The Ultimate Guide to Mastering Pinterest for Marketing  by
Pamela Vaughan   January 31, 2012 at 12:17 PM  Pinterest
PrimaryLogo Red RGB introductory3  Over the past few months, you
may have heard some chatter about a brand new social network
called Pinterest. Not surprising. According to Compete, unique
visitors to increased by 429% from September to December 2011,
and the social network already boasts a user base of 3.3
million. Pinterest is only growing in popularity as the hottest
new social network, and in December 2011, it made Hitwise's list
of the top 10 social networks, currently sitting at #5 and
beating out big names like LinkedIn and Google+. And as with any
hot new social network that comes onto the scene, marketers are
chiming in with, "Can I use it for marketing?" "...and, how?"
The short answer? Absolutely. The longer answer? Read on to find
out how. (And be sure to follow HubSpot's pins at!)  What is
Pinterest, and How Does it Work?  Pinterest is a social network
that allows users to visuall