Distributor Data Solutions (DDS)

Several reasons why we’re excited to attend this year’s GAWDA Annual Convention! From the perfect fall venue — #PhoenixAZ — to a *baller* keynote speaker (#Gronk!), and of course being reunited with our own pro-bowl partners ECI EvolutionX and Computers Unlimited, we are once again looking forward to a fun and valuable GAWDA event. If you’re attending, be sure to stop by our booth (No. 605) or better yet, book some time with us via this link (https://ow.ly/PTeA50TAEw2), to see the latest on our next-gen #gasandwelding product content solutions—including our game-changing Acadia platform 👀 🤯—designed to help you WIN at e-commerce! #GAWDAAC2024 #ImpactLeadership #GAWDA #b2becommerce #productcontent #Acadia #productaccesscloud

Welcome back to ETIM North America, IDEA (Idea4industry)! Glad to have your support ( National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED)) to keep advancing the #ETIM model and improving data exchange around the world. 🙏 😎 #LETSGO

Would you like to see a super quick demo of our Acadia product access cloud platform? (2:45 min, to be exact.) Here’s a short video (https://ow.ly/v6fm50TuAZN) we created to walk users through some of the core functionality they will experience in Acadia, including: ✨ Viewing the detailed product content for a given SKU—in an actual e-commerce/webstore context ✨ Editing that content on the spot—within the same detailed product view—for real-time understanding of how it will look ✨ And along with that 👆, comparing your (or another user’s) recent changes, side by side with the original version (not to mention reverting back, if needed), for even more clarity and efficiency in your processes. We LOVE hearing from our customers how valuable this is—whether it enhances the data management experience around their PIM, if they use one, or for those who are able to use Acadia *as* their PIM, effectively (🦾). Either way, we are delighted to be making this critical #datamanagement easier on our customers. See for yourself, and reach out if you’re ready to see more! #productaccesscloud #productcontent #b2becommerce #contentmanagement #AIdriven #theDDSdifference #wemakeitEASY

While this Big-name newcomer to our Digital Alliance Partner program probably “needs no introduction,” we are thrilled to announce our exciting collaboration with BigCommerce—a leading global SaaS and composable e-commerce platform. A lot to be excited about here: 📣 We attended their recent BigSummit conference in Austin last month, and holy 🐄 – the capabilities and innovations they’re bringing to market lately are truly impressive, but it’s only getting better—wait until you see what they’re working on next! 🤝 With an aggressive commitment to help improve the e-commerce experience for wholesale distribution/B2B, BigCommerce is a natural partner for DDS, as these customers and industries are ALL in need of better product data—delivered through better processes. 🚀 Best of all, we’ve already hit the ground running together, working with their outstanding team and some of their ecosystem partners (shoutout to Coalition Technologies), to bring a remarkable webstore-and-product-content solution to our joint customers and industry communities – check it out: 🚨 The DDS Connector for BigCommerce is now live in the Appstore, allowing BigCommerce customers to easily integrate product data from DDS into their B2B commerce experience. Find it here: https://lnkd.in/gET_rDmm 💡 Not only will this improve the online/digital experience for B2B customers, but it truly eases the burden of data management on distributors, which has proven to be the biggest challenge for so many in launching and growing a successful webstore or other digital app. Truly excited to be teaming up with BigCommerce to roll out some innovative and incredibly valuable solutions to help distributors succeed online! #BigCommerce #DDSDigitalAlliance #weloveourpartners #b2becommerce #productcontent https://ow.ly/qGBp50TuMTa

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. 👀 As it turns out, being able to ‘picture’ your product content in the context of an actual webstore is worth a LOT to those tasked with managing product data for the #b2becommerce / digital experience. When we asked our customers for feedback on our new Product Access Cloud, the number one thing everyone mentioned was how much they appreciate the visual display of their product content within Acadia’s various tools and interfaces. ✅ Instead of having to view, understand, and work with raw product data in spreadsheets, Acadia lets you see your data in the highly visual context of e-commerce—i.e., accompanied with product imagery, and displayed in product detail page and search results layouts—so you can understand how your customers will actually see and interact with it. ✅ Key tools like the Product Viewer, Product Editor, and Category Management Tool (CMT) show you and let you edit your product content and categories in real-time, at the individual product level, quickly and efficiently. ✅ Not only does this help you organize and adjust your content for an optimal ONLINE EXPERIENCE, where your customers will ultimately be conducting their research and procurement, but it makes all of this DATA MANAGEMENT so much easier and more efficient than legacy (manual) methods. ✅ No more having to make manual edits in a spreadsheet, and redo an entire product file, just to make small changes—often to a single, or a few, product listings. In short, Acadia is helping both distributors and manufacturers see how good—or how bad (incomplete/unclear/out-of-date)—their data really is, while giving them an expedited process to improve it. 👀 If you haven’t *seen* for yourself what Acadia can do, contact us for a quick and complimentary demo at https://lnkd.in/gt9W8zPn.

Cool news! 😎 📰 The DDS app is now live in the BigCommerce app store, and ready for use by e-commerce distributors looking to integrate DDS’ rich product data into their BigCommerce webstore quickly and effortlessly! 🚀 Visit https://ow.ly/L6Z750Tr9lk for more info or to get started. If you’re already a DDS (CONTENT/io) customer, your site can be populated with DDS’ Next-Gen® product content as fast as *same-day.* (And if you’re not yet, let’s do a product file match and get you set up with the data file you need—which could help you get a site up and running in as soon as a week, assuming all the necessary (transactional) integrations are in order.) We are proud and grateful to have worked closely with BigCommerce and Coalition Technologies** to bring another powerful solution to market to help ease the product data management burden on #distributors. Check this out today—and see the immediate impact that more higher quality product content can have on your site—and your bottom line—starting immediately! **Speaking of this tech-savvy trio… don’t forget about the webinar coming up this Tuesday, Sept. 24, where DDS, BigCommerce Coalition will share how we have solved the product content and integration hurdles that are typical when building a B2B e-commerce offering! Link: https://lnkd.in/gacD9ZkQ

Are you thinking about upgrading your #b2becommerce experience (or launching your first e-commerce site) but are concerned about the time, cost, and complexity? Join us on Tuesday, Sept. 24 (12pm ET / 9am PT) and hear from industry leaders Alec Berkley (Director, Global Strategic Business Development, BigCommerce), Andy Carlson (CMO, Distributor Data Solutions (DDS)), and Jordan Brannon (President & COO, Coalition Technologies), and learn how BigCommerce, Coalition DDS have solved the product content and integration hurdles that are typical when building a B2B e-commerce offering. Get ready to overcome your e-commerce product data challenges and bring your new site live in weeks! Details signup at: https://lnkd.in/g3rj625M

Can’t wait to see everyone at next week’s HARDI #FocusConference2024 in #Dallas. These events with valued partners like HARDI are incredibly valuable, and a prime opportunity to connect with and learn from so many varied members of the HARDI community in a fun and collaborative format. #LetsGetFocused #HVACR #b2becommerce #productcontent

Just 2 days until the #TIMS #USERSGroup2024 conference kicks off in #BillingsMT—one of the hidden gems of the West!—and we can’t wait to spend some quality time with the great team at Computers Unlimited and their incredible community of TIMS users and hard-working folks in the Gas Welding wholesale industry! Make sure to stop by DDS’ table or hit us up between any of the jam-packed sessions to learn how we are working with CU to improve the product content experience!

Calling all Electrical distributors: please consider participating in the latest Channel Marketing Group (CMG) survey, always helpful for industry outlook, with the added bonus that you’ll receive a copy of the results. 😎 Cheers to a prosperous H2’24 to you all! 🥂 💥