Comments on: To Pinterest, A Love Letter

By: Susan Krzywicki

Susan Krzywicki — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:18:05 +0000

The blending of personal and business is often driven by women. It is a valid trend: bringing us back from the Henry Ford era of mechanization of humans into work units.

Pinterest is driven by women’s desires to communicate visually in a casual, personal way.

Get the connection? Often, men think that if a woman did it, it must be something beneath their notice. We must grow out of this old way of condescending in order to be fully actualized humans. Sharing is a powerful human attribute. Being real is the key – to life success.

By: Kara Buntin

Kara Buntin — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:56:08 +0000

I do custom wedding cakes, and I use pinterest for my business relatively frequently. I also curate a board for my bridal association. On that account each business that’s a member has it’s own board, and I pin to articles that they’ve been featured in, pictures from their websites, etc etc.

One thing I found to use pinterest for was to show clients specific examples of cake designs that I was thinking about for them. It’s a lot easier to show people cakes than it is to describe them. I can put a collection of examples together with notes about each, then direct the client to that specific board. They’ll probably then start wandering around my other boards, which keeps my name in their mind longer. Very convenient for building a relationship with the client.

By: Brian Corrigan

Brian Corrigan — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:42:57 +0000

I had never heard of Pinterest until two weeks ago; now its all my wife talks about.

By: Robin | Farewell Stranger

Robin | Farewell Stranger — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:28:25 +0000

I love Pinterest. Love it. But I use it for personal stuff, not professional. Although the company I work for would be an excellent candidate for a great Pinterest collection. Hmm…

By: Diane

Diane — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:05:51 +0000

Joe, Pinterest has made it pretty clear so far they don’t see private boards as part of their vision. You should check out gimmebar, which has this option. I use it for “work” stuff and Pinterest for personal stuff.

By: Eric Marshall

Eric Marshall — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:51:21 +0000

I’ve been trying to resist, but just kept hearing too much about it…so, finally this week I asked my wife for an invite :) Haven’t dug too deep, but we have some clients that it may work really well for. To your point about showcasing “behind the scenes” stuff, I’ve always thought Facebook is a good place to do just that as well. Brands that use Facebook to post what’s going on within the company are really intriguing to me…especially photos. I almost always click on photos posted from events, offices, production facilities, etc. Because Pinterest takes the visual aspect to a whole new level, I can definitely see this carrying over, as you pointed out.

By: Cody Baird

Cody Baird — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:25:54 +0000

Brainstorming for projects is a great idea. Thanks Joe! Adding something like circles in Google + would be brilliant. The privacy with + is one of my favorite features. I dumped Facebook years ago because of the lack of privacy. I wish all the social networks would jump on the privacy train. For me that is the direction for the future.

By: Ishak Latipi Mastan

Ishak Latipi Mastan — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:14:57 +0000

Great article, Lisa and I am glad I stumbled upon it!
I am a great fan of Pinterest. I am a visual person. Pinterest is great for business especially if your product is for women.

By: Carrie

Carrie — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 03:46:11 +0000

I’m a huge fan of Pinterest but I suspect that, like Facebook, once the big business starts to exploit it (and once Pinterest gives in to the ‘potential’ of big business) I will no longer enjoy using the site.

By: Wasim Ismail

Wasim Ismail — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:47:30 +0000

Pinterest is getting more and more attention day by day, I think it’s simple to use, and for a business its great platform to show off their brand in action. I can see the fashion industry really using it to push their lifestyle out.