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Get the Most Out of inRiver PIM with these 3 New Features
The newest updates from inRiver will help you export data, improve connectors and work en français. Read this article for our technical take on inRiver Product Marketing Cloud (iPMC)’s latest updates: Syndicate application REST API iPMC Internationalization. 1....
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3 High-ROI Ways to Improve Search on Insite
There is no single perfect search engine. This is something that I regularly tell our Insite clients. Getting your onsite search to provide the best results for each and every search query is an impossible task. That being said, Insite Software is using ElasticSearch...
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Preventing Enterprise eCommerce Transformation Failure, Part 4: The Nearly Impossible Task of Process Mapping
From a digital perspective, you have no idea how complex your business actually is. TL;DR: This goes beyond change management. Mapping out how data flows, what does what and what goes where, layered with who is responsible for what is harder than it sounds....
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The Many Possibilities of inRiver Product Marketing Cloud’s New REST API
Easily send data from your PIM to external systems without custom development. The Absolunet team is all abuzz about inRiver Product Marketing Cloud (iPMC)’s new rollout: the REST API. This feature will opens exciting possibilities for...
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Trying Out Insite Software’s A/B Testing Functionality
Insite’s most exciting functionality may also be one of its most underused. Our team played with it to see how it really works. Last year, Insite Software released InsiteCommerce® version 4.4.4, which included major enhancements to their B2B...
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Absolunet Brings Home Coveted Prize from Magento Imagine
Winner of the Spirit of Excellence Award, the 240 person agency is celebrated for its growth and the quality of its work through the Adobe eCommerce platform. Montreal, Quebec – May 17th 2019– Absolunet brings home one of the most prestigious prizes for an...
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PIM Review: 3 New Key Features in inRiver’s Most Recent Release
The leading PIM solution’s newest updates create important opportunities for merchantsInRiver’s newest features discussed in this article:Content segmentationApplication TemplateDelimited Import Adapter 1. Content SegmentationAs your company...
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Highlights from ENGAGE Montreal 2019
ENGAGE: An Absolunet and Magento Peer-To-Peer Retreat on How to Take Your eCommerce from Good to Great On April 12th, Absolunet teamed up with Magento to host our 5th ENGAGE eCommerce retreat. Held at the beautiful Phi Centre in Old Montreal, the merchants in...
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eCommerce Compliance Checklist
A practical, layperson’s guide to avoiding lawsuits and PR headaches. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Canada Anti-Spam Law (CASL) Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) Payment...
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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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Preventing Enterprise eCommerce Transformation Failure, Part 3: Planning for Change and Delays
Delayed approvals, scope change and new business realities. Can you plan for change without changing the plan? Think big, plan small and act fast. No matter how well the transformation is planned, approvals, scope change and business realities will impact the roadmap....
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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...
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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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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 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...
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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...
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Home Decor x Omnichannel eCommerce White Paper
The Ultimate Guide To Selling Home Decor, Furniture and Housewares in an Omnichannel World “Omnichannel Home Decor, Furniture and Housewares, Oh My!” Find out how today’s consumers discover, research and purchase furniture and housewares, which touchpoints...
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inRiver PIM User Insight: Improvements to CVL Exports, Contribute App and Long-running Jobs
The industry-leading PIM solution just got even easier to work with! Most inRiver Product Marketing Cloud (iPMC) updates contain small improvements or bug fixes. But inRiver’s most recent release includes some major updates that we really like. If you were irritated...
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Absolunet recruits Michel Thivierge, ex-iWeb and Cirque du Soleil to Head HR
The North-American eCommerce Agency adds HR heavyweight to its management team. Montreal, Canada - October 23rd 2018 - Michel Thivierge joins the Absolunet management team as Director of Talents and Culture to help the eCommerce integration agency continue...
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The SAQ Selects Absolunet to Build its Omnichannel eCommerce Platform
Absolunet will help Canada’s 2nd biggest liquor board focus on customer-centricity and personalization by integrating a Magento-based eCommerce infrastructure. Montreal, Quebec – October 16th, 2018 – Absolunet has won the coveted mandate for the...
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Half the Awards at Quebec eCommerce Summit Won by Absolunet Clients
BMR Group, Structube and Surplus RD celebrated as Quebec’s leading digital merchants. The CQCD, Quebec’s retail board, announced the winners of its annual eCommerce awards - among which six Absolunet-powered projects were finalists, with 3 of 6 awards...
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Absolunet Takes Home inRiver North-American Partner of the Year and PIM Dream Team Award
PIM leader, inRiver, awards top partnership status to Absolunet and highlights its PIM work with client Miller Coors Montreal, QC – October 5th, 2018 – InRiver has named Absolunet its North-American Partner of the Year. This is the fourth consecutive time the...
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