--- title: "PIM Setup & Integration" date: 2026-03-04T11:43:00+01:00 author: Santiago Melluso canonical_url: "https://www.takefortytwo.com/en/services/pim-setup-integration/" section: Services --- [Services](https://www.takefortytwo.com/en/services/)[Back to listing](https://www.takefortytwo.com/en/services/)Development # PIM Setup & Integration One single source of truth for every product in your catalog. That’s what a PIM (Product Information Management system) is. Descriptions, specifications, images, pricing, variants, localizations. We help you select, implement, and integrate the right PIM for your business, and connect it to every system that needs that data. The result is cleaner data, faster launches, and a team that spends less time chasing information and more time selling. **This is for you if:** - Your product data lives in spreadsheets, inboxes, and tribal knowledge — and it shows on your site. - You’re managing a large or complex catalog across multiple channels, markets, or languages. - Your team spends too much time manually updating product information across systems. **What you’ll get from this:** - PIM platform selection tailored to your catalog complexity and team capabilities. - Full implementation and configuration of your data model. - Integrations connecting your PIM to your ecommerce platform, ERP, and marketing tools. - A clean, enriched product catalog your team can manage and your customers can trust. [Get in touch](https://www.takefortytwo.com/en/contact/) ## Frequently Asked Questions We already have an ERP with basic product fields. Do we really need a separate PIM?Not for inventory, orders, and financials: that is what your ERP is built for, and it should keep that job. What an ERP can’t manage well is rich product content (descriptions, specifications, images, variants, localizations) across several channels and markets. Once you’re managing content in more than one market, a dedicated PIM stops being a nice-to-have. How long does a PIM implementation take?A focused implementation with one or two integrations typically runs eight to twelve weeks, from platform selection to a live, enriched catalog. That window covers configuring your data model, connecting the PIM to your ecommerce platform, ERP, and marketing tools, and the initial catalog enrichment. Larger catalogs or more integrations extend the timeline, and we tell you by how much before starting. We tried a PIM before and it turned into another spreadsheet nobody trusted. What's different this time?That usually happens when the data model doesn’t match how the team actually works, so people quietly route around the tool. We build the model around your real catalog structure and connect it directly to the systems that need the data: ecommerce platform, ERP, marketing tools. When the PIM is what actually feeds your channels, keeping it accurate stops being optional. Can you migrate our existing product data into the new PIM, or do we start from scratch?We migrate what’s usable and clean up what isn’t, so you neither start from scratch nor import the old mess wholesale. Getting to a catalog your team can trust involves deduplicating records, filling or flagging missing fields, and normalizing attributes during the move. If the data migration itself is the harder problem, that’s covered separately under [Data Migration](https://www.takefortytwo.com/en/services/data-migration/). Is PIM selection included, or do we need to already know which platform we want?Platform selection is part of the engagement, so you don’t need to arrive with a decision already made. We look at your catalog complexity, your team’s capabilities, and your existing stack before recommending a PIM, because the right platform depends on all three. If you already have a favorite, we’ll pressure-test it rather than rubber-stamp it. We sell through multiple channels (marketplace, B2B portal, retail). Will one PIM cover all of them?Yes, covering marketplace, B2B portal, and retail from one PIM is precisely the case the tool is built for. Every channel pulls the descriptions, specifications, images, and pricing it needs from a single source of truth, instead of your team maintaining three diverging copies. Same logic behind a project like [b2matic](https://www.takefortytwo.com/en/solutions/b2matic/), a fixed-scope B2B portal built on BigCommerce. ## You might also like #### Data Migration Data migrations are where good projects go to die. Unless you plan them properly. We've done enough to know how to make them delightfully boring and uneventful. [ Read More ](https://www.takefortytwo.com/en/services/data-migration/) #### CDP Integration & Data Unification Fragmented data means fragmented decisions. A CDP gives you a trustworthy view of every buyer. We handle integration, mapping, and cleanup. No more guesswork. [ Read More ](https://www.takefortytwo.com/en/services/cdp-integration-data-unification/) #### Tech Stack Selection & Architecture The wrong stack is a slow tax on your business. We help you build a coherent architecture before you commit to tools you'll spend years working around. [ Read More ](https://www.takefortytwo.com/en/services/tech-stack-selection-architecture/) #### b2Matic Your wholesale buyers want self-serve. Your sales reps want visibility. Your ERP wants to talk to something. Get a fixed-scope fully functional B2B portal built on BigCommerce. Live in under 100 days. [ Read More ](https://www.takefortytwo.com/en/solutions/b2matic/)