A Marketer's Guide To Pinterest: Why Should You Use It?

A new video infographic showing the growing importance of Pinterest to marketers has been unleashed upon the web.

The new kid on the social media block has been making a lot of headlines recently. Its goal to "connect everyone in the world through the things they find interesting" may seem ambitious, but judging by MDG Advertising's video 'A Marketer's Guide to Pinterest', it has already made an astounding start.

The new platform, which invites members to 'pin' their favourite videos, pictures, articles and photos from across the web on digital 'bulletin boards', is growing at a record rate, surpassing even Facebook and Twitter at the same stage in their history. 

However, inevitably, when any social site becomes popular with consumers, brands are soon hot on their heels. Pinterest is no different, with brands already flocking to the social platform.

But once you get there, how do you use it to engage potential customers? Well, MDG Advertising's new video is here to help.

It shows viewers how to navigate Pinterest's features and explains some of the terminology, as well as demonstrating how companies can leverage it for the best response and referral traffic.

Check out the video below for some great stats, information and guidelines for efficient marketing with Pinterest... 

Infographic: Pinterest Is Making Serious Social Media Waves

Now we all know that Pinterest is still the relatively new kid on the social media block, but it's now drawing some serious attention. 

The pinboard-style social photo-sharing website has proven a huge success since it was launched back in March 2010.

This latest infographic demonstrates the astonishing growth rate this network is experiencing. Referral rates to the site are now on a par with Twitter. 

While the demographic data still suggests a huge 80% of users are women, it would appear the women are pin-it mad.

My advice to you all is watch this space. With an a daily user increase of 145% in 2012, more and more people are taking to pinning as a form of sharing with their friends and social communities.  

For all the latest stats and data, be sure to digest what you can from the infographic below. 

via Internet Marketing Inc

Infographic: The Social Media World In Statistics

Social media is growing at an exponential rate, faster in fact, than anyone could have possibly imagined. 

As every day passes, social media platforms make more and more traction online. Recently, Facebook reached an astonishing 800 million users, while newcomer Google+ achieved the mark of 50 million users in just 88 days.

It took Facebook almost 3 years, Twitter 30 months and LinkedIn 78 months to attract that many users. 

Want to find out more?  Then take a look at this tasty infographic.

via Social Bakers

Infographic: The Current State Of Social Media

As social media continues to consume our day-to-day lives, it's easy to forget how much it has grown over the past 5+ years. 

There are many different social media networks out there, but this infographic provides some very interesting statistics on the big four: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google+.

This colourful infographic from One Lily Creative Agency demonstrates the exponential growth levels these platforms have seen.

As they say, the proof is in the numbers. 

Via One Lily.