Friday Sharing: More Pinterest Tips: 11 Things brands need to consider when pinning

Pinterest is an interesting social network for brands to branch into. Not only do you have to make sure the stuff on your website is interesting and has good graphics to make it pinnable, you also have to be actively involved in Pinning and sharing stuff on your brand's Pinterest boards.

Hello Society has a great article regarding 11 tips brands need to consider when pinning on Pinterest.

Did you know you can schedule pins? (I didn't, now I need to look into this).

Remembering to audit Pinterest just like you audit your other social media networks.

Planning out Pins, sharing pins and more.

If you hire a social media manager for your brand, be sure that they understand Pinterest and branding with Pinterest as well.

Check out this article for other useful tips and information that you should consider when branding with Pinterest: http://hellosociety.com/blog/11-things-brands-need-to-consider-when-creating-their-pinterest-marketing-strategy/

Friday Facts: 10 Surprising Social Media Facts

In looking through Pinterest the other night, I came across this pin and had to check it out.  It contained a very nice infographic with 10 facts about social media that I -definitely- didn't know and I think many of my readers will find this interesting.

Some of the facts include:

• Did you know there are specific days of the week to Pin certain things on Pinterest?  You can find out what you're supposed to Pin when on the infographic.
• Did you know Friday seems to be the best day for engagement on Facebook?  (Maybe it's because it's the end of the work week and people are surfing Facebook...)
• Do you know how many interactions per post you should strive for?  That information is also available on the infographic.

Learn about these three things as well as the seven other facts by clicking on the links below.

Source: http://www.business2community.com/infographics/10-surprising-social-media-facts-infographic-0946278#!birBLT

Pin It Here: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/492862752943671555/

(Note, I linked to the Pin I found it on.  Please re-Pin from there if you're going to Pin.)

Saturday Stats: 30 Billion is a HUGE Number

Do you use Pinterest?  Don't be ashamed if you do.  Many companies and social media marketers are turning to Pinterest to gain followers and share content with Pinterest users as well.

Pinterest is interesting because it draws people to articles based on images as well as useful, shareable content on your website.

Pinterest launched in 2010 and has, in four years, had more than 30 BILLION pins created.

30 Billion.  That's a lot of pins.

If you aren't on Pinterest yet, you may want to look into it as part of your social media marketing plan.  Pinterest has a partner program for brands that you can easily become a part of.

Check out the articles below regarding the way Pinterest is making a hit in the social media sphere.

For more information: http://blogs.constantcontact.com/product-blogs/social-media-marketing/pinterest-features/

And for even further information: http://techcrunch.com/2014/04/24/pinterest-30b-pins/

Happy Saturday!