Observed Signal · Sep 17, 2026 · Product Launch · Source: https://martechseries.com/feed/ · Impact: 4/5 · Sentiment: Positive
Platform Market: Pinterest Launches Visual Search Ads for Performance Advertising
At its 'Pinterest Presents' event, Pinterest announced Visual Search Ads, a new ad format placing ads in visual search results and Pin close-ups, targeting high-intent purchase moments. Leveraging Pinterest Intelligence, these ads support lower-funnel goals and integrate with Performance+, with a beta rollout across all ad markets. The Performance+ suite gained Priority Products and self-serve A/B testing, while App Promotion expanded globally, showing an 85% improvement in cost per install in early tests. Pinterest also introduced Restyle, an AI tool for home reimagining, and highlighted its 640 million monthly users and 80 billion monthly searches, over half purchase-oriented. Additionally, the company noted its tvScientific acquisition for CTV and expanded Nvidia partnership. Q2 saw 18% year-over-year revenue growth to $1.18 billion.
Major platform (Pinterest) launching a new ad product (Visual Search Ads) and expanding its performance advertising suite, indicating a strategic push into AI-powered visual discovery monetization, relevant to AdTech.
Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- Pinterest unveiled Visual Search Ads in beta for search results and Pin close-ups, leveraging Pinterest Intelligence and targeting high-intent discovery.
- Performance+ now includes Priority Products and self-serve A/B testing; App Promotion is in global beta with 85% lower cost per install.
- Pinterest reported 640 million monthly active users and over 80 billion monthly searches, over half for purchase intent.
- Pinterest acquired tvScientific for CTV advertising and expanded its Nvidia partnership.
- Q2 2024 revenue grew 18% year-over-year to $1.18 billion; Restyle AI tool began beta in US and Canada.
Connected Companies & Entities
7 Entities mappedWayfair
Online home retailer with consumer and trade purchasing platforms.
Amazon
Global commerce, cloud, advertising and subscription platform company.
Visual discovery platform with a self-serve advertising business.
“Pinterest announced Visual Search Ads, a new performance advertising solution designed to help brands reach consumers through visual search ...”
NVIDIA
Accelerated computing company spanning AI software, cloud and gaming.
Tinuiti
Performance marketing agency with proprietary measurement technology.
Roku
Connected TV platform combining streaming, advertising and app distribution.
tvScientific by Pinterest
CTV ad buying and measurement platform for performance marketers.
“Pinterest announced Visual Search Ads, a new performance advertising solution designed to help brands reach consumers through visual search ...”
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