#61 Trever Chidester: From chaos to control – a merchant's guide to PIM/DAM implementation - Flying with Shopify: Expert Insights | E-commerce | Shopify | B2B commerce

Managing product information doesn’t have to be complicated! In this episode, Trever Chidester, Director of Partnerships at Plytix, shares how their tool, a leading Product Information Management (PIM) platform, helps businesses streamline product data, improve team collaboration, and implement PIM quickly - even on a Friday afternoon! 😯In this conversation Maciek and Trever dive into:How to get started with Plytix and explore its features with a free account. 🤝🏻Practical tips for efficient PIM implementation and avoiding common data management challenges. 📈Ways merchants and e-commerce teams can leverage Plytix to boost product data accuracy and workflow efficiency. 💪🏻If you’re looking to simplify product information management, enhance data workflows, and scale your business with PIM, this episode is packed with insights from an industry expert! Let’s get it started 🚀02:53 What is PIM and what it does for your e-commerce?05:55 Reasons for the growing interest in PIM and DAM solutions and merchants awareness.12:49 The AI revolution and awareness of PIM14:07 Upcoming regulations in EU and how PIM can help merchants navigate that?18:23 What other problems do customers report, and are there any hidden costs associated with not implementing a PIM?20:04 How using PIM can help Shopify users?22:47 What Plytix is offering for Shopify Merchants?27:40 Questions and criteria for merchants to decide if it’s the right time to implement PIM.33:30 How AI makes it easier to build only-needed SaaS features internally and why businesses must adapt.35:33 What product counts or organizational scale indicate it’s time to adopt PIM.37:47 What makes Plytix stand out from the competition?42:12 Who manages Plytix: PIM single owner or multiple users/teams?44:48 How much time it takes to implement PIM and what you can do to prepare for it?50:06 The return on investment (ROI) of PIM and methods for measuring its impact.53:08 AI features in PIM and why built-in is better than external tools.57:04 Pro-tips from Trever!The next episode is coming up on 9 September!Are you in the e-commerce industry and would like to share your experiences? 👋 Or do you know someone who should be on our guest list?Let us know in the comments or get back to us at [email protected] 📩All episodes are also available on the major podcast platforms. Details: https://bit.ly/3U9IYjD Do you have any questions? It's easiest to catch us on LinkedIn!Trever 👉 https://bit.ly/4oYV7XRMaciek 👉 https://bit.ly/42ldGtAFind us on:Our websites 👉 https://www.wecanfly.pl/ and https://wecanflyagency.com/Clutch 👉 https://clutch.co/profile/wecanflyLinkedIn 👉 https://www.linkedin.com/company/wecanfly-shopify/Shopify group on Facebook 👉 https://www.facebook.com/groups/4989242507789029Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/wecanfly.agency/