In the world of e-commerce, data is everything. At Distributor Data Solutions (DDS), we believe that products should be presented and marketed as manufacturers intended—complete with their accompanying features, specifications, installation videos, product brochures, enhanced images, spec sheets and more.
So… what does DDS do?
We provide enhanced product content solutions to help:
– Manufacturers deliver the best product content to their distributors, which helps
– Distributors power their e-commerce websites, which ultimately benefits
– End-User Customers, who need better product content to make purchasing decisions
At DDS, we manage and deliver complete product content that is:
Direct from industry-leading Electrical, Lighting, Solar, Plumbing, HVAC, Tool, Industrial and Automation manufacturers
Without limitations—all product information, in all forms, that is available from distribution-friendly manufacturers
Organized for enhanced usability, and ready to work with any e-commerce platform, eProcurement system or marketplace
And how do we do it?
We use the power of today’s leading-edge technologies—and some exceptional people with very special skillsets—to deliver this content via automated delivery options (API/exports) that integrate seamlessly with each distributor’s e-commerce platform.
And how does this help you?
We help you deliver an exceptional, customer-friendly e-commerce experience with the most robust product and marketing information available.
– Manufacturers: this preserves your complete, consistent and up-to-date product and marketing messaging across multiple distributors and channels.
– Distributors: this differentiates your site in the marketplace and drives sales, giving you a true competitive advantage.
WE ARE DISTRIBUTOR DATA SOLUTIONS
We help manufacturers, distributors and other industry professionals by providing technical solutions to the challenges of e-commerce product content and data management. By leveraging cutting-edge data technologies to aggregate, enhance, normalize and deliver the best product data available, you can provide a world-class e-commerce experience for your customers. We work with more than 870 manufacturers as well as some of the top distributors and marketing groups in the Electrical, Lighting, Solar, Plumbing, HVAC, Tool, Industrial and Automation industries.
OUR PRODUCT OFFERINGS
ENHANCED PRODUCT CONTENT
Comprehensive, e-commerce-ready product content, direct from manufacturers, platform-agnostic, and custom formatted for each distributor's website.
TAXONOMY MANAGEMENT
Intelligent product taxonomy management, including UNSPSC, ETIM and custom categories, plus normalized drill-down refinements, for easy product search and selection.
PRODUCT MAINTENANCE
Regular content updates and enhancements—managed by us—ensures your customers can always rely on you for the latest products and most complete and accurate information.
TRANSLATED CONTENT
An industry exclusive: Complete product content delivered world-wide in any language, allowing you to service your international customer base.
CUSTOM SPEC DELIVERY
Adhering to your unique normalized spec is something we do at scale, ensuring accurate and uniform presentation of content to your customers, and quicker time to market.
ETIM CLASSIFICATION
An industry exclusive: ETIM bulk product classification portal for manufacturers, giving you the ability to quickly classify products and distribute them to your customers.
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HAPPY END USERS
GIVE YOUR CUSTOMERS THE CONTENT THEY WANT
E-commerce is redefining the way people research and purchase goods. Your customers are demanding better content and are selecting which sites to buy from based on ease of search and quality of product content. Delivering on this expectation takes both manufacturers and distributors significant time, talent and technology.
| MANUFACTURERS
For the first time ever, you have a technologically-savvy partner who can help you deliver complete, accurate and web-ready product and marketing content to your distributors, and ultimately, your joint customers. |
DISTRIBUTORS
Finally, you can now offer a more robust and customer-friendly e-commerce experience for a fraction of the cost—and have it maintained for you, cost-effectively. |
OUR VALUED PARTNERS
THE DDS DIFFERENCE
DDS delivers enhanced e-commerce product content, as well as technology-driven data management solutions,
but we do it differently.
Our approach is unique and refreshing—intelligent and revolutionary, really—and it’s based on a simple philosophy that drives our technological vision.
