Simple Pin Podcast: Simple ways to boost your business using Pinterest

I’ve learned a lot about Pinterest marketing in the last 11 years. What to do, what to not do, it’s been quite the journey. Today I’m sharing those 11 lessons and some takeaways.I’ll link in the description and show notes back to a few episodes where I share how SPM got started. You can listen to them if you want to catch up on some history. https://www.simplepinmedia.com/pinterest-marketing-agency/ Simple Pin Media is here to serve all your Pinterest marketing needs. If you’re interested in working with us in 2025, book a call with our team using the links in the description. We’re ready to grow your business using Pinterest!—-------Here are some helpful links from the podcast:🗒️To get full show notes, visit Simple Pin Media and click on articles. 🗞️Make sure you grab our newsletter – Pinterest Made Simple📌 Looking to hire the best Pinterest marketing team? Here is a list of the services we offer. Book a discovery call with our team. 🎬 New to Pinterest → get started here with 4 videos! Other helpful links:Simple Pin ShopOur YouTube channel – tons of Pinterest tutorialsDM us on Instagram

Branding is a word that is easily thrown around. We often reference it when we talk about creating pins. “Make sure you’re pins are branded”. Today’s episode with Katie Trant is diving into just that. She has experience with large brands and her own food brand. She’s diving into what it really means to use the word “branding?”This podcast is here to share with you all the latest updates, trends, and conversations around Pinterest marketing. It’s fun and exciting, and I hope it keeps you updated and informed. As we head into 2025 we’re looking to keep providing great content but we want to hear from you, the listener. What would you like us to cover as topics in 2025? Anything you’d like us to change, do better, or keep the same? I record this podcast with you in mind. To help support what you’re doing and keep your business growing. Would you take a minute today to email us with your suggestions – https://www.simplepinmedia.com/contact/ We read every email and honor the time that you spent writing it. Thanks so much. —-------Here are some helpful links from the podcast:🗒️To get full show notes, visit Simple Pin Media and click on articles. 🗞️Make sure you grab our newsletter – Pinterest Made Simple📌 Looking to hire the best Pinterest marketing team? Here is a list of the services we offer. Book a discovery call with our team. 🎬 New to Pinterest → get started here with 4 videos! Other helpful links:Simple Pin ShopOur YouTube channel – tons of Pinterest tutorialsDM us on Instagram

Jillian Leslie, a podcast host and expert in online entrepreneurship, joins the conversation exploring the evolving landscapes of Pinterest and blogging in 2024. They discuss the impact of Google shifts and AI on content creation, emphasizing adaptability and audience engagement. Jillian highlights successful strategies for leveraging trending topics on Pinterest, while also promoting the importance of human connection amidst rapid technological changes. Together, they inspire creators to embrace experimentation and stay resilient in a shifting digital economy.

Let’s talk about pivots. With all the changes this year I wanted to talk with someone who had pivoted their business and started to focus on a new audience. What was their experience and when did they know it was time to pivot? jennymelrose.com Influencer Entrepreneurs podcast—-------Here are some helpful links from the podcast:🗒️To get full show notes, visit Simple Pin Media and click on articles. 🗞️Make sure you grab our newsletter – Pinterest Made Simple📌 Looking to hire the best Pinterest marketing team? Here is a list of the services we offer. Book a discovery call with our team. 🎬 New to Pinterest → get started here with 4 videos! Other helpful links:Simple Pin ShopOur YouTube channel – tons of Pinterest tutorialsDM us on Instagram

Collages have been a feature on Pinterest for a while but it’s primarily been for users, until now. In the latest Pinterest Presents they talked about how collages can be leveraged for product sales. In this podcast I’ll dive into our experience with collages and where we think they will go in the future. Also a backdoor into creating them and linking your products. If you’re an e-commerce brand that is struggling to figure out how to get a plan for your Pinterest marketing, our team can help. Two options – you can hire our management team to take over all aspects of pinning, creating images, etc. We can also run your ads. OR if you’re the type that needs to wrap your brain around a plan then you can hire us for a one-hour eCommerce consult call. The collage pin that started it all.https://help.pinterest.com/en/article/create-a-collage—-------Here are some helpful links from the podcast:🗒️To get full show notes, visit Simple Pin Media and click on articles. 🗞️Make sure you grab our newsletter – Pinterest Made Simple📌 Looking to hire the best Pinterest marketing team? Here is a list of the services we offer. Book a discovery call with our team. 🎬 New to Pinterest → get started here with 4 videos! Other helpful links:Simple Pin ShopOur YouTube channel – tons of Pinterest tutorialsDM us on Instagram

There used to be some tension with Etsy and Pinterest but more and more these days we see Etsy pins showing up when you search a particular product. A sign the two are on good terms. So if you’re an etsy seller what do you need to do to make sure you’re listing is attractive and you’re getting in front of the right people? —-------Here are some helpful links from the podcast:🗒️To get full show notes, visit Simple Pin Media and click on articles. 🗞️Make sure you grab our newsletter – Pinterest Made Simple📌 Looking to hire the best Pinterest marketing team? Here is a list of the services we offer. Book a discovery call with our team. 🎬 New to Pinterest → get started here with 4 videos! Other helpful links:Simple Pin ShopOur YouTube channel – tons of Pinterest tutorialsDM us on Instagram

Ads make me a little nervous sometimes. I have a strong fear I’m going to set it up wrong. But while watching Pinterest presents I got super excited about their new AI Pinterest Ad tool – Performance Plus. Here are my thoughts, review, and what I learned from just setting up an ad.https://business.pinterest.com/pinterest-performance-plus/ As you’ll hear in this episode one of our recommendations is if you dive into Performance Plus ads you should have someone to consult while you run ads. Book your consult call with our Pinterest Ads team to get started. Pinterest Presents Performance+—-------Here are some helpful links from the podcast:🗒️To get full show notes, visit Simple Pin Media and click on articles. 🗞️Make sure you grab our newsletter – Pinterest Made Simple📌 Looking to hire the best Pinterest marketing team? Here is a list of the services we offer. Book a discovery call with our team. 🎬 New to Pinterest → get started here with 4 videos! Other helpful links:Simple Pin ShopOur YouTube channel – tons of Pinterest tutorialsDM us on Instagram

It’s easy to see people with millions of followers on a platform and think that they hit the easy button or they have achieved marketing nirvana. But that might not be the case. To tell us the story of what it’s like to have 4 million followers, I’ve brought on long-time Pinterest marketer Jamielyn Nye of I Heart Naptime to share with her story of starting on Pinterest from the very beginning. And to shed light on what it’s really like to have 4 million followers. —-------See full show notes for all episodes at Simple Pin Media and click on articles.Get our weekly Pinterest Made Simple newsletter delivered to your inbox every Wednesday by subscribing here.Looking to hire the best Pinterest marketing team? Book a discovery call today and we would be happy to figure out how to serve you in the best way for growth. Curious about the best courses/pdf/workbooks for Pinterest? We have all of our training for purchase at the Simple Pin Shop.Need a visual walkthrough of what I talk about on the podcast, subscribe to our YouTube channel.We’re also on Instagram if you want to DM us or tag us in your Pinterest marketing journey. 

Every year, Pinterest hosts Pinterest Presents to give an updated look at where they are and the new tools they are releasing for advertisers. This year's presentation was fun and quirky and gave some good insight into their focus over the last two years and where they are going. There is a link below in the podcast app or in the YouTube description that will take you to the video plus a recap of features. Recap of newest products and featuresinterest Presents was primarily focused on ads and how to leverage them for growth. If you’re interested in diving into ads we offer both Ads Consults and Ads management. Scroll down for those links and take action now. There are some sweet things happening with Pinterest Ads. Ads Consult CallAds Discovery Call for Management—-------See full show notes for all episodes at Simple Pin Media and click on articles.Get our weekly Pinterest Made Simple newsletter delivered to your inbox every Wednesday by subscribing here.Looking to hire the best Pinterest marketing team? Book a discovery call today and we would be happy to figure out how to serve you in the best way for growth. Curious about the best courses/pdf/workbooks for Pinterest? We have all of our training for purchase at the Simple Pin Shop.Need a visual walkthrough of what I talk about on the podcast, subscribe to our YouTube channel.We’re also on Instagram if you want to DM us or tag us in your Pinterest marketing journey. 

It’s been quite a wild ride for creators. With the google change last fall, algorithms changing, and people seeing less traffic to their websites, it’s been a tough year. It’s important to share good stories but it’s also important to acknowledge these tough spots so we can start to begin to think about the changes we can make going forward. Today I want to share with you a special friend I met recently and have her share her story with you. What she experienced and how she is going to refocus going forward. Intro - Call to Action: Pinterest is different than all the other platforms you use to market your business. If you have listened to the podcast or watched any of our videos you may have already heard me say that. But if you haven’t, Pinterest is different. People over there are cold meaning they don’t know you, they are interested in their own world, they don’t doom scroll and they are ready to buy or engage once they know you have something amazing. If you’re ready to dive into Pinterest marketing for your business, all of it or just part of it,  book a call with our team to figure out how we can serve you – whether it’s monthly management, a deep clean of your account, creating images or getting your Pinterest account started, we’re ready for you. simplepinemedia.com/services. If you’re interested in consults, you don’t need to book a call with us. Simply scroll down below in the app or here on YouTube and you can grab your time and pay for your consult all at once. —-------See full show notes for all episodes at Simple Pin Media and click on articles.Get our weekly Pinterest Made Simple newsletter delivered to your inbox every Wednesday by subscribing here.Looking to hire the best Pinterest marketing team? Book a discovery call today and we would be happy to figure out how to serve you in the best way for growth. Curious about the best courses/pdf/workbooks for Pinterest? We have all of our training for purchase at the Simple Pin Shop.Need a visual walkthrough of what I talk about on the podcast, subscribe to our YouTube channel.We’re also on Instagram if you want to DM us or tag us in your Pinterest marketing journey.