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KEY FACTS ALLIANCE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP

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TARGETGROUP

B2B

INDUSTRY

Automotiv

BUSINESS

Multichannel

CORE GOAL

Digital Catalog
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TECHNOLOGY

Pimcore
GOALS & CHALLENGES

DIGITAL CATALOG WITH ORDER FUNKTION

GOALS:
  • Digital product catalog including ordering function with the possibility to expand later for order inquiries and orders
  • Improved promotion presentation "Deal of the Week"
  • Development of a web application accessible to workshops via the secure platform "PartsFinder"
  • Process optimization and standardization for more efficient management of product information and promotions.
CHALLENGES:
  • Cross-departmental collaboration with different processes
  • Decentralized data management with various data sources and formats, such as Excel
  • Inefficient processes: Manual publication of offers
OUR APPROACH

PIMCORE FOR CENTRALIZED DATAMANAGEMENT

Why Pimcore?
  • Optimal implementation of a digital product catalog that can be further developed for order inquiries and orders
  • Enables efficient centralized data management for cross-departmental collaboration
  • Flexible data consolidation: merging data from different sources and enriching missing information
  • Planned automation of weekly deals
  • Access control: only B2B customers are allowed to view product prices
  • Easy integration of PartsFinder (online auto parts information system) and third-party plugins
FREE PIMCORE CONSULTATION
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PROJECT PROCESS

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1. CONSULTING

Requirement gathering: Digital product catalog with centralized data management solution Pimcore. Consultation: Possibilities with Pimcore such as login options, automated deals, integration of PartsFinder.
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2. CX 

Template design: Development of a custom template design based on mockups, offering various CMS options for the frontend.

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3. DATAMODELL

Data model: Import, centralize, optimize, and maintain data from Excel in Pimcore. Data imports: Prepare and define a standardized process for data imports from Excel.
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 4. IMPLEMENTATION

Pimcore setup: Setting up the staging and live systems, integrating the third-party plugin Backbird to facilitate imports. Integration of PartsFinder: Integrating PartsFinder into Pimcore via iFrame, allowing B2B dealers to order directly from the trading partner.

"The flexible and transparent communication with NETFORMIC enabled us to collaborate efficiently on building our B2B online catalog based on Pimcore. We appreciate the reliable support and solution-oriented approach, especially the quick response to urgent requests. Thanks to the direct communication, we are always well-informed and supported."

MAREN SALLMANN & LENA WENSELOWSKI

Head of Marketing & Media Design, Alliance Automotive Germany GmbH

SPOTLIGHT

TIME CONTROL AND AUTOMATION

  • Efficient process design for Deal of the Week: Weekly deals are time-controlled and automatically published via Pimcore. This allows deals to be optimally maintained and planned in advance
  • Prices, tiered pricing, categories, and products are stored with time controls
  • Easy configuration: Users can, for example, change images for products in the backend and configure deals intuitively.
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WE ARE CERTIFIED PIMCORE STRATEGIC PARTNER

Ein wesentlicher Grund für unseren Erfolg sind unsere engagierten Mitarbeiter, die stets nach Exzellenz streben.
Im Jahr 2024 haben wir insgesamt 16 Junior-Zertifizierungen, 13 Senior-Zertifizierungen, 9 Enterprise-Zertifizierungen und 11 Consultant-Zertifizierungen für Pimcore erreicht.
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THE RESULT

  • The digital product catalog provides customers with better and transparent access to products.
  • Pimcore automatically assigns customers to their trading partners based on contracts and article numbers.
  • Customers can view individual products and prices in the digital catalog and directly request them from their trading partner.
  • Pimcore optimizes data management through centralized administration as a "single point of truth" for reliable data delivery.
  • Promotions such as "Deal of the Week" are published more efficiently, automatically, and time-controlled, eliminating error-prone manual processes.


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