Pinterest & Visual Marketing

Pinterest is an information discovery system that uses Gifs, other images,infographics and videos to disseminate information. Practically it is a visual discovery storage and collection tool. You can use Pinterest to discover information through the platform this information is image or video based with associated text and links as well. 

The content or visualization in this case is user generated. In short period of its existence this platform has become highly popular social networking service as well.   

The search feature lets you discover specific categories or a common category. The search is done using your own pins or product pins, boards and people. The Explore feature lets you search large number of trending categories.    

Visual Marketing 

Pinterest is a visual marketing tool the uses images as object of dissemination information. Well visual marketing focuses on evaluating and studying images such that they can be used for visual communications.  

Those in online or digital marketing should grasp how images for visual communication with associated contents work in promoting products. Hence picture based social media websites like Pinterest, Tumblr and FB etc have become business and promotional communication tools that are ineludible.   

Boards

You can store or collect visual information category wise. You have an option to create a board which is a broadly defined category or topic that lets you assimilate or create pins which are related by topic or category.  

Users have an option of following the boards as well as other users and if so desire can use the unfollow option. 

Pins

Pins are created under boards usually they are subcategories; for example a board created for hotels could carry pins associated with resorts, rooms, luxury accommodation, luxury tents etc. The pins can be created under a vast number of associated sub categories all it requires is the user’s creativity. 

Pinterest is a constantly evolving platform there will be more developments seen in future.

The link associated with the pin carries details like recipes, descriptions, articles and blogs.

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