Pinterest: Business Use & Advertising
Social media 2018 put the spotlight on data, video, Stories
A wrap up of this year's social media advertising highlights....
Pinterest partnerships with name brands and Etsy focus on a personalized holiday strategy
This holiday season, the social media platform has developed special gift-finding tools exclusively for Macy's, Lowe's, Kohl's and...
Pinterest’s new Promoted Carousel ads will display up to 5 swipable images in a single ad
Each image can link to a separate landing...
Small businesses more likely to shift ad budgets from search, display, paid social to Amazon
Third Door Media's "Making Room for Amazon" report highlights marketers' plans for Amazon ad budgets, staff and...
Is Facebook the only platform using 2FA for ad targeting purposes?
After Facebook confirmed it used two-factor authentication phone numbers to target ads, we questioned if other platforms did the same. Here's...
Pinterest updates Ads Manager, rolls out Product Pins features ahead of holiday shopping
The social media platform says it has completely rebuilt its Product Pins system, adding up-to-date pricing and stock information....
Pinterest expected to hit $1 billion ad revenue by 2020
New ad products, including video, and a growing audience will put Pinterest's average ad revenue per user in the US closer to Snapchat and...
Pinterest gives SMBs access to Shop the Look Pins, a free product-tagging tool for organic Pins
Previously only available to large businesses, Pinterest Shop the Look Pins are now available to all business...
Pinterest opens API to give brands more insights on influencer campaigns
Pinterest adds eight influencer marketing platforms to its Marketing Partners program....
Pinterest says it will attract some 50M back-to-school shoppers this season
Kohl's, DSW and The Children's Place are among the retail brands running back-to-school ads on Pinterest this year....
Pinterest opens up wide-format Promoted Videos to all advertisers
Launched in May to a limited group of brands, the max-width video ad units are now available to all advertisers via Pinterest's Ads Manager....
Pinterest Marketing Partner program adds creative segment with 7 ad platforms
Pinterest advertisers will now be able to use Vidmob, Popular Pays, Social Native, Vidsy, Shutterstock Custom, QuickFrame and The Online Studio....
How to use Pinterest to drive high-volume traffic on auto-pilot
Though Pinterest is mostly ignored by SEOs and content marketers, contributor Jessica Foster recommends using it for traffic and content...
Intro to Pinterest ads: From setup to success story
Contributor Akvile DeFazio explains how to set up a Pinterest business account, discover the available advertising features and accomplish your...
Pinterest tests wide-format Promoted Videos; steps up efforts to court entertainment brands
The company has hired an entertainment strategist and sales lead to help grow business within its entertainment vertical....
Pinterest redesigns business profile pages with monthly viewer counts
The monthly viewer count number will show businesses the number of people who have viewed their pins during the last 30 days....
Pinterest reports 50% gain YoY in SMB advertisers
On the one-year anniversary of its Pinterest Propel ad program, the site shared ad stats and announced a new head of...
Pinterest’s head of ad products exits company less than 6 months after taking over ad business
After less than a year at Pinterest, Jon Alferness is no longer with the company. He had taken over the site's ad products in December after Tim...
Pinterest Shopping Ads now out of testing, available to hundreds of advertisers
Launched last year, Pinterest's Shopping Ads program began with a limited number of beta partners, including IKEA Canada, Lowe's and Ulta...
Pinterest ad boss Tim Kendall is leaving the company
Jon Alferness, a former Google ad exec Pinterest poached in July, will replace Kendall as the head of Pinterest’s ad...