Whole Foods Market named best brand on Pinterest

Austin, Texas -- Whole Foods Market claimed the honor for best brand on Pinterest at the Shorty (the Shorties) Awards on April 7. The Shorties are an annual awards event that honors the best short-form content creators on Twitter and on other social media sites.



Whole Foods Market joined Pinterest in 2011, and currently has 180,000 followers.



“At Whole Foods Market we are always looking for new ways to reflect the immersive visual experiences of our retail spaces in an authentic and compelling way in our visual spaces,” said Natanya Anderson, social media coordinator for Whole Foods Market. “Pinterest provides us a unique opportunity to create a strong connection with our customers through visual story telling in a way that they want to collect and experience time and again – a unique value proposition of the digital world. We're thrilled to receive the Shorty Award because it validates our main digital marketing approach of establishing online communities with our customers focused on shared values and passions.”