Pinterest for Insurance Marketing

Time to think outside the box. You may think Pinterest is a lovely service, but not really suited for insurance agencies. Surprisingly, Pinning offers your agency much more than you may think.

Pinterest is no longer just for pictures of potential wedding favors and stunning landscapes. Now, it has evolved into an even more interesting platform with the newest addition to its lineup: Article Pins. Article Pins are a bit longer than normal Pins, and they offer a user an article link, story description, author and headline.

The change is happening gradually, so your insurance agency still has a chance to plan strategies for marketing and outreach on Pinterest before most users begin Pinning articles on a regular basis.

Before the revamp, if a user Pinned an article, other users would see a picture relating to that article and a link to it. This format left articles fairly unattractive amongst other Pins, and it was difficult to determine the relevance of any given piece.

If you want people to Pin your insurance articles and blogs under the new format, always attach a picture. Learn how to summarize your article accurately in its opening sentence.

You might be wondering about the potential insurance audience on the site. Just about every American online should want to read about insurance, because, one way or another, they each need a product you sell (whether now or in the near future). Pinterest may be exceptionally effective if you sell health insurance and Medicare/Medigap policies. But other types of insurance policies are gaining their own attention as people realize their need for the protection that insurance can offer.

Through Pinterest, you have a chance to create highly visual, narrative marketing. A wealth of images apply to your agency; surf online for pictures of people recovering in hospitals, using crutches, reading pill bottles or standing in front of a tornado-struck house. Pictures are definitely worth a thousand words. However, be sure only to attach images that follow Creative Commons guidelines or images for which you have purchased the rights.

Choose your article topic (say, home insurance or health insurance), write from the heart, keep it short and crisp, find a picture to match your content and Pin it to your company’s board.

Can’t write to save your life? Don’t know the right focus to choose? Clueless about SEO and social media? There are options for you, too. Contact an experienced search engine optimization (SEO) company with a background in the insurance industry. They will know exactly what to do, so you will be able to build your business without worrying about website maintenance and the other chores of social media.

Ready to Quote is an insurance marketing company focusing on search engine marketing and <a href="http://www.readytoquote.com“>insurance websites. Learn more at http://www.readytoquote.com/ or call 1.800.504.8593

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