@jayelang Here is the link that @marketennant referred to http://www.copyblogger.com/pinterest-marketing/
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Dea Irby said
1 year, 3 months ago:
thanks for the link, Joan, awesome info. @joanmuschampfagnani
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Blake Nelson said
1 year, 3 months ago:
So when setting up Pinterest for a business what are the profile picture size ratios, I have seen various sizes, but when I try to apply a larger graphic it get’s cut off the bottom. I’m going to downsize graphic but was wondering if there was a trick to install larger profile pics??
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Margie Mintz said
1 year, 3 months ago:
I think it’s a fun way to post images especially if your product has a strong visual component, but I’m not.so clear on the use for business besides just posting the link.
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Blake Nelson said
1 year, 3 months ago:
I think it an excellent way to showcase many businesses, for example restaurants, art galleries, tattoo parlors, anything where you can have images that describe the business itself. If you want to see my Sushi bar client that I’m just starting out with and need much more work on check out pinterest.com/sushi7reno/ Blake
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Frederic Gonzalo said
1 year, 3 months ago:
Awesome example of how a brand or company can use Pinterest: check out how SXSW has set up a series of boards for people attending their annual showdown, about to take place in Austin, Texas.
http://sxsurvival.com/
Cheers,
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Joanne McEwen said
1 year, 3 months ago:
Ive recently joined as Im a very visual creative person so love the aspect of being able to see lots of interesting pictures. thanks @joanmuschampfagnani very helpful!!
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Blake Nelson said
1 year, 3 months ago:
I checked out sxsurvival like Frederic suggested and really liked that concept using a landing page on your website, cool.
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