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Has Pinterest Caught Your Interest..? (18 posts)

Topic tags: pinterest

Devani Anjali Alderson said
1 year, 3 months ago:
Pinterest is quickly becoming popular in the social media world. I have a personal account, but I would like to hear peoples thoughts on in in terms of using it for business. Is it going to be the “Facebook/Twitter” for photos…? Will it lead to engagement…?
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Mai Overton said
1 year, 3 months ago:
Devani, it has caught my interest. I can see using it for myself– it’s a source of great content, and fun to comment on others’ finds. Whether or not it draws others to linger and buy is still hard to tell.
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Ann at greenoak said
1 year, 3 months ago:
devani, it totally leads to engagement for us…i hear aboutit daily in the store….
pinterest is going wild in my part of the business world…. we are about home decorating and furniture and repurposing stuff…i put my pinterest link, ann of greenoak, on my facebook posts about once a week and have gotten lots of good feedback….one customer said our store was a goood place to buy stuff for your pinterest projects….so im trying to learn how to use it best…. i have ver 10 boards already.
does anyone know how to put the pinterest pin onto your facebook page? ..ann
http://www.greenoakantiques.com
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Jen Welton said
1 year, 3 months ago:
@Annfurnivall You could set up a photo for Pinterest with a link in the description to your Pinterest account. We’re talking about it on this thread.
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patricia troyer said
1 year, 3 months ago:
You might like to check out Neil Patel’s Marketer’s Guide to Pinterest, http://www.quicksprout/2012/02/06/the-marketers-guide-to-pinterest Pretty much lays it out up to this point.
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Rich Brooks said
1 year, 3 months ago:
@devanianjali
It’s definitely the darling of the social media world right now. I was actually planning on doing a segment on it for our local evening news program.
To be honest, I’m struggling with how to use it for our business, but it definitely makes sense for some businesses. We’re working with a strategy for how a jeweler client of ours can utilize it better.
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Frederic Gonzalo said
1 year, 3 months ago:
@devanianjali It is certainly the talk of the town. I have been poking at it gradually over the past 2-3 weeks, and this article this morning really struck me. Must-read!
Why Pinterest is 2012′s hottest website
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Devani Anjali Alderson said
1 year, 3 months ago:
okay! wow! Thanks for the input everyone! I’ll review it..and look more into the site.
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Dea Irby said
1 year, 3 months ago:
Devani, you might also want to read the thread from a while back: http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/pinterest-for-small-business
I will say that I have tried pinning photos of my blog food pictures and when I do, i have more hits.
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Ann at greenoak said
1 year, 3 months ago:
thanks for the ideas and links on getting info to my fb page….now i do post links ……i was told you couldnt put apps, meaning the button, on facebook…i have my pinterest button on my blogs and website…
we have a retail store and a rep said that pinterest was the talk at the big atlanta wholesale show…meaning that it was a great way to see whats going on in our field.. heres my board http://pinterest.com/annatgreenoak/
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Libby Thompson said
1 year, 3 months ago:
Thanks for the link @stonepeople.
Thanks also to you @deairby.
Really useful info is out there if you know where to find it!
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Devani Anjali Alderson said
1 year, 3 months ago:
Thanks for the Link @deairby! I will read it and look more into pinterest…and thanks to everyone else for their input!
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Phil Dunn said
1 year, 3 months ago:
We’ve used it to showcase some of our design and web development work. Visual is the key for sharing on this platform: http://pinterest.com/3rdstreet/
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Cal Evans said
1 year, 3 months ago:
Given that Pinterest has been accused of quietly replacing people’s affiliate links with their own, I’m not sure it’s a company I’m ready to do business with.
http://www.theverge.com/2012/2/8/2783807/pintrest-skimming-affiliate-links
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Dave Schuster said
1 year, 3 months ago:
I first heard about Pinterest here on the Social Media Examiner Clubs. and then I started using Pinterest for personal use. It works well between Twitter and Facebook.
http://pinterest.com/davfalcon/
I also will agree with most people about ‘How can I use Pinterest for my business’ and ‘Will it benefit my business to be on Pinterest?’

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Emille Wolstenholme said
1 year, 3 months ago:
I’m waiting to find out what it can do for me. It sounds like a good idea, but the fact that you can’t get on to it as you have to wait for someone to invite you, may put many who would like to use it, either for personal or business, off.
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Ann at greenoak said
1 year, 3 months ago:
@emillewolstenholme i just tried to send you an invite…using your crafty web address…. maybe it will go thru…
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Emille Wolstenholme said
1 year, 3 months ago:
@annfurnivall. Thank you. It took its time but it came through.
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