I was sent this article by MARC USA – one of the leading PR and Advertising firms – run by super CEO, friend and colleague Michelle Fabrizi – about PINTEREST. Are you pinning? I am! It was published on line in MEDIA POST BLOGS: ENGAGE: MOMS.
Here is the direct link –http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/171187/to-interest-moms-try-pinterest.html and I have copied the article here for you. And of course I couldnt resist featuring a wonderful picture of the young moms in our family – from right to left, Donne, Shannon and Nina – who have given us the 9 little miracles 5 years and under, in our family.
To Interest Moms, Try Pinterest
by Stephanie Azzarone, Mar 28, 2012, 5:52 AM
TechCrunch recently crowned Pinterest 2011’s “Best New Start Up,” and in February alone, Pinterest saw 16.23 million unique users. TechCrunch also reported that 80% of Pinterest’s user base is female.
With that as background, we decided to go a step further and see exactly how interest in Pinterest played out specifically among moms. Feedback from 250 moms across the country not only showed that many moms were using the program, but how and why. Key findings:
- 96.7% of moms surveyed (all active bloggers) said they were using Pinterest.
Top 5 reasons why:
- It’s just fun (90%)
- I like organizing my interests (67.8%)
- I like looking at beautiful things (67%)
- Makes my blog, Website, Facebook or Twitter stream more interesting (55.7%)
- It helps me drive traffic to my blog or Web site (53.5%)
About the same number (68.0% vs. 65.3%) said they used Pinterest on their blog and on Facebook, respectively.
- The number of Pinterest boards each mom had ran from a low of 1 to a high of 83, averaging out at 18.
- “Food/recipes” was by far (91.4%) the category/subject moms pinned the most. Others in the top 5 were “Crafts” (74.5%), “Home Décor” (55.5%)“How-To” (52.7%), and “Fashion” (39.5%).
- Fewer than half of moms (42.3%) used Pinterest to plan events, with 78.7% of that number planning a child’s birthday party.
- Interestingly, of the moms surveyed, only 4.1% just pinned original graphics, 5.5% only re-pinned others’ graphics, and the vast majority (94.5%) did a combination of both, with a quarter (25.1%) also creating original graphics specifically for pinning.
- About two-thirds of moms (66.5%) both pinned when they came across something of interest and pro-actively searched for items to pin.
Moms’ top sources for re-pins:
- Blogs of friends (65.5%)
- Craft sites (49%)
- Foodies (45%)
- Their own blog (40%)
For marketers, Pinterest presents an opportunity to connect with moms by offering tantalizing visuals for them to pin and re-pin and bycreating Pinterest-based contests and other interactive activities to further engage this audience. This approach not only develops an additional social media connection but, because pins link back to their source, also drives incoming links to the brand’s online presence, impacting SEO.
Asked who was doing the best job among companies currently engaged on Pinterest, moms mentioned Lands’ End, Kraft Foods, Real Simple, Totsy, Home Depot and Disney Family Fun, among others. Kudos were given to those who pinned a variety of topics both from their own sources and others, who offered helpful recipes and who added great photos.
