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Read about our experience and views on product data management in retail, manufacturing & distribution

How to integrate your PIM with an eCommerce platform

Integrating your PIM with popular eCommerce platforms like Shopify, Magento or BigCommerce, helps centralise your product data, ensuring consistency across all channels. It saves time by automating updates, improves the customer experience with detailed product listings, and speeds up time-to-market, reducing errors and manual effort.

Pacific Automation Case Study

Since 1969, Pacific Automation has supplied electrical and automation products across Australia. As their catalog grew, they struggled with poor product data, missing attributes, and ERP limitations, impacting customer experience and discoverability.

PDFs and Phone Calls: Why the Industry Still Struggles with Supplier Data

Still chasing specs in PDFs or calling suppliers for data? You’re not alone—and it’s hurting your sales. This article explores why outdated supplier data processes persist in the construction supply chain, and how PIM helps distributors turn messy inputs into reliable, enriched content that drives conversions—especially after hours.

Understanding the ROI of Implementing a PIM Solution

Have you ever wondered how to articulate the ROI of PIM? It’s about improving data accuracy, increasing conversions, reducing returns, and enhancing customer satisfaction. PIM helps businesses operate more efficiently, make better decisions, and scale faster, all of which contribute to measurable growth and a stronger bottom line.

How to migrate your product data to a new PIM solution

Migrating product data to a new PIM system can be a complex process, but with the right planning and approach, it can be seamless. This guide outlines the essential steps, from developing a comprehensive plan and testing thoroughly to ensuring data quality and avoiding common pitfalls, ensuring minimal downtime and disruption.

How to integrate your PIM with ERP for maximum efficiency

Integrating your PIM system with your ERP system is essential for optimising operations and improving efficiency. This integration enhances data accuracy, supports better product management, and ensures consistent marketing information across all channels. Despite potential challenges, the long-term benefits include improved customer satisfaction, faster time-to-market, and higher sales.

GSF Car Parts Case Study

GSF Car Parts partnered with Start with Data to run a vendor-agnostic PIM selection, ultimately choosing Akeneo. This implementation streamlines product data for millions of SKUs, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and a seamless customer experience across eCommerce, branch ordering, and in-store systems.

How Building Suppliers Can Onboard 1000s of Products Without Burning Out Their Team

Drowning in supplier spreadsheets and messy PDFs? This article shows building suppliers how to onboard thousands of products—without overwhelming their team. From setting data standards to automating with tools like SKU Launch, it’s a practical guide to faster, cleaner onboarding that keeps your team focused and your product data accurate.

Why Your ERP Isn’t a PIM and How That’s Costing You Sales

Using your ERP to manage product content? It’s probably slowing you down. This article explains the key differences between ERP and PIM—and how relying on the wrong tool leads to delays, errors, and lost sales. Discover how manufacturers can streamline product content with the right setup and boost performance across channels.

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