Why I’m Looking at Etsy and Pinterest Differently I recently sat down with Tara Jacobsen of Marketing Artfully, and she completely reframed how I think about selling on Etsy. For a long time, Etsy felt intimidating because it seemed like everyone was competing for the same search traffic inside the platform. There’s this idea online…
How to Negotiate Brand Deals and Use Pinterest Strategically Today on the podcast, I had such a fun conversation with Kaya about brand deals, negotiating paid partnerships, and how creators can start incorporating Pinterest into the work they are already doing with brands. Kaya and I met through the Pinterest educator program, and I loved…
Why I’m Paying Attention to Pinterest Ads Right Now I recently sat down to really dig into the current state of Pinterest ads, and I’ll be honest, it feels like the platform is having a moment. For a while, most of the conversation around paid ads has been dominated by Meta and Google, but now…
Why I Wanted to Talk About Email Marketing Now I’m Kate, host of the Simple Pin Podcast, and lately I’ve been thinking a lot about email marketing as we head into 2026. The online business world is changing fast, with AI, shifting algorithms, and constant noise competing for attention. I wanted to have an honest…
Why I Wanted to Talk About Pinterest Differently This year, I’ve been intentional about interviewing creative people who are using Pinterest in ways that go beyond traditional marketing, and Lyrik Fryer from Work Play Branding immediately stood out. When I first saw how her team uses Pinterest as a collaborative tool with clients, not just…
Who This Conversation Is For and Why Meagan Williamson’s Voice Matters One of my favorite things about stepping into 2026 is getting to share more conversations with people who have shaped the Pinterest marketing space alongside me. For this episode of the Simple Pin Podcast, I sat down with my longtime friend Meagan Williamson, someone…
Who Is Behind Pinterest Predicts 2026 As we head into 2026 and celebrate nearly ten years of the Simple Pin Podcast, I wanted to kick off the year in a meaningful way. That meant going straight to the source. I sat down with Sydney Stanback, the head of global research and content at Pinterest, for…
Why I’m Paying Close Attention to Pinterest Search Right Now I’ve spent the last twelve years working in Pinterest marketing through my company Simple Pin Media, and if there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that Pinterest does not behave like any other platform. This year, as part of the Pinterest Educator Program, I had the…
The Biggest Pinterest Updates From May–November 2025 Over the last several months, Pinterest has been rolling out update after update, sometimes two or three a month, and each one is aimed at improving the experience for pinners, creators, and advertisers. I’ve been watching these closely inside my business, and in this post I’m walking through…
Why Pinterest Still Matters for Online Stores I talk with a lot of shop owners who either ignore Pinterest or set up an account and never return. I get it. Pinterest has a reputation for being all recipes and wedding boards, yet it has become one of the strongest discovery tools for shoppers. People come…
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