Our approach is personal and practical. We’re happy to explain how we work, from the initial meeting to going live and beyond.
Digitising your product data or developing a tool to support your existing sales efforts requires a solid plan. A specification service or PIM system only delivers real value when it fits your organisation, product range and way of working.
A successful partnership starts with getting to know each other. Who is the manufacturer, how is the organisation structured, and what are its ambitions? But equally important: who is ZeeBoer, and what can we offer each other?
During this initial meeting, we look beyond the immediate need for a PIM or specification service. We want to understand how the sales process works, what role product information plays in it, and how that information is currently managed. We focus on the bigger picture, the challenges and future plans.
This helps us develop an initial understanding of the organisation and identify opportunities together. Not to sell a solution straight away, but to determine whether and how we can help each other move forward.
If our initial meeting shows that we’re a good fit, we’ll work together to develop your product data strategy and a suitable data model. Before you start entering product data or developing a product selector, it’s important to know what you want to achieve, what information you need and how to organise it. This creates a solid foundation for the next steps: configuring Utopis, entering and enriching product data, and developing the tools you need.
ZeeBoer has developed its own method for exploring product data strategies and data models together with building product suppliers. We don’t just involve management or the IT department, but also representatives from different departments across the organisation. They understand the product range, customers, sales processes and day-to-day operations. By bringing this knowledge together, we gain insight into the current situation, future ambitions and the decisions that need to be made. The result is a strategy supported across the organisation and a data model that aligns with its needs and future plans.
Once everything has been set up and delivered, you can start managing your product information yourself. You can easily do this using Utopis PIM, with support from Excel if needed. We make sure you and your colleagues are well prepared through training and personal guidance. Would you rather outsource your product data management? We can take care of that too.
Want to see how Utopis works in practice? We’d be happy to show you during an (online) demonstration.
