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The past year social media has seemed to be dominated by likes of Facebook (for both good and not-so-good reasons), Instagram, and Snapchat. While these platforms spurred the trend toward video content, marketers have since continued to leverage this format throughout their marketing mix. So how does Pinterest, which utilizes both images and videos, fit in the picture for businesses? Well, it stepped up its game in terms of video in 2018. In August of last year, Pinterest tested and launched Promoted Video at max width to all its advertisers. Promoted video or advertising video had been available since 2016. The new wider format allows for videos to be played at 4x bigger, increasing engagement rates from 12%-33% according to initial brand tests. Promoted Video at max. width stretches across ...
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