Transcript
A (0:00)
Hey there and welcome back to another episode of the Simple Pin podcast. Today we're going to be talking about Pinterest ads. So for the last several episodes, I have been doing interviews, which I will still be doing an interview today with Aaron, our director of ads and design, who's here. I'm so excited. But we're going to be a little bit more targeted on Pinterest. So we've intentionally had interviews that are about topics that are Pinterest adjacent, whether it's email marketing or, you know, with Ellen Yin, we talked about using Pinterest as a lookbook for an event or workplace branding that uses their Pinterest tool to connect with clients. But now we want to talk about Pinterest ads because Aaron and I have been having discussions in the background once a month. We meet together, we talk about results, we talk about where the ads are going. And I learn a lot in those conversations with her. So I wanted to bring her in today to talk about where are ads in 2026. And also I have been seeing this is a bit of a categorization, but they feel like the marketing bros talking about Pinterest, which, that's a good sign, right? Like they're paying attention. But I also think, have they been doing this very long? Are they just jumping into the game? So we want to give a realistic look as to what Pinterest is, what Pinterest ads are looking like right now, and also pique your interest of whether or not you should do them. So, Erin, with that, I want you to share a little bit of behind the scenes of what we talked about in our last call, which you shared this amazing roas with one of your clients. And just share with us, like, what lights you up about Pinterest ads. I mean, you've been doing them for years now and frankly, you've had a lot of trial and error. You've learned a lot about what works and doesn't work. When you go to open up a campaign or start a campaign for somebody, what excites you about leaning into Pinterest ads?
B (1:57)
Well, I think like you said, there's been a lot of trial and error. And I think the biggest part about that is just realizing that there's so many different brands, businesses out there that it is not a one size fits all. So a lot of the excitement for me are obviously, besides the results that we get, right. There's a lot of front end work that I love about figuring out, like, who's the person buying this, who's searching for this who's looking for this particular tip and just really digging into that sort of Persona of the, the person who needs this particular item or needs this service. And so that's my favorite part of. It's not even like we're not even in the ads dashboard yet. We're not even in Pinterest yet. And it is a lot of fun, you know, work. And, and I think that that's when you're excited about a product or an offer too. I feel like that's when you really get the results, when you know that there is a proven product or a proven service that is something that will change somebody's life or be a part of that event in someone's life that will be life changing for them. And I think that's, that's what excites me about, about Pinterest ads. Of course, the surprise on some of the clients faces when we send the report and they're getting a 34X. I mean, that feels insane. But that's happening with one of our clients right now. I would say that's definitely not the average. But it is so exciting to see what we can do when we continue Pinterest ads for a long time. Like some of these clients of ours, I mean, we're one, two, even three years in almost, and this has been a journey with them. But we continue to see amazing results, continue to scale and, and it's just, it's just so fun to see.
