Question 1

Why does this selector start with supplier data and not with the PIM?

Accepted Answer

Because in practice that's the real bottleneck. Almost every stalled PIM project we take over gets stuck on the incoming data: different field names per supplier, missing EANs, feeds that change structure every month. Choosing a PIM without looking into that first is an expensive gamble.

Question 2

What is a PIM system?

Accepted Answer

A PIM (Product Information Management) system is software for managing product data centrally and publishing it to your webshop, marketplaces, ERP and partners. But a PIM can only work with what goes into it: the incoming data determines the result.

Question 3

When does a PIM make sense?

Accepted Answer

As soon as you work with multiple suppliers, more than ~500 products or multiple channels. The question isn't 'do I need a PIM?' but 'is my supplier data ready for a PIM?'. That's what this selector helps you answer.

Question 4

What is the difference between a PIM and an ERP?

Accepted Answer

An ERP manages transactions and master data such as price and stock. A PIM manages commercial product information: marketing copy, specifications, images and channel-specific variants. Both need clean input to be useful.

Question 5

What does a PIM project cost?

Accepted Answer

It depends heavily on the number of suppliers, the state of their data and the number of channels. We prefer to give an indicative price after looking at one real supplier feed: then we know what the work actually is, rather than what it might be in theory.

Question 6

How long does a PIM implementation take?

Accepted Answer

With us, typically 6 to 10 weeks for a first channel, provided the approach to supplier data is clear up front. Projects that overrun almost always do so on mapping and normalising incoming data, not on the PIM itself.

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