Case Studies

The supplier onboarding process should be a repeatable workflow with templates, validation rules, and exception handling, not a one-off project run from scratch every time.

The question is no longer whether AI product descriptions are good enough to use commercially. They are. The question is which of three approaches fits the catalogue, the team, and the buyer.

ACES and PIES are the two XML data standards that underpin automotive aftermarket cataloguing.

Most Akeneo vs Bluestone vs Plytix articles are written by people who have read the marketing pages, watched the demo videos, and assembled a feature comparison table from the vendor websites.

Most PIM vendor shortlists are built for retailers. The evaluation criteria assume a few thousand SKUs, consistent brand-owned product data, and a single primary ecommerce channel.

Dirty product data slows launches, weakens SEO, breaks filters, and increases returns. This eBook explains how to cleanse your catalogue step by step and build the controls needed to keep it clean.

A well-designed taxonomy will still fail if no one governs it. This article explains how to maintain category consistency over time through ownership, change control, documentation, and continuous monitoring.

PIM ROI can be measured across four key areas: internal efficiency gains, data quality improvements, revenue impact, and time-to-market acceleration. Businesses typically recover implementation costs within 12–24 months, with ongoing returns compounding as product data scales.

PIM implementations fail when teams treat them like software installs rather than operating model change. This 10-step checklist covers the critical stages, from objectives and data audit to migration, training, and post-launch governance.

AI can generate product content faster than any team. It can also mislead, overclaim, and create regulatory risk if left unchecked. This article explains the main ethical issues and how to manage them properly.

Industrial buyers search by specification, compatibility, and standards, not broad category names. This article explains how to build a technical catalogue taxonomy that supports findability, filtering, and long-term scale.

Product data problems rarely arrive alone. Missing fields, inconsistent values, duplicate records, weak taxonomy, and outdated information all damage performance. This article explains the five most common issues and how to fix them in a sustainable way.

Spreadsheets work for small catalogues and simple workflows. They do not scale to multi-channel product data, cross-team collaboration, or governed publishing. This article explains where Excel breaks down and why PIM becomes essential as complexity grows.

B2B distributors face a product data problem at industrial scale. This article explains how PIM helps manage thousands of SKUs, standardise supplier data, reduce errors, and support digital growth across multiple channels.

Starting with PIM can feel daunting, especially with fragmented product data and unclear ownership. These five best practices explain how to begin well, avoid common failures, and build a PIM foundation that supports scale, governance, and faster time-to-market.

Product data quality degrades unless it is actively maintained. This article explains why catalogues slip, how continuous improvement works, and what retailers, distributors, and manufacturers need to keep product data accurate over time.

ERP systems are critical for inventory, pricing, and operations — but they weren’t built to manage rich, customer-facing product data. This guide explains why ERP alone isn’t enough for modern commerce, how PIM fills the gap, and when businesses need both systems working together

AI is reshaping product data enrichment, from automated attribute extraction to large-scale content creation. But without strong governance and a PIM foundation, AI can just as easily amplify errors as eliminate manual work. Learn the real opportunities, the hidden pitfalls, and how to use AI responsibly to improve data quality, speed time-to-market, and protect your brand.

Customers can’t touch your products online, so your content has to do the heavy lifting. This guide explains how to enrich product data with images, videos, and documents using Product Information Management (PIM), how PIM and DAM work together, and what “good” looks like across channels in 2026.

Juggling and dropping messy product data, duplicated attributes, or sluggish PIM projects? This guide explains how to design a robust product data model which will support automation, AI, and omnichannel growth. Learn how to structure attributes, taxonomies, and relationships to build a scalable, future-proof product information schema