Visual Contenting March 2016 | Page 27

SOCIAL MEDIA Unless you’re doing something incredible, there’s no way it’s 15%. That’s probably why 39% of B2B marketers use Pinterest — but that’s still so few for such a high conversion rate. B2B adoption of Pinterest is most likely going to increase — either that, or the few B2B companies that are on Pinterest will make out like bandits over the next few years. When to Post But as B2B companies start adopting it, competition will get more intense. It’s not clear whether that’ll affect your conversion rates, though — it’s possible the social network’s user base will grow enough to accommodate all the new marketing accounts. Allegedly, the best times to post to Pinterest are: Still, if you’re not using Pinterest to move products or services, you should. While it might seem random, those timeframes tell us some key points about the majority of Pinterest users and their behavior. And as a side note, it’s even a good place to publish content. Users pin 14 million articles each day, or roughly 10,000 every minute. • 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM • 8:00 PM to 1:00 AM And the worst time to post is: • 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM When and What Do You Post on Pinterest? • Many are in school, college, or first-shift jobs. • Those who aren’t are checking Pinterest in the late afternoon. • Many use Pinterest to kill time before going to sleep. • Most are busy with dinner or other activities in the early evening. This is where Pinterest becomes a lot of fun. On the one hand, this is great news for ecommerce and With that kind of engagement, it can be a great network to get new visitors to your site. Visual Contenting consumer goods. It means the young, spend-happy customers you need to grow are frequently active for seven hours per day. On the other hand, five of those hours are when most people — including you, probably — aren’t working. To fix that, you can schedule your Pinterest posts with software like Buffer. That way, you can preplan late-night Pinterest posts without manually creating them during off hours. For B2B companies, that 2:00 to 4:00 window is a great time for you to reach out to people who have spare time at their work. The late-night window is also important for people who are burning the midnight oil or business decision-makers relaxing before they head to bed. So for you, it’s still worthwhile to post something about how they could improve their business — it’s one of the last places they’d expect to find something they need!