Pinterest introduces “Takes” and new ways to watch, discover and shop
20 October 2021
Today, Pinterest introduces a new suite of creator and Pinner products and experiences globally, as the platform continues to evolve to become home for the next generation of creators. At its second annual Pinterest Creators Festival featuring Megan Thee Stallion and Storm Reid, Pinterest creators Kerin Rose Gold, Wendy’s World, Henri Purnell, Carolina Gelen, and China Bell, among others, introduce the new products alongside creators from countries including the UK, Germany, France, Japan and Colombia.
The new features empower creators to publish high-quality content that drives meaningful engagement with their communities, and pays them for their inspiring content. These new experiences offer Pinners more ways to watch, make and shop creator content.
Introducing an all-new watch experience
Among the leading new features, Pinterest redesigned its home feed to offer Pinners the option to “Browse” or “Watch” when looking for inspiration and ideas. The new “Watch” tab is a full-screen feed of Idea Pins users can scroll through and engage with fresh content from creators. It shows the best Ideas Pins relevant to a Pinner's tastes and preferences. The “Browse” tab is an evolution of Pinterest’s traditional inspiration feed. Providing both a “Watch” and a “Browse” option puts the power in users’ hands to choose how they’d like to get inspired. The new experience will be available to Pinners in markets where Idea Pins are available on iOS and Android starting today.
“Takes" make everyone a creator on Pinterest and enable meaningful engagement
Creating on Pinterest is different. With an already-engaged audience, we’re introducing takes, a new way for people to respond to a creator's idea with their own Idea Pin. Takes allow creators to build more meaningful engagement with their communities and to inspire action. Unlike other apps focused on entertainment and passive scrolling, takes are designed to inspire Pinners to try something new, and empower creators to build community around shared passions. Pinners’ responses will link back to the creators’ original Idea Pins, and creators can also highlight top takes from Pinners. Takes is available on iOS and Android for Pinners and creators globally.
As part of the takes rollout, Pinners will also be able to create Idea Pins for the first time with a range of new publishing tools to make their Idea Pins more actionable, including: seasonal and interactive stickers, thousands of music tracks with new editing capabilities, new video editing and recording capabilities, and a preview mode which helps creators see the final output before publishing. Additionally, Pinners who engage with creator content will see a comment code that reinforces positive interactions with creators. This new comment code builds on the recent launch of the Creator Code, our content policy designed to keep Pinterest a positive and inspiring place.
Paying creators $20M for inspiring content
Today, Pinterest is rolling out “Creators Rewards”, its first-ever in-product monetization program for creators. The new program is Pinterest's latest initiative to pay creators for sharing their passions and inspiring meaningful engagement through their content. Access to Creator Rewards is available in the U.S., through an all-new global Creator Hub, where creators can manage their Pinterest presence with tools, tips and insights. Additionally, as part of Creator Rewards, Pinterest is also providing micro-grants for projects that creators are passionate about or want to bring to life. For example: start a community garden, create a wellness program or fund a new beauty look. On top of that, Pinterest will issue a series of engagement-based goals inspired by trending topics or new Idea Pin features, and creators will have the opportunity to get paid for meeting the goal requirements. Pinterest is investing $20 million for Creator Rewards and other initiatives to support creators.
In April, Pinterest launched its first-ever Creator Fund in the US, a program that elevated creators from underrepresented communities through financial and educational support. In July, the company introduced even more ways for creators to earn money on Pinterest, giving them the ability to make their Idea Pins shoppable, earn commissions through affiliate links, and partner with brands on sponsored content. Today, Pinterest is expanding its product tagging tool to include the Amazon Associates Program so creators in the US can add affiliate links from Amazon and earn commission on qualifying purchases. Research shows shoppers who visit Pinterest weekly outspend non-Pinners by 2x every month and have an 85% larger basket size1.
Continuing to make Pinterest more shoppable
Pinterest continues to make Idea Pins more shoppable, now integrating them with AR Try on, its augmented reality beauty try on. This new capability allows creators to tag their Idea Pins with a new Try on sticker to add lip products, empowering Pinners to try on and shop right from the Idea Pin. To access the new feature, creators can select the Try on sticker and search over 10,000 Try on-enabled product links to add to an Idea Pin.
Additionally, creators now have the option to make their Idea Pins automatically shoppable by enabling shopping recommendations on their Idea Pins. The 'shop similar' feature uses Pinterest's visual search technology to recommend Product Pins that are visually similar to the content within the Pin, giving Pinners the ability to shop what they see. With this new feature, Pinterest is enabling visual search on video content for the first time.
Celebrities encourage Pinners to “Create Your Take” in global activation
To further inspire Pinners and creators to take action on the inspiration they find, Pinterest kicks off its global "Create Your Take" activation, featuring celebrities like Jennifer Lopez, Megan Thee Stallion, Storm Reid, and more. In the UK celebrities like Olly Alexander and Nicola Coughlan will be part of the activation. Each notable creator will share an inspiring Idea Pin, encouraging Pinners to build on that idea and share their own take—everything from Halloween ideas to autumn fashion to dog style. The activation will be rolling out between October 2021 and March 2022 in the US, Canada, UK, Australia, Germany and France.
Introducing Creator Originals: Pinterest’s first-ever original content series
With a focus on the hottest emerging creators, Pinterest is launching Creator Originals, a new content series featuring over 100 creators across 10 countries who represent the best of Pinterest. Starting today until January 2022, each creator will release a series of original Idea Pins on a specific theme meant to educate, teach and inspire Pinners. Pinners can discover the new original programming in the Daily Inspiration section on the search tab starting tomorrow.
The new content series will teach Pinners a new skill, then will prompt them to create their own take on the idea. Pinners can view individual Idea Pins in the series, or they can watch them sequentially for a more comprehensive experience. Below is a snapshot of some of the creators Pinners will get to watch right on Pinterest:
Fright Night Faces with Makeup by Tammi: Get set for scary season with Tammi Clarke’s spellbinding Halloween makeup tutorials, from Dark Elf to Spooky Medusa.
10-minute DIY fashion and Dress the aesthetic with Iconicakes: Gen Z sisters Sara and Avni put the fun into fashion with two playful series around back-to-school style and tongue-in-cheek twists on trending looks, like ‘cottagecore but make it desi edition’.
Hair Story with HausOfDarkwah In celebration of Black History Month, Darkwah’s cinematic five-episode series is a love letter to Black hair, exploring identity, memories and self-love.
Get festive with me and Natural hair how-to with CurlyGalLal: Leal Alexander is set to inspire with two new series — “Get festive with me” promises happy hosting thanks to seasonal recipes, tablescaping and tree decorating, while "Natural hair how-to" is your one-stop guide to styling and caring for curly hair.
5 ways to winter with Katie Hoylee: Make winter your best season yet with Katie Hoyle’s “5 ways” series, showcasing the coolest ‘5 winter ‘fits’, ‘5 winter nail ideas’, ‘5 winter decor updates’ and beyond.
Christmas Cookie Countdown with Fitwaffle: Eloise Head’s delicious desserts will infuse your kitchen with that festive feeling. Look out for six seriously creative twists on Christmas cookies.
Pinterest is deliberately designing a product rooted in inspiration, inclusivity and positivity for Pinners, creators and brands. These latest features address the changing needs and expectations of creators and consumers online, and they enable everyone to inspire, build and reach new audiences; engage with a community around shared passions; earn money with original content and become a storefront for merchants. The new features and experiences will start rolling out on iOS, Android, web and desktop today.
