Catalogue Creators

Do you need to create a full blown web based catalogue, or regularly import data from multiple sources such as Spreadsheets, PDF files, Word Files, Databases etc. to create files in a defined format to import into your ERP systems? More . . .

Creating an electronic catalogue of your product range may appear straight forward at first – but to create an electronic catalogue that delivers business and attracts users to your site is not straight forward.  Numerous decisions have to be carefully made and getting any one of them wrong could severely impact the performance of your catalogue.  Some of the important things to consider are:

• What international standards are important and which should apply?
• How is the product range to be grouped for easy navigation selection and analysis?
• What features are important?
• What naming convention should be used for the data fields?
• How should these be laid out and grouped?
• How can we ensure the catalogue maintains consistency in the way it describes technical specifications and standards?
• How much data should be provided?
• What is the best under-lying structure for the database?
• What software should we use? 
• How can we make the process of collating and publishing the data electronically as efficient as possible?
• How do we make it easy for our customers to access or import our electronic catalogue?
• How do we make it compatible with a variety of systems?
• Do we want to allow our customers to be able to customise the appearance of the catalogue? Or should we enforce a visual standard?
• What about multi-media?
• How should we process images?  How many and how big should they be?
• What about the industry jargon in our catalogue – how can it be made clear to a wide variety of purchasers?
• How should the catalogue be maintained and updated – and by who?
• Are there any copyright implications?

Open Range has years of experience in creating electronic catalogues, and has carried out key projects for major companies such as Compaq, HP, Toshiba.  Our specialist team is available to work with you to ensure your project is a success.  If you need to create an electronic product catalogue, improve on an existing one or create a high quality master file from multiple sources, Open Range can deliver everything you need.  From initial advice, project design and consultancy, to a complete outsourced service, delivering the whole catalogue solution on time and within budget.

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