“Content is king.” As a marketer, I’ve heard this phrase repeatedly over the last several years. But does the same idea apply to B2B eCommerce? According to DemandGen, the stats to support the importance of content and commerce are telling: 82% of B2B buyers said the winning vendor’s content significantly influenced their decision 87% stated […]
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Improving the Omni-Channel Experience with PIM-Commerce, Part 1
Last year, 85% of B2B companies invested in improving their eCommerce sites. While a number of factors are influencing this trend, one of the most significant may be the market opportunity. Online B2B eCommerce will grow from $780 billion (in 2015) to $1 trillion by 2020 – Forrester Research Investing in a best-in-breed solution for […]
Top 7 Challenges of Establishing a B2B Commerce Site
Rising consumer expectations in the always-on digital world have greatly influenced the experience for B2B commerce. Buyers on the business side expect a digital commerce experience where: • Products are easy to find • Buying process is simple and efficient • Order fulfillment is fast and accurate However, manufacturers and distributors struggle to deliver an […]
Retail, MFG, CPG: Product Information Management (PIM) is for You
Earlier this year, I returned to the world of e-commerce web sites after a long, long layoff (think the painful, patience-trying time gap between two seasons of “Games of Thrones”, then multiply it exponentially). It quickly became apparent that the basic business requirements driving e-commerce, and the key integration points behind it, haven’t really changed […]
Understanding the Value of PIM and Commerce
In the always-on digital world we live in, the convenience of mobile devices and online commerce have evolved the simplest tasks like calling a cab, ordering takeout, or shopping at our favorite stores. Because we all participate in online commerce on a daily basis, we have certain standards of what qualifies as an exceptional or […]
PIM: A Backbone for Ecommerce!
In the world of ecommerce, especially in the last few years, I’ve grown to appreciate the importance of data. Every project, every implementation, and every site we have launched has proven time and again that it is most important to maintain the quality of data and to structure it well, so that it can be […]
Big Data? Big Deal! – PIM Is the Glue that joins Omni-Channel Marketing & eCommerce
Written by Brad Martell For this brief I’m going to focus on PIM and will write at a later date about eCommerce Platform’s, CDN’s and DAM’s. My original title for this post was going to be, “PIM, the ‘irrigation channel’ that sustains your multi-channel crops.” (Please forgive the Midwestern boys farming analogies): I wanted to reflect […]