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5 Common PIM Mistakes to Avoid for Retailers and Distributors

Product Information Management (PIM) systems have become a go-to solution for agile management of substantial amounts of product data. However, replacing a legacy system and implementing a PIM is a challenging and complex endeavour, and the potential for getting it wrong can lead to poor data quality, inefficiencies, and lost revenue. This insight article outlines five common pitfalls for retailers and distributors and how to go about avoiding them.

The Importance of Supplier Data Onboarding in the Retail Industry

As digital commerce beds into a sector previously driven by physical shopping, speed becomes of the essence to keep time to market as short as possible. A PIM software solution is the key to managing the lifecycle of your product data and onboarding that data efficiently from suppliers and other third parties is key. This insights article explores the pain points with onboarding and how a PIM can solve these problems and truly streamline your onboarding processes.

EBOOK: The Comprehensive Guide to Managing Your Sustainability Attributes

In this comprehensive guide, we will explore the crucial role of product data management in sustainability efforts. Learn about the significance of traceability in substantiating sustainability claims, ensuring transparency throughout the supply chain. Discover how effective data governance practices can help you manage your sustainability attributes efficiently, allowing you to track and measure your progress

The Importance of Data Mapping in PIM

Mapping data means defining how it is transformed from one format to another, so when you consolidate all your product data to load into your new PIM solution, it’s crucial that it reaches its destination accurately as it makes sure the data is structured correctly and will be easy to manage. This insights article gives a brief overview of data mapping, and the perils to avoid.

PIM and Digital Asset Management: Best Practices and Use Cases

Digital Asset Management (DAM) is becoming of primary importance to retailers, manufacturers, brands and distributors selling into digital markets. There are vast quantities of multimedia information available which add value to the sales proposition for the customer. This insights article examines how DAM and PIM work in harmony, and how to best use your digital assets through effective management.

Selecting the Ideal Platform for Your Business

In the age of data-driven decision-making, choosing the right platform is crucial to unleash the true potential of your information. Enter the battle of PIM vs. MDM!

What is integrated product information management?

You want your new PIM software suite not only to make it faster, cheaper and easier to manage product data, but to be able to ‘talk’ with all your other business management systems. Fortunately, today’s PIM solutions can easily communicate and act seamlessly with all other elements of a business management tech stack. This article looks at how you can unify product data management and use that integration to best effect.

EBOOK: 5 Steps to a successful data migration

Learn the importance of successful data migration and how to make your project a success. In this ebook, we explore the importance of successful migration and dive into the key factors that can make or break your data migration journey.

EBOOK: How to choose an MDM Solution

This eBook gives you a broad introduction to investing in a Master Data Management solution for your business. We examine the potential benefits, the questions you should be asking when you are considering an MDM and give you a profile of two of the best MDM solutions on the market.