Pinterest is Becoming the “Next Big Thing” in Social Media Marketing

Along with websites like Facebook, Twitter and Google+, Pinterest is becoming the next big way that companies are marketing their products and services. Here are some reasons as to why it is becoming a huge hit…

1.    How it’s being used. It works as a type of virtual store catalog. People can pin and repin pictures of your products and have them linked back to your website.

2.    Driving Sales. In the last six months, Pinterest has seen a 446 percent increase in their web traffic and the sales resulting from those users has dramatically increased as well.

Do you have a Pinterest account? Do you use it just to browse around, or do you actually buy products off of it? 

In Response to Maggie’s post: Diet Dr. Pepper, Sexist?

Do you think it was a smart move by Dr. Pepper, do you think it was intentional?

I don’t think that this promotional ad was a smart move on Dr. Pepper’s part. I think they tried to add some humor into their advertisement, but it did not come off that way at all. I don’t think that women, who usually tend to do most of the food shopping for families will buy this product just because of this advertisement. It seems to be slightly sexist in my opinion.

Would sexist advertisements stop you from buying a product you tend to normally buy?