In a nutshell, this is what Pininterest is:<\/strong><\/p>\nA visual bulletin board of images with links pointing back to your website or blog. Allows for others to share your board and items on their own boards.<\/p>\n
Why would a business want to use Pininterest?<\/strong><\/p>\nFor an e-commerce stores that sell clothes, jewelry, and other fashion products, this may be one very hot way to market products and encourage social sharing to drive more sales. Just take a look at a few of the fashion Pininterest boards where ensembles have been created as suggestive selling to get an idea how this new platform could be used for marketing.<\/p>\n
I definitely consider Pininterest a site to watch. There have been huge numbers of new members and extraordinary press exposure on this new platform. I recommend keeping an eye on this one!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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