Pimberly Perspectives

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This podcast explores the evolving world of Product Information Management (PIM). Each episode dives into a different industry or trend, uncovering how businesses are transforming with better product data — from driving growth and efficiency to meeting new compliance requirements. Featuring expert voices, industry peers, and customer perspectives, the series offers practical insights on how high-quality product information is shaping the future of commerce.

Episodes

  1. Mar 26

    How Builders' Merchants Can Compete with Big Retailers

    Builders’ merchants are facing growing pressure from larger retailers with serious trade propositions. In this episode, Alex McConnell speaks to Alex Phipps, Construction Account Executive at Pimberly, about what is driving that shift, what retailers are getting right, and how merchants can respond through better execution, stronger customer experience and smarter product data.

    18 min

  2. Feb 3

    Building Materials, Compliance & Safety-Critical Product Data

    Are you trying to stay ahead of the latest compliance changes in the building materials sector? In this episode of Pimberly Perspectives, Alex speaks with Tim Bodill, VP for Digital Product Passport, about why product data is becoming a safety-critical requirement. With regulation evolving under the EU’s ESPR, the Construction Products Regulation (CPR), the UK’s proposed single construction regulator, oversight from the Building Safety Regulator (BSR), and guidance from the Code for Construction Product Information (CCPI), Tim explains how expectations are shifting from basic attributes to evidence-backed, traceable product information that can be trusted across the supply chain — and why investing now in structured, governed data is the smartest way to prepare for what’s coming.

    23 min

  3. 11/11/2025

    Navigating Product Data in Travel

    In this episode, we speak with Rebecca Glynn, Account Executive at Pimberly, about one of the travel industry’s biggest hidden challenges: product data. Rebecca explains why keeping information consistent and accurate is so difficult when prices, availability, and supplier content change so quickly. Drawing on her background as a travel agent and her work with brands like Scott Dunn, Flight Centre, and Envoyage, she highlights the issues travel companies face with scattered sources, duplicated records, and complex product bundles. Rebecca also explores what can be done to bring order to the chaos and why better product data management is becoming essential for delivering the experiences customers expect.

    17 min

  4. 10/21/2025

    Builders' Merchants and Manufacturers: Product Data Challenges

    In this episode, Alex McConnell chats with Alex Phipps, Account Executive at Pimberly, about why high-quality product data is becoming a critical success factor for builders’ merchants and manufacturers. They cover the pitfalls of spreadsheets and manual processes, the impact of poor data on product launches and customer trust, and the practical steps businesses can take to get ahead. Alex also shares how PIM solutions not only drive efficiency and growth but also help companies stay competitive in the face of rising customer expectations and new regulations like packaging data and Digital Product Passports.

    20 min

  5. 10/14/2025

    Bathroom Brands & Product Data (Part 2): Customer Success Insights

    In Part 2 in our series on bathroom manufacturers, the focus shifts to customer success. Sam Crimes, Customer Success Manager at Pimberly, discusses what happens once bathroom businesses put PIM into practice. He uncovers common struggles with inconsistent data and manual spec sheets, while highlighting the quick wins and long-term benefits of automation, AI, and streamlined collaboration.

    19 min

  6. 09/30/2025

    Bathroom Brands & Product Data (Part 1): Market Insights

    In Part 1 of this two-part series, Alex Phipps shares what he’s learned from countless conversations with bathroom brands and retailers. He explores why product data is especially complex in this sector — from configurables and bundles to packaging and sustainability — and how businesses can start building a stronger foundation for the future.

    15 min

  7. 09/17/2025

    The Future of Product Data for IT Distributors

    In this episode, Alex McConnell sits down with Tim Bodill, VP of Digital Product Passports at Pimberly, to discuss the future of product data in IT distribution. With vast, complex product catalogs and pressure from new EU regulations like the Digital Product Passport (DPP), IT distributors face unique challenges — but also major opportunities. Tim shares how distributors can improve product data quality, speed up time to market, reduce compliance risk, and gain a real competitive edge. Expect real-world examples, lessons from other industries, and a look ahead at how regulation and consumer expectations will reshape IT distribution over the next five years.

    28 min
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About

This podcast explores the evolving world of Product Information Management (PIM). Each episode dives into a different industry or trend, uncovering how businesses are transforming with better product data — from driving growth and efficiency to meeting new compliance requirements. Featuring expert voices, industry peers, and customer perspectives, the series offers practical insights on how high-quality product information is shaping the future of commerce.

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  • Creator
    Pimberly
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    7
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Pimberly
  • Show Website
    Pimberly Perspectives