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However, these initiatives often come with a host of challenges. In this blog post, we will explore some of the most common snags we have encountered during MDM projects and provide practical strategies for avoiding them, ensuring your MDM initiative delivers the value your organization expects.":1,"#Download MDM Ebook | Thank You":1,"#<strong ljsid-0=\"\">Syndizieren</strong>: Seamlessly publish the content to all (upstream and downstream) endpoints.":1,"#Steinbergs Alm, Sundern":1,"#After a couple bumpy years, both sides of the industry have had to think about how to deliver on their brand promise when there is more interest and activity in online and mobile shopping. Globally, 85% of consumers shopped online in 2020":1,"#Please click below to connect to your copy of the “<strong ljsid-1=\"\">eBook –</strong> <strong ljsid-3=\"\">Top 5 Steps to Prepare for the Digital Product Passport ”</strong> report now.<a ljsid-5=\"\"></a>":1,"#30 minutes":1,"#Performance Cookies":1,"#This whitepaper shows you how to design your product experience so it performs across search engines, marketplaces, social environments, and AI interfaces all backed by solid research, real-world examples, and a systematic five-step plan toward Commerce Readiness 2026.":1,"#Commerce is undergoing a profound shift: customer expectations are rising, tolerance for errors is shrinking and at the same time, AI systems, shopping platforms, and social media feeds are increasingly deciding which products are visible at all. Product data are no longer just a box to check they are a lever for trust, conversion, and brand perception.":1,"#Strictly Necessary Cookies":1,"#Experience the product data fun of 2025 with Syndigo!":1,"#Source: AMVO, 2022":1,"#syndigo@walkersands.com":1,"#As new data from <a ljsid-1=\"\"><em ljsid-1-0=\"\">The State of Product Content 2023</em></a> show, there’s a major component of the brand that often goes overlooked—product content, the assets and information that describe and present your product online. Organizations aiming to maintain an appealing brand that stands out from the crowd and engages customers should pay careful attention to ensure this critical pillar is not overlooked.":1,"#Want to find out what kind of content customers want most? Download <a ljsid-1=\"\"><em ljsid-1-0=\"\">The State of Product Content 2023</em></a>":1,"#Targeting Cookies":1,"#1. Collaboration":1,"#Please click below to connect to your copy of the “<strong ljsid-1=\"\">Commerce Readiness 2026”</strong> whitepaper now.<a ljsid-3=\"\"></a>":1,"#CASE STUDIES":1,"#Below are a few charts, links, and descriptions to help you keep up on the business implications and potential solutions to help you gain as insights to make informed decisions for your business. We hope you find this information helpful. As always, please reach out to you Syndigo account professional if you have any questions.":1,"#The adjectives to describe the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) and its impact on the world, business and consumer economy have been powerful : “Alarming.” “Unsettling.” “Unprecedented.” For businesses that make consumer products in particular, monitoring the COVID-19 outbreak has become a high-risk proposition. With the uncertainties around how long the virus will continue, it becomes a challenge to plan for the longer term. On the other hand, it is times like these where consumers can attach loyalty to the brands that serve them well.":1,"#Like you, here at Syndigo we have been monitoring the online activity of eCommerce sites as well as the industry at large. We’ve compiled some information from across thought leaders and our own information to help to build a more complete picture on what is happening in the marketplace.":1,"#Information to Help You Manage Your Business Today and for the Future":1,"#Atlanta, GA":1,"#<a ljsid-0=\"\">www.gs1uk.org</a> / @gs1uk":1,"#Mark Chesney":1,"#alexander.cox@gs1uk.org":1,"#Mark.chesney@syndigo.com":1,"#3. Integration":1,"#4. Validation":1,"#5. Syndication":1,"#Downlaod the Report":1,"#Syndigo GEO":1,"#CivicScience report how COVID-19 influences grocery eCommerce":1,"#GLOBAL CHANGES IN ECOMMERCE USAGE":1,"#SYNDIGO INSIGHTS ON SHOPPER BEHAVIOR AND CONTENT OPTIMIZATION":1,"#Valassis Communications consumer study on behavior change after the outbreak":1,"#But the reality is far more complex. A brand is also built by what the customer experiences when buying and using their products—including, prominently, all the information, resources, and media developed to describe and promote them.":1,"#It’s easy to put the idea of brand into a narrow channel defined by more obvious channels: the company name, its values, colors and styles, logos, and so on.":1,"#One huge challenge for maintaining great product content that represents your brand is that sometimes you lose immediate control over it. Once you send content to a marketplace or retailer, it can feel like it’s ‘out of your hands.’":1,"#A brand that prioritizes having lots of information and in-depth resources available for its products is considered more trustworthy, transparent, and customer-focused.":1,"#Consumers have a lot to say about how product data influences their experience and perception of your brand. Find all the insights, survey results, and analysis in <em ljsid-1=\"\"><a ljsid-1-0=\"\">The State of Product Content 2023</a>.</em>":1,"#Conquer the Digital Shelf with The Ultimate Guide to Digital Shelf Analytics":1,"#Monitoring and measuring":1,"#Once you’ve developed all the appropriate content, you need to keep it organized and readily available for use across your organization. According to the research, 22% of consumers recently saw inconsistent imagery and depictions of products across different channels, and 26% encountered conflicting or contradictory product information.":1,"#What Can Be Done to Protect Your Brand?":1,"#With content monitoring analytics, you can regain confidence that your product content is live on shelves in its most up to date, accurate form across your entire ecommerce ecosystem. This is the fastest, easiest way to look out for errors, identify inconsistencies, and ensure your content is representing your brand in the best light possible at all times.":1,"#Fundamental <a ljsid-1=\"\">Core Content and data</a> are a good start, but modern shoppers are increasingly expecting more sophisticated, engaging experiences. There’s a reason Enhanced Content, which includes features like side-by-side comparison charts, video clips, and interactive product tours, has been shown to increase conversion rates by an average of 39%.":1,"#The people working on a company’s product content might not always realize the true scope and influence of the work they do, whether it’s meticulously documenting ingredients for a nutrition label or writing descriptions for online PDPs. The impact of this critically important work extends far beyond its initial tactical purpose and has a lasting impact on how your brand performs in the marketplace.":1,"#PIM (Product Information Management) paired with DAM (Digital Asset Management) makes it easy to catalog and curate all your product content and keep it a clean, consistent ‘golden record’ for any need and ready for syndication to your retail partners.":1,"#The content your customers want":1,"#Management and delivery":1,"#The data indicate product content should be given as much consideration and priority as you put into preserving your brand identity and enforcing your messaging and style guide.":1,"#So Much More Than a Logo":1,"#The first part of the puzzle is to create comprehensive—and accurate—content.":1,"#Your brand is one of your company’s most important assets. It differentiates you from the competition, connects emotionally with customers, and defines your mission as an organization. That’s why it’s important to support it on all fronts— not just in the traditional channels associated with your brand.":1,"#According to the research, the availability and quality of product data has an immediate and substantial impact on how your customers think about your brand. The report indicates <strong ljsid-1=\"\">at least 62% of consumers will think less of your brand if your products are not represented completely and accurately online.</strong>":1,"#Witnessing the evolution of eCommerce":1,"#: Sustainability efforts can gain significantly from MDM solutions which can impact, derive, and manage sustainability claims. Syndigo connects the larger supply chain for the product and, with capabilities that support innovations like Digital Product Passport (DPP), provides a unique combination of capabilities for customers to have a supply chain Product MDM with a commerce-enabled PXM in one seamless solution. Most importantly, Syndigo MDM is ideally placed to support ESG initiatives without additional modules, features, or components.":1,"#Supplier Checklist for managing content":1,"#Syndigo’s own <a ljsid-1=\"\">Enhanced Content</a> modules confirm this. In recent weeks there have been as much as 400% increases in visitors who engaged with Enhanced Content across top retail sites, underscoring the expanding interest in deep product content. And although the reasons for this change have been brought on by very challenging events, the suppliers and retailers that are providing more informative, engaging and complete information, are showing that their organization as one that is credible, reliable, and available.":1,"#There are many challenges to distributing product information.":1,"#Protect Your Brand with Key Insights":1,"#Functional Cookies":1,"#Digital Customer Experience is ‘The “Must Win” Battleground’":1,"#Having access to information in today’s consumer goods world is not much of a challenge. Finding the right information, at the right time, however, is.":1,"#According to the study, when organizations need to build their online businesses, it’s the customer experience that gains greater importance. And the real-life laboratory to study the impact of digital transformation happened globally in 2020.":1,"#We recently surveyed global product content leaders to find out what they thought about the customer experience (CX) and digital transformation around product content, as well as their business priorities to grow. We commissioned Forrester Consulting* for this study.":1,"#3. Taxonomies":1,"#Syndigo OpenAI Connect":1,"#Syndigo Product Experience Cloud":1,"#Generating incremental lift from online content":1,"#Important alerts to monitor for eCommerce success":1,"#Finally, you can access Syndigo’s approach in response to COVID-19, published back in March of this year. Syndigo’s management team chose an early-response methodology to protect our clients’ ability to manage their businesses during the outbreak, and as of this date are continuing at full capacity.":1,"#Online grocery apps show more than 100% growth in week-over week downloads; some delivery services showed 20x growth.":1,"#covered in an earlier post":1,"#Leaders were asked about the types of data that helped them best execute on their business priorities.":1,"#As we":1,"#ECommerce analytics data was the highest-ranked need, equally across all regions, with no significant differences between them. The same was true of Market/competitive data: Although not as highly ranked as eCommerce analytics, it was rated equally highly across regions.":1,"#For example, Shopper/consumer behavioral data was ranked in the top 3 significantly more by EMEA decision makers (73% top 3) than either North America (55%) or Latin America (59%). While all regions ranked this highly, it’s clear that there is an opportunity to deliver more behavioral shopper information to brands in EMEA markets.":1,"#However, it is not necessarily a similar priority when looking across global regions.":1,"#One interesting data point of note: the <em ljsid-1=\"\">fourth</em> data need highlighted in the study was <strong ljsid-3=\"\">Descriptive and engaging product data (including images and rich media)</strong>. It was just behind Market/competitive data for the top-three slot. Within this group, leaders in North America ranked the need for Descriptive product data as the number-one need significantly more than their EMEA and Latin America counterparts. This could be an indicator of the more advanced content programs in North America – as well as a potential sign for where growth could come from in the future.":1,"#The three most important business priorities were eCommerce analytics data, Shopper/consumer behavior data, and Market/competitive data according to the Forrester Consulting study.":1,"#These digital marketers are looking to gain a more complete understanding of their shoppers by using both behavioral and sales data to understand how to make the most of their programs to engage customers throughout the buying journey. Winning the digital shelf is a brand priority.":1,"#The challenges – and creative solutions – utilized in the past year helped to drive digital transformation at an accelerated pace. And helping to win in this environment requires certain types of information to be available.":1,"#, decision-makers listed the most important elements to executing on top business priorities as: improving the customer experience, driving growth, and growing their eCommerce presence – all ranking higher than reducing costs and customer retention.":1,"#In addition to meeting the Privacy Shield’s requirements, we also worked with VeraSafe (a data protection consultant), who assessed our data governance and data security within CXH for compliance with the <a ljsid-1=\"\">VeraSafe Privacy Program Certification Criteria</a>. These criteria are even more stringent than the Privacy Shield requirements.":1,"#In order for us to get our certification, we were required to formalize our practices relating to personal data. This includes listing what information we collect, why we collect it, how we use it, and who we share it with. We’ve also worked hard to ensure that all our service providers who handle personal data on our behalf live up to the same data protection standards that we do (and we’ve entered contracts with them that require as much). Finally, we have updated our Privacy Policy to contain all of this information in addition to information about the Privacy Shield program, dispute resolution, and how to contact us.":1,"#What is the VeraSafe Privacy Program?":1,"#What is the Privacy Shield?":1,"#We will re-certify annually with the Privacy Program, which keeps us focused on our data protection practices.":1,"#What does that mean? Let’s talk a little bit about these efforts.":1,"#Privacy Shield is a framework for securely transferring personal data between the United States and the European Union for commercial reasons. For example, if a European user logs into our CXH platform, information like their username and account information that is sent to us for processing is now protected under the Privacy Shield framework.":1,"#We hope that the hard work we have put in to update our privacy practices makes your own compliance journey easier and gives you confidence in the treatment of your personal data.":1,"#Our <strong ljsid-1=\"\">Product Experience Cloud</strong>, which integrates with Master Data Management (MDM), provides enhanced content capabilities and strategic syndication for a powerful solution to meet these challenges. By creating a single source of truth for sustainability data, these integrated approaches enable companies to not only meet regulatory requirements, but also build consumer trust, improve supplier relationships, and drive innovation—all while maintaining their competitive edge in an increasingly eco-conscious marketplace.":1,"#Explore the GDSN - a global network ensuring consistent, accurate product data. Unlock business efficiency. Request your eBook now!":1,"#<strong ljsid-0=\"\">Language:</strong> German":1,"#Earlier this summer, The International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA) hosted one of the first in-person industry events since Q1 2020. The annual event, IFDA’s Sales & Marketing (SMart) Conference, hosts companies from distribution and manufacturing communities in foodservice, bringing together leaders from across the country to explore the state of industry, showcase thought leadership, and promote collaboration to improve the supply chain.":1,"#Now with proliferation of grocery delivery, the ability for a manufacturer to discern foodservice from retail has become challenging. This sudden shift in consumer behavior—or what I described last year as a “violent shove” into the virtual marketplace—has changed the way retail and foodservice companies think about how they present their products to people throughout all channels, especially online.":1,"#Well, that came to fruition! Mixed packs of portion-controlled condiments are now available in retail packs—and they sell like crazy. It turns out consumers were not afraid of bulk-packed anything. They’ve been buying from big-box retailers for years, so why not take advantage of convenient packaging, like these smaller condiments that one could usually only find by ordering from a broadline distributor?":1,"#Why was consumer behavior shifting? Younger generations, often Millennials, who tend to seek convenience, more information, and consumer-backed endorsements to guide their purchase decisions. This is where Anthony came into our presentation and told a story of a friend of his, a mother of two, who after picking up a week’s worth of groceries at the end of her work day, flew by the ‘take-n-make’ section to grab a meal kit for that evening. Why? So she could quickly assemble something for her family and maximize time with them, rather than having to spend the rest of her evening toiling away in the kitchen.":1,"#As the foodservice supply chain shut down in February & March of 2020, retail was back on top of consumer spending. Manufacturers were having to quickly figure out how to move products that were traditionally reserved for foodservice through a different supply chain.":1,"#It’s easy to see that Millennials have been steering generations, both ahead and behind them, to embrace an on-demand shopping experience (which has translated to improved online shopping experiences).":1,"#For those of you who weren’t able to attend this year’s IFDA SMart Conference, here’s a recap of what we shared on behalf of Syndigo.":1,"#34% lift in food away from establishment (compared to previous year)":1,"#Meanwhile, Anthony shared that he had already been buying bulk-packs of Kraft products for years, simply because they were available to him. Think big packages of Kraft singles, but instead of the 20 slices you might find in the cheese section of the dairy aisle, he was getting the kind a restaurant might buy, with 120 slices per pack. Maybe the average household wasn’t ready for 120 slices of cheese, but what about individual portion-controlled condiments? A.k.a. those tiny packets of ketchup, mustard, and mayo that you might find at a service counter or in your to-go bag from a restaurant. Why wouldn’t parents want to have those for kids’ lunches? Or maybe an office employee who takes their lunch to work and doesn’t want the sandwich they made to be soggy by mid-afternoon.":1,"#90% of consumers were using drive-thru or pick up":1,"#60% of food was being consumed off premise":1,"#Retail, meet foodservice":1,"#For decades, retail grocery out-sold foodservice. If you look back to the early 90s, consumers spent nearly 30% more with a grocery store than a restaurant. By the time 2014 came around, there was no gap, and going into 2019, going out to restaurants had surpassed shopping at grocery stores (not by much, but it was happening).":1,"#My thesis was: Foodservice is already in flux, which means the industry is prepared for this kind of shift in consumer behavior. I said on Zoom that day, “Foodservice is getting a violent shove into a virtual marketplace.” A few statistics I included were:":1,"#53% of consumers were using third-party apps to get food delivered":1,"#Foodservice and retail/CPG are not that different anymore":1,"#Even before the world was shaken by COVID-19, we were seeing these two industries begin to take similar forms. It was the core of my presentation at the virtual IFDA SMart in 2020, where we unpacked the behavioral changes occurring in foodservice as traditional consumers began to reshape the way they shopped for, and ultimately consumed, their meals.":1,"#This year, I took the stage with fellow industry veteran and Syndigo SVP of Product, Anthony Marshall, to talk about how foodservice leaders should be thinking about eCommerce and leveraging data, especially post pandemic. In my time at Syndigo, I’ve gotten a clear lens into how retail approaches eCommerce and the way that data is exchanged between retailer and brand owner. So I thought, <em ljsid-1=\"\">let’s show foodservice how retail is blowing away online shoppers</em>. I knew Anthony would be exactly the right person to cover this with, as he comes with 20 years of experience in the CPG world at Kraft-Heinz, driving eCommerce and category leadership initiatives.":1,"#It turns out, these are often the same people who go to work at hotels, hospitals, and restaurants to order products for their customers. According to Cleveland Research, more than 77% of foodservice operators are buying at least some of their products online. Brands must drive this visibility and relevance of their products across all digital touchpoints by optimizing how they create, manage, and deliver their content experience—all with the end goal to increase conversions and drive market share.":1,"#Ser más creativo con las opciones de pago ayudará a garantizar que no se pierdan las ventas de los compradores que buscan flexibilidad.":1,"#La evidencia indica que los compradores están recuperando la confianza para hacer compras más grandes con crédito y otras opciones de pago posterior en vez de efectivo.":1,"#Demystifying GDSN: A Guide to Global Data Synchronization":1,"#From high-tech electronics to retail grocery, brands and retailers know that the demand for quality detailed, consistent product information is exploding.":1,"#As demand for quality product information continues, brands and retailers need to keep it aligned and consistent. The GDSN® is the powerful, global network for accurate product data to drive business efficiency throughout the supply and demand chain.":1,"#Join us for an enlightening 45-minute webinar where we delve into the crucial role of optimized product content in winning and retaining customers. Drawing from our latest research, “Product Content 2024: A Status Quo,” this session is designed to equip you with actionable insights and strategies to enhance your product information, thereby boosting sales and building brand trust.":1,"#Don’t miss out on the opportunity to transform your approach to product content and achieve remarkable business growth. Register now to secure your spot in this webinar!":1,"#<strong ljsid-0=\"\">Sustainability and AI:</strong> Explore how sustainability and artificial intelligence are influencing product content and what this means for your business.":1,"#<strong ljsid-0=\"\">Strategic Enhancement:</strong> Discover practical strategies to improve your product information that can lead to increased sales and customer loyalty.":1,"#<strong ljsid-0=\"\">Consumer Expectations:</strong> Gain a deep understanding of what German consumers expect from product content in today’s market.":1,"#The resources you need to submit and update your items at the":1,"#Optimize Product Data for Americanas SA with Syndigo":1,"#With an increase in online spending during COVID-19, this metric helps provide clear evidence and attribution of the returns for your business from your marketing investment. Our <a ljsid-1=\"\">eCommerce Analytics</a> can provide many clear insights including incremental lift, to help you better understand what your consumers want and how you can reach them more effectively.":1,"#In recent months, there has been as much as 400% increases in visitors who engaged with Enhanced Content. Our clients see a lift of 90% on average in conversions when shoppers engage with Syndigo’s <a ljsid-1=\"\">Enhanced Content</a>.":1,"#74% said syndication is the most important feature in a modern PIM for their business.":1,"#Recently we had the pleasure of surveying several of our clients who shared some valuable insights around eCommerce trends affecting their personal and business decisions in this fast-changing environment.":1,"#Most PIM systems aren’t designed for today’s fast-moving retail market and are more focused on the input aspects of product content. They can be complex systems that require months and years to fully implement.":1,"#57% said their biggest obstacle in increasing the value from their PIM is attributed to the effort involved in managing content.":1,"#Or they lack audit capabilities to identify whether the product content has gone live in retailer systems. This creates added complexity, and it’s up to the supplier’s Content, eCommerce, and Supply Chain managers to manage.":1,"#The ability to syndicate product data to retailer partners depends on the level of retailer engagement you may be able to cultivate. For a modern <a ljsid-1=\"\">PIM</a> to be a successful business solution, it also must be integrated into a syndication network. A <a ljsid-3=\"\">PIM</a> with little to no syndication capabilities is not a successful solution.":1,"#Fortunately, Syndigo has been working with Walmart, and we can be your advantage to ensuring proper content submission. Recently, Walmart developed their <a ljsid-1=\"\">Connected Content Partner</a> program as a way to ensure all solution providers submit their content in the proper format. Syndigo is the <strong ljsid-3=\"\">only</strong> service provider that has been approved across all three categories of Syndication, Enrichment and Enhanced Rich Media. This means we can help in content creation, enhancement, and syndication to Walmart (and other retailer recipients as well).":1,"#Walmart’s success in both eCommerce and in-store sales are well documented. In addition, their delivery and BOPIS services have also grown. It’s clear that one path to supplier growth is to work with Walmart.":1,"#Now is the time for 2020 planning. Make sure your content is complete for submitting to Walmart. And please check out Syndigo’s resources for learning more about developing winning content programs.":1,"#Finally, we can ensure your supply chain and warehouse data complies with <a ljsid-1=\"\">GDSN</a> specifications. In addition to being a Connected Content Partner, Syndigo is also a GS1-certified data pool for GDSN.":1,"#Next, Enhanced content is what drives conversions – as much as 36% greater than Core content alone. <a ljsid-1=\"\">Enhanced content</a> helps to engage shoppers and strengthen your value message through more interactive displays, including videos,":1,"#Here are a few ways we can help. First, your <a ljsid-1=\"\">Core content</a> is critical for delivering brand consistency across in-store and eCommerce platforms, enabling an omni-commerce experience to drive sales and supply chain efficiency. Whether it’s product descriptions, weights and measures or ingredients and wellness information, Syndigo delivers Core content in retailer-required formats to the largest global trading network.":1,"#However, the combination of in-store and online requirements for product content can present a complex challenge for suppliers. Walmart provides specific requirements for syndicating product information, and compliance is critical in order to be listed prominently.":1,"#Click to read this handy tip sheet: Five ways to drive sales on Walmart.com":1,"#What deadlines should you be aware of to ensure your content isn’t pulled from the top recipients? What compliance standards or supplemental files are needed to create these experiences? What tools can you use to quickly deliver compliant and engaging experiences?":1,"#So here we are – anxious, concerned, and motivated to build inclusive content that is consumable by all, while creating the best online shopping experience possible.":1,"#Accessible content has evolved from an afterthought to being an integral step in the content creation process, that needs to adhere to certain legal requirements. Progressive countries push toward higher standards of compliance while brands and retailers work swiftly to keep up with the latest trends.":1,"#“As a data provider for Manufacturer Center, Syndigo provides verified product content and images for better brand consistency, which leads to the transparency that consumers today require,” said Chris Barnes, SVP, Corporate Development and Solutions Delivery at Syndigo. “There are many factors that influence the way a shopper searches, such as life stage, health and diet to name a few. Having all the necessary product content verified in proper format is essential. Syndigo provides this across many product sectors.”":1,"#Wicks Capital Partners is a private investment firm based in New York City that invests in lower middle market information businesses that create and deliver niche content and services to the business, consumer and education markets. Since its founding in 1989, Wicks has invested over $1 billion of capital in more than 30 platform companies and approximately 100 add-on acquisitions. The firm has applied a consistent investment strategy since its founding, partnering with high-quality, experienced management teams to build businesses organically and through acquisitions. Learn more at www.wicksgroup.com.":1,"#More than 5,000 brands use Google Manufacturer Center to improve their presence on Google. This creates more effective listings on Shopping Ads, other Google services, and across the web.":1,"#Company Provides Accurate Enhanced Product Content":1,"#TJC (www.thejordancompany.com), founded in 1982, is a middle-market private equity firm that has managed funds with original capital commitments in excess of $11 billion since 1987 and a 36-year track record of investing in and contributing to the growth of many businesses across a wide range of industries including Industrials, Transportation & Logistics, Healthcare & Consumer, and Telecom, Technology & Utility. The senior investment team has been investing together for over 20 years and it is supported by the Operations Management Group, which was established in 1988 to initiate and support operational improvements in portfolio companies. Headquartered in New York, TJC also has an office in Chicago.":1,"#Today’s shoppers are focusing on a comprehensive approach to wellness, and healthy food choices as a variable in that equation are growing in importance. In addition to the information already available, shoppers are looking for deeper <a ljsid-1=\"\">nutritional information</a> that goes beyond what’s provided on the product label.":1,"#Adding Amazon A+ content expands Syndigo’s already strong offering for clients. Syndigo’s evaluation of more than three billion product page visits in 2020 showed that Enhanced Content delivered significant increases in sales compared to those without. Across all categories and online channels supported by Syndigo in 2020, shoppers converted 7.2% more on product pages with Enhanced Content, with an average order value nearly twice as high (92.2%) as those pages without.":1,"#The retail leader’s A+ content is one of the latest additions to Syndigo’s robust network.":1,"#“We are very excited to introduce this connection to Amazon that will allow CXH users to increase speed to market,” said Justin Hartanov, Chief Commercial Officer, Syndigo. “The unprecedented growth in online distribution channels has demonstrated the power of Enhanced Content to influence sales. Shoppers today seek transparency and trust in the items they buy through online channels, and submitting A+ content to Amazon directly through CXH can close the gap between digital imagery and the physical product.”":1,"#<a ljsid-0=\"\">Part 1</a> and <a ljsid-2=\"\">Part 2</a> of this series explored the categories of content submissions and how Syndigo’s Content Experience Hub (CXH) makes it possible to manage all of them in one platform. So it should come as no surprise that retailers can use CXH for syndication needs as well. This comprehensive platform gives brands the ability to seamlessly syndicate both their Core and Enhanced Content to retailers, in the preferred formats and specifications set by each retail organization.":1,"#Eche un vistazo a algunos de estos poderosos ejemplos de marcas que utilizan contenido mejorado para destacarse en el mercado.":1,"#Reducción de devoluciones":1,"#Los vendedores en línea más exitosos en México aprovechan esta oportunidad para cautivar a los compradores, mantenerlos en su página y contar la historia completa de su marca.":1,"#Source: eMarketer":1,"#Customer Session 3":1,"#Syndigo‘s View to the Market":1,"#With over two decades of comprehensive expertise in Product Information Management (PIM) and as a certified Syndigo partner, <a ljsid-1=\"\">Arvato Systems</a> offers customised solutions for companies that want to strategically use and optimise their product data.":1,"#PROKOM Data Days 2025":1,"#What You Will Learn:":1,"#If you’re looking for a creative and quick, way to bump up customer engagement and sales, stand out from the crowd with Syndigo’s Enhanced Content. […]":1,"#As global System integration partner of Syndigo, Infosys was awarded EMEA Global Partner of the year, due to their continued growth and expansion into multinational projects with enterprise clients headquartered in Europe. Use case solutions included multidomain master data management (MDM) and content, to eCommerce projects in retail, CPG and manufacturing. Joint customer projects have included companies such as Ralph Lauren.":1,"#Syndigo works with delivery partners who provide specific services. The Delivery Partner Award recognizes a partner whose collaboration was crucial to Syndigo’s success. For 2022, the North America Delivery Partner of the Year was ThoughtSpark. Through a thorough knowledge of Syndigo’s solution portfolio and a consistent engagement partnership throughout the past five years, ThoughtSpark consistently displayed an unwavering commitment to excellence through its client engagements with Syndigo.":1,"#Syndigo EMEA Global Partner of the year 2022: Infosys":1,"#Syndigo North America Delivery Partner of the Year 2022: ThoughtSpark":1,"#Syndigo EMEA Regional Partner of the year 2022: Advellence":1,"#EMEA Partners Announced in Barcelona":1,"#How does it save time or money in preparation or output?":1,"#What does it look like out of the box?":1,"#What does it look like in the case box?":1,"#What does it look like in use?":1,"#In addition to knowing about the product they’re purchasing (and what to expect it to look like), foodservice chefs and DSRs also need to know what’s going to show up at the back door, how it can be stored, and what can be done with it. After all, different brands of food items essentially look the same; if a close up shot is all that is presented, it does not give the distributor the ability to understand how the product can be delivered, stored, or prepped.":1,"#What does your product do / what is it for?":1,"#What are the important features?":1,"#Here’s an example for a pre-made egg product that’s popular in foodservice":1,"#For great foodservice content, ensure you have answered these four questions:":1,"#Over the last decade (and certainly in the last year), the world of content production has changed drastically. More and more, suppliers have moved from haphazardly collecting images and marketing content to satisfy the basic demands of distributors, to delivering a greater level of descriptions, identifiers and yes, also photos. As technology expands and food outlets shrink, it is important to deliver the type of content that can engage consumers, but also helps generate trust with distributors through completeness and accuracy. While simply providing something may have satisfied compliance needs in the past, those times are long gone. Here are couple of things to think about.":1,"#Here’s an example, with a single, simple item… Tortilla chips!":1,"#The right images are critical – and one is not enough!":1,"#This kind of background information is extremely helpful for busy chef/DSRs who are looking to build out their menus at a high volume.":1,"#Consider who you are not selling to (hint: Not the end consumer!)":1,"#What does it look like raw out of the packaging?":1,"#How is it different than a competing item?":1,"#As a brand owner, it’s important to include engaging imagery around your items… Glamour shots of your product being enjoyed by a family at a dining room table, for example, or the latest video ad. This is essential today when selling to the end consumer, but in foodservice, a Chef and Distributor Sales Rep (DSR) have additional, specific information they need to know.":1,"#We know that mobile search by shoppers has exploded in the past year. And nearly all major foodservice operators are buying products online. And even if your organization has strong imagery to drive online consumer sales, it’s equally important to ensure you have the digital assets to meet your distributor partners’ needs as well. So, what’s online is what your consumer will see, and whatever your product looks like in the distributor’s system is what distributors will see. As a supplier, it’s important to ask yourself… what do my products look like to my buyer…and am I providing the right information? Are my images helping or hurting my sales?":1,"#ECOMMERCE ANALYTICS":1,"#Learn more about our eCommerce Analytics solutions":1,"#74% said they are trying to recreate in-store shopping experiences online.":1,"#Our robust reporting capabilities answer important questions like “Is my content performing as well as it should?” or “Did my search rank go down?”":1,"#Driving Sales with eCommerce Analytics":1,"#This is the perfect opportunity for you to capitalize on accurate, complete meaningful review content from consumers.":1,"#Creating Engaging Shopping Experiences":1,"#By using incremental lift, you can also calculate incremental revenue, which tells you exactly how much additional revenue is attributable because of incremental lift.":1,"#The Modern PIM":1,"#Enhanced Content tells engaging product stories that translate into best-in-class shopper experiences and checkouts. Since the advent of COVID-19, enhanced content – video, image galleries, comparison charts – has seen a dramatic uptick.":1,"#75% said the impact of content changes on sales lift is the most critical analytic to measure for the future.":1,"#Enhanced Content helps shoppers engage with products online when they are less inclined to physically touch them or be in close proximity of in-store shoppers.":1,"#One example is to think about how low inventory levels are forcing shoppers to buy different products and seek validation accordingly from ratings and reviews.":1,"#GUIDE: Truth in Syndication":1,"#63% said ratings & reviews are the most valuable online shopping experiences":1,"#Compare with Live, Content Integrity, Digital Shelf Analytics, Add-On Reports":1,"#Leveraging analytics to navigate COVID-19 and the new normal has become non-negotiable. in today’s unprecedented times, analytics is crucial for measuring shopper behavior and content performance against competitors. With our eCommerce Analytics, it is easy to understand and improve your product performance at a much deeper level.":1,"#58% said they assess their product’s eCommerce strengths and weaknesses with content health rules and digital shelf analytics reports.":1,"#Ratings and review content is having a greater impact on consumer behavior in the COVID-19 era. Consumers are interacting more with product content, including review content.":1,"#The changes to retail workflows and requirements can happen unexpectedly and often. Without full-time monitoring and communication, items that once were listed and compliant may disappear online without much notice.":1,"#71% said their biggest challenge when syndicating content is keeping track of multiple, evolving recipient requirements.":1,"#Challenges of Syndication":1,"#As more companies begin to report their recent earnings, it reinforces what earlier data indicated: the pandemic-related closures and social separation policies did positively increase online shopping and purchasing behavior. Many retailers listed growth in eCommerce activities as helping their performance, even with the additional costs related to staffing and protection in response to COVID-19. Since many of these companies are also Syndigo clients, we have also seen a correlated increase in interest and activity in enhanced content which helps drives online sales.":1,"#Many of the country’s largest retailers showed strong online growth, with <a ljsid-1=\"\">Walmart detailing a 74% increase in eCommerce sales</a>, even as comparable store sales also grew by 10%.":1,"#Retail eCommerce Growth Continues | Syndigo":1,"#The results are in…":1,"#“The sizing chart doesn’t reflect kids’ clothing.”":1,"#“There’s a lack of nutritional information on the can.”":1,"#“It’s unclear which devices this Electronics item can connect to.”":1,"#“This universal remote is not really universal.”":1,"#Syndigo solutions include: detailed and verified product information with audit analytics to help facilitate buying decisions; syndication of data to GS1 global standards via GDSN; store optimization services for effective in-store layouts and shelf merchandising; publishing of rich product content integrated into retail sites globally; and interactive tools to allow restaurant and foodservice brands to organize and share nutrition data with their customers.":1,"#Syndigo helps clients grow sales by providing extensive product content, nutrition information and digital media that power engaging experiences across brands, distributors and retailers. Clients in industries such as automotive, consumer goods, DIY, foodservice, grocery, hardlines, and healthcare all benefit from Syndigo’s integrated platform, Content Experience Hub – which enables clients to collect, store, manage, syndicate and publish their content for consumers across the largest trading network in the world.":1,"#<strong ljsid-0=\"\">2. Leverage wellness insights to focus resources — </strong>Retailer margins are always tight. It is sometimes difficult to choose where to focus resources to make the most impact. By using Syndigo’s wellness capabilities, you can understand your overall product catalog and where to invest in more popular wellness items. By leveraging these catalog insights, you focus your resources and systematically enrich your product content where most beneficial.":1,"#<strong ljsid-0=\"\">1. Personalize the customer experience — </strong>Retailers can power greater consumer connections using enhanced wellness attributes. Shoppers today are looking to get more specific in understanding what is in the food they buy. By leveraging an omni-commerce strategy to personalize shopper interactions in-store, online across any device, and throughout all marketing efforts, retailers can drive sales by delivering transparency into deeper wellness attributes. For example, personalizing product discovery by recommending products online that fit a shopper’s specified wellness preferences can tie to in-store shelf tags highlighting healthy products. This type of personalization also drives loyalty – as many as one in three shoppers will switch online retail vendors when personalized offers were made.":1,"#There are many additional ways that using wellness attributes can help retailers as well; for example, identifying the percentages of product assortment that meets certain wellness claims to adjust product mix; using shelf tags in store to call out wellness attributes on the shelf; or by promoting products with wellness characteristics in weekly circulars or in store.":1,"#3 Ways Brands Can Use Health & Wellness Claims to Drive Their Business":1,"#<strong ljsid-0=\"\">3. Increase basket size and loyalty to drive sales — </strong>When your shopper uses nutrition-based filters in planning their trip, the average basket size increases by 11%. Sales of foods in special diet categories have grown by more than 50% since 2014*, and retailers can tap into this demand by giving shoppers the nutrition filters and sorting capabilities they seek. With Syndigo wellness attributes, you can meet the shopper’s need online and in real time.":1,"#3 Ways Retailers Can Use Health & Wellness Claims to Drive Their Business":1,"#Here are three ways that retailers can use Syndigo’s wellness capabilities to benefit their business:":1,"#Can’t Manage What You Can’t Measure":1,"#for more information.":1,"#Adaptación a una nueva realidad digital":1,"#Fuente: AMVO, 2022":1,"#Los datos y la información correctos en el momento adecuado":1,"#Motivadores principales para comprar en línea para compradores mexicanos":1,"#Don’t miss out! Learn more in our comprehensive whitepaper, “Master Data Management for Sustainability”.":1,"#Ready to Transform Your Sustainability Data Management?":1,"#The journey toward sustainability excellence requires a methodical approach that addresses foundational data capabilities, technological infrastructure, and organizational culture simultaneously. By following a structured implementation plan, businesses can overcome common obstacles and accelerate their progress toward both sustainability goals and enhanced business performance.":1,"#Understanding the value of sustainable data management is only the first step—organizations must now translate this knowledge into concrete, strategic action to realize the full potential of their sustainability initiatives.":1,"#Transparent information builds consumer confidence, strengthens supplier relationships, and generates data-driven insights that promote eco-friendly product development. Ultimately, these integrated solutions not only support environmental responsibility but also create tangible business value by increasing customer trust, improving operational efficiency, and enhancing market competitiveness.":1,"#Implementing a robust sustainability data management strategy delivers measurable returns across multiple business dimensions. By integrating Master Data Management, enhanced content, and syndication, organizations gain competitive advantages through improved operational efficiency and stronger brand positioning. This approach transforms sustainability from a cost center into a strategic driver of innovation, customer loyalty, and long-term business growth.":1,"#Syndication completes the sustainability data management ecosystem by distributing information across various platforms and stakeholders. This approach ensures consistent and accurate transmission of product data and sustainability information throughout the value chain. By maintaining cross-channel consistency, enabling real-time data sharing, and supporting market expansion, syndication promotes transparency, facilitates collaboration, and helps organizations effectively communicate their sustainability credentials across different channels and global markets.":1,"#The Connective Power of Syndication: Building a Sustainable Future":1,"#Enhanced content—detailed product information that goes beyond basic descriptions—plays a vital role in sustainability strategies. This includes information on product lifecycle, environmental impact, sourcing, and compliance with sustainability standards. By providing customers with detailed information about product origins, materials, and environmental impact, organizations can build trust and encourage sustainable purchasing decisions. Rich content also allows companies to evaluate suppliers based on sustainability criteria, ensuring alignment with overall sustainability goals. Furthermore, detailed content helps design teams understand the environmental impact of materials and processes, leading to more eco-friendly product development.":1,"#By consolidating product information from multiple sources, MDM enables organizations to generate precise sustainability reports, track performance metrics comprehensively, and ensure regulatory compliance. This approach allows companies to maintain a consistent and reliable sustainability score, helping them meet environmental regulations and prepare for emerging requirements like the <strong ljsid-1=\"\">Digital Product Passport</strong> by maintaining up-to-date and accessible data across all operational areas.":1,"#<strong ljsid-0=\"\">Performance Tracking</strong>: With MDM, organizations can track sustainability metrics across different departments and operations, gaining a holistic view of their performance.":1,"#<strong ljsid-0=\"\">Regulatory Compliance</strong>: MDM ensures that all sustainability data is up to date, facilitating compliance with environmental regulations and preparing organizations for upcoming requirements like the Digital Product Passport.":1,"#<strong ljsid-0=\"\">Unified Reporting</strong>: By consolidating data from various sources, MDM enables accurate sustainability reporting and provides organizations with a clear sustainability score across products and suppliers.":1},"version":36543}]