[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/aokmarketing.com\/pinterest-place-pins-business-map\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/aokmarketing.com\/pinterest-place-pins-business-map\/","headline":"Pinterest Place Pins, Is Your Business On The Map?","name":"Pinterest Place Pins, Is Your Business On The Map?","description":"In the ever changing world of attention grabbing, Pinterest is trying to make life easier by including extra details about a pin right on the pin itself! \u00a0They are calling these pins Pinterest Place Pins. Now this is great news for people on the go, attempting to find that item they were looking at online. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/aokmarketing.com\/pinterest-place-pins-business-map\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Pinterest Place Pins, Is Your Business On The Map?<\/span><\/a>","datePublished":"2013-12-04","dateModified":"2026-04-16","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/aokmarketing.com\/author\/jana-legaspi\/#Person","name":"Jana Legaspi","url":"https:\/\/aokmarketing.com\/author\/jana-legaspi\/","identifier":8,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ba3039ce7c5eedb92f315518b69aea1d90d5c2076ce893d078c6f29cf6ddd032?s=96&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ba3039ce7c5eedb92f315518b69aea1d90d5c2076ce893d078c6f29cf6ddd032?s=96&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"AOK Marketing","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/aokmarketing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AOK-Marketing-Logo.png","url":"https:\/\/aokmarketing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AOK-Marketing-Logo.png","width":126,"height":53}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/aokmarketing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Pinterest-Places-Map.png","url":"https:\/\/aokmarketing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Pinterest-Places-Map.png","height":"345","width":"510"},"url":"https:\/\/aokmarketing.com\/pinterest-place-pins-business-map\/","about":["Pinterest"],"wordCount":333,"articleBody":"In the ever changing world of attention grabbing, Pinterest is trying to make life easier by including extra details about a pin right on the pin itself! \u00a0They are calling these pins Pinterest Place Pins.Now this is great news for people on the go, attempting to find that item they were looking at online.Pinterest Places PartnersIn advance of the launch, Pinterest partnered with a group of businesses that will automatically include location info on their Pins. \u00a0More well know destination type sites such as Foursquare,\u00a0Hotels.com, and\u00a0UrbanSpoon, but lots of others are adding the functionality daily.Targeting TravelersIn an effort to target travelers and make Pinterest more relevant to every day life. \u00a0This follows previous attempts to make pins more actionable in real life. \u00a0Previous efforts include Product, Article, Movie and Recipe Pins.What does this mean for Marketers?Every day people Pin about 1.5 million places, and there are more than 750 million Pins of these destinations on Pinterest. \u00a0Like Google Local, Pinterest is attempting to capitalize on people&#8217;s need for relevant location based information when they are on the go.If your business needs to attract local or customers who are in proximity to you, such as retail outlets, restaurants or other service providers, Pinterest enables you to shine a light on your business in a whole new way.Promoted PinsThis also allows for better targeting with Promoted Pins. \u00a0In October, Pinterest announced they are testing Promoted Pins:Promoted pins are paid pins with targeted information in them from advertisers. \u00a0They work just like regular pins, only they have a special \u201cpromoted\u201d label, along with a link to learn more about what that means. \u00a0 &#8220;Promoting&#8221; is a common way the social outlets are allowing advertisers to get noticed, so it will only be a matter of time until Pinterest gets everything straightened out and launches site-wide.Should be interesting.Happy Marketing!Dave BurnettClick Here to Connect with Dave on Google+: www.google.com\/+DaveBurnett"},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Pinterest Place Pins, Is Your Business On The Map?","item":"https:\/\/aokmarketing.com\/pinterest-place-pins-business-map\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]