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What is PIM?
With PIM or Product Information Management systems, business users can manage all of their product content for all of their channels… in one centralized resource. Read our playful PIM ebook to see how it works. How PIM Helps Product governance + clarity: With a PIM...
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Magento Merchant Insights: Release v2.3.1
The industry-leading eCommerce platform focuses on speed and efficiency in their newest release. Here is a breakdown of v2.3.1 and our take on the developments: Page Builder Only available for Magento Commerce, Page Builder provides an...
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MS Dynamics NAV + Magento. An Omnichannel Playbook for Retailers
Industry-focused White Paper Omnichannel Playbook for Retailers Who Use Dynamics 365 / LS NAV / Magento Explore the 9 omnichannel functionalities and how Magento and Dynamics makes the run: BOPIS (Click-n-collect). Ship-from-Store. Omnichannel Inventory. Omnichannel...
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inRiver PIM User Insight: Latest Improvements and New Outbound Connector
The industry-leading PIM solution continues to make your work easier! inRiver Product Marketing Cloud (iPMC)’s latest updates contain several improvements and bug fixes on many of their applications. Read on for our take on: Contribute App...
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BOPIS: A Must-Have Omnichannel Capability
Whether customers interact with you in-store, online, on mobile or most likely all of the above, they expect a consistent, reliable and on-brand experience. For many retailers, BOPIS is the first omnichannel functionality they provide their...
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Preventing Enterprise eCommerce Transformation Failure, Part 2: The Role of I.T.
How I.T. can shut down the CMO-driven initiative. TL;DR : This may not be an I.T. initiative, but they are absolutely involved. Get them in the room as early as possible. Underestimating the Role of I.T. The situation: More than half of eCommerce implementations will...
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Preventing Enterprise eCommerce Transformation Failure, Part 1: The Curse of the CEO’s Priority
Has the CEO set up the eCommerce / PIM / Marketplace / D2C initiative for failure by declaring it a priority? TL;DR: If the eCommerce/PIM/Marketplace/D2C initiative is really a priority, the CEO must be involved with defining/approving scope. About the Enterprise...
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Absolunet Hired 23 eCommerce Experts in January, Set to Add 55 More in Early 2019
The North American eCommerce agency expects to reach 275 this year to meet growing demand for retail/B2C and B2B eCommerce expertise. Montreal, Quebec – February 115h, 2019 – Absolunet, who has multiplied their client list in recent years in both Retail/B2C and B2B...
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eCommerce x Accessibility: Sizing Up the Market
1 in 5 Americans lives with a disability and what that means for eCommerce One in five Americans live with a certain degree of disability (all disabilities combined). That proportion is growing every year as society ages, but general health indicators decline. In...
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Car Parts, Automotive Aftermarket & eCommerce
Profitable Omnichannel Strategies for B2B, B2C and D2C merchants As a merchant in the automotive aftermarket, you are facing a lot of disruptions: The supply chain is no longer linear … or simple. There are more products than ever. Your buyers are digitally savvy....
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Magento vs. Shopify Plus
A comparative chart to help you choose between Magento and Shopify Magento is the most installed eCommerce platform in the world and has a huge community of developers. Shopify Plus is the fastest-growing eCommerce platform. How are they different? How are...
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The End of Free Returns + Sales Tax Everywhere: The 10 eCommerce Trends That Will Impact Retailers and Consumers in 2019
Absolunet analyzed over 200 eCommerce initiatives to predict the 10 trends that will have the greatest impact in 2019. Montreal - News Release - Absolunet reveals the top 10 eCommerce Trends that will impact North American retailers in 2019. The effects...
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inRiver 6.3 SP4 Update: Enhanced Search Capabilities and Better PDF Catalogs
Content Store Just Got Better for inRiver Users It has been over a year since inRiver released an update for their on-premise version (SP3). The new version, 6.3 SP4, is now available for download. It includes some exciting new features and a long list of bug fixes....
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Avoiding Disaster: Where Most Magento 2 Projects Go Wrong
Here’s what we’ve learned from nearly 20 Magento 2 rescues/takeovers “Did we choose the wrong platform?!?” Replatforming to Magento 2 is an exciting project, full of options. You might be switching because M1 will no longer be supported after June 2020 or...
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New Sales Tax Laws in the US: the eCommerce Impact
With 52 different states and jurisdictions + a dizzying amount of sales tax laws, how will merchants keep up? Sales tax is a big source of revenue for states. It is in each state’s best interest to be vigilant about getting paid. Up until 2018, there were some...
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Absolunet Wins dotmailer’s “Agency of the Year” for Digital Marketing
The annual awards ceremony recognizes the best and brightest in digital marketing Dotmailer, the industry-leading online marketing company announced the winners of its annual award ceremony, #thedotties, this evening in London. Absolunet wins US Agency of the Year....
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