Pinterest Made Simple: Are You Stuck in a Pinterest Trap?


July 8, 2026

Hello and welcome to your weekly dose of Pinterest marketing education.

It's summer, and we want to make these emails quick and easy for you to read through, click on links, or save them for later. This is a smaller version of what we normally send out during the year...but not less impactful!

Fun fact. It was 12 years ago today that I found myself sitting in a hospital room with my daughter when she was 8 years old. I had just started SPM in January of 2014 and realized I needed some people to help me. I was growing with my 5 clients and had no idea how to navigate these tough new health waters and grow a company. I knew I had to have at least 1 person to help me if something else was going to go wrong. A few weeks later, I hired my first contractor, and the rest is SPM history.

This Week's Simple Pin Podcast

It's podcast number 2 in our Listen Again series. We're highlighting one from last fall that we think is a timeless episode that will support any marketer in the tunnel of Pinterest. Asking the question if you're stuck in 'this' Pinterest trap.

🎧 You can listen on your favorite player → Apple - Spotify​

or watch on 🎥 >>> YouTube!


Pinterest Marketing Stuff You Should Know ​

📌 Matt Madrigal, Pinterest CTO, discusses how Gen Z values the modern user shopping journey, and not just the end destination

📌 Retail Insider shares their take on why Pinterest’s visual search is reshaping beauty personalization​


Resources

--> Is your Pinterest account helping your business grow—or holding it back? This week only, get 50% off our expert Pinterest Account Audit and receive a personalized review, actionable recommendations, and a custom plan to optimize your account with confidence—use code 50AUDITJULY before July 12 at 11:59 PM PDT.

--> You can now schedule Pins directly into board sections with the Tailwind Pin Scheduler!


Cheers!

CONTRIBUTING EDITORS​​
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​Kate Ahl, Amanda Huffman

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