In comparison to other social networks, Pinterest users have very high purchase intent, they come to the platform to find new ideas for things to buy. And Pinterest is on a mission to capitalize on this – the platform has set itself an ambitious target to be generating $2.8 billion in annual revenue by 2018 – a big jump from the reported $169 million in revenue the platform generated in 2015. In order to reach that figure, Pinterest needs to make a series of moves, and this year, we’ve already seen them introduce new discovery options and ad capabilities to advance in that direction.
If you’ve never given Pinterest much thought, now might be the right time to get on board – here’s an overview of how Pinterest works, what and how people are using it and the details you need to know to maximize your brand success on the platform.
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