Author: Alex Topiler

Do you have a strategy for repinning on Pinterest? No? You could be missing some key opportunities. It has been reported that up to 80% of the pins you see on Pinterest are repins. Given all of the beautiful images and useful information that can be found on Pinterest its easy to see why the percentage is so high.

For business owners, Pinterest recommends “Instead of just showing off your products, show what inspires them. Create boards for the ideas, places, people and moods behind your brand.” This can be accomplished through repinning and repinning can also have added business benefits.

Are you a graphic design master that can create amazing images to pin to Pinterest in the blink of an eye? No? Me neither but I have been introduced to a tool that can help.

Canva is a sleek and easy to use online graphic design platform that can help you create those eye catching images that we’re all after to use on our sites and to pin to Pinterest.

Do you think a big budget and a team of social media and marketing pros could guarantees success in social media? Unfortunately, even that doesn’t guarantee success but we can learn a lot from those that have those resources.

In the video below, Callan Green, Senior Social Media Specialist at Sony Electronics, reveals Pinterest strategies and tactics used by Sony that even those with the smallest budgets can use.

The best way to grow a following and drive traffic on Pinterest is to have a steady stream of content to share on Pinterest. This is an obstacle my clients sometimes face. Their days are busy with the tasks of running their business and it can be a challenge to find time to create content to share on Pinterest and other social networks.