Posts Tagged ‘PIM’

Artificial intelligence (AI) has quickly become one of the industry’s biggest buzzwords, and many businesses are looking to utilize this technology to provide enhanced digital experiences. AI is programmed intelligent software or hardware that can learn and solve problems and has forecasted growth of 54% this year in the software market worldwide. It continues to […]

PIM, as most of you readers might know, stands for product information management system. It is not just an application, but also an enabler of a perfect opportunity to connect the dots between people, process, and technology within a commerce business. Years ago, we published a piece that highlighted how PIM is a backbone for […]

Nasdaq estimated that by 2040, 95% of purchases will be facilitated by eCommerce. With that in mind, it is thus imperative for manufacturers to digitally transform from their traditional physical sales channels. Due to historically complex product data, it can be an overwhelming task for any manufacturer to understand how to evolve their B2B sales to an online […]

Product Information Management (PIM) and commerce go hand-in-hand, and inRiver is the common factor that helps simplify product information for both B2B and B2C shopping channels. Not only has our partnership with inRiver brought us several platform integrations, years of strategic guidance, and a multitude of services, but it has also enabled us to create […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Healthcare ecommerce has seen consistent growth over the past decade, and during the last couple of years, the Amazon effect within the healthcare space has caught everyone’s attention. Even though B2B healthcare companies have generally been quick to adapt to elevate digital and technological maturity, the involvement of marketplaces in the healthcare sector exposed the […]

Having spent a lot of time building custom software applications at the beginning of my career, there were many aspects of technology decisions that fascinate me. One of the subjects I’ve always enjoyed assisting companies with is the decision to “build vs buy” a software. Factors such as business needs, technical requirements, budget, access to talent, complexity, unique functionally, data privacy, and sometimes even […]

Over the last decade, the furniture industry has been slowly enhancing its online presence and driving more sales through digital channels. In the last 3-4 years, that adoption rate has gone up, and more companies are accelerating the launch of an ecommerce website. It is estimated that in the coming years, furniture and houseware-related revenue […]

The project was to upgrade and maintain the catalog system from PIM to Sitecore: Earlier catalog data, like category, product, and SKUs were coming to the commerce system from the PIM server. It’s a system that was running for quite some time under a different vendor with code that we inherited. Things are the way […]