Pinterest Essay

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1. The forces in the marketing environment that have helped boost Pinterest's popularity are the interface of the website, the level of interaction, and the ease of finding the products sold. Customers in today’s market are looking for interactive and unique experience, and many customers reject traditional media and consumer tactics. Additionally, Pinterest retains a word-of-mouth dynamic that makes the buyer feel as though they are receiving insider information on products, rather than responding to a large corporation’s advertisement. Many of the items that are purchased are recommended by friends, rather than by companies. 2. Pinterest has been able to captivate its audience and subliminally sell them things, which is markedly different than advertisements on other sites that are unwanted, and therefore easily overlooked. It also allows users to browse, and to find products that they weren’t initially searching for, creating a type of “treasure hunt” like experience. Shoppers who do not know specifically what they are shopping for can find things to buy based on characteristics, holidays, and moods. It creates a more relaxed browsing environment than many e-commerce sites on the web today. …show more content…

Companies can create boards to showcase their products and how they are used. They can also have other users showcase and sell their products. If they give inventory to a prolific and popular Pinterest user, that user can showcase the product without directly advertising, in order to create more of a holistic need than through traditional media. Companies can also interact with their customers on Pinterest, either through idea generation, giveaways, or coupons. A user could buy a product with a specific tie-in to Pinterest. They can generate sales with specific initiatives to reach customers, whether through games, or

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