Editors' Review by the Product Information Management (PIM) Software Review Team
OneTimePIM is a powerful software solution designed to help simplify the otherwise complicated product information management process for manufacturers, retailers and wholesalers that market complex products like electronic gadgets, mechanical tools and equipment, etc.
The cloud-based software solution gives businesses the ability to collect, organize, manage, edit, distribute, import and export intricate product information to resellers, wholesalers, sales websites, catalogs, data sheets and more. All of this process using only a single dedicated platform. OneTimePIM makes the entire process of distributing or sharing product information a lot easier and more efficient, as once the entire product data is uploaded onto the platform, the user can easily share it across multiple channels with just a single click of a button.
Any necessary edits or updates to the product information can be performed through the centralized product information management (PIM) channel, making the process way easier. Due to OneTimePIM’s intuitive user-interface, most users can easily operate and navigate through the solution with no problem, even those who are less tech-savvy. Businesses can effectively improve their product details without wasting time or effort and spot inaccuracies or inconsistencies with the spreadsheet view feature, designed specifically to look and behave just like Microsoft Excel.
Also, the software enables users to effortlessly create custom categories and attributes for specific items, set schedules for automated data exports and to disseminate product information through an unlimited number of product channels and/or media. With the software’s digital asset management engine, all media (images and videos) will be optimized automatically for any distribution channel.
OneTimePIM offers a wide variety of features that help add value to the software with their usefulness and functionality. The following are some of the features that might be of interest to you and your business.
OneTimePIM’s automatic datasheets feature helps to eliminate human errors by generating accurate and up-to-date datasheets for your team, automatically. This should remove, or at least minimize, inconsistencies that are often caused by human interaction. The function transforms raw or discombobulated information into easily digestible data, in PDF format. This in turn can then be distributed and displayed on ecommerce websites as well as in various catalogs.
This feature is meant to ensure the product information you share across different channels is always accurate and consistent, so no prospective customer will ever get their hands on inaccurate and insufficient product details.
OneTimePIM provides a robust build tool designed for creating a well-organized professional-looking catalog. It helps to expedite the catalog creation process by allowing the user to export product information, in PDF format, straight from the platform and into Adobe InDesign. This makes the entire creation and design process of the product catalog that much easier and more efficient. Any organization’s design team will definitely appreciate this feature, as it makes their jobs a lot less time-consuming and labor-intensive.
OneTimePIM features an index tree that enables users to fully customize the appearance of their product categories within the PIM system. The category management feature gives users the ability to add or remove products from the category and through the drag-and-drop function they can rearrange the products in an order that works for their preference and strategic approach. This kind of functionality makes locating certain items relatively quick and easy and it isn’t necessarily available in other PIM solutions in the market.
OneTime’s product information management (PIM) system has the capability to send your complex product data to a wide variety of channels, which includes ecommerce platforms, company partners, your own business website and to print catalogs. This functionality gives your team the kind of freedom that will enable them to fully streamline the information management process, eliminating (or at least minimizing) the amount of laborious and time-intensive tasks through proper automation.
A robust digital asset management (DAM) engine comes as an integral component of the OneTimePIM software solution. This feature has the capability to fully automate the optimization process of any media, videos and images, added into the system to accommodate any catalog or website where you’re selling your products. It can automatically resize or reformat both videos and images to suit virtually any channel. All you do is upload the media into the PIM system and OneTimePIM’s DAM engine should be able to carry on with the optimization process without human intervention.
OneTimePIM comes with a fully capable export engine that is built into the system. This gives users the option to send any of their product data to any location, either manually or automatically. OneTimePIM has a dedicated data team that is ready and willing to help out customer businesses with creating any export tasks and processes that they may require and provide all the necessary support in case any issues or concerns with the platform arises. One of the main objectives of the platform has always been to help users save time and effort when it comes to product information management.
OneTimePIM is arguably the only PIM system in the market that has a built-in Excel spreadsheet format option for its users. This option gives people a sense of familiarity when using the platform and viewing product information. Every product detail in the spreadsheet can be edited, changed, copied and pasted, filtered and downloaded. This is intentional as it is exactly how a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet works. The spreadsheet view makes OneTimePIM user-friendly and easily adoptable, since product data is displayed in an instantly recognizable format for a lot of users familiar with Excel. Any inconsistencies or information gaps will be apparent.
When using OneTimePIM, you will find that there is virtually no limit to the number of locations, i.e. channels you can distribute your product information to, as the platform supports multiple product channels. The software also allows you to set a specific schedule as to when to send product data to your business website, catalogs, ecommerce sites, etc. every export task can be easily customized to suit the data requirements of the destination channel. This feature can help you expand to more marketplaces in less time and less amount of effort, without sacrificing the consistency and accuracy of your product information.
Ease-of-use is one of the key characteristics of a good software product. OneTimePIM has this characteristic. More specifically, it has a user-friendly image library. This PIM system has an integrated image library where users can manage and store the optimized pictures of all their products. While the software boasts a robust media repository, it still maintains a user-friendly interface that allows sales teams, designers and customers to find the images they need with ease.
OneTimePIM has a comprehensive database for effective data management. It has a comprehensive centralized database that simplifies the entire PIM process. So instead of dealing with difficult scenarios where users are fetching data from multiple sources, they only have to access them from a single platform. This can help save time and effort for a lot of people, from designers to sales teams.
Providing accurate and consistent information to a customer base, every single time, can be an overwhelming and time-consuming process. This is where OneTimePIM will really show its value, as it assists users by expediting the process and making it effortless. The software is designed to streamline product information management through centralization. Basically, it lets sales teams generate the information they need about a particular product in a speedy and efficient manner, satisfying the needs of the customers quickly.
Making sure you keep up with the growing list of product data classifications like ETIM can be a challenging endeavor, even for an experienced team. However, OneTimePIM has it built into the system, so you never have to worry about keeping up-to-date with the ETIM open standard and other product classifications. This function can benefit manufacturers and resellers of complicated technical products.
OneTimePIM is offered through three pricing plans: Standard, Premium and Enterprise. The vendor adheres to a subscription-based model with quote-based pricing.
Standard is good for up to 10 users, 50,000 SKUs, 20 GB of storage for images and 500 GB of available storage for other things. Premium is best for up to 30 users, 100,000 SKUs, 60 GB of image storage and 1TB of other storage. The Enterprise package allows for an unlimited number of users, SKUs and storage. All packages have unlimited channels and DAM system.
Online help and phone support are also available for all three pricing plans with Standard limited to only two hours phone support per month, Premium with six hours and Enterprise with unlimited hours for phone support. The vendor offers a free trial with an extension option, free setup with an expert, free consultation with their data team and a dedicated account manager.
OneTimePIM is an advanced cloud-based solution designed to help simplify the product information management processes, specifically for mechanical products and electrical supply manufacturers, retailers and wholesalers. For the most part, the product supports everything that is advertised and more.
One of its biggest selling points of this product is the fact that it dedicates itself into centralizing your product information and all the associated media content that comes with it. This makes managing product details across multiple channels easier, less time-consuming and way more efficient.
