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The technology investment landscape is undergoing a profound transformation, driven by a confluence of groundbreaking technological advancements and significant macroeconomic shifts. An unprecedented …
My father taught me a long time ago: Don’t pound nails with a screwdriver. Some version of this lesson has been taught to every child, mostly because we were busy wrecking our fathers’ too…
Why Data Remediation Projects Fail Whenever someone writes an analysis of why a product data project failed, the primary reason they give is that the tool failed to deliver on expectations. Having bee…
Walmart Removes Some Self-Checkout Options Due to a Billion-Dollar Problem – Theft For nearly two decades, self-checkout lanes were championed as the epitome of retail innovation, promising an expedit…
How Intelligent Search is Reshaping Product Discovery and the Future of PPC The landscape of online shopping is undergoing a profound transformation, driven by the rapid advancements in artificial int…
As I stated in our last blog, “Data As An Asset > Data As An Expense“, there is an investment required in data to both create and maintain that data as one of your company’s most …
In the modern enterprise, data is everywhere. It flows through every department, fuels every decision, and increasingly, determines market success. Yet, despite its undeniable importance, many organiz…
Data is the lifeblood of modern organizations, fueling everything from daily operations to strategic decision-making. However, the sheer volume and complexity of data often lead to a critical oversigh…
Symptomology Is A Distraction to a Problem Statement A couple of months ago, I performed a workshop for a large client where we were trying to determine how to implement a Product Information Manageme…
The Hidden Costs of Unnecessary Attributes In the increasingly competitive landscape of e-commerce and retail, product attribute management plays a pivotal role in defining the success of product taxo…
The difference between causation and correlation is often misunderstood when applied to product returns. Did the bad product data cause the return, or did bad product data correlate to increased produ…
AI: The Personalization Powerhouse For years, marketers have dreamed of delivering highly personalized content tailored to each individual customer. The concept of creating unique experiences based on…
Introduction to Product Data Syndication In today’s digital commerce landscape, product data syndication has become a critical component for manufacturers to sell their products outside of their…
Introduction to PIM and PXM In today’s dynamic digital commerce landscape, the management and presentation of product information have become critical to business success. This leads us to two i…
Impacts of AI on Search – and more specifically Product Catalog searches I have been using ChatGPT and Gemini (formerly Bard) at a continuously increasing rate over the last 18 months. I t…
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