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In the building supplies world, print has held its ground. Product catalogues, technical brochures, printed datasheets—they’re still useful, especially in-branch or out on-site. But as your customers start doing more online—pricing jobs, comparing specs, checking availability—those PDFs and printouts start showing their limits. The challenge? A lot of businesses still treat the print catalogue as… Read More »Beyond the Brochure: Taking Print-Heavy Businesses into Digital Product Management

Your engineers are ready. Your prototype is solid. Sales has interest from key customers. But your product launch stalls out—not because of the product, but because no one can find the right data. Sound familiar? If you’re using an ERP like NetSuite or Linnworks to manage product data, you’re not alone. These platforms are great… Read More »Why Legacy Systems Are Killing Your Product Launch Speed and What to Do About It

If you’re selling building materials—cement, timber, insulation, fixings, adhesives—your product pages do more than just display stock. They make or break your customer’s buying decision. And your customers aren’t browsing casually. They’re quoting jobs at night, comparing specs across sites, and deciding who they’ll call first thing in the morning. If your product page is… Read More »What Good Looks Like: A Product Page for Construction Materials

What Does a PIM Integration Project Involve? Integrating a Product Information Management (PIM) system with other platforms—such as ERP, eCommerce, Inventory Management, Marketplaces, Order Management Systems (OMS), and Dropshipping—is essential for maintaining accurate, consistent, and enriched product data across multiple channels. However, the right integration approach depends on your business needs, system architecture, and data… Read More »3 Ways to Integrate a PIM Effectively

Accurate product data is a prerequisite for any eCommerce worth its salt nowadays. The importance of reliable information in the eyes of the discerning consumer makes your selection and management of a Product Information Management (PIM) system a critical longer-term decision. One such platform, Pimcore, is frequently highlighted as a leading solution, but how does… Read More »4 best Pimcore alternatives for product information management in 2025

Running a Product Information Management (PIM) Request for Proposal (RFP) is a critical task for eCommerce businesses aiming to streamline their product data management. This article guides you through the essential steps of the PIM RFP process, from preparation to vendor selection, ensuring you make an informed decision that aligns with your business goals. What… Read More »How to run a PIM RFP

Product images are essential for any sales channel. They’re not just a nice-to-have; they’re a fundamental expectation for online shoppers and B2B buyers alike. High-quality, consistent images contribute to compelling customer experiences and brand trust. But managing these images effectively is where many businesses struggle. Without a structured approach, you risk scattered versions, siloed storage,… Read More »3 Ways to Store Product Images

There’s a growth in eCommerce, hybrid, and brick-‘n-mortar businesses far and wide choosing to implement PIM systems as the cornerstone of digitising their product information management. After all, accurate, up-to-date and complete product data is a critically important component of a high-quality customer experience. That’s why, whether you are a retailer, distributor, or manufacturer, sourcing… Read More »3 ways to source product information

For eCommerce, an efficient site search function is absolutely vital for providing a top-quality customer experience and making sales more likely. Our article explores the importance of site search., and the role of Product Information Management (PIM) plays in improving search functionality. We’ll also provide some practical strategies to optimise your site search for better… Read More »How to improve your site search with PIM

In the bustling and competitive digital marketplace, effective product information syndication is crucial for eCommerce businesses to maintain consistency and accuracy across multiple sales channels. Our article explores what product information syndication is, its importance, best practices, and how to navigate the evolving landscape of retailer requirements. We’ll also include a real-world use case and… Read More »How to syndicate your product data

As eCommerce-savvy buyers, we know exactly what we want when searching for a product—information. Accurate, up-to-date, and comprehensive product details are the foundation of modern commerce. Whether your business is B2B, B2C, or D2C, how you store and manage this vast volume of information directly impacts efficiency, consistency, and sales. Poorly managed product data—whether inaccurate,… Read More »7 Ways to Store Product Information

Product Information Management (PIM) systems have become an indispensable tool for businesses, as they enable the streamlining of product data management and can enhance product data consistency across multiple channels. For those forward-thinking companies looking to centralise and digitise their product data, implementing a PIM is a crucial step towards gaining greater efficiency and pushing… Read More »3 ways to implement a PIM

Every distributor knows this pain: onboarding a new product should be simple. But before that SKU ever goes live on your website or gets published to a channel, it’s passed back and forth between five different people, across multiple systems, in 10+ email threads. And that’s just for one SKU. Now scale that across hundreds—or… Read More »Breaking the Supplier-Distributor Data Bottleneck

When you’re looking to compete on a level playing field against fierce competition, managing product data across multiple channels can become a significant challenge for businesses of any size. As you attempt to scale your operations, you’ll find yourselves wrangling vast amounts of product information from varying sources. Managing this tsunami of incoming data can… Read More »3 ways to centralise your product information

If you’re in the building supplies business, you already know how complex the supply chain can get. Products move from manufacturers to distributors, sometimes through multiple layers, before they ever reach the site. Along the way, everyone relies on product data—measurements, load ratings, certifications, specs. But what happens when that data is wrong, missing, or… Read More »The Hidden Cost of Bad Product Data in the Construction Supply Chain

If you’re a building supplies distributor, chances are your ERP was never designed to handle rich product content. It’s great at managing stock and pricing—but when it comes to showing technical specs, datasheets, certifications, or multiple images for a single product, it falls short. That’s a problem. Because your customers—whether trade or retail—expect more. The… Read More »When Your ERP Limits Your Product Catalogue: A Common Trap for Building Materials Distributors

There aren’t many ecosystems more data-driven than eCommerce marketplaces, and all merchants want to expand their reach and boost revenue streams. However, one challenge in succeeding is having high-quality product data which is suitably-prepared to be unleashed on the public. That’s why our article covers the essential steps to follow so you optimise your product… Read More »How to get your product data ready for marketplaces

Integrating Product Information Management (PIM) software with existing tech stacks has historically been challenging due to the disparate nature of legacy systems. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems often operate on different formats and protocols, leading to compatibility issues. These systems were typically built in silos, without consideration for interoperability, making… Read More »How to integrate your PIM with an eCommerce platform

Walk into any construction materials distributor, and you’ll still see it: teams chasing product specs buried in PDFs, emailing manufacturers for safety sheets, or phoning a supplier to check whether something is CE marked. It’s 2025, but the supply chain still runs on manual processes—and it’s costing you time, accuracy, and sales. Old Habits Die… Read More »PDFs and Phone Calls: Why the Industry Still Struggles with Supplier Data