{"id":28071,"date":"2026-03-21T07:29:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T13:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catsy.com\/blog\/?p=28071"},"modified":"2026-10-14T10:10:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T16:10:27","slug":"pim-vs-mdm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catsy.com\/blog\/pim-vs-mdm\/","title":{"rendered":"PIM vs MDM: What\u2019s the Difference (And Do You Need Both?)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"28071\" class=\"elementor elementor-28071\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c51538f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c51538f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b54c2e\" data-id=\"8b54c2e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99197bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99197bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"catsy-hero-modern\"><style>\n.catsy-hero-modern,\n.catsy-hero-modern * {\n  box-sizing: border-box;\n}\n.catsy-hero-modern {\n  font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, \"Segoe UI\", Arial, sans-serif;\n  background: #ffffff;\n  color: #0f172a;\n  line-height: 1.7;\n}\n.catsy-hero-modern .hero-wrap {\n  max-width: 1120px;\n  margin: 0 auto;\n  padding: 40px 24px 0;\n}\n.catsy-hero-modern .hero {\n  position: relative;\n  overflow: hidden;\n  padding: 40px 40px 0;\n  text-align: center;\n  background:\n    radial-gradient(circle at 10% 20%, rgba(158,17,123,0.15), transparent 28%),\n    radial-gradient(circle at 90% 80%, rgba(243,177,61,0.10), transparent 28%),\n    #0F172A;\n  border-radius: 20px;\n}\n.catsy-hero-modern .hero::before {\n  content: \"\";\n  position: absolute;\n  width: 280px;\n  height: 280px;\n  top: -160px;\n  right: -120px;\n  border: 1px solid rgba(243,177,61,0.13);\n  border-radius: 50%;\n}\n.catsy-hero-modern .hero::after {\n  content: \"\";\n  position: absolute;\n  width: 320px;\n  height: 320px;\n  left: -180px;\n  bottom: -210px;\n  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.06);\n  border-radius: 50%;\n}\n.catsy-hero-modern .hero-content {\n  position: relative;\n  z-index: 2;\n  max-width: 850px;\n  margin: 0 auto;\n}\n.catsy-hero-modern .category {\n  display: inline-flex;\n  align-items: center;\n  gap: 8px;\n  margin-bottom: 18px;\n  padding: 6px 14px;\n  color: #F3B13D;\n  background: rgba(243,177,61,0.08);\n  border: 1px solid rgba(243,177,61,0.25);\n  border-radius: 999px;\n  font-size: 11px;\n  font-weight: 800;\n  letter-spacing: 0.11em;\n  text-transform: uppercase;\n  animation: catsyFadeUp .65s ease both;\n}\n.catsy-hero-modern .category-dot {\n  width: 6px;\n  height: 6px;\n  background: #F3B13D;\n  border-radius: 50%;\n}\n.catsy-hero-modern h1 {\n  max-width: 780px;\n  margin: 0 auto 16px;\n  color: #ffffff;\n  font-size: clamp(1.85rem, 3.4vw, 2.6rem);\n  font-weight: 800;\n  line-height: 1.15;\n  letter-spacing: -0.03em;\n  animation: catsyFadeUp .7s .08s ease both;\n}\n.catsy-hero-modern .description {\n  max-width: 650px;\n  margin: 0 auto 20px;\n  color: #CBD5E1;\n  font-size: 1rem;\n  line-height: 1.65;\n  animation: catsyFadeUp .7s .16s ease both;\n}\n.catsy-hero-modern .meta {\n  display: flex;\n  align-items: center;\n  justify-content: center;\n  flex-wrap: wrap;\n  gap: 9px;\n  margin: 0 auto 24px;\n  color: #94A3B8;\n  font-size: 0.78rem;\n  font-weight: 600;\n  animation: catsyFadeUp .7s .24s ease both;\n}\n.catsy-hero-modern .meta-dot {\n  color: #F3B13D;\n}\n.catsy-hero-modern .image-area {\n  position: relative;\n  z-index: 2;\n  width: 100%;\n  max-width: 320px;\n  margin: 0 auto;\n  padding: 8px 8px 0;\n  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.05);\n  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.10);\n  border-bottom: 0;\n  border-radius: 14px 14px 0 0;\n  box-shadow:\n    0 -10px 28px rgba(0,0,0,0.15),\n    0 0 40px rgba(158,17,123,0.06);\n  animation: catsyImageUp .85s .30s ease both;\n}\n.catsy-hero-modern .image-area img {\n  width: 100%;\n  max-width: 300px;\n  height: auto;\n  display: block;\n  margin: 0 auto;\n  border-radius: 8px 8px 0 0;\n  transition: transform .35s ease;\n}\n@media (hover:hover) {\n  .catsy-hero-modern .image-area:hover img {\n    transform: translateY(-4px);\n  }\n}\n@keyframes catsyFadeUp {\n  from { opacity: 0; 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}\n  .catsy-hero-modern .image-area img { transition: none !important; }\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"hero-wrap\">\n<div class=\"hero\">\n<div class=\"hero-content\">\n<div class=\"category\">\nPIM vs MDM \u00b7 Data Strategy<\/div>\n<h1>PIM vs MDM: Key Differences (And Do You Need Both?)<\/h1>\n<p class=\"description\">PIM vs MDM explained. Learn how product information management and master data management differ, work together, and which to start with in 2026.<\/p>\n<div class=\"meta\">\nCeejay S Teku\n<span class=\"meta-dot\">\u2022<\/span>\nUpdated October 14, 2026\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-area\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/catsy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/catsy-pim-plus-erp-sync.png\" alt=\"Catsy PIM syncing with ERP to keep governed product data consistent across systems\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b8c8e6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b8c8e6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca5f42e\" data-id=\"ca5f42e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-059a3e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"059a3e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; 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width: 22px; height: 22px; border-radius: 999px; background: #9E117B; color: #ffffff; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;\"><svg width=\"14\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" style=\"margin-left:1px;\"><polyline points=\"9 18 15 12 9 6\"><\/polyline><\/svg><\/span>\n<span class=\"catsy-toc-text\" style=\"color: #0f172a; font-weight: 700; font-size: 1.02rem; line-height: 1.4; padding-top: 1px;\">Key Terms to Know<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n<a class=\"catsy-toc-link\" style=\"position: relative; display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 14px; padding: 9px 0; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"#pim-product-data-built-to-sell\" onmouseover=\"this.querySelector('.catsy-toc-dot').style.background='#1D4ED8';this.querySelector('.catsy-toc-dot').style.transform='translateX(2px)';this.querySelector('.catsy-toc-text').style.color='#1D4ED8';this.querySelector('.catsy-toc-text').style.textDecoration='underline';\" onmouseout=\"this.querySelector('.catsy-toc-dot').style.background='#9E117B';this.querySelector('.catsy-toc-dot').style.transform='translateX(0)';this.querySelector('.catsy-toc-text').style.color='#0f172a';this.querySelector('.catsy-toc-text').style.textDecoration='none';\">\n<span class=\"catsy-toc-dot\" style=\"flex: 0 0 22px; width: 22px; height: 22px; border-radius: 999px; background: #9E117B; color: #ffffff; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;\"><svg width=\"14\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" style=\"margin-left:1px;\"><polyline points=\"9 18 15 12 9 6\"><\/polyline><\/svg><\/span>\n<span class=\"catsy-toc-text\" style=\"color: #0f172a; font-weight: 700; font-size: 1.02rem; line-height: 1.4; padding-top: 1px;\">PIM: Product Data Built to Sell<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n<a class=\"catsy-toc-link\" style=\"position: relative; display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 14px; padding: 9px 0; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"#mdm-one-trusted-record-for-the-business\" onmouseover=\"this.querySelector('.catsy-toc-dot').style.background='#1D4ED8';this.querySelector('.catsy-toc-dot').style.transform='translateX(2px)';this.querySelector('.catsy-toc-text').style.color='#1D4ED8';this.querySelector('.catsy-toc-text').style.textDecoration='underline';\" onmouseout=\"this.querySelector('.catsy-toc-dot').style.background='#9E117B';this.querySelector('.catsy-toc-dot').style.transform='translateX(0)';this.querySelector('.catsy-toc-text').style.color='#0f172a';this.querySelector('.catsy-toc-text').style.textDecoration='none';\">\n<span class=\"catsy-toc-dot\" style=\"flex: 0 0 22px; 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width: 22px; height: 22px; border-radius: 999px; background: #9E117B; color: #ffffff; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;\"><svg width=\"14\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" style=\"margin-left:1px;\"><polyline points=\"9 18 15 12 9 6\"><\/polyline><\/svg><\/span>\n<span class=\"catsy-toc-text\" style=\"color: #0f172a; font-weight: 700; font-size: 1.02rem; line-height: 1.4; padding-top: 1px;\">Reading the Signs<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n<a class=\"catsy-toc-link\" style=\"position: relative; display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 14px; padding: 9px 0; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"#running-both-together\" onmouseover=\"this.querySelector('.catsy-toc-dot').style.background='#1D4ED8';this.querySelector('.catsy-toc-dot').style.transform='translateX(2px)';this.querySelector('.catsy-toc-text').style.color='#1D4ED8';this.querySelector('.catsy-toc-text').style.textDecoration='underline';\" onmouseout=\"this.querySelector('.catsy-toc-dot').style.background='#9E117B';this.querySelector('.catsy-toc-dot').style.transform='translateX(0)';this.querySelector('.catsy-toc-text').style.color='#0f172a';this.querySelector('.catsy-toc-text').style.textDecoration='none';\">\n<span class=\"catsy-toc-dot\" style=\"flex: 0 0 22px; width: 22px; height: 22px; border-radius: 999px; background: #9E117B; color: #ffffff; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;\"><svg width=\"14\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" style=\"margin-left:1px;\"><polyline points=\"9 18 15 12 9 6\"><\/polyline><\/svg><\/span>\n<span class=\"catsy-toc-text\" style=\"color: #0f172a; font-weight: 700; font-size: 1.02rem; line-height: 1.4; padding-top: 1px;\">Running Both Together<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n<a class=\"catsy-toc-link\" style=\"position: relative; display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 14px; padding: 9px 0; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"#dam-plm-and-the-2026-shift\" onmouseover=\"this.querySelector('.catsy-toc-dot').style.background='#1D4ED8';this.querySelector('.catsy-toc-dot').style.transform='translateX(2px)';this.querySelector('.catsy-toc-text').style.color='#1D4ED8';this.querySelector('.catsy-toc-text').style.textDecoration='underline';\" onmouseout=\"this.querySelector('.catsy-toc-dot').style.background='#9E117B';this.querySelector('.catsy-toc-dot').style.transform='translateX(0)';this.querySelector('.catsy-toc-text').style.color='#0f172a';this.querySelector('.catsy-toc-text').style.textDecoration='none';\">\n<span class=\"catsy-toc-dot\" style=\"flex: 0 0 22px; width: 22px; height: 22px; border-radius: 999px; background: #9E117B; color: #ffffff; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;\"><svg width=\"14\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" style=\"margin-left:1px;\"><polyline points=\"9 18 15 12 9 6\"><\/polyline><\/svg><\/span>\n<span class=\"catsy-toc-text\" style=\"color: #0f172a; font-weight: 700; font-size: 1.02rem; line-height: 1.4; padding-top: 1px;\">DAM, PLM and the 2026 Shift<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n<a class=\"catsy-toc-link\" style=\"position: relative; display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 14px; padding: 9px 0; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"#choosing-where-to-start\" onmouseover=\"this.querySelector('.catsy-toc-dot').style.background='#1D4ED8';this.querySelector('.catsy-toc-dot').style.transform='translateX(2px)';this.querySelector('.catsy-toc-text').style.color='#1D4ED8';this.querySelector('.catsy-toc-text').style.textDecoration='underline';\" onmouseout=\"this.querySelector('.catsy-toc-dot').style.background='#9E117B';this.querySelector('.catsy-toc-dot').style.transform='translateX(0)';this.querySelector('.catsy-toc-text').style.color='#0f172a';this.querySelector('.catsy-toc-text').style.textDecoration='none';\">\n<span class=\"catsy-toc-dot\" style=\"flex: 0 0 22px; width: 22px; height: 22px; border-radius: 999px; background: #9E117B; color: #ffffff; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;\"><svg width=\"14\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" style=\"margin-left:1px;\"><polyline points=\"9 18 15 12 9 6\"><\/polyline><\/svg><\/span>\n<span class=\"catsy-toc-text\" style=\"color: #0f172a; font-weight: 700; font-size: 1.02rem; line-height: 1.4; padding-top: 1px;\">Choosing Where to Start<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n<a class=\"catsy-toc-link\" style=\"position: relative; display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 14px; padding: 9px 0; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"#the-bottom-line\" onmouseover=\"this.querySelector('.catsy-toc-dot').style.background='#1D4ED8';this.querySelector('.catsy-toc-dot').style.transform='translateX(2px)';this.querySelector('.catsy-toc-text').style.color='#1D4ED8';this.querySelector('.catsy-toc-text').style.textDecoration='underline';\" onmouseout=\"this.querySelector('.catsy-toc-dot').style.background='#9E117B';this.querySelector('.catsy-toc-dot').style.transform='translateX(0)';this.querySelector('.catsy-toc-text').style.color='#0f172a';this.querySelector('.catsy-toc-text').style.textDecoration='none';\">\n<span class=\"catsy-toc-dot\" style=\"flex: 0 0 22px; width: 22px; height: 22px; border-radius: 999px; background: #9E117B; color: #ffffff; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;\"><svg width=\"14\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" style=\"margin-left:1px;\"><polyline points=\"9 18 15 12 9 6\"><\/polyline><\/svg><\/span>\n<span class=\"catsy-toc-text\" style=\"color: #0f172a; font-weight: 700; font-size: 1.02rem; line-height: 1.4; padding-top: 1px;\">The Bottom Line<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n<a class=\"catsy-toc-link\" style=\"position: relative; display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 14px; padding: 9px 0; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"#key-takeaways\" onmouseover=\"this.querySelector('.catsy-toc-dot').style.background='#1D4ED8';this.querySelector('.catsy-toc-dot').style.transform='translateX(2px)';this.querySelector('.catsy-toc-text').style.color='#1D4ED8';this.querySelector('.catsy-toc-text').style.textDecoration='underline';\" onmouseout=\"this.querySelector('.catsy-toc-dot').style.background='#9E117B';this.querySelector('.catsy-toc-dot').style.transform='translateX(0)';this.querySelector('.catsy-toc-text').style.color='#0f172a';this.querySelector('.catsy-toc-text').style.textDecoration='none';\">\n<span class=\"catsy-toc-dot\" style=\"flex: 0 0 22px; width: 22px; height: 22px; border-radius: 999px; background: #9E117B; color: #ffffff; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;\"><svg width=\"14\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" style=\"margin-left:1px;\"><polyline points=\"9 18 15 12 9 6\"><\/polyline><\/svg><\/span>\n<span class=\"catsy-toc-text\" style=\"color: #0f172a; font-weight: 700; font-size: 1.02rem; line-height: 1.4; padding-top: 1px;\">Key Takeaways<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- ===== END TABLE OF CONTENTS ===== -->\n\n<!-- ===== KEY TERMS ===== -->\n<div style=\"margin: 0 0 20px;\">\n<div style=\"width: 38px; height: 4px; background: #F3B13D; border-radius: 999px; margin-bottom: 14px;\"><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"key-terms-to-know\" style=\"margin: 0 0 20px; scroll-margin-top: 100px; color: #0f172a; font-size: clamp(1.7rem,3vw,2.15rem); font-weight: 800; line-height: 1.2; letter-spacing: -0.035em;\">Key Terms to Know<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<details class=\"catsy-key-terms\" style=\"margin: 0 0 34px; background: #F8FAFC; border: 1px solid #E2E8F0; border-radius: 14px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<summary style=\"color: #0f172a; font-weight: 800; font-size: 1.02rem;\">View Key Terms<\/summary>\n<div class=\"catsy-key-terms-body\" style=\"display: grid; gap: 12px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; color: #334155;\"><strong style=\"color: #0f172a;\">Agentic Commerce:<\/strong> Shopping in which AI agents find, compare and buy products on a person&#8217;s behalf.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; color: #334155;\"><strong style=\"color: #0f172a;\">Channel Syndication:<\/strong> Sending product data to each sales channel in the format that channel requires.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; color: #334155;\"><strong style=\"color: #0f172a;\">Digital Asset Management (DAM):<\/strong> Software that stores and organizes images, videos and other media files.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; color: #334155;\"><strong style=\"color: #0f172a;\">Digital Product Passport (DPP):<\/strong> An EU digital record of sustainability and compliance information about a product.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; color: #334155;\"><strong style=\"color: #0f172a;\">Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP):<\/strong> The system that runs a company&#8217;s orders, inventory and finance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; color: #334155;\"><strong style=\"color: #0f172a;\">Golden Record:<\/strong> The single, verified master version of a business record, such as a product, customer or supplier.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; color: #334155;\"><strong style=\"color: #0f172a;\">Master Data Management (MDM):<\/strong> A company-wide approach, and the software behind it, for governing core data across every department.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; color: #334155;\"><strong style=\"color: #0f172a;\">Product Information Management (PIM):<\/strong> Software that centralizes, enriches and publishes product data for sales channels.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; color: #334155;\"><strong style=\"color: #0f172a;\">Product Lifecycle Management (PLM):<\/strong> Software that manages a product from concept through design and manufacturing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; color: #334155;\"><strong style=\"color: #0f172a;\">Stock Keeping Unit (SKU):<\/strong> A unique code for each version of a product.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<!-- ===== END KEY TERMS ===== -->\n\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; font-size: 1.04rem; line-height: 1.8;\"><strong style=\"color: #0f172a;\">Most product data problems we see at Catsy start the same way.<\/strong> A company grows, its catalog grows faster, and soon each team trusts its own spreadsheet as the &#8220;source of truth.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 22px;\">The ERP has foundational data, but not the details purchasing keeps in its own files. Website pages fall behind, sales reps see outdated details in the CRM, and launches stall because three departments work from three versions of the same catalog. We see these symptoms constantly in our work on <a style=\"color: #9e117b; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 600;\" href=\"https:\/\/catsy.com\/data-governance\">data quality and data governance<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 28px;\">None of this is cheap. Poor data quality costs organizations at least $12.9 million per year on average, according to Gartner, based on its 2020 research.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"margin: 0 0 46px; padding: 20px 22px; background: #FBF5F9; border-left: 4px solid #9E117B; border-radius: 10px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 1.02rem; color: #334155;\">The two usual fixes are product information management (<a style=\"color: #9e117b; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 600;\" href=\"https:\/\/catsy.com\/what-is-pim\">PIM<\/a>) and master data management (MDM). The names sound alike, and even vendors mix them up, but they solve different problems for different teams. The choice matters more in 2026, now that AI shopping assistants and new EU product rules both depend on clean, structured product data.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<figure style=\"margin: 0 0 46px auto; max-width: 720px; text-align: center;\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; border-radius: 16px;\" src=\"https:\/\/catsy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pim-vs-mdm1-e1791993425551.png\" alt=\"Diagram contrasting PIM, which prepares product data to sell through sales channels, with MDM, which governs the golden record for products, customers, suppliers and finance across the whole company\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n<figcaption style=\"margin: 10px 0 0; text-align: center; color: #64748b; font-size: 0.88rem;\">PIM pushes product content out to where customers shop; MDM pulls master data in so every internal system agrees.<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n<!-- ===== PIM: PRODUCT DATA BUILT TO SELL ===== -->\n<div style=\"margin: 0 0 20px;\">\n<div style=\"width: 38px; height: 4px; background: #9E117B; border-radius: 999px; margin-bottom: 14px;\"><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"pim-product-data-built-to-sell\" style=\"margin: 0; scroll-margin-top: 100px; color: #0f172a; font-size: clamp(1.7rem,3vw,2.15rem); font-weight: 800; line-height: 1.2; letter-spacing: -0.035em;\">PIM: Product Data Built to Sell<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"margin: 22px 0 22px;\">A PIM is where a company organizes, improves and publishes the product information customers see. (Our <a style=\"color: #9e117b; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 600;\" href=\"https:\/\/catsy.com\/what-is-pim\">What Is PIM<\/a> page goes deeper.) It structures product data, runs checks for duplicates and errors, fills gaps before launch and adds the content that helps a product sell.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 22px;\">A <a style=\"color: #9e117b; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 600;\" href=\"https:\/\/catsy.com\/product-information-management-system\">product information management (PIM) system<\/a> usually holds specs and attributes, including regulatory details such as Prop 65 warnings. It also holds SKUs and variants, marketing copy, some pricing and stock data, linked images and versions formatted for each channel.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 28px;\">By our estimate, about 90% of a PIM&#8217;s work is making product data accurate and complete, then sending it wherever customers shop. The rest is internal, such as building catalogs. Product, e-commerce and marketing teams work in it daily. Launches get faster, and fewer products come back because a listing was wrong.<\/p>\n<!-- ===== END PIM: PRODUCT DATA BUILT TO SELL ===== -->\n\n<!-- ===== MDM: ONE TRUSTED RECORD FOR THE BUSINESS ===== -->\n<div style=\"margin: 0 0 20px;\">\n<div style=\"width: 38px; height: 4px; background: #F3B13D; border-radius: 999px; margin-bottom: 14px;\"><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"mdm-one-trusted-record-for-the-business\" style=\"margin: 0; scroll-margin-top: 100px; color: #0f172a; font-size: clamp(1.7rem,3vw,2.15rem); font-weight: 800; line-height: 1.2; letter-spacing: -0.035em;\">MDM: One Trusted Record for the Business<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"margin: 22px 0 22px;\">MDM is a company-wide approach, and the software behind it, for governing the core data every department relies on: products, customers, suppliers, locations, finances and employees. It merges records from ERP, CRM and business intelligence (BI) tools into one trusted version called the golden record. If the ERP says a customer is in Maine and the CRM says Texas, MDM decides which is true.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 22px;\">MDM usually belongs to IT, data stewards and compliance teams, while PIM is led by merchandising and marketing. MDM&#8217;s goal is governance, from compliance reporting to merging systems after an acquisition.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 28px;\">On April 6, 2026, Gartner published a new Magic Quadrant for Master Data Management Solutions, describing MDM as the way organizations keep shared master data uniform, accurate and consistent. That role grows as AI projects depend more on trusted data. MDM still does not write product descriptions or manage the images AI shopping tools read.<\/p>\n<!-- ===== END MDM: ONE TRUSTED RECORD FOR THE BUSINESS ===== -->\n\n<!-- ===== WHERE THE LINE FALLS ===== -->\n<div style=\"margin: 0 0 20px;\">\n<div style=\"width: 38px; height: 4px; background: #9E117B; border-radius: 999px; margin-bottom: 14px;\"><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"where-the-line-falls\" style=\"margin: 0; scroll-margin-top: 100px; color: #0f172a; font-size: clamp(1.7rem,3vw,2.15rem); font-weight: 800; line-height: 1.2; letter-spacing: -0.035em;\">Where the Line Falls<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"margin: 22px 0 20px; overflow-x: auto;\">\n<table class=\"catsy-table\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th><\/th>\n<th>PIM<\/th>\n<th>MDM<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"\">Main focus<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"PIM\">Product data for commerce<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"MDM\">Data governance across the company<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"\">Scope<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"PIM\">Product data only<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"MDM\">Many data areas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"\">Main users<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"PIM\">E-commerce, marketing, product teams<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"MDM\">IT, data stewards, compliance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"\">Data flows<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"PIM\">Outward, to sales channels<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"MDM\">Inward, across internal systems<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"\">Time to value<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"PIM\">Faster to deploy<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"MDM\">Longer implementation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"margin: 20px 0 22px;\">Some people call PIM a subset of product-focused MDM. On paper, that is accurate. In practice, PIM holds what customers see, such as descriptions and lifestyle photos, while MDM holds identifiers, classifications and hierarchies. PIM pushes data out to sales channels. MDM pulls data in so internal systems agree.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 28px;\">Some PIM platforms also include <a style=\"color: #9e117b; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 600;\" href=\"https:\/\/catsy.com\/digital-asset-management\">digital asset management (DAM)<\/a>. Catsy keeps product data and digital assets in one platform, so there is no separate PIM and DAM to keep in sync.<\/p>\n<!-- ===== END WHERE THE LINE FALLS ===== -->\n\n<!-- ===== THE PAYOFF FROM EACH SYSTEM ===== -->\n<div style=\"margin: 0 0 20px;\">\n<div style=\"width: 38px; height: 4px; background: #F3B13D; border-radius: 999px; margin-bottom: 14px;\"><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"the-payoff-from-each-system\" style=\"margin: 0; scroll-margin-top: 100px; color: #0f172a; font-size: clamp(1.7rem,3vw,2.15rem); font-weight: 800; line-height: 1.2; letter-spacing: -0.035em;\">The Payoff from Each System<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"margin: 22px 0 22px;\">A PIM replaces scattered spreadsheets with one hub. You publish once to every channel, from your website to Amazon, so the work that once took days can now only take hours. The PIM also reformats data for each channel automatically, an approach Catsy calls one database for every sales channel. Validation rules and approval workflows catch mistakes before customers see them.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 22px;\">Product data now shapes discovery as well. Adobe&#8217;s 2025 holiday shopping data showed traffic to retail sites from generative AI tools rose 693.4% year over year, though Adobe notes the user base is still modest. AI assistants can only recommend what they can read.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 28px;\">MDM on the other hand creates one view of master data across departments, adds audit trails and gives analytics and AI projects data people trust. Skipping it is costly. More than 1 in 4 data and analytics professionals who see poor data quality as an obstacle to data literacy estimate their organization loses over $5 million a year to it, and 7% put the loss at $25 million or more (Forrester Data Culture And Literacy Survey, 2023). In February 2025, Gartner reported that 63% of organizations lack, or are unsure they have, the right data management practices for AI. Gartner also predicts that organizations will abandon 60% of AI projects without AI-ready data through 2026.<\/p>\n<!-- ===== END THE PAYOFF FROM EACH SYSTEM ===== -->\n\n<!-- ===== READING THE SIGNS ===== -->\n<div style=\"margin: 0 0 20px;\">\n<div style=\"width: 38px; height: 4px; background: #9E117B; border-radius: 999px; margin-bottom: 14px;\"><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"reading-the-signs\" style=\"margin: 0; scroll-margin-top: 100px; color: #0f172a; font-size: clamp(1.7rem,3vw,2.15rem); font-weight: 800; line-height: 1.2; letter-spacing: -0.035em;\">Reading the Signs<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"margin: 22px 0 22px;\">Start with PIM if you sell complex catalogs across several channels, product data errors are hurting customer trust, teams retype the same data into different platforms, or you are adding marketplaces, new markets or new languages. A PIM also helps AI shopping assistants read accurate details for every SKU.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 22px;\">MDM fits better when data problems reach customers, suppliers and finance, when regulations require audit trails, or when internal AI agents need governed records.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 22px;\">Many companies need both like for a consumer electronics brand selling 2,000 SKUs on its Shopify site, Amazon, Walmart and 15 other retail partners. The e-commerce team also needs PIM to keep fast-changing specs accurate everywhere. Finance needs supplier data and identifiers aligned across ERP and analytics, which is MDM&#8217;s job.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 28px;\">For mid-market companies with roughly 500 to 5,000 SKUs, PIM is usually the better first step, with MDM added later.<\/p>\n<!-- ===== END READING THE SIGNS ===== -->\n\n<!-- ===== RUNNING BOTH TOGETHER ===== -->\n<div style=\"margin: 0 0 20px;\">\n<div style=\"width: 38px; height: 4px; background: #F3B13D; border-radius: 999px; margin-bottom: 14px;\"><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"running-both-together\" style=\"margin: 0; scroll-margin-top: 100px; color: #0f172a; font-size: clamp(1.7rem,3vw,2.15rem); font-weight: 800; line-height: 1.2; letter-spacing: -0.035em;\">Running Both Together<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"margin: 22px 0 22px;\">Data usually moves like this:<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"margin: 0 0 20px; display: grid; gap: 12px;\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 14px; padding: 16px 18px; background: #F8FAFC; border: 1px solid #E2E8F0; border-radius: 12px;\">\n<span style=\"flex: 0 0 30px; width: 30px; height: 30px; border-radius: 999px; background: #9E117B; color: #fff; font-weight: 800; font-size: 0.92rem; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;\">1<\/span>\n<span style=\"color: #334155; padding-top: 4px;\">MDM governs the core product record and shares it with other systems.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 14px; padding: 16px 18px; background: #F8FAFC; border: 1px solid #E2E8F0; border-radius: 12px;\">\n<span style=\"flex: 0 0 30px; width: 30px; height: 30px; border-radius: 999px; background: #9E117B; color: #fff; font-weight: 800; font-size: 0.92rem; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;\">2<\/span>\n<span style=\"color: #334155; padding-top: 4px;\">PIM adds marketing content, digital assets and channel-specific data.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 14px; padding: 16px 18px; background: #F8FAFC; border: 1px solid #E2E8F0; border-radius: 12px;\">\n<span style=\"flex: 0 0 30px; width: 30px; height: 30px; border-radius: 999px; background: #9E117B; color: #fff; font-weight: 800; font-size: 0.92rem; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;\">3<\/span>\n<span style=\"color: #334155; padding-top: 4px;\">PIM publishes the enriched content to sales channels.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 14px; padding: 16px 18px; background: #F8FAFC; border: 1px solid #E2E8F0; border-radius: 12px;\">\n<span style=\"flex: 0 0 30px; width: 30px; height: 30px; border-radius: 999px; background: #9E117B; color: #fff; font-weight: 800; font-size: 0.92rem; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;\">4<\/span>\n<span style=\"color: #334155; padding-top: 4px;\">Enriched data flows back to MDM to keep analytics consistent.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 22px;\">Often the ERP plays that upstream role instead. In the <a style=\"color: #9e117b; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 600;\" href=\"https:\/\/catsy.com\/blog\/?p=28680\">Regal Brands case study<\/a>, a scheduled ERP sync feeds Catsy, which publishes to five Shopify storefronts. A PIM can also send validated records to GDSN, the GS1 network that suppliers and retailers use to share product data.<\/p>\n\n<figure style=\"margin: 0 0 20px auto; max-width: 720px; text-align: center;\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; border-radius: 16px;\" src=\"https:\/\/catsy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pim-erp-sync-linear-t.png\" alt=\"Diagram of ERP data syncing through an API into the PIM, keeping product and inventory records aligned before the PIM publishes to sales channels\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n<figcaption style=\"margin: 10px 0 0; text-align: center; color: #64748b; font-size: 0.88rem;\">In many Catsy deployments, the ERP feeds the PIM on a scheduled sync rather than MDM governing that upstream step directly.<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 28px;\">Give each system one job, agree upfront on who owns each field, and define APIs and governance rules before you build.<\/p>\n<!-- ===== END RUNNING BOTH TOGETHER ===== -->\n\n<!-- ===== DAM, PLM AND THE 2026 SHIFT ===== -->\n<div style=\"margin: 0 0 20px;\">\n<div style=\"width: 38px; height: 4px; background: #9E117B; border-radius: 999px; margin-bottom: 14px;\"><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"dam-plm-and-the-2026-shift\" style=\"margin: 0; scroll-margin-top: 100px; color: #0f172a; font-size: clamp(1.7rem,3vw,2.15rem); font-weight: 800; line-height: 1.2; letter-spacing: -0.035em;\">DAM, PLM and the 2026 Shift<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"margin: 22px 0 22px;\">DAM stores images, videos and brand files, and keeping it apart from PIM means syncing records and images by hand. Our <a style=\"color: #9e117b; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 600;\" href=\"https:\/\/catsy.com\/blog\/pim-vs-dam-whats-the-difference\/\">PIM vs DAM guide<\/a> covers the difference. PLM manages a product from concept to manufacturing, and PIM picks up where it ends. That handoff matters most for manufacturers. See our <a style=\"color: #9e117b; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 600;\" href=\"https:\/\/catsy.com\/blog\/catsy-pim-vs-plm\">PIM vs PLM guide<\/a> for more on that handoff.<\/p>\n\n<figure style=\"margin: 0 0 20px auto; max-width: 720px; text-align: center;\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; border-radius: 16px;\" src=\"https:\/\/catsy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pim-dam-shopify-single-source-of-truth.webp\" alt=\"Diagram showing an integrated PIM and DAM platform acting as a single source of truth that feeds product data and digital assets to Shopify and other sales channels\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n<figcaption style=\"margin: 10px 0 0; text-align: center; color: #64748b; font-size: 0.88rem;\">An integrated PIM and DAM platform keeps product data and assets as one source of truth feeding Shopify and every other channel.<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 22px;\">On January 11, 2026, Google announced the Universal Commerce Protocol, an open standard for AI agents that shop on a person&#8217;s behalf, co-developed with Shopify, Etsy, Wayfair, Target and Walmart. Shopify&#8217;s Spring &#8217;26 Edition then opened its Catalog API to every developer and reported that AI searches using its structured catalog convert at twice the rate of searches using scraped data. Keeping that data complete is everyday PIM work for Shopify and other channels.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 28px;\">In Europe, the European Commission made the Digital Product Passport Registry operational on July 20, 2026, as part of the passport system created under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (EU) 2024\/1781. The Registry stores product identifiers, while the full data stays with the company or its service provider. Passports become mandatory one product group at a time, starting with certain large batteries in February 2027. Meeting these rules takes both systems: MDM for identifiers, PIM for published product details.<\/p>\n<!-- ===== END DAM, PLM AND THE 2026 SHIFT ===== -->\n\n<!-- ===== CHOOSING WHERE TO START ===== -->\n<div style=\"margin: 0 0 20px;\">\n<div style=\"width: 38px; height: 4px; background: #F3B13D; border-radius: 999px; margin-bottom: 14px;\"><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"choosing-where-to-start\" style=\"margin: 0; scroll-margin-top: 100px; color: #0f172a; font-size: clamp(1.7rem,3vw,2.15rem); font-weight: 800; line-height: 1.2; letter-spacing: -0.035em;\">Choosing Where to Start<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"margin: 22px 0 20px; overflow-x: auto;\">\n<table class=\"catsy-table\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>If your priority is<\/th>\n<th>Start with<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"If your priority is\">E-commerce growth and product content quality<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Start with\">PIM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"If your priority is\">Enterprise data governance and compliance<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Start with\">MDM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"If your priority is\">Customer-facing content and internal consistency<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Start with\">PIM + MDM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"If your priority is\">Showing up in AI shopping assistants<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Start with\">PIM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"If your priority is\">Grounding enterprise AI agents in governed records<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Start with\">MDM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"margin: 20px 0 22px;\">Business-led projects usually start with PIM and IT-led ones with MDM. Most companies add the other later.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 28px;\">Timing matters too. Catsy&#8217;s typical deployment runs 10 to 14 weeks from integration kickoff to first channel publication. Our <a style=\"color: #9e117b; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 600;\" href=\"https:\/\/catsy.com\/blog\/pim-platform-comparison-how-to-choose-the-right-type-2026\/\">PIM platform comparison for 2026<\/a> explains the main platform types, and our guide to the <a style=\"color: #9e117b; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 600;\" href=\"https:\/\/catsy.com\/blog\/top-picks-for-the-best-pim-software\/\">best PIM software<\/a> covers specific vendors.<\/p>\n<!-- ===== END CHOOSING WHERE TO START ===== -->\n\n<!-- ===== THE BOTTOM LINE ===== -->\n<div style=\"margin: 0 0 20px;\">\n<div style=\"width: 38px; height: 4px; background: #9E117B; border-radius: 999px; margin-bottom: 14px;\"><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"the-bottom-line\" style=\"margin: 0; scroll-margin-top: 100px; color: #0f172a; font-size: clamp(1.7rem,3vw,2.15rem); font-weight: 800; line-height: 1.2; letter-spacing: -0.035em;\">The Bottom Line<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"margin: 22px 0 22px;\">PIM and MDM are not rivals. PIM enriches product data and sends it wherever customers shop. MDM governs master data across the company and keeps it consistent and compliant. Start with the system that fixes your biggest pain point today, not the one with the loudest vendor.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"margin: 0 0 20px; padding: 26px 28px; background: #0F172A; border-radius: 14px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; color: #E2E8F0; font-size: 1.04rem; line-height: 1.7;\">If PIM is your starting point, <a style=\"color: #F3B13D; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 700;\" href=\"https:\/\/catsy.com\/request-demo\">request a demo<\/a> to see how Catsy keeps product data, images and approvals in one place.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<!-- ===== END THE BOTTOM LINE ===== -->\n\n<!-- ===== KEY TAKEAWAYS ===== -->\n<div style=\"margin: 48px 0 0; padding: 28px 26px; background: #F8FAFC; border: 1px solid #E2E8F0; border-radius: 16px;\">\n<div style=\"margin: 0 0 18px;\">\n<h2 id=\"key-takeaways\" style=\"margin: 0; scroll-margin-top: 100px; color: #0f172a; font-size: 1.65rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: -0.025em;\">Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: grid; gap: 14px;\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 10px; color: #334155;\"><span style=\"flex: 0 0 auto; color: #9e117b; font-weight: 900;\">01.<\/span><span>PIM and MDM solve different problems. PIM prepares product data to sell, and MDM governs master data across the whole business.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 10px; color: #334155;\"><span style=\"flex: 0 0 auto; color: #9e117b; font-weight: 900;\">02.<\/span><span>Most product-focused and mid-market companies see results faster by starting with PIM and adding MDM later.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 10px; color: #334155;\"><span style=\"flex: 0 0 auto; color: #9e117b; font-weight: 900;\">03.<\/span><span>Larger organizations with data problems in several areas often need both, with MDM feeding PIM and enriched data flowing back.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 10px; color: #334155;\"><span style=\"flex: 0 0 auto; color: #9e117b; font-weight: 900;\">04.<\/span><span>AI shopping agents now read structured product data directly, so complete PIM records affect whether products get found.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 10px; color: #334155;\"><span style=\"flex: 0 0 auto; color: #9e117b; font-weight: 900;\">05.<\/span><span>EU Digital Product Passports, mandatory for certain large batteries from February 2027, draw on both MDM identifiers and PIM product details.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- ===== END KEY TAKEAWAYS ===== -->\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@graph\": [\n    {\n      \"@type\": \"Article\",\n      \"headline\": \"PIM vs MDM: Key Differences and Whether You Need Both (2026)\",\n      \"description\": \"PIM vs MDM explained. 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class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7851\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"far fa-question-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Is PIM a subset of MDM?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7851\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7851\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is sometimes described that way, but in practice the two work as complementary layers. PIM handles product content for commerce, and MDM governs data across the company.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7852\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7852\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"far fa-question-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Can a PIM replace MDM?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7852\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7852\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No. A PIM manages product data for sales channels, while MDM also governs customer, supplier, financial and other data.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7853\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7853\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"far fa-question-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What is a golden record?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7853\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7853\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the single, verified master version of a record, such as a product, customer or supplier. MDM creates and maintains it.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7854\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7854\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"far fa-question-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Which system should I implement first?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7854\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7854\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Start with the one that fixes your biggest problem. Choose PIM for product content issues and MDM for company-wide data quality issues.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7855\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7855\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"far fa-question-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How do PIM and MDM integrate?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7855\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7855\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MDM feeds governed master data to PIM, PIM enriches and publishes it, and enriched data flows back to MDM. The connection usually runs through APIs.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9615def elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9615def\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-efb2d40 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"efb2d40\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff528ff\" data-id=\"ff528ff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6c838b elementor-author-box--avatar-yes elementor-author-box--name-yes elementor-author-box--biography-yes elementor-author-box--link-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-9443 elementor-widget-author-box\" data-id=\"a6c838b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"author-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"elementor-author-box__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/777ba477362be24eee70c7480944b652?s=300&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Ceejay S Teku\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-author-box__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCeejay S Teku\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-946e2ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-9446 elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"946e2ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-c8acb19 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/catsy.com\/blog\/2026\/03\/21\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 21, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b61aaf\" data-id=\"2b61aaf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d40bf80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d40bf80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9efa24 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-9449 elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e9efa24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\tSHARE\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce48a6d\" data-id=\"ce48a6d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19f0f8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"19f0f8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e32dc3 elementor-share-buttons--view-icon elementor-share-buttons--skin-minimal elementor-share-buttons--shape-rounded elementor-grid-0 elementor-share-buttons--color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-9452 elementor-widget-share-buttons\" data-id=\"9e32dc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"share-buttons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_facebook\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Share on facebook\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_twitter\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Share on twitter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_linkedin\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Share on linkedin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-059aa9d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"059aa9d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8897837\" data-id=\"8897837\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76c73b4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"76c73b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-03ca72b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"03ca72b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-85d0310\" data-id=\"85d0310\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ddcadb elementor-posts__hover-none elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"8ddcadb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-30438 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-pim\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/catsy.com\/blog\/faceted-search-product-data\/\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" src=\"https:\/\/catsy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Faceted-Search-Product-DataCOVER-300x158.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-30440\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/catsy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Faceted-Search-Product-DataCOVER-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/catsy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Faceted-Search-Product-DataCOVER-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/catsy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Faceted-Search-Product-DataCOVER-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/catsy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Faceted-Search-Product-DataCOVER-1536x807.png 1536w, https:\/\/catsy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Faceted-Search-Product-DataCOVER-2048x1075.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/catsy.com\/blog\/faceted-search-product-data\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWhy Shoppers Can&#8217;t Filter Your Products (And What Faceted Search Actually Needs From Your Data)\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/catsy.com\/blog\/faceted-search-product-data\/\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tCeejay S Teku\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 2, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-30434 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-pim\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" 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