array:83 [
  "id" => 551
  "featured" => false
  "addImage" => true
  "overwriteMeta" => false
  "fullsize" => false
  "addEnclosure" => false
  "target" => false
  "noComments" => false
  "published" => true
  "pid" => 9
  "tstamp" => 1778577180
  "headline" => "What to consider when choosing the right PIM service provider"
  "alias" => "choosing-pim-service-provider"
  "author" => "by Steffi Greuel"
  "date" => "2026 May 12 11:01"
  "time" => 1778576460
  "pageTitle" => "Choosing a PIM service provider and setting up PIM projects successfully"
  "robots" => "index,follow"
  "description" => "What companies should consider when choosing a PIM service provider and how PIM projects can be implemented reliably with clear processes."
  "subheadline" => ""
  "teaser" => "<p>What companies should consider when choosing a PIM service provider and how PIM projects can be implemented reliably with clear processes.</p>"
  "singleSRC" => "files/content/blog/pim/pim-dienstleister.jpg"
  "alt" => "Two people in an office review product details on a laptop and printout at a wooden table."
  "imageTitle" => ""
  "size" => "a:3:{i:0;s:0:"";i:1;s:0:"";i:2;s:1:"3";}"
  "imageUrl" => ""
  "caption" => ""
  "floating" => "above"
  "enclosure" => []
  "source" => "default"
  "linkText" => ""
  "jumpTo" => 0
  "articleId" => 0
  "url" => ""
  "cssClass" => ""
  "start" => ""
  "stop" => ""
  "languageMain" => 0
  "tags" => array:1 [
    0 => "PIM"
  ]
  "canonicalLink" => ""
  "lesedauer" => ""
  "searchIndexer" => ""
  "og_title" => ""
  "og_type" => ""
  "og_image" => null
  "og_properties" => "a:1:{i:0;a:2:{i:0;s:0:"";i:1;s:0:"";}}"
  "twitter_site" => ""
  "twitter_creator" => ""
  "twitter_card" => "summary_large_image"
  "twitter_title" => ""
  "twitter_description" => null
  "twitter_image" => null
  "class" => ""
  "newsHeadline" => "What to consider when choosing the right PIM service provider"
  "subHeadline" => ""
  "hasSubHeadline" => false
  "linkHeadline" => "<a href="/news/choosing-pim-service-provider" title="Read the article: What to consider when choosing the right PIM service provider">What to consider when choosing the right PIM service provider</a>"
  "archive" => Contao\NewsArchiveModel {#1845
    #arrData: array:15 [
      "id" => 9
      "protected" => false
      "allowComments" => false
      "moderate" => false
      "bbcode" => false
      "requireLogin" => false
      "disableCaptcha" => false
      "tstamp" => 1701087847
      "title" => "Aktuelles &#40;EN&#41;"
      "jumpTo" => 98
      "groups" => null
      "notify" => "notify_admin"
      "sortOrder" => "ascending"
      "perPage" => 0
      "master" => 0
    ]
    #arrModified: []
    #arrRelations: array:3 [
      "jumpTo" => array:4 [
        "table" => "tl_page"
        "field" => "id"
        "type" => "hasOne"
        "load" => "lazy"
      ]
      "groups" => array:4 [
        "table" => "tl_member_group"
        "field" => "id"
        "type" => "hasMany"
        "load" => "lazy"
      ]
      "master" => array:3 [
        "table" => "tl_news_archive"
        "field" => "id"
        "type" => "hasOne"
      ]
    ]
    #arrRelated: []
    #arrEnums: []
    #blnPreventSaving: false
  }
  "count" => 0
  "text" => Closure() {#1868
    class: "Contao\Template"
    use: {
      $callback: null
      $result: """
            <div class="custom-text pxy-none bg-white ce_rsce_text block">\r\n
                <div class="text-wrapper" data-widget="rsce_text_config">\r\n
                    <div class="container-xxl text-left">\r\n
                        <div class="row">\r\n
                            <div class="col-12">\r\n
                                                                                                    <div class="content text-left column-1">\r\n
                                    <p>Product Information Management, or PIM for short, has become a central part of digital processes for many medium-sized companies. Anyone who needs to provide product data for several sales channels, languages, markets or customer groups requires clear structures, reliable data flows and defined responsibilities.</p>\n
        <p>However, a PIM system alone does not automatically solve this task. Its real value only emerges when product data is modelled cleanly, processes are set up sensibly and systems such as ERP, online shops, marketplaces or print outputs are connected reliably. This is often where it becomes clear whether a PIM project will work in the long term or create additional effort later on.</p>\n
        <p>Many companies therefore face the question of whether they should implement their PIM project directly with the software vendor or with a specialised PIM service provider. Functions and licence costs play a role, but they are not enough on their own. Project experience, integration expertise and an understanding of existing business processes are much more decisive.</p>                        </div>\r\n
                                                                                        </div>\r\n
                        </div>\r\n
                        \r\n
                                    </div>\r\n
                </div>\r\n
            </div>\r\n
            <div class="custom-text pxy-none bg-white ce_rsce_text block">\r\n
                <div class="text-wrapper" data-widget="rsce_text_config">\r\n
                    <div class="container-xxl text-left">\r\n
                        <div class="row">\r\n
                            <div class="col-12">\r\n
                                                                                    <h2 class="headline">PIM service provider and vendor: two different perspectives</h2>\r\n
                                                                            <div class="content text-left column-1">\r\n
                                    <p>Vendors and service providers look at a PIM project from different angles. A vendor naturally thinks strongly from the perspective of its own product and its further development. The focus is on the system’s functions and technical possibilities. This is important, but it is not always enough when the requirements go beyond a standalone PIM system.</p>\n
        <p>A PIM service provider looks at the project more from the company’s perspective. The focus is on processes, data flows, the system landscape and the target architecture. The PIM system is one component within a larger architecture.</p>\n
        <p>This difference can be decisive for companies. In practice, it is rarely just about whether a system supports certain fields, workflows or export formats. The more relevant question is how product data is created within the company, where it is maintained, which systems are involved and how it reliably reaches different channels.</p>\n
        <p>A product-centred approach only answers these questions in part. A process- and integration-oriented approach, on the other hand, takes the entire value chain around product data into account.</p>                        </div>\r\n
                                                                                        </div>\r\n
                        </div>\r\n
                        \r\n
                                    </div>\r\n
                </div>\r\n
            </div>\r\n
            <div class="custom-text pxy-none bg-white ce_rsce_text block">\r\n
                <div class="text-wrapper" data-widget="rsce_text_config">\r\n
                    <div class="container-xxl text-left">\r\n
                        <div class="row">\r\n
                            <div class="col-12">\r\n
                                                                                    <h2 class="headline">Why experience in PIM projects is so important</h2>\r\n
                                                                            <div class="content text-left column-1">\r\n
                                    <p>PIM projects differ in terms of industry, product range, system landscape and objectives. Nevertheless, similar patterns appear again and again in practice. Product data is distributed across ERP systems, Excel files, media repositories, old databases or directly in the online shop. Responsibilities have often “grown historically”, as the saying goes. Data models have rarely been consistently designed for future requirements.</p>\n
        <p>An experienced PIM service provider recognises these patterns early on. This does not remove every layer of complexity, but it helps to assess typical risks realistically and address them in a targeted way.</p>                        </div>\r\n
                                                                                        </div>\r\n
                        </div>\r\n
                        \r\n
                                    </div>\r\n
                </div>\r\n
            </div>\r\n
        <div class="p-0 addSpacer teaser-inline     pb-row    bg-white    ce_rsce_quote block"\r\n
                 data-test-id="quote"\r\n
        >\r\n
        \r\n
            <div class="container-xxl">\r\n
                <div class="row">\r\n
                    <div class=" col-12">\r\n
                        <div class="row">\r\n
                                                    <div class="col-6 col-sm-3">\r\n
                                    <div class="textimage-img mb-3 mb-md-0">\r\n
                                        \r\n
        \r\n
        <img fetchpriority="low" src="/files/content/mitarbeitende/daniela-baron.png" width="471" height="471" alt="Portrait of Daniela Baron">\r\n
        \r\n
                                    </div>\r\n
                                </div>\r\n
                                                <div class="col-12 col-sm-9">\r\n
                                \r\n
                                \r\n
                                                            <div class="content quote-font">\r\n
                                        <p>“From more than 60 implemented PIM projects, one clear pattern emerges: the software is important, but it does not determine success on its own. What matters is whether the data model, processes, interfaces and responsibilities are considered together from an early stage.”</p>                            </div>\r\n
                                                                                    <div class="author  mt-3 strong">\r\n
                                        Daniela Baron                            </div>\r\n
                                                                            <div class="position text-muted">\r\n
                                    Head of Digital Strategy & PIM                        </div>\r\n
                            \r\n
                                                </div>\r\n
                        </div>\r\n
                    </div>\r\n
                </div>\r\n
            </div>\r\n
        </div>\r\n
            <div class="custom-text pxy-none bg-white ce_rsce_text block">\r\n
                <div class="text-wrapper" data-widget="rsce_text_config">\r\n
                    <div class="container-xxl text-left">\r\n
                        <div class="row">\r\n
                            <div class="col-12">\r\n
                                                                                                    <div class="content text-left column-1">\r\n
                                    <p>&nbsp;</p>\n
        <p>This experience is not reflected in rigid templates, but in a structured approach. Proven data models, roles, workflows and integration concepts do not have to be reinvented every time. They are adapted to the specific starting point.</p>\n
        <p>This pragmatic perspective is especially important for medium-sized companies. PIM projects need to be professionally sound, but they should not become unnecessarily complex. A good project creates clarity about which data will be maintained where in the future, which processes can be automated and which requirements should deliberately be postponed at first.</p>                        </div>\r\n
                                                                                        </div>\r\n
                        </div>\r\n
                        \r\n
                                    </div>\r\n
                </div>\r\n
            </div>\r\n
            <div class="custom-text pxy-none bg-white ce_rsce_text block">\r\n
                <div class="text-wrapper" data-widget="rsce_text_config">\r\n
                    <div class="container-xxl text-left">\r\n
                        <div class="row">\r\n
                            <div class="col-12">\r\n
                                                                                    <h2 class="headline">Common challenges in PIM projects</h2>\r\n
                                                                            <div class="content text-left column-1">\r\n
                                    <p>Experience shows that many PIM projects start with similar issues. Data exists, but it is not consistent. Technical attributes, product texts, translations, media and classifications follow different rules. There are often no clear specifications regarding which department maintains which data and when content is approved.</p>\n
        <p>This becomes particularly critical when these topics only become visible during implementation. Additional coordination is then required, data models have to be adjusted retrospectively or interfaces become more complex than planned.</p>\n
        <p>A PIM service provider should therefore not only support the technical implementation, but also examine the initial situation before the project starts. This includes existing data quality, the systems involved, maintenance processes and future output channels.</p>\n
        <p><strong>Three questions help with the initial assessment:</strong></p>\n
        <ul>\n
        <li>Which data will be maintained as the leading data in which system?</li>\n
        <li>Which processes should be simplified or automated through the PIM?</li>\n
        <li>Which requirements are truly necessary for the first project phase?</li>\n
        </ul>\n
        <p>This focus keeps the project realistic. Not everything has to be implemented immediately. What matters is that the basic structure is robust.</p>                        </div>\r\n
                                                                                        </div>\r\n
                        </div>\r\n
                        \r\n
                                    </div>\r\n
                </div>\r\n
            </div>\r\n
            <div class="custom-text pxy-none bg-white ce_rsce_text block">\r\n
                <div class="text-wrapper" data-widget="rsce_text_config">\r\n
                    <div class="container-xxl text-left">\r\n
                        <div class="row">\r\n
                            <div class="col-12">\r\n
                                                                                    <h2 class="headline">Integration expertise is decisive</h2>\r\n
                                                                            <div class="content text-left column-1">\r\n
                                    <p>A PIM system only delivers its full benefit when it works together with other applications. In many companies, the ERP system provides the commercial master data. In the PIM, this data is enriched, structured and prepared for different channels. From there, it is transferred to online shops, marketplaces, data portals, catalogue systems or other output channels.</p>\n
        <p>The technical interface is only one part of the task. At least as important is the functional definition of data flows. Prices and stock levels often remain in the ERP. Marketing texts, images, technical attributes and channel-specific content, on the other hand, are maintained in the PIM. The online shop then only needs the information that is relevant for search, filters, product detail pages and purchasing decisions.</p>                        </div>\r\n
                                                                                        </div>\r\n
                        </div>\r\n
                        \r\n
                                    </div>\r\n
                </div>\r\n
            </div>\r\n
        <div class="bg-gradient ce_rsce_stoerer block teaser-inline">\r\n
        \r\n
            <div class="container-xxl">\r\n
                \r\n
                \r\n
                            <div class="content"><h4><strong>Practical example: corratec</strong></h4>\n
        <p>For corratec, an integrated B2B platform was created that connects <strong>Microsoft Dynamics 365, Perfion PIM and OXID eShop</strong>. This reference shows how product data management, ERP integration, dealer processes and digital brand presence work together within one shared architecture.</p></div>\r\n
                \r\n
                            <a href="/service/references/corratec-digital-platform-b2b" >The Complete Corratec Story ➜</a>\r\n
                \r\n
            </div>\r\n
        </div>\r\n
            <div class="custom-text pxy-none bg-white ce_rsce_text block">\r\n
                <div class="text-wrapper" data-widget="rsce_text_config">\r\n
                    <div class="container-xxl text-left">\r\n
                        <div class="row">\r\n
                            <div class="col-12">\r\n
                                                                                    <h2 class="headline">Data quality is created through rules, not just software</h2>\r\n
                                                                            <div class="content text-left column-1">\r\n
                                    <p>A PIM project is also an organisational project. Data quality does not come from software alone, but from clear rules. These include responsibilities, mandatory fields, approval processes, naming conventions and quality checks.</p>\n
        <p>A good PIM concept therefore answers more than just technical questions. It also defines how product information is created, checked and published in day-to-day work. Who is responsible for technical attributes? Who maintains marketing texts? Which fields are mandatory for specific product groups? When is a product considered complete?</p>\n
        <p>An experienced PIM service provider supports companies in setting up these rules in a practical way. The goal is not an overloaded governance model, but a process that works in daily operations. Data quality must be understandable for the teams involved. Otherwise, workarounds, shadow lists and manual corrections quickly emerge.</p>                        </div>\r\n
                                                                                        </div>\r\n
                        </div>\r\n
                        \r\n
                                    </div>\r\n
                </div>\r\n
            </div>\r\n
            <div class="custom-text pxy-none bg-white ce_rsce_text block">\r\n
                <div class="text-wrapper" data-widget="rsce_text_config">\r\n
                    <div class="container-xxl text-left">\r\n
                        <div class="row">\r\n
                            <div class="col-12">\r\n
                                                                                    <h2 class="headline">What companies should look for when choosing a PIM service provider</h2>\r\n
                                                                            <div class="content text-left column-1">\r\n
                                    <p>The selection of a PIM service provider should not be based on technical competence alone. The decisive factor is whether the partner understands the interaction between data, processes, systems and organisation.</p>\n
        <p><strong>A good service provider asks the right questions early on, for example:</strong></p>\n
        <ul>\n
        <li>What does the existing system landscape look like?</li>\n
        <li>Where is product data currently maintained?</li>\n
        <li>Which responsibilities exist within specialist departments and IT?</li>\n
        <li>Which output channels should be connected in the future?</li>\n
        </ul>\n
        <p>They do not view the PIM in isolation, but in the context of ERP, e-commerce, marketing, sales and service.</p>\n
        <p>The project approach is also important. A PIM project needs a clear structure, from analysis and concept development to implementation, training and operation. Requirements should be recorded properly, prioritised and translated into realistic project phases.</p>\n
        <p><strong>Communication is also a selection criterion. A suitable PIM service provider makes it transparent how the project is planned and managed:</strong></p>\n
        <ul>\n
        <li>Are efforts estimated realistically?</li>\n
        <li>Are risks addressed openly?</li>\n
        <li>Is it clear which tasks are handled by the service provider?</li>\n
        <li>Is it clear which decisions need to be made internally?</li>\n
        </ul>\n
        <p>This transparency is especially important in PIM projects because specialist departments and IT need to work closely together.</p>                        </div>\r\n
                                                                                        </div>\r\n
                        </div>\r\n
                        \r\n
                                    </div>\r\n
                </div>\r\n
            </div>\r\n
        <div class="addSpacer     pxy-none    bg-white    ce_rsce_quote block"\r\n
                 data-test-id="quote"\r\n
        >\r\n
        \r\n
            <div class="container-xxl">\r\n
                <div class="row">\r\n
                    <div class=" col-12">\r\n
                        <div class="row">\r\n
                                                    <div class="col-6 col-sm-3">\r\n
                                    <div class="textimage-img mb-3 mb-md-0">\r\n
                                        \r\n
        \r\n
        <img fetchpriority="low" src="/files/content/mitarbeitende/pankrath-rund.png" width="824" height="824" alt="Portrait of Oliver Pankrath">\r\n
        \r\n
                                    </div>\r\n
                                </div>\r\n
                                                <div class="col-12 col-sm-9">\r\n
                                \r\n
                                \r\n
                                                            <div class="content quote-font">\r\n
                                        <p>“As an integration partner, we connect PIM, ERP, e-commerce systems and other applications into a functioning overall process. Our role is particularly relevant when Microsoft Dynamics 365, PIM, shop systems or individual interfaces are part of the system landscape.”</p>                            </div>\r\n
                                                                                    <div class="author  mt-3 strong">\r\n
                                        Oliver Pankrath                            </div>\r\n
                                                                            <div class="position text-muted">\r\n
                                    Managing Director                        </div>\r\n
                            \r\n
                                                </div>\r\n
                        </div>\r\n
                    </div>\r\n
                </div>\r\n
            </div>\r\n
        </div>\r\n
            <div class="custom-text pb-row bg-white ce_rsce_text block">\r\n
                <div class="text-wrapper" data-widget="rsce_text_config">\r\n
                    <div class="container-xxl text-left">\r\n
                        <div class="row">\r\n
                            <div class="col-12">\r\n
                                                                                    <h2 class="headline">Data quality is created through rules, not just software</h2>\r\n
                                                                            <div class="content text-left column-1">\r\n
                                    <p>A PIM system can significantly improve product data management when it is properly embedded into existing processes and systems. A solid data model, clear responsibilities and stable interfaces are decisive.</p>\n
        <p>An experienced PIM service provider combines process understanding, technical implementation and integration expertise. This helps companies assess requirements realistically, identify risks early and set up the PIM system so that it can be used reliably in day-to-day work.</p>\n
        <p>This perspective is particularly important for medium-sized companies with complex product ranges, multiple sales channels or historically grown system landscapes. PIM is not a one-off IT project, but an ongoing part of digital sales and business processes.</p>\n
        <p>Anyone planning a PIM project should clarify early on which systems are involved, which data is maintained where and which processes should run automatically in the future. A structured analysis helps to assess requirements realistically and build the right PIM architecture.</p>                        </div>\r\n
                                                                        <div class="mt-3 text-left">\r\n
        \r\n
                                    <a href="" class="btn mb-3  btn-primary" data-bs-toggle="modal" data-bs-target="&#35;contact-modal">\r\n
                                        Book a consultation now                                                            </a>\r\n
                                </div>\r\n
                                                                    </div>\r\n
                        </div>\r\n
                        \r\n
                                    </div>\r\n
                </div>\r\n
            </div>\r\n
        \n
        <div class="bg-light  ce_rsce_newsteaser block">\n
        \n
            <div class="container-xxl">\n
        \n
                <div class="mod_newslist_overview newslist-start newslist_teaser bg-light">\n
                    <div class="row">\n
                        <div class="col-12">\n
                            \n
                            \n
                                                    <div class="content">\n
                                    <p><strong>Das könnte Sie auch interessieren:</strong></p>                        </div>\n
                                            </div>\n
                    </div>\n
        \n
                                                                                                <div class="row row-cols-1 row-cols-md-2 row-cols-lg-3 row-cols-xl-3" >\n
                                                                                                    <article class="col mb-4">\n
                                    <a href="/case-studies/lekkerland-interview" class="d-flex d-md-block tile-news-overview h-100 layout_latest position-relative arc_2 block">\n
                                        <span class="blog-teaser-img position-relative d-block">\n
                                            \n
                                                                                    <figure class="image_container float_above">\n
                                                    \r\n
        \r\n
        <img fetchpriority="low" src="/files/content/blog/content/lekkerland-at-hero-scaled-670x415.jpg" width="670" height="415" alt="Laptop with Lekkerland Website">\r\n
        \r\n
                                                </figure>\n
                                                                            </span>\n
                                        <span class="blog-teaser-inner d-block">\n
                                            <span class="info date mb-2 mb-md-2 d-block">\n
                                                <i class="icon">\n
                                                    <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 448 512"><!--! Font Awesome Pro 6.2.1 by @fontawesome - https://fontawesome.com License - https://fontawesome.com/license (Commercial License) Copyright 2022 Fonticons, Inc. --><path d="M112 0C120.8 0 128 7.164 128 16V64H320V16C320 7.164 327.2 0 336 0C344.8 0 352 7.164 352 16V64H384C419.3 64 448 92.65 448 128V448C448 483.3 419.3 512 384 512H64C28.65 512 0 483.3 0 448V128C0 92.65 28.65 64 64 64H96V16C96 7.164 103.2 0 112 0zM416 192H312V264H416V192zM416 296H312V376H416V296zM416 408H312V480H384C401.7 480 416 465.7 416 448V408zM280 376V296H168V376H280zM168 480H280V408H168V480zM136 376V296H32V376H136zM32 408V448C32 465.7 46.33 480 64 480H136V408H32zM32 264H136V192H32V264zM168 264H280V192H168V264zM384 96H64C46.33 96 32 110.3 32 128V160H416V128C416 110.3 401.7 96 384 96z"/></svg>\n
                                                </i>\n
                                                <time datetime="">10.05.2023</time>\n
                                            </span>\n
                                            <span class="h6 headline mb-1 mb-md-2 d-block">Im Gespräch mit Lekkerland Österreich: Warum fiel die Wahl auf ESYON als Anbieter für PIM & Webshop?</span>\n
                                        </span>\n
                                    </a>\n
                                </article>\n
                                                                                                            <article class="col mb-4">\n
                                    <a href="/case-studies/maincor-perfion-pim-interview" class="d-flex d-md-block tile-news-overview h-100 layout_latest position-relative arc_2 block">\n
                                        <span class="blog-teaser-img position-relative d-block">\n
                                            \n
                                                                                    <figure class="image_container float_above">\n
                                                    \r\n
        \r\n
        <img fetchpriority="low" src="/files/content/blog/content/maincor-interview-670x415.jpg" width="670" height="415" alt="Two people sitting at a table with laptops">\r\n
        \r\n
                                                </figure>\n
                                                                            </span>\n
                                        <span class="blog-teaser-inner d-block">\n
                                            <span class="info date mb-2 mb-md-2 d-block">\n
                                                <i class="icon">\n
                                                    <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 448 512"><!--! Font Awesome Pro 6.2.1 by @fontawesome - https://fontawesome.com License - https://fontawesome.com/license (Commercial License) Copyright 2022 Fonticons, Inc. --><path d="M112 0C120.8 0 128 7.164 128 16V64H320V16C320 7.164 327.2 0 336 0C344.8 0 352 7.164 352 16V64H384C419.3 64 448 92.65 448 128V448C448 483.3 419.3 512 384 512H64C28.65 512 0 483.3 0 448V128C0 92.65 28.65 64 64 64H96V16C96 7.164 103.2 0 112 0zM416 192H312V264H416V192zM416 296H312V376H416V296zM416 408H312V480H384C401.7 480 416 465.7 416 448V408zM280 376V296H168V376H280zM168 480H280V408H168V480zM136 376V296H32V376H136zM32 408V448C32 465.7 46.33 480 64 480H136V408H32zM32 264H136V192H32V264zM168 264H280V192H168V264zM384 96H64C46.33 96 32 110.3 32 128V160H416V128C416 110.3 401.7 96 384 96z"/></svg>\n
                                                </i>\n
                                                <time datetime="">12.04.2023</time>\n
                                            </span>\n
                                            <span class="h6 headline mb-1 mb-md-2 d-block">Wir fragen nach: Wie lief die Perfion PIM Integration unseres Kunden MAINCOR?</span>\n
                                        </span>\n
                                    </a>\n
                                </article>\n
                                                                                                            <article class="col mb-4">\n
                                    <a href="/aktuelles/shopware-mehrsprachig-perfion-pim" class="d-flex d-md-block tile-news-overview h-100 layout_latest position-relative arc_1 block">\n
                                        <span class="blog-teaser-img position-relative d-block">\n
                                            \n
                                                                                    <figure class="image_container float_above">\n
                                                    \r\n
        \r\n
        <img fetchpriority="low" src="/files/content/blog/pim/perfion-shopware-connector.jpg" width="1200" height="670" alt="A translation icon hovers above a smartphone. Above it are further icons for documents, shopping carts, and magazines.">\r\n
        \r\n
                                                </figure>\n
                                                                            </span>\n
                                        <span class="blog-teaser-inner d-block">\n
                                            <span class="info date mb-2 mb-md-2 d-block">\n
                                                <i class="icon">\n
                                                    <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 448 512"><!--! Font Awesome Pro 6.2.1 by @fontawesome - https://fontawesome.com License - https://fontawesome.com/license (Commercial License) Copyright 2022 Fonticons, Inc. --><path d="M112 0C120.8 0 128 7.164 128 16V64H320V16C320 7.164 327.2 0 336 0C344.8 0 352 7.164 352 16V64H384C419.3 64 448 92.65 448 128V448C448 483.3 419.3 512 384 512H64C28.65 512 0 483.3 0 448V128C0 92.65 28.65 64 64 64H96V16C96 7.164 103.2 0 112 0zM416 192H312V264H416V192zM416 296H312V376H416V296zM416 408H312V480H384C401.7 480 416 465.7 416 448V408zM280 376V296H168V376H280zM168 480H280V408H168V480zM136 376V296H32V376H136zM32 408V448C32 465.7 46.33 480 64 480H136V408H32zM32 264H136V192H32V264zM168 264H280V192H168V264zM384 96H64C46.33 96 32 110.3 32 128V160H416V128C416 110.3 401.7 96 384 96z"/></svg>\n
                                                </i>\n
                                                <time datetime="">02.03.2026</time>\n
                                            </span>\n
                                            <span class="h6 headline mb-1 mb-md-2 d-block">Shopware mehrsprachig skalieren mit Perfion PIM und sauberen Produktdaten</span>\n
                                        </span>\n
                                    </a>\n
                                </article>\n
                                                                    </div>\n
                </div>\n
            </div>\n
        </div>\n
        """
    }
  }
  "hasTeaser" => true
  "hasReader" => true
  "more" => "<a href="/news/choosing-pim-service-provider" title="Read the article: What to consider when choosing the right PIM service provider">Read more …<span class="invisible"> What to consider when choosing the right PIM service provider</span></a>"
  "link" => "/news/choosing-pim-service-provider"
  "hasText" => Closure() {#1850
    class: "Contao\Template"
    use: {
      $callback: Closure(): bool {#1865 …}
      $result: null
    }
  }
  "authorModel" => Contao\UserModel {#1881
    #arrData: array:55 [
      "id" => 2
      "showHelp" => true
      "thumbnails" => true
      "useRTE" => true
      "useCE" => true
      "pwChange" => false
      "admin" => true
      "disable" => false
      "useTwoFactor" => false
      "tstamp" => 1704443590
      "username" => "Steffi"
      "name" => "Steffi Greuel"
      "email" => "steffi@con-creat.de"
      "language" => "de"
      "backendTheme" => "flexible"
      "uploader" => "DropZone"
      "password" => "$2y$13$EybE.B9ZNwurDoRi4/ddwOu2CHtbR8/ru6pz6/2FkMuehXyJuuEwG"
      "groups" => null
      "inherit" => "group"
      "modules" => "a:0:{}"
      "themes" => "a:0:{}"
      "elements" => "a:0:{}"
      "fields" => "a:0:{}"
      "pagemounts" => "a:0:{}"
      "alpty" => "a:0:{}"
      "filemounts" => "a:0:{}"
      "fop" => "a:0:{}"
      "imageSizes" => "a:0:{}"
      "forms" => "a:0:{}"
      "amg" => "a:0:{}"
      "start" => ""
      "stop" => ""
      "session" => "a:13:{s:23:"tl_article_tl_page_tree";a:94:{i:1;i:1;i:332;i:0;i:333;i:0;i:71;i:1;i:371;i:0;i:375;i:0;i:11;i:0;i:381;i:0;i:382;i:0;i:383;i:0;i:384;i:0;i:441;i:0;i:385;i:0;i:386;i:0;i:387;i:0;i:388;i:0;i:389;i:0;i:390;i:0;i:391;i:0;i:392;i:0;i:393;i:0;i:394;i:0;i:395;i:0;i:396;i:0;i:397;i:0;i:398;i:0;i:399;i:0;i:400;i:0;i:401;i:0;i:402;i:0;i:403;i:0;i:404;i:0;i:405;i:0;i:406;i:0;i:407;i:0;i:408;i:0;i:409;i:0;i:444;i:0;i:447;i:0;i:451;i:0;i:448;i:0;i:310;i:1;i:28;i:1;i:25;i:0;i:453;i:0;i:457;i:0;i:72;i:0;i:455;i:0;i:334;i:0;i:335;i:0;i:336;i:0;i:337;i:0;i:90;i:1;i:96;i:0;i:99;i:0;i:100;i:0;i:101;i:0;i:110;i:0;i:102;i:0;i:301;i:0;i:104;i:0;i:143;i:0;i:370;i:0;i:454;i:0;i:2;i:0;i:380;i:0;i:307;i:0;i:309;i:0;i:311;i:0;i:139;i:0;i:5;i:0;i:7;i:1;i:14;i:0;i:34;i:0;i:18;i:0;i:19;i:0;i:109;i:0;i:67;i:0;i:68;i:0;i:127;i:0;i:379;i:0;i:299;i:0;i:142;i:0;i:303;i:0;i:374;i:0;i:456;i:0;i:8;i:0;i:13;i:0;i:66;i:0;i:95;i:0;i:92;i:0;i:91;i:0;i:114;i:0;i:94;i:0;}s:12:"tl_page_tree";a:264:{i:1;i:1;i:2;i:0;i:3;i:0;i:7;i:0;i:8;i:1;i:9;i:0;i:14;i:0;i:16;i:0;i:5;i:0;i:20;i:1;i:21;i:0;i:27;i:0;i:28;i:1;i:30;i:1;i:31;i:0;i:22;i:0;i:23;i:0;i:24;i:0;i:25;i:0;i:26;i:0;i:10;i:0;i:32;i:0;i:67;i:0;i:35;i:0;i:36;i:0;i:37;i:0;i:38;i:1;i:53;i:0;i:54;i:0;i:60;i:0;i:63;i:0;i:64;i:0;i:65;i:0;i:39;i:1;i:46;i:0;i:49;i:0;i:40;i:0;i:41;i:0;i:42;i:0;i:43;i:0;i:44;i:0;i:45;i:0;i:4;i:0;i:6;i:0;i:34;i:0;i:18;i:0;i:19;i:0;i:68;i:0;i:71;i:0;i:72;i:0;i:73;i:0;i:74;i:0;i:89;i:0;i:90;i:1;i:96;i:0;i:99;i:0;i:100;i:0;i:101;i:0;i:102;i:1;i:104;i:0;i:75;i:0;i:82;i:0;i:85;i:0;i:86;i:0;i:87;i:0;i:88;i:0;i:83;i:0;i:84;i:0;i:76;i:0;i:77;i:0;i:78;i:0;i:79;i:0;i:80;i:0;i:81;i:0;i:91;i:0;i:92;i:1;i:93;i:0;i:94;i:0;i:95;i:0;i:97;i:0;i:98;i:0;i:66;i:0;i:13;i:0;i:12;i:1;i:11;i:0;i:103;i:0;i:69;i:0;i:105;i:0;i:106;i:0;i:107;i:0;i:109;i:0;i:110;i:0;i:115;i:1;i:116;i:0;i:127;i:0;i:117;i:0;i:118;i:0;i:119;i:0;i:120;i:0;i:121;i:0;i:122;i:0;i:123;i:0;i:124;i:0;i:125;i:0;i:139;i:0;i:142;i:0;i:143;i:0;i:128;i:1;i:138;i:0;i:137;i:0;i:136;i:0;i:135;i:0;i:134;i:0;i:133;i:0;i:132;i:0;i:130;i:0;i:131;i:0;i:129;i:0;i:17;i:0;i:126;i:0;i:157;i:0;i:248;i:0;i:299;i:0;i:303;i:0;i:301;i:1;i:307;i:0;i:308;i:0;i:309;i:0;i:317;i:0;i:312;i:1;i:326;i:0;i:325;i:0;i:324;i:0;i:323;i:0;i:322;i:0;i:311;i:1;i:321;i:0;i:320;i:0;i:319;i:0;i:318;i:0;i:310;i:1;i:327;i:0;i:328;i:0;i:140;i:0;i:332;i:0;i:333;i:0;i:314;i:0;i:313;i:0;i:334;i:0;i:338;i:1;i:339;i:0;i:340;i:0;i:341;i:0;i:342;i:0;i:343;i:0;i:344;i:0;i:345;i:0;i:346;i:0;i:347;i:0;i:348;i:0;i:349;i:0;i:350;i:0;i:351;i:0;i:352;i:0;i:353;i:0;i:354;i:0;i:33;i:0;i:336;i:1;i:355;i:0;i:356;i:0;i:357;i:0;i:358;i:0;i:359;i:0;i:335;i:0;i:114;i:0;i:360;i:0;i:361;i:0;i:362;i:1;i:363;i:0;i:364;i:0;i:337;i:1;i:365;i:0;i:366;i:0;i:367;i:0;i:368;i:0;i:369;i:0;i:112;i:0;i:370;i:0;i:300;i:0;i:302;i:0;i:371;i:1;i:372;i:0;i:375;i:0;i:374;i:0;i:377;i:0;i:373;i:0;i:381;i:1;i:380;i:0;i:379;i:0;i:411;i:0;i:412;i:0;i:413;i:0;i:414;i:0;i:415;i:0;i:416;i:0;i:417;i:0;i:418;i:0;i:419;i:0;i:420;i:0;i:421;i:0;i:422;i:0;i:423;i:0;i:424;i:0;i:425;i:0;i:426;i:0;i:427;i:0;i:428;i:0;i:429;i:0;i:430;i:0;i:431;i:0;i:432;i:0;i:433;i:0;i:434;i:0;i:435;i:0;i:436;i:0;i:437;i:0;i:438;i:0;i:439;i:0;i:382;i:0;i:383;i:0;i:384;i:0;i:385;i:0;i:386;i:0;i:387;i:0;i:388;i:0;i:389;i:0;i:390;i:0;i:391;i:0;i:392;i:0;i:393;i:0;i:394;i:0;i:395;i:0;i:396;i:0;i:397;i:0;i:398;i:0;i:399;i:0;i:400;i:0;i:401;i:0;i:402;i:0;i:403;i:0;i:404;i:0;i:405;i:0;i:406;i:0;i:407;i:0;i:408;i:0;i:409;i:0;i:447;i:0;i:441;i:0;i:444;i:0;i:448;i:0;i:453;i:0;i:454;i:0;i:456;i:0;i:455;i:0;}s:11:"new_records";a:0:{}s:12:"tl_page_node";s:1:"0";s:15:"fieldset_states";a:16:{s:15:"tl_news_archive";a:2:{s:16:"protected_legend";i:1;s:15:"comments_legend";i:1;}s:10:"tl_content";a:9:{s:16:"invisible_legend";i:1;s:13:"expert_legend";i:1;s:15:"template_legend";i:1;s:16:"protected_legend";i:0;s:11:"rsce_legend";i:1;s:35:"pal_rsce_field_tags_rsce_list_start";i:0;s:36:"pal_rsce_field_items_rsce_list_start";i:1;s:13:"poster_legend";i:1;s:36:"pal_rsce_field_logos_rsce_list_start";i:0;}s:10:"tl_article";a:4:{s:13:"expert_legend";i:1;s:15:"template_legend";i:1;s:16:"protected_legend";i:1;s:13:"teaser_legend";i:1;}s:7:"tl_page";a:17:{s:12:"chmod_legend";i:1;s:12:"cache_legend";i:1;s:13:"layout_legend";i:1;s:16:"protected_legend";i:1;s:16:"canonical_legend";i:1;s:13:"tabnav_legend";i:0;s:13:"expert_legend";i:1;s:15:"language_legend";i:1;s:11:"meta_legend";i:1;s:16:"twoFactor_legend";i:1;s:14:"website_legend";i:1;s:13:"global_legend";i:1;s:12:"image_legend";i:0;s:16:"opengraph_legend";i:1;s:12:"title_legend";i:1;s:14:"routing_legend";i:1;s:17:"contao_seo_legend";i:0;}s:9:"tl_module";a:4:{s:15:"template_legend";i:1;s:16:"protected_legend";i:1;s:13:"expert_legend";i:1;s:12:"image_legend";i:1;}s:7:"tl_user";a:3:{s:14:"backend_legend";i:0;s:15:"password_legend";i:1;s:12:"theme_legend";i:0;}s:13:"tl_form_field";a:5:{s:13:"expert_legend";i:1;s:15:"template_legend";i:1;s:16:"invisible_legend";i:1;s:14:"fconfig_legend";i:1;s:11:"rgxp_legend";i:1;}s:11:"tl_settings";a:4:{s:14:"uploads_legend";i:1;s:12:"files_legend";i:1;s:15:"security_legend";i:1;s:14:"backend_legend";i:1;}s:7:"tl_news";a:4:{s:13:"expert_legend";i:1;s:16:"enclosure_legend";i:1;s:11:"tags_legend";i:1;s:13:"source_legend";i:1;}s:15:"tl_faq_category";a:1:{s:15:"comments_legend";i:1;}s:6:"tl_faq";a:2:{s:13:"expert_legend";i:1;s:16:"enclosure_legend";i:1;}s:13:"tl_image_size";a:2:{s:13:"expert_legend";i:1;s:15:"metadata_legend";i:0;}s:15:"tl_member_group";a:1:{s:15:"redirect_legend";i:1;}s:7:"tl_form";a:3:{s:12:"store_legend";i:1;s:15:"template_legend";i:1;s:13:"expert_legend";i:1;}s:18:"tl_image_size_item";a:1:{s:17:"visibility_legend";i:1;}s:12:"tl_cookiebar";a:1:{s:13:"expert_legend";i:1;}}s:8:"filetree";a:71:{s:8:"976bf09e";i:1;s:8:"28ce87ed";i:0;s:8:"87b6bb18";i:1;i:65613443;i:0;s:8:"abd28c11";i:0;s:8:"3a03408a";i:0;s:8:"0664460a";i:1;s:8:"de1dddc1";i:0;s:8:"6d376608";i:0;s:8:"e0afc680";i:1;s:8:"c6349057";i:0;s:8:"34a3d469";i:0;s:8:"c5989b1e";i:0;s:8:"1b20f57a";i:1;s:8:"fd52a518";i:0;s:8:"71c85865";i:0;s:8:"337dedf0";i:0;s:8:"496f30f5";i:1;s:8:"936b0edd";i:0;s:8:"2c469a15";i:0;s:8:"f14afdf3";i:0;s:8:"6005df7b";i:0;s:8:"180add45";i:0;s:8:"b582bb69";i:0;s:8:"c54a1897";i:0;s:8:"d06bcb2b";i:0;s:8:"d73e0625";i:0;s:8:"0d33e3ed";i:0;s:8:"cd1a05e0";i:0;s:8:"de745548";i:0;s:8:"e81bcde6";i:0;s:8:"b8f166ac";i:0;s:8:"ec65a4b1";i:0;s:8:"ca1e3332";i:0;s:8:"3d42888b";i:0;s:8:"39549bf8";i:0;s:8:"5e67538f";i:0;s:8:"e96e490f";i:0;s:8:"b0a5fecd";i:1;s:8:"eb081ed5";i:0;s:8:"20e69e59";i:0;s:8:"3bb56b08";i:0;s:8:"c2f05151";i:0;s:8:"2c252862";i:0;s:8:"c16a7fd7";i:0;s:8:"9eb5c47e";i:0;s:8:"34a4549b";i:0;s:8:"4970fa81";i:0;s:8:"c9b0e9cc";i:0;s:8:"a634aea2";i:0;s:8:"e2cac7d4";i:0;s:8:"0838c97d";i:0;s:8:"ba1b4d4c";i:0;s:8:"9780eedc";i:0;s:8:"f64bff50";i:0;s:8:"8f250a59";i:1;s:8:"579a95f0";i:0;s:8:"3054a4b2";i:0;s:8:"a069e128";i:0;s:8:"f8fdb260";i:1;s:8:"9371fc93";i:0;i:77837580;i:0;s:8:"64b99183";i:0;s:8:"203bb855";i:0;s:8:"b6f129e5";i:0;s:8:"2392d0d6";i:0;s:8:"da8e6c6b";i:1;s:8:"9184f674";i:1;s:8:"46e56e49";i:0;s:8:"333b754c";i:1;s:8:"47170f5b";i:1;}s:13:"tl_files_node";s:0:"";s:6:"search";a:6:{s:14:"tl_url_rewrite";a:2:{s:5:"field";s:4:"name";s:5:"value";s:10:"referenzen";}s:15:"tl_news_archive";a:2:{s:5:"field";s:5:"title";s:5:"value";s:0:"";}s:9:"tl_module";a:2:{s:5:"field";s:4:"name";s:5:"value";s:0:"";}s:7:"tl_news";a:2:{s:5:"field";s:8:"headline";s:5:"value";s:0:"";}s:7:"tl_page";a:2:{s:5:"field";s:5:"title";s:5:"value";s:0:"";}s:8:"tl_files";a:2:{s:5:"value";s:0:"";s:5:"field";s:4:"name";}}s:6:"filter";a:10:{s:10:"tl_news_12";a:1:{s:5:"limit";s:4:"0,30";}s:9:"tl_news_1";a:1:{s:5:"limit";s:4:"0,30";}s:9:"tl_news_2";a:1:{s:5:"limit";s:4:"0,30";}s:6:"tl_log";a:1:{s:5:"limit";s:4:"0,30";}s:11:"tl_module_1";a:1:{s:5:"limit";s:3:"all";}s:14:"tl_url_rewrite";a:1:{s:5:"limit";s:4:"0,30";}s:15:"tl_news_archive";a:0:{}s:9:"tl_news_9";a:1:{s:5:"limit";s:4:"0,30";}s:10:"tl_news_14";a:1:{s:5:"limit";s:4:"0,30";}s:7:"tl_page";a:0:{}}s:7:"sorting";a:3:{s:14:"tl_url_rewrite";s:4:"name";s:9:"tl_module";s:4:"name";s:7:"tl_news";s:9:"date DESC";}s:15:"checkbox_groups";a:3:{s:20:"cbc_modules_benutzer";i:1;s:18:"cbc_modules_layout";i:1;s:30:"cbc_imageSizes_eigene-größen";i:1;}s:15:"backend_modules";a:3:{s:8:"accounts";i:1;s:7:"content";i:1;s:6:"design";i:1;}s:26:"template_studio_theme_slug";N;}"
      "dateAdded" => 1683037237
      "secret" => null
      "lastLogin" => 1778481543
      "currentLogin" => 1778568309
      "backupCodes" => null
      "trustedTokenVersion" => 0
      "faqs" => "a:0:{}"
      "news" => "a:0:{}"
      "calendars" => "a:0:{}"
      "calendarfeeds" => "a:0:{}"
      "newsletters" => "a:0:{}"
      "doNotCollapse" => false
      "pageLanguageLabels" => null
      "frontendModules" => "a:0:{}"
      "tags_disable_add_new" => "a:0:{}"
      "doNotHideMessages" => false
      "cud" => "a:0:{}"
      "backendWidth" => ""
      "rocksolidFrontendHelperOperations" => "a:0:{}"
      "rocksolidFrontendHelperContentElements" => "a:0:{}"
      "rocksolidFrontendHelper" => "1"
      "rocksolidFrontendHelperLightbox" => "1"
    ]
    #arrModified: []
    #arrRelations: array:9 [
      "groups" => array:4 [
        "table" => "tl_user_group"
        "field" => "id"
        "type" => "belongsToMany"
        "load" => "lazy"
      ]
      "pagemounts" => array:4 [
        "table" => "tl_page"
        "field" => "id"
        "type" => "hasMany"
        "load" => "lazy"
      ]
      "forms" => array:4 [
        "table" => "tl_form"
        "field" => "id"
        "type" => "hasMany"
        "load" => "lazy"
      ]
      "amg" => array:4 [
        "table" => "tl_member_group"
        "field" => "id"
        "type" => "hasMany"
        "load" => "lazy"
      ]
      "faqs" => array:4 [
        "table" => "tl_faq_category"
        "field" => "id"
        "type" => "hasMany"
        "load" => "lazy"
      ]
      "news" => array:4 [
        "table" => "tl_news_archive"
        "field" => "id"
        "type" => "hasMany"
        "load" => "lazy"
      ]
      "calendars" => array:4 [
        "table" => "tl_calendar"
        "field" => "id"
        "type" => "hasMany"
        "load" => "lazy"
      ]
      "calendarfeeds" => array:4 [
        "table" => "tl_calendar_feed"
        "field" => "id"
        "type" => "hasMany"
        "load" => "lazy"
      ]
      "newsletters" => array:4 [
        "table" => "tl_newsletter_channel"
        "field" => "id"
        "type" => "hasMany"
        "load" => "lazy"
      ]
    ]
    #arrRelated: []
    #arrEnums: []
    #blnPreventSaving: false
  }
  "numberOfComments" => 0
  "commentCount" => "(comments: 0)"
  "timestamp" => 1778576460
  "datetime" => "2026-05-12T11:01:00+02:00"
  "addBefore" => true
  "picture" => array:4 [
    "img" => array:5 [
      "srcset" => "/assets/images/s/pim-dienstleister-gqxpfatme5dzwqw.jpg 1x, /assets/images/q/pim-dienstleister-cn1zawrcg29kq9y.jpg 1.268x"
      "src" => "/assets/images/s/pim-dienstleister-gqxpfatme5dzwqw.jpg"
      "width" => 768
      "height" => 434
      "hasSingleAspectRatio" => true
    ]
    "sources" => array:7 [
      0 => array:6 [
        "srcset" => "/assets/images/6/pim-dienstleister-axksvj0n1mqj4r2.webp 1x, /assets/images/y/pim-dienstleister-08bay8gsvxfq2wz.webp 2x"
        "src" => "/assets/images/6/pim-dienstleister-axksvj0n1mqj4r2.webp"
        "width" => 280
        "height" => 158
        "media" => "(max-width: 321px)"
        "type" => "image/webp"
      ]
      1 => array:5 [
        "srcset" => "/assets/images/p/pim-dienstleister-wrc80bbhrc0aene.jpg 1x, /assets/images/n/pim-dienstleister-m0szsrnv4xvwccz.jpg 2x"
        "src" => "/assets/images/p/pim-dienstleister-wrc80bbhrc0aene.jpg"
        "width" => 280
        "height" => 158
        "media" => "(max-width: 321px)"
      ]
      2 => array:6 [
        "srcset" => "/assets/images/z/pim-dienstleister-ej6gm8ezp10vqra.webp 1x, /assets/images/5/pim-dienstleister-jqrsa2wcqndrmhb.webp 1.416x"
        "src" => "/assets/images/z/pim-dienstleister-ej6gm8ezp10vqra.webp"
        "width" => 688
        "height" => 389
        "media" => "(min-width:322px) and (max-width:768px)"
        "type" => "image/webp"
      ]
      3 => array:5 [
        "srcset" => "/assets/images/t/pim-dienstleister-0tn8ze1jvyn06n9.jpg 1x, /assets/images/q/pim-dienstleister-cn1zawrcg29kq9y.jpg 1.416x"
        "src" => "/assets/images/t/pim-dienstleister-0tn8ze1jvyn06n9.jpg"
        "width" => 688
        "height" => 389
        "media" => "(min-width:322px) and (max-width:768px)"
      ]
      4 => array:6 [
        "srcset" => "/assets/images/r/pim-dienstleister-2k07nj0vrz6sbas.webp 1x, /assets/images/5/pim-dienstleister-jqrsa2wcqndrmhb.webp 1.503x"
        "src" => "/assets/images/r/pim-dienstleister-2k07nj0vrz6sbas.webp"
        "width" => 648
        "height" => 366
        "media" => "(min-width:769px) and (max-width:991px)"
        "type" => "image/webp"
      ]
      5 => array:5 [
        "srcset" => "/assets/images/w/pim-dienstleister-f74kb7chqeekheq.jpg 1x, /assets/images/q/pim-dienstleister-cn1zawrcg29kq9y.jpg 1.503x"
        "src" => "/assets/images/w/pim-dienstleister-f74kb7chqeekheq.jpg"
        "width" => 648
        "height" => 366
        "media" => "(min-width:769px) and (max-width:991px)"
      ]
      6 => array:5 [
        "srcset" => "/assets/images/n/pim-dienstleister-7x54a7d6vb66zxg.webp 1x, /assets/images/5/pim-dienstleister-jqrsa2wcqndrmhb.webp 1.268x"
        "src" => "/assets/images/n/pim-dienstleister-7x54a7d6vb66zxg.webp"
        "width" => 768
        "height" => 434
        "type" => "image/webp"
      ]
    ]
    "alt" => "Two people in an office review product details on a laptop and printout at a wooden table."
    "title" => ""
  ]
  "width" => 974
  "height" => 550
  "arrSize" => array:7 [
    0 => 768
    1 => 434
    2 => 2
    3 => "width="768" height="434""
    "bits" => 8
    "channels" => 3
    "mime" => "image/jpeg"
  ]
  "imgSize" => " width="768" height="434""
  "src" => "/assets/images/s/pim-dienstleister-gqxpfatme5dzwqw.jpg"
  "license" => ""
  "uuid" => "1b4d0688-4dd7-11f1-8d4f-0ddd8a79600f"
  "floatClass" => " float_above"
  "figure" => Contao\CoreBundle\Image\Studio\Figure {#1886
    -image: Contao\CoreBundle\Image\Studio\ImageResult {#1882
      -picture: Contao\Image\Picture {#1963
        -img: array:5 [
          "srcset" => array:2 [
            0 => array:2 [
              0 => Contao\Image\Image {#1949
                #path: "/www/htdocs/w01e7d56/esyon/blue/assets/images/s/pim-dienstleister-gqxpfatme5dzwqw.jpg"
                #dimensions: Contao\Image\ImageDimensions {#1939
                  -size: Imagine\Image\Box {#1958
                    -width: 768
                    -height: 434
                  }
                  -orientation: 1
                  -relative: false
                  -undefined: false
                }
                #imagine: Imagine\Imagick\Imagine {#1795
                  -metadataReader: null
                  -classFactory: null
                }
                -importantPart: null
              }
              1 => "1x"
            ]
            1 => array:2 [
              0 => Contao\Image\DeferredImage {#1951
                #path: "/www/htdocs/w01e7d56/esyon/blue/assets/images/q/pim-dienstleister-cn1zawrcg29kq9y.jpg"
                #dimensions: Contao\Image\ImageDimensions {#1962
                  -size: Imagine\Image\Box {#1960
                    -width: 974
                    -height: 550
                  }
                  -orientation: 1
                  -relative: false
                  -undefined: false
                }
                #imagine: Imagine\Imagick\Imagine {#1795}
                -importantPart: null
              }
              1 => "1.268x"
            ]
          ]
          "src" => Contao\Image\Image {#1949}
          "width" => 768
          "height" => 434
          "hasSingleAspectRatio" => true
        ]
        -sources: array:7 [
          0 => array:6 [
            "srcset" => array:2 [
              0 => array:2 [
                0 => Contao\Image\DeferredImage {#1919
                  #path: "/www/htdocs/w01e7d56/esyon/blue/assets/images/6/pim-dienstleister-axksvj0n1mqj4r2.webp"
                  #dimensions: Contao\Image\ImageDimensions {#1923
                    -size: Imagine\Image\Box {#1905
                      -width: 280
                      -height: 158
                    }
                    -orientation: 1
                    -relative: false
                    -undefined: false
                  }
                  #imagine: Imagine\Imagick\Imagine {#1795}
                  -importantPart: null
                }
                1 => "1x"
              ]
              1 => array:2 [
                0 => Contao\Image\DeferredImage {#1922
                  #path: "/www/htdocs/w01e7d56/esyon/blue/assets/images/y/pim-dienstleister-08bay8gsvxfq2wz.webp"
                  #dimensions: Contao\Image\ImageDimensions {#1926
                    -size: Imagine\Image\Box {#1924
                      -width: 560
                      -height: 316
                    }
                    -orientation: 1
                    -relative: false
                    -undefined: false
                  }
                  #imagine: Imagine\Imagick\Imagine {#1795}
                  -importantPart: null
                }
                1 => "2x"
              ]
            ]
            "src" => Contao\Image\DeferredImage {#1919}
            "width" => 280
            "height" => 158
            "media" => "(max-width: 321px)"
            "type" => "image/webp"
          ]
          1 => array:5 [
            "srcset" => array:2 [
              0 => array:2 [
                0 => Contao\Image\DeferredImage {#1918
                  #path: "/www/htdocs/w01e7d56/esyon/blue/assets/images/p/pim-dienstleister-wrc80bbhrc0aene.jpg"
                  #dimensions: Contao\Image\ImageDimensions {#1929
                    -size: Imagine\Image\Box {#1920
                      -width: 280
                      -height: 158
                    }
                    -orientation: 1
                    -relative: false
                    -undefined: false
                  }
                  #imagine: Imagine\Imagick\Imagine {#1795}
                  -importantPart: null
                }
                1 => "1x"
              ]
              1 => array:2 [
                0 => Contao\Image\DeferredImage {#1928
                  #path: "/www/htdocs/w01e7d56/esyon/blue/assets/images/n/pim-dienstleister-m0szsrnv4xvwccz.jpg"
                  #dimensions: Contao\Image\ImageDimensions {#1932
                    -size: Imagine\Image\Box {#1930
                      -width: 560
                      -height: 316
                    }
                    -orientation: 1
                    -relative: false
                    -undefined: false
                  }
                  #imagine: Imagine\Imagick\Imagine {#1795}
                  -importantPart: null
                }
                1 => "2x"
              ]
            ]
            "src" => Contao\Image\DeferredImage {#1918}
            "width" => 280
            "height" => 158
            "media" => "(max-width: 321px)"
          ]
          2 => array:6 [
            "srcset" => array:2 [
              0 => array:2 [
                0 => Contao\Image\DeferredImage {#1925
                  #path: "/www/htdocs/w01e7d56/esyon/blue/assets/images/z/pim-dienstleister-ej6gm8ezp10vqra.webp"
                  #dimensions: Contao\Image\ImageDimensions {#1935
                    -size: Imagine\Image\Box {#1917
                      -width: 688
                      -height: 389
                    }
                    -orientation: 1
                    -relative: false
                    -undefined: false
                  }
                  #imagine: Imagine\Imagick\Imagine {#1795}
                  -importantPart: null
                }
                1 => "1x"
              ]
              1 => array:2 [
                0 => Contao\Image\DeferredImage {#1934
                  #path: "/www/htdocs/w01e7d56/esyon/blue/assets/images/5/pim-dienstleister-jqrsa2wcqndrmhb.webp"
                  #dimensions: Contao\Image\ImageDimensions {#1938
                    -size: Imagine\Image\Box {#1936
                      -width: 974
                      -height: 550
                    }
                    -orientation: 1
                    -relative: false
                    -undefined: false
                  }
                  #imagine: Imagine\Imagick\Imagine {#1795}
                  -importantPart: null
                }
                1 => "1.416x"
              ]
            ]
            "src" => Contao\Image\DeferredImage {#1925}
            "width" => 688
            "height" => 389
            "media" => "(min-width:322px) and (max-width:768px)"
            "type" => "image/webp"
          ]
          3 => array:5 [
            "srcset" => array:2 [
              0 => array:2 [
                0 => Contao\Image\DeferredImage {#1931
                  #path: "/www/htdocs/w01e7d56/esyon/blue/assets/images/t/pim-dienstleister-0tn8ze1jvyn06n9.jpg"
                  #dimensions: Contao\Image\ImageDimensions {#1941
                    -size: Imagine\Image\Box {#1921
                      -width: 688
                      -height: 389
                    }
                    -orientation: 1
                    -relative: false
                    -undefined: false
                  }
                  #imagine: Imagine\Imagick\Imagine {#1795}
                  -importantPart: null
                }
                1 => "1x"
              ]
              1 => array:2 [
                0 => Contao\Image\DeferredImage {#1940
                  #path: "/www/htdocs/w01e7d56/esyon/blue/assets/images/q/pim-dienstleister-cn1zawrcg29kq9y.jpg"
                  #dimensions: Contao\Image\ImageDimensions {#1944
                    -size: Imagine\Image\Box {#1942
                      -width: 974
                      -height: 550
                    }
                    -orientation: 1
                    -relative: false
                    -undefined: false
                  }
                  #imagine: Imagine\Imagick\Imagine {#1795}
                  -importantPart: null
                }
                1 => "1.416x"
              ]
            ]
            "src" => Contao\Image\DeferredImage {#1931}
            "width" => 688
            "height" => 389
            "media" => "(min-width:322px) and (max-width:768px)"
          ]
          4 => array:6 [
            "srcset" => array:2 [
              0 => array:2 [
                0 => Contao\Image\DeferredImage {#1937
                  #path: "/www/htdocs/w01e7d56/esyon/blue/assets/images/r/pim-dienstleister-2k07nj0vrz6sbas.webp"
                  #dimensions: Contao\Image\ImageDimensions {#1947
                    -size: Imagine\Image\Box {#1927
                      -width: 648
                      -height: 366
                    }
                    -orientation: 1
                    -relative: false
                    -undefined: false
                  }
                  #imagine: Imagine\Imagick\Imagine {#1795}
                  -importantPart: null
                }
                1 => "1x"
              ]
              1 => array:2 [
                0 => Contao\Image\DeferredImage {#1946
                  #path: "/www/htdocs/w01e7d56/esyon/blue/assets/images/5/pim-dienstleister-jqrsa2wcqndrmhb.webp"
                  #dimensions: Contao\Image\ImageDimensions {#1950
                    -size: Imagine\Image\Box {#1948
                      -width: 974
                      -height: 550
                    }
                    -orientation: 1
                    -relative: false
                    -undefined: false
                  }
                  #imagine: Imagine\Imagick\Imagine {#1795}
                  -importantPart: null
                }
                1 => "1.503x"
              ]
            ]
            "src" => Contao\Image\DeferredImage {#1937}
            "width" => 648
            "height" => 366
            "media" => "(min-width:769px) and (max-width:991px)"
            "type" => "image/webp"
          ]
          5 => array:5 [
            "srcset" => array:2 [
              0 => array:2 [
                0 => Contao\Image\DeferredImage {#1943
                  #path: "/www/htdocs/w01e7d56/esyon/blue/assets/images/w/pim-dienstleister-f74kb7chqeekheq.jpg"
                  #dimensions: Contao\Image\ImageDimensions {#1953
                    -size: Imagine\Image\Box {#1933
                      -width: 648
                      -height: 366
                    }
                    -orientation: 1
                    -relative: false
                    -undefined: false
                  }
                  #imagine: Imagine\Imagick\Imagine {#1795}
                  -importantPart: null
                }
                1 => "1x"
              ]
              1 => array:2 [
                0 => Contao\Image\DeferredImage {#1952
                  #path: "/www/htdocs/w01e7d56/esyon/blue/assets/images/q/pim-dienstleister-cn1zawrcg29kq9y.jpg"
                  #dimensions: Contao\Image\ImageDimensions {#1956
                    -size: Imagine\Image\Box {#1954
                      -width: 974
                      -height: 550
                    }
                    -orientation: 1
                    -relative: false
                    -undefined: false
                  }
                  #imagine: Imagine\Imagick\Imagine {#1795}
                  -importantPart: null
                }
                1 => "1.503x"
              ]
            ]
            "src" => Contao\Image\DeferredImage {#1943}
            "width" => 648
            "height" => 366
            "media" => "(min-width:769px) and (max-width:991px)"
          ]
          6 => array:5 [
            "srcset" => array:2 [
              0 => array:2 [
                0 => Contao\Image\Image {#1959
                  #path: "/www/htdocs/w01e7d56/esyon/blue/assets/images/n/pim-dienstleister-7x54a7d6vb66zxg.webp"
                  #dimensions: Contao\Image\ImageDimensions {#1964
                    -size: Imagine\Image\Box {#1945
                      -width: 768
                      -height: 434
                    }
                    -orientation: 1
                    -relative: false
                    -undefined: false
                  }
                  #imagine: Imagine\Imagick\Imagine {#1795}
                  -importantPart: null
                }
                1 => "1x"
              ]
              1 => array:2 [
                0 => Contao\Image\DeferredImage {#1957
                  #path: "/www/htdocs/w01e7d56/esyon/blue/assets/images/5/pim-dienstleister-jqrsa2wcqndrmhb.webp"
                  #dimensions: Contao\Image\ImageDimensions {#1968
                    -size: Imagine\Image\Box {#1966
                      -width: 974
                      -height: 550
                    }
                    -orientation: 1
                    -relative: false
                    -undefined: false
                  }
                  #imagine: Imagine\Imagick\Imagine {#1795}
                  -importantPart: null
                }
                1 => "1.268x"
              ]
            ]
            "src" => Contao\Image\Image {#1959}
            "width" => 768
            "height" => 434
            "type" => "image/webp"
          ]
        ]
      }
      -originalDimensions: Contao\Image\ImageDimensions {#1891
        -size: Imagine\Image\Box {#1890
          -width: 974
          -height: 550
        }
        -orientation: 1
        -relative: false
        -undefined: false
      }
      -locator: Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Argument\ServiceLocator {#1809
        -externalId: null
        -container: null
        -loading: []
        -providedTypes: ? array
        -factories: array:10 [
          "contao.image.studio" => array:4 [
            0 => "services"
            1 => "contao.image.studio"
            2 => "getContao_Image_StudioService"
            3 => true
          ]
          "contao.image.picture_factory" => array:4 [
            0 => "services"
            1 => "contao.image.picture_factory"
            2 => "getContao_Image_PictureFactoryService"
            3 => true
          ]
          "contao.image.factory" => array:4 [
            0 => "services"
            1 => "contao.image.factory"
            2 => "getContao_Image_FactoryService"
            3 => true
          ]
          "contao.image.resizer" => array:4 [
            0 => "services"
            1 => "contao.image.resizer"
            2 => "getContao_Image_ResizerService"
            3 => true
          ]
          "contao.assets.files_context" => array:4 [
            0 => "services"
            1 => "contao.assets.files_context"
            2 => "getContao_Assets_FilesContextService"
            3 => false
          ]
          "contao.routing.page_finder" => array:4 [
            0 => "services"
            1 => "contao.routing.page_finder"
            2 => "getContao_Routing_PageFinderService"
            3 => false
          ]
          "contao.framework" => array:4 [
            0 => "services"
            1 => "contao.framework"
            2 => "getContao_FrameworkService"
            3 => false
          ]
          "contao.filesystem.virtual.files" => array:4 [
            0 => "services"
            1 => "contao.filesystem.virtual.files"
            2 => "getContao_Filesystem_Virtual_FilesService"
            3 => true
          ]
          "contao.insert_tag.parser" => array:4 [
            0 => "services"
            1 => "contao.insert_tag.parser"
            2 => "getContao_InsertTag_ParserService"
            3 => true
          ]
          "event_dispatcher" => array:4 [
            0 => "services"
            1 => "event_dispatcher"
            2 => "getEventDispatcherService"
            3 => false
          ]
        ]
        -factory: ContainerE4dMPbr\Contao_ManagerBundle_HttpKernel_ContaoKernelProdContainer::getService(string|false $registry, string $id, ?string $method, string|bool $load): mixed {#129
          returnType: "mixed"
          this: ContainerE4dMPbr\Contao_ManagerBundle_HttpKernel_ContaoKernelProdContainer {#132 …}
        }
        -serviceMap: array:10 [
          "contao.image.studio" => array:4 [
            0 => "services"
            1 => "contao.image.studio"
            2 => "getContao_Image_StudioService"
            3 => true
          ]
          "contao.image.picture_factory" => array:4 [
            0 => "services"
            1 => "contao.image.picture_factory"
            2 => "getContao_Image_PictureFactoryService"
            3 => true
          ]
          "contao.image.factory" => array:4 [
            0 => "services"
            1 => "contao.image.factory"
            2 => "getContao_Image_FactoryService"
            3 => true
          ]
          "contao.image.resizer" => array:4 [
            0 => "services"
            1 => "contao.image.resizer"
            2 => "getContao_Image_ResizerService"
            3 => true
          ]
          "contao.assets.files_context" => array:4 [
            0 => "services"
            1 => "contao.assets.files_context"
            2 => "getContao_Assets_FilesContextService"
            3 => false
          ]
          "contao.routing.page_finder" => array:4 [
            0 => "services"
            1 => "contao.routing.page_finder"
            2 => "getContao_Routing_PageFinderService"
            3 => false
          ]
          "contao.framework" => array:4 [
            0 => "services"
            1 => "contao.framework"
            2 => "getContao_FrameworkService"
            3 => false
          ]
          "contao.filesystem.virtual.files" => array:4 [
            0 => "services"
            1 => "contao.filesystem.virtual.files"
            2 => "getContao_Filesystem_Virtual_FilesService"
            3 => true
          ]
          "contao.insert_tag.parser" => array:4 [
            0 => "services"
            1 => "contao.insert_tag.parser"
            2 => "getContao_InsertTag_ParserService"
            3 => true
          ]
          "event_dispatcher" => array:4 [
            0 => "services"
            1 => "event_dispatcher"
            2 => "getEventDispatcherService"
            3 => false
          ]
        ]
        -serviceTypes: array:10 [
          "contao.image.studio" => "?"
          "contao.image.picture_factory" => "?"
          "contao.image.factory" => "?"
          "contao.image.resizer" => "?"
          "contao.assets.files_context" => "?"
          "contao.routing.page_finder" => "?"
          "contao.framework" => "?"
          "contao.filesystem.virtual.files" => "?"
          "contao.insert_tag.parser" => "?"
          "event_dispatcher" => "?"
        ]
      }
      -projectDir: "/www/htdocs/w01e7d56/esyon/blue"
      -filePathOrImageInterface: "/www/htdocs/w01e7d56/esyon/blue/files/content/blog/pim/pim-dienstleister.jpg"
      -sizeConfiguration: "a:3:{i:0;s:0:"";i:1;s:0:"";i:2;s:1:"3";}"
      -resizeOptions: null
    }
    -metadata: Contao\CoreBundle\File\Metadata {#1894
      -values: array:6 [
        "title" => ""
        "alt" => "Two people in an office review product details on a laptop and printout at a wooden table."
        "link" => ""
        "caption" => ""
        "license" => ""
        "uuid" => "1b4d0688-4dd7-11f1-8d4f-0ddd8a79600f"
      ]
      -schemaOrgJsonLd: null
    }
    -linkAttributes: array:1 [
      "href" => ""
    ]
    -lightbox: null
    -options: []
  }
  "tagsRaw" => array:1 [
    0 => array:6 [
      "id" => 5
      "tag" => "PIM"
      "tstamp" => 1684736465
      "translation" => null
      "invisible" => ""
      "title" => "PIM"
    ]
  ]
  "getSchemaOrgData" => Closure(): array {#1892
    returnType: "array"
    class: "InspiredMinds\ContaoLanguageAutoswitch\Module\NewsReaderModule"
    use: {
      $objArticle: Contao\NewsModel {#1867 …}
      $objTemplate: Contao\FrontendTemplate {#1861 …}
    }
  }
]
Two people in an office review product details on a laptop and printout at a wooden table.
PIM PIM

Steffi Greuel 7 Minutes

What to consider when choosing the right PIM service provider

Product Information Management, or PIM for short, has become a central part of digital processes for many medium-sized companies. Anyone who needs to provide product data for several sales channels, languages, markets or customer groups requires clear structures, reliable data flows and defined responsibilities.

However, a PIM system alone does not automatically solve this task. Its real value only emerges when product data is modelled cleanly, processes are set up sensibly and systems such as ERP, online shops, marketplaces or print outputs are connected reliably. This is often where it becomes clear whether a PIM project will work in the long term or create additional effort later on.

Many companies therefore face the question of whether they should implement their PIM project directly with the software vendor or with a specialised PIM service provider. Functions and licence costs play a role, but they are not enough on their own. Project experience, integration expertise and an understanding of existing business processes are much more decisive.

PIM service provider and vendor: two different perspectives

Vendors and service providers look at a PIM project from different angles. A vendor naturally thinks strongly from the perspective of its own product and its further development. The focus is on the system’s functions and technical possibilities. This is important, but it is not always enough when the requirements go beyond a standalone PIM system.

A PIM service provider looks at the project more from the company’s perspective. The focus is on processes, data flows, the system landscape and the target architecture. The PIM system is one component within a larger architecture.

This difference can be decisive for companies. In practice, it is rarely just about whether a system supports certain fields, workflows or export formats. The more relevant question is how product data is created within the company, where it is maintained, which systems are involved and how it reliably reaches different channels.

A product-centred approach only answers these questions in part. A process- and integration-oriented approach, on the other hand, takes the entire value chain around product data into account.

Why experience in PIM projects is so important

PIM projects differ in terms of industry, product range, system landscape and objectives. Nevertheless, similar patterns appear again and again in practice. Product data is distributed across ERP systems, Excel files, media repositories, old databases or directly in the online shop. Responsibilities have often “grown historically”, as the saying goes. Data models have rarely been consistently designed for future requirements.

An experienced PIM service provider recognises these patterns early on. This does not remove every layer of complexity, but it helps to assess typical risks realistically and address them in a targeted way.

Portrait of Daniela Baron

“From more than 60 implemented PIM projects, one clear pattern emerges: the software is important, but it does not determine success on its own. What matters is whether the data model, processes, interfaces and responsibilities are considered together from an early stage.”

Daniela Baron
Head of Digital Strategy & PIM

 

This experience is not reflected in rigid templates, but in a structured approach. Proven data models, roles, workflows and integration concepts do not have to be reinvented every time. They are adapted to the specific starting point.

This pragmatic perspective is especially important for medium-sized companies. PIM projects need to be professionally sound, but they should not become unnecessarily complex. A good project creates clarity about which data will be maintained where in the future, which processes can be automated and which requirements should deliberately be postponed at first.

Common challenges in PIM projects

Experience shows that many PIM projects start with similar issues. Data exists, but it is not consistent. Technical attributes, product texts, translations, media and classifications follow different rules. There are often no clear specifications regarding which department maintains which data and when content is approved.

This becomes particularly critical when these topics only become visible during implementation. Additional coordination is then required, data models have to be adjusted retrospectively or interfaces become more complex than planned.

A PIM service provider should therefore not only support the technical implementation, but also examine the initial situation before the project starts. This includes existing data quality, the systems involved, maintenance processes and future output channels.

Three questions help with the initial assessment:

  • Which data will be maintained as the leading data in which system?
  • Which processes should be simplified or automated through the PIM?
  • Which requirements are truly necessary for the first project phase?

This focus keeps the project realistic. Not everything has to be implemented immediately. What matters is that the basic structure is robust.

Integration expertise is decisive

A PIM system only delivers its full benefit when it works together with other applications. In many companies, the ERP system provides the commercial master data. In the PIM, this data is enriched, structured and prepared for different channels. From there, it is transferred to online shops, marketplaces, data portals, catalogue systems or other output channels.

The technical interface is only one part of the task. At least as important is the functional definition of data flows. Prices and stock levels often remain in the ERP. Marketing texts, images, technical attributes and channel-specific content, on the other hand, are maintained in the PIM. The online shop then only needs the information that is relevant for search, filters, product detail pages and purchasing decisions.

Practical example: corratec

For corratec, an integrated B2B platform was created that connects Microsoft Dynamics 365, Perfion PIM and OXID eShop. This reference shows how product data management, ERP integration, dealer processes and digital brand presence work together within one shared architecture.

The Complete Corratec Story ➜

Data quality is created through rules, not just software

A PIM project is also an organisational project. Data quality does not come from software alone, but from clear rules. These include responsibilities, mandatory fields, approval processes, naming conventions and quality checks.

A good PIM concept therefore answers more than just technical questions. It also defines how product information is created, checked and published in day-to-day work. Who is responsible for technical attributes? Who maintains marketing texts? Which fields are mandatory for specific product groups? When is a product considered complete?

An experienced PIM service provider supports companies in setting up these rules in a practical way. The goal is not an overloaded governance model, but a process that works in daily operations. Data quality must be understandable for the teams involved. Otherwise, workarounds, shadow lists and manual corrections quickly emerge.

What companies should look for when choosing a PIM service provider

The selection of a PIM service provider should not be based on technical competence alone. The decisive factor is whether the partner understands the interaction between data, processes, systems and organisation.

A good service provider asks the right questions early on, for example:

  • What does the existing system landscape look like?
  • Where is product data currently maintained?
  • Which responsibilities exist within specialist departments and IT?
  • Which output channels should be connected in the future?

They do not view the PIM in isolation, but in the context of ERP, e-commerce, marketing, sales and service.

The project approach is also important. A PIM project needs a clear structure, from analysis and concept development to implementation, training and operation. Requirements should be recorded properly, prioritised and translated into realistic project phases.

Communication is also a selection criterion. A suitable PIM service provider makes it transparent how the project is planned and managed:

  • Are efforts estimated realistically?
  • Are risks addressed openly?
  • Is it clear which tasks are handled by the service provider?
  • Is it clear which decisions need to be made internally?

This transparency is especially important in PIM projects because specialist departments and IT need to work closely together.

Portrait of Oliver Pankrath

“As an integration partner, we connect PIM, ERP, e-commerce systems and other applications into a functioning overall process. Our role is particularly relevant when Microsoft Dynamics 365, PIM, shop systems or individual interfaces are part of the system landscape.”

Oliver Pankrath
Managing Director

Data quality is created through rules, not just software

A PIM system can significantly improve product data management when it is properly embedded into existing processes and systems. A solid data model, clear responsibilities and stable interfaces are decisive.

An experienced PIM service provider combines process understanding, technical implementation and integration expertise. This helps companies assess requirements realistically, identify risks early and set up the PIM system so that it can be used reliably in day-to-day work.

This perspective is particularly important for medium-sized companies with complex product ranges, multiple sales channels or historically grown system landscapes. PIM is not a one-off IT project, but an ongoing part of digital sales and business processes.

Anyone planning a PIM project should clarify early on which systems are involved, which data is maintained where and which processes should run automatically in the future. A structured analysis helps to assess requirements realistically and build the right PIM architecture.