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The Ecommerce Playbook for Getting Mentioned by AI

Want your brand to show up in AI search results? This guide breaks down how to optimize your product pages, what else to improve across your website, and which platforms to focus on to earn those mentions.

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Diagram of a parent product branching into variant groups
Ecommerce
October 5, 2026

Do Product Variants Need Their Own Descriptions?

Learn when a product variant needs its own description and which attributes can inherit from the parent, with examples from Google and Amazon.

Supplier spreadsheets, PDFs and mismatched files flowing into one consistent product record
Ecommerce
October 2, 2026

Best PIM software for distributors in 2026

Compare the best PIM software for distributors in 2026 on supplier data, technical attributes, categorization and channel-ready product data.

One product record kept in sync with several retailers through GDSN
Ecommerce
October 2, 2026

What Is GDSN? How the Global Data Synchronization Network Works

GDSN explained: how the Global Data Synchronization Network works, what a data pool is, what data it carries, and how it fits with a PIM.

Stacked PLM spec versions, with the approved version flowing into a PIM product listing
Ecommerce
September 30, 2026

PIM vs PLM: What's the difference and do you need both?

PLM manages a product while it's designed and made. PIM manages the information needed to sell it. See how they differ and when you need both.

A facet panel with checked values and a width slider, next to a grid of filtered sofa results
Ecommerce
September 30, 2026

Faceted search best practices for ecommerce

Faceted search only works when product data is complete and consistent. See how to choose and design facets, and keep facet URLs from hurting SEO.

One product record connected to site search, a storefront, a marketplace and an AI shopping assistant
Ecommerce
September 29, 2026

What is composable commerce? How it works and where product data fits

Composable commerce builds a store from separate tools connected by APIs. See how it compares with headless and why product data shapes the results.

Fields in an old catalog mapped to fields on a new platform, with one field still unmatched
Ecommerce
September 28, 2026

Ecommerce replatforming checklist: how to move your product data

A product data checklist for ecommerce replatforming: audit variants, confirm the destination format, map attributes and URLs, and test before cutover.

A product record with an owner on each field, and an approval card for the one field still waiting on sign-off
Ecommerce
September 25, 2026

PIM data governance: how to keep product data consistent at scale

Learn how PIM data governance keeps product data accurate at catalog scale, from attribute ownership and data standards to validation rules and approvals.

A messy batch of supplier product photos edited into a consistent, catalog-ready image grid
Ecommerce
September 25, 2026

Best AI product photo editing tools for ecommerce catalogs in 2026

Compare the best AI product photo editing tools for ecommerce catalogs in 2026, from image APIs and creative generators to PIM-based platforms.

An MDM identity record and a PIM product listing joined by a shared product identifier
Ecommerce
September 20, 2026

PIM vs MDM: what’s the difference and when do you need both?

A PIM makes product content sellable. An MDM keeps core records consistent across every system you run. What each one owns, how they stay in sync, and when you need both.

Product records moving in batches from a current PIM into a new PIM
Ecommerce
September 17, 2026

How to migrate your PIM: a practical guide

A practical guide to PIM migration, from choosing an approach to reducing risk as your product data moves, with a checklist to work from.

Complete product data feeding SEO, GEO and AEO
SEO
August 5, 2026

Answer Engine Optimization (AEO): What It Is and How It Relates to SEO and GEO

Answer engine optimization (AEO) is the practice of becoming the source AI answers cite. What AEO means, how it relates to GEO and SEO, and where ecommerce teams should start.

Three product records queued for catalog work, the first with its attributes filled in and one value flagged for review
Ecommerce
July 16, 2026

What Is Ecommerce Catalog Management and How Does AI Change It?

What ecommerce catalog management includes, the four places it breaks at scale, and how AI shifts the work from typing every field to reviewing exceptions.

A PIM product data record flowing into a channel-ready PXM product listing
Ecommerce
July 13, 2026

PIM vs PXM: What's the Difference and Which Do You Need?

PIM stores and manages product data. PXM manages the full product experience built on that data. See the differences, a comparison table, and when you need which.