Maybe you’ve noticed Facebook ad costs going up and up … and up. And of course! After all, when Mark Zuckerberg announced that the reach of posts on business Facebook pages would continue to decrease, people who have relied on Facebook for business marketing felt like they had only one choice - pay to play. Naturally, as a Pinterest marketer, I strongly believe that there ... Read More
Improving Pinterest Ads with Keyword Match Types
For a long time, we could only target Pinterest ads with keywords using broad match. Many of us (including me), assumed that using keywords would cause our ads to be displayed when someone searched for something pretty close to the terms we chose. But, that was not the case! How Broad Match Keyword Targeting Works on Pinterest Broad match, keyword-targeted ads are shown to ... Read More
Should I Use Hashtags in my Pinterest Ads?
Now that Pinterest has brought hashtag support back to the platform, there's reason to wonder - will adding hashtags to Promoted Pins help them surface in search results? I wondered, I tested, I asked around, and now I'm ready to share what I dug up. To make the right decision for you, it's important to understand exactly how hashtag search works (and doesn't work) on ... Read More
How to Create a Powerful Sales Funnel From Zero with Pinterest Promoted Pins [no email marketing needed]
Pinterest Promoted Pins (Pinterest advertising), can be a powerful tool in your sales funnel. But, what if you're just getting started and don't have a way to capture email addresses to help people progress from just finding your Pin to purchasing from you on your site? With the proliferation of free tools like Mailchimp, there is really no reason you shouldn't be collecting ... Read More
Ads Come to Visual Search & New Data on Pin Engagement [Video]
Last week brought more even more visual search innovation and ad placement opportunities to Pinterest. We covered these developments in detail on Social Media Examiner's weekly roundup. Check it out! Skip to about minute 20 for the section on Pinterest updates, or read on if you prefer. Bringing Visual Search Technology to Ads Pinterest has long been able to tell what is ... Read More
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