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Trends in PIM, Part 3: Distribution is moving to a layer behind the PIM
Stephan Spijkers
· 2026-10-21 · 8 min read
Publishing is moving out of the PIM into syndication modules, feed tools and iPaaS. What that means for channel rules, mappings and your PIM selection.
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SAP S/4HANA and PIM Integration Options: Vendor Connectors and iPaaS Compared
Stephan Spijkers
· 2026-10-20 · 20 min read
How inriver, Akeneo, Stibo Systems, Viamedici, Pimcore and Bluestone PIM connect to SAP S/4HANA, and where an iPaaS fits.
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The Product Data Process: Onboarding, Enrichment and Publication Explained
Stephan Spijkers
· 2026-10-20 · 12 min read
How product data moves through a PIM: onboarding from the ERP and suppliers, enrichment into content that sells, and publication to every channel.
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The Product Data Model: Master Data, Hierarchies, Variants and SKUs Explained
Stephan Spijkers
· 2026-10-20 · 15 min read
How a PIM models products: master, rich and metadata, hierarchies and relations, inheritance, classification, and what sets a variant, SKU and item apart.
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SAP S/4HANA Product Data Architecture: Where PIM, MDM and PLM Fit
Stephan Spijkers
· 2026-10-20 · 14 min read
Where product data sits across SAP S/4HANA, PIM, MDM, PLM and DAM, what clean core changes, and how the systems pass data.
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Gartner's First PIM Magic Quadrant: The Cautions Are Your Demo Script
Stephan Spijkers
· 2026-10-19 · 16 min read
How to use Gartner's first Magic Quadrant for PIM (October 2026) in a PIM selection: what the criteria reward, what the 48 cautions tell you, and all 16 vendor placements.
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The Commerce Stack Explained: ERP, PIM, OMS, WMS and Who Owns What
Stephan Spijkers
· 2026-10-18 · 15 min read
ERP, MDM, PIM, DAM, OMS, WMS and the pricing engine: which system owns which data, how they connect, and where the boundaries sit. With an interactive map.
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Product Data Quality and Governance: What It Is and How to Fix It
Stephan Spijkers
· 2026-10-17 · 19 min read
What product data quality is, how to measure it, who owns it, and a seven-step way to improve it: dimensions, governance roles, metadata, taxonomy and AI.
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Product Classification and Data Standards: GS1, ETIM, ECLASS and BMEcat in a PIM
Stephan Spijkers
· 2026-10-17 · 9 min read
GS1, ETIM, ECLASS and BMEcat explained: what each standard does, which one fits your trade, and how a PIM uses them to exchange product data.
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PPWR Packaging Compliance and Product Data: What to Model in Your PIM (plus EUDR and FSMA 204)
Stephan Spijkers
· 2026-10-17 · 11 min read
PPWR packaging compliance is a product data problem. What changes and when, who owns the data, what to model in a PIM, and how EUDR and FSMA 204 traceability fit.
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PIM Market Acquisitions and Funding: Who Bought Whom, and What It Means
Stephan Spijkers
· 2026-10-17 · 12 min read
Every major PIM, MDM and PXM deal since 2023 on one timeline: Syndigo and 1WorldSync, Contentserv, Salsify, Reltio, Pimcore and more, plus what to check.
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PIM Implementation Guide: Phases, Partners and Pitfalls
Stephan Spijkers
· 2026-10-17 · 11 min read
How a PIM implementation runs: the phases from analysis to go-live, partner versus in-house, who owns what, and the pitfalls that stall projects.
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