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Pimalion

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Pimalion is a comprehensive Product Information Management (PIM) solution developed to streamline content creation, data centralization, and omnichannel publishing. Built in Belgium and primarily serving European markets, Pimalion offers a robust suite of integrated modules, including PIM, DAM (Digital Asset Management), Brand Portal, and automated print publishing tools. The platform emphasizes cross-channel consistency, process automation, and ease of use, making it suitable for businesses managing large volumes of product data. With powerful tools for multichannel campaigns, digital catalogs, and real-time collaboration, Pimalion helps businesses shorten time to market while maintaining control and accuracy of their product information. The strength of Pimalion lies not just in its individual capabilities but in its unified approach—providing a single source of truth for product content, media, and marketing assets. Many companies struggle with fragmentation: spreadsheets, shared drives, print tools, e‑commerce platforms—all of which create silos, errors, and delays. Pimalion eliminates those inefficiencies by integrating structured product data with digital asset workflows and automated publishing, so teams can focus on creativity and performance, not manual coordination.

Target Market

Pimalion is designed for midmarket and enterprise-level businesses seeking a scalable, modular solution to manage complex product content ecosystems. It is particularly well-suited for companies with multilingual, multi-brand, or omnichannel distribution needs across Europe. While smaller companies may benefit from select modules, the tool’s architecture and licensing model cater primarily to organizations with established product data challenges and existing marketing operations. Broadly, Pimalion targets businesses that publish printed catalogs, brochures, or technical datasheets—often operating across different countries or segments, and therefore juggling localization, compliance, and brand uniformity. These are the organizations who need flexible workflows, data governance, and multilingual taxonomy support.

Value Proposition

Pimalion’s value lies in its all-in-one platform approach that eliminates silos between product data, media assets, and publishing workflows. By integrating PIM, DAM, and automated publishing under a single interface, the solution accelerates content creation, minimizes manual errors, and ensures a seamless omnichannel experience. Additionally, its user-friendly interface and modular design make it adaptable for both marketing and technical teams, fostering collaboration across departments. The print automation engine is a standout—automatically generating InDesign-ready catalog layouts from enriched product data, with predefined templates and dynamic inserts. This alone can reduce catalog production time by 30–70%, translating directly into cost savings and faster campaign cycles.

For Whom?

Pimalion serves companies across the retail, wholesale, and manufacturing sectors that require high-efficiency product content workflows. It particularly benefits marketing and communication departments managing printed catalogs, eCommerce content, POS materials, and digital campaigns across channels. Industries with strong branding demands—such as consumer electronics, home goods, automotive parts, and fashion—will find value in Pimalion’s tight integration between product content and brand asset control. It also supports B2B companies that publish complex technical documentation and datasheets, as well as manufacturers who need to distribute consistent catalog data to wholesalers, retailers, and field teams. Pimalion’s modular setup allows organizations to scale up from core PIM functionality into DAM or Brand Portal components as business needs evolve.

Key Capabilities and Modules

Print Automation Module: Automatically generate high-quality print layouts (catalogs, leaflets, price lists) via InDesign integration. Business rules automate pagination, style consistency, translation swaps, and content reuse.

PIM Module: Centralizes product data such as SKUs, dimensions, pricing, categories, and attributes. Supports taxonomy management, version history, validation workflows, and multi-language synchronization.

DAM Module: Acts as a single repository for all media assets—photos, videos, icons, PDFs—with metadata tagging, version control, and user-defined access rights.

Brand Portal: Enables internal and external stakeholders (sales teams, distributors, agencies) to access approved, up-to-date content via a secure web portal. Allows download of assets and content packages tailored to audience or location.

Workflow Engine: Customizable workflows support review cycles, compliance checks, role-based approvals, and notification alerts — ensuring accountability and auditability throughout the content lifecycle.

Integration & Scalability

Pimalion features API-driven connectivity with ERP, CMS, eCommerce, and marketing automation systems, offering both on-premises and cloud deployment. Its modular architecture allows incremental adoption—starting with PIM core then adding DAM, Print, and Brand Portal modules as your strategy matures. Designed to manage >100k SKUs and support multilingual taxonomies, Pimalion scales both in terms of data volume and geographic reach. Enterprises can seamlessly add new business units, integrate with localization providers, or onboard partner networks using the same platform.

Expert Perspective

“After 20 years in the PIM industry, I’ve seen many standalone solutions fail to bridge the gap between marketing creativity and technical discipline. Pimalion stands out by weaving PIM, DAM and print automation into a coherent, purpose-driven ecosystem.” — Jean Dupont, PIM Strategy Consultant

“Organizations that rely on printed materials, or who need to ensure that product data is consistent across multiple channels and brands, will feel the real impact. It’s not just a tool—it becomes the backbone of your content operations.” — Stephan Spijkers, Co-founder of PIMvendors

Conclusion

Pimalion is a mature, modular, and powerful PIM solution tailored to businesses living at the intersection of product content complexity, marketing agility, and operational scale. By combining structured data management, digital asset control, and automated publishing under one roof, it enables organizations to work faster, error-free, and with full brand consistency across all channels. For midmarket or enterprise companies operating across regions, managing catalogs, or supporting external sales networks, Pimalion represents a true strategic asset—not just a platform. With proven ROI, reduced operational overheads, and scalable workflows, it stands as one of the most compelling PIM solutions available today.
Active in < 5 countries
In business since 2015
Midmarket/Enterprise
Proprietary Software
SaaS Solution
.NET based solution

Customer Cases

Customer Case: Enhancing Automotive Accessory Sales with Pimalion for D'Ieteren Automotive

About

D’Ieteren Automotive is the authorized distributor of renowned Volkswagen brands in Belgium. The company specializes in distributing vehicles from brands like Volkswagen, Audi, Seat, Škoda, Bentley, Lamborghini, Bugatti, and Porsche. Alongside vehicle distribution, D’Ieteren Automotive offers spare parts, accessories, used vehicles, maintenance, financing, and leasing services.

Case Description

D’Ieteren Automotive sought to boost the sales of automotive accessories related to their marketed brands and the general public. To achieve this goal, the company aimed to revamp its internal processes, especially the management of “product” data, which included textual content, visuals, and technical documentation. Previously, product managers faced inefficiencies while collecting, sorting, and encoding data for commercial utilization across various sales channels.

Action by Pimalion

Recognizing the need for streamlined data management, D’Ieteren Automotive partnered with Pimalion, a comprehensive data management solution. The company sought a tool that could seamlessly integrate with its existing ecosystem and provide genuine value to product managers. The primary objective was to automate time-consuming tasks, allowing product managers to focus on tasks that directly contributed to the business.

Results

The adoption of Pimalion brought transformative outcomes to D’Ieteren Automotive:

  • Automated Data Import: Pimalion efficiently imported vast amounts of data, including “product” data from manufacturer factories, external suppliers, and vehicle lists from D’Ieteren. This automation not only saved time but also led to an increase in the number of references sold and improved the quality of “product” information.
  • Simplified Data Management: Pimalion empowered product managers to autonomously manage their product portfolios. They could perform targeted searches, export results, check completion rates, edit product data, modify categorizations, associate products, and more. Batch operations could be executed using an editable Excel file, enhancing convenience.
  • Effortless Data Publication: Pimalion’s API facilitated the seamless publication of products across various channels, including e-commerce sites, point of sale applications, internal tools, and Google Shopping. Product managers had the flexibility to decide where their products would be marketed.

Customers

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