Are You using Pinterest for Marketing ? well it's time to jump on the fastest growing Social Media site today! Here is a list of resources to help you get started.
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DESCRIPTION
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Analytics
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Leverage
Google Analytics’ Referral Reports and Multi-Channel Funnels to track your
Pinterest activity.
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Analytics
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An
analytics tool that allows you to post content from any site, measure how it
performs, and optimize your content to drive more traffic.
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Analytics
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A tool
for measuring your popularity on Pinterest as well as the value of each of
your pins.
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Analytics
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A
Pinterest analytics tool which measures your influence and impact, similar to
Klout. Also provides metrics on trending and popular pins, as well as
trending members.
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Analytics
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An
analytics tool that allows you to manage multiple Pinterest accounts at once,
sharing such insights as traffic and sales generated from pins and boards.
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Analytics
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An
analytics and influence tool that measures your Pinterest reach, and provides
insights on popular boards, top pins, Pinterest stats and more.
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Content
Curation
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A great
service that allows you to find quality content based on your chosen
keywords.
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Content
Curation
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A
fee-based service that helps brands to systematize, scale and sustain their
digital content strategy across multiple platforms.
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Content
Curation
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Select
your categories, then spin the wheel to see a selection of pinnable images
that match your categories.
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eCommerce
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Set up
a Pinterest store in minutes and convert your pins into direct online sales.
(still in beta)
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Image
Creation
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Free
open-source image editing software, similar to PhotoShop.
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Image
Creation
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A free
and easy-to-use tool for generating memes.
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Image
Creation
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A free
tool for quickly and easily adding watermarks to your unique images. They
also have a fee-based PRO version that offers additional functionality.
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Image
Creation
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A free
tool for creatively editing images and crafting fun collages.
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Image
Creation
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A great
app that allows you to add locations, music, quotes, calendar dates, Twitter
links, sticky notes and more to your Pinterest boards.
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Image
Creation
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Turn
plain text into beautiful images with this free tool that allows you to
either upload your own images, or choose from their selection of stock
images.
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Image
Creation
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An
online photo editor with a wide variety of editing options for adding fun
effects to your photos and images.
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Image
Creation
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A free
and easy-to-use tool for generating memes.
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Image
Creation
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A fun
and free app for turning your favorite quotes into attention-grabbing images.
They also have an easy-to-use bookmarklet for quick, simple access.
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Image
Creation
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Highlight
text anywhere on the web and easily convert it to an image. The basic version
is free, and an enhanced PRO version is available for a one time fee of
$2.99.
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Image
Creation
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Simply
enter a website address and click “Snap!” to take a screen shot of that page.
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Image
Creation
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Takes
screen shots of any website address and creates a pinnable image of the
webpage.
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Infographic
Creation
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An
in-depth solution for high quality, detailed infographics.
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Infographic
Creation
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A great
tool (any my personal favorite) for crafting fun and creative infographics.
Easy to use templates make creation a snap.
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Infographic
Creation
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A great
tool for creating template-based infographics, as well as personal
infographics based on information extracted from Facebook and Twitter.
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Plug
Ins
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A
simple, easy-to-use bookmarklet that lets you pin content from anywhere on
the web.
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Plug
Ins
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A
Google Chrome extension that allows you to perform a Google Image Search on
any pin on Pinterest.
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Plug
Ins
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This
Google Chrome browser extension features instant zoom, pin from anywhere and
more.
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Plug
Ins
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An app
that converts your FB posts to a pinnable format and allows you to pin
straight from Facebook Pages. Since Pinterest does not integrate with Pages,
only personal accounts, this plugin is a must!
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Plug
Ins
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Enter
your web address (or Pinterest profile URL) to see all comments made about
your site/brand, then add the comments in widget form to your website.
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Plug
Ins
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A
Google Chrome browser extension that enables you to take a screenshot of any
web page and share it on Pinterest.
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Plug
Ins
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The
ultimate Pinterest dashboard within your WordPress site. This plugin allows
you to auto-pin, schedule pins, auto-follow and more. (still in beta)
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Services
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A
fee-based business tool that tracks, manages and measures pin activity
related to your brand. Also provides an easy-to-use interface for responding
to that activity.
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Services
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Sign up
to receive email notifications whenever someone pins something from your
website.
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Stock
Images
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A wide
selection of free stock photos.
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Stock
Images
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A wide
selection of free stock photos.
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Stock
Images
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A wide
selection of free stock photos.
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Using Pinterest is a simple and fun way to build traffic for your business, group or organization. Resources Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com Tamba Infogr...
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