As a proud inRiver partner with years of expertise in the product information management field, Perficient is proud to announce our sponsorship and involvement with inRiver’s PIMpoint Digital 2020. Join us for the event on October 5-9, 2020 to learn and understand the value of ecommerce and the benefits of utilizing product information management (PIM) systems for your business. Attendees will hear from industry leaders, keynote speakers, partners, and customers who want to […]
Posts Tagged ‘commerce’
The Explosion of the US Food and Grocery Industry During COVID-19
Even in trying times, opportunity presents itself to those that are vigilant and watchful. The US ecommerce food and grocery industry is growing at an accelerated rate as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. Online spending and grocery shopping rates have doubled since 2019 and is projected to increase throughout 2020 as end-users exercise caution while procuring […]
Ecommerce is Dead, Long Live Digital Commerce
In the past, ecommerce was believed to be the simple act of building a commerce website for your business and seeing how your customers used it. However, many B2B sites weren’t performing well or able to adapt to this approach because they lacked the specific resources and knowledge needed to be successful and even felt […]
A Product Journey from PLM to PIM
Behind every successful ecommerce experience is relevant and accurate product information. A product goes through multiple stages such as ideation, research and design, pricing and configuration, marketing, and digital asset association before it is deemed ready for channels like ecommerce, marketplaces, and more. This process of taking a product from ideation all the way to […]
Helping Businesses Thrive with Order Management During a Pandemic
COVID-19 has taken businesses by surprise and impacted every single industry. However, we’ve seen that having an order management system (OMS) has given some companies a leg up in avoiding supply chain disruption and continuing to run smoothly during this crisis. Surviving the COVID Crisis and Overcoming Supply Chain Disruptions The most critical takeaway businesses […]
How to Boost Up Your On-Site Search with a Product Experience Page
On-site search is often a component that often gets overlooked because it can be complicated and challenging to tweak and tune this element of your site with ease. However, before jumping in to set priorities for boosting specific terms, which could lead to negative consequences elsewhere on your website, I recommend looking at product data to enhance your on-site search. Product data is vital to the […]
Mobile Solutions for B2B Medical Sales
B2B medical sales involve the purchasing of medical supplies, including personal protection equipment (PPE) such as masks, gloves, goggles, and face shields, and typical customers are labs, hospitals, clinics, manufacturing companies, and clean rooms. These products protect the wearer from their environment where infection, disease, or dangerous chemicals may be present. In hospitals, the wearer […]
Product Detail Pages Are Dead. Product Experience Pages Are Here to Stay.
It’s funny how changing one term in a phrase can make us think so differently about something. On a recent panel discussion with Digital Commerce 360, I spoke about this exact paradigm change as it relates to the world of commerce. Product detail pages (PDP) have long been something that we in the commerce space […]
COVID and Commerce: Why a Pandemic Will Compel B2B Businesses to Adopt B2C Models
In a previous blog, Digitally Catering to New Customers Post-COVID, I explored the impact COVID has had and is continuing to have on B2B healthcare organizations, specifically in areas such as commerce and site traffic for organizations that sell health/wellness products. I mentioned that there were two scenarios I can see unfolding as COVID continues […]
Strengthen Your B2B Commerce Experience with CPQ & PIM
In our blog, Building Better B2B Commerce Experiences with CPQ, we explored how companies can benefit from implementing a CPQ system. To take it a step further, we’ll now explore how pairing a product information management (PIM) system with CPQ strengthens your tech strategy so you can build an effective B2B commerce experience. A PIM […]
Add the Google Shipping Address Autocomplete Feature in Insite Commerce
Shipping address is a very important data point in online shopping, which is why improving the shopping cart experience with an address autocomplete feature is becoming more common on ecommerce websites. Adding the Google Places Autocomplete API to your online store’s checkout workflow can increase conversion rates, decrease abandoned shopping carts, and result in 20% […]
Innovation in B2B Healthcare: the Now, the New, & the Next
It goes without saying that the start of this new decade is unprecedented, unplanned, and flat out unwanted. Yet here we are, and we must find ways to think creatively and collaboratively moving forward. B2B healthcare organizations are at a very interesting crossroads. With all that has happened around the COVID-19 pandemic, leveraging technology and […]