Pinterest | Mike Wilton

Running a Pinterest Contest: Why Your Rules Shouldn’t Be at the Heart of It

November 7, 2012 Mike Comments 1 comment

Before I dive into how you should run a Pinterest contest, I should probably disclose to you upfront that I have never personally aided in, or ran a Pinterest contest. That being said, I am one of only a few avid male Pinterest users (look me up here), so I write this not only as an internet marketer, but as a regular Pinterest user. Pinterest, like so many social networks before it is forcing marketers and businesses alike to really…

August 8, 2012 Mike Comments 0 Comment

In my Pinterest Guide for the Every Day User I outlined how to get started on Pinterest with a handful of best practices when it comes to setting up your account and pinning content. But I am seeing an annoying trend on Pinterest when it comes to pins from the microblogging network Tumblr. Pinterest and Tumblr seem as though they would be a match made in heaven, however even the best visual content can be hard to engage when pinned incorrectly….

May 21, 2012 Mike Comments 0 Comment

Pinterest has taken the internet marketing world by storm. Hell, even I caught the Pinterest bug and have written variety of pieces on America’s fastest growing social network highlighting how to resurrect old content with Pinterest, how to optimize for Pinterest search, how to use Pinterest for small business and even shared some great examples of Pinterest in health care. But as more companies explore Pinterest and more users explore its appeal I am noticing that user ignorance is oftentimes making…