"We were looking for a solution that would allow us to centralize and optimize the management of our product data," says Levent Kosumdok, Chief Marketing Officer at Angst+Pfister. By rolling out the Stibo product information management solution (PIM) the company hopes to set new standards in their print and digital product communication.
Up until now, data has been managed within the company’s ERP system. The publication process was outsourced using a program that was no longer able to accommodate the increasing amount of product data, which is currently published in five different languages. Additional language versions are likely to follow.
The key objective of the project is to publish Angst+Pfister’s main catalog, containing 100,000 products, more frequently than the current bi-annual cycle. “We will be able to deliver consistent information to our customers, independent of the communication channel,” says Marcel Dähler, Head of the PIM–Project. “Furthermore, we will now be able to increase the frequency of our publications as well as the quantity of our communication channels without adding a significant amount of extra work.”
Manfred Heckt, General Manager at Stibo Catalog GmbH, views the Angst+Pfister win as proof of "the strategic development of STEP as a comprehensive tool to meet the demands of both b2b and b2c catalogers".
About the Angst+Pfister Group
The Angst+Pfister Group is a leading global merchandiser and service provider for high-end industry components. Angst+Pfister combines efficient logistics concepts with customer-specific engineering services to supply plastics engineering, sealing, fluid handling, drive, and antivibration technology. Since its inception more than 80 years ago, the company has seen continual growth and currently employs more than 850 people in Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Italy, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, and China. The Angst+Pfister Group has a global customer base of 75,000+ companies of varying size and a product range of about 100,000 standard products.
About STIBO CATALOG
Stibo Catalog is a leading provider of software and service solutions that help companies to manage product content efficiently, and deliver consistent product promotions across multiple delivery channels. Stibo Catalog was founded in 1976, and has over 170 employees in the UK, USA, France, Germany, Denmark and Singapore. It is part of Stibo A/S, with its two sister companies CCI Europe, the world’s leading supplier of system solutions for newspapers and magazines, as well as Stibo Graphic, one of Europe’s largest printing installations. Stibo Catalog’s customers include BayWa, Denios, RS Components, Premier Farnell, Siemens, Conrad Electronic, Millipore, MSC Industrial Supply Company, ELFA and many others.
For more information about STIBO CATALOG, please visit www.stibocatalog.com |