The journal · Field notes from product operations

Notes on product
data, channels, and
the messy bits.

Practical writing about Product Experience Management — what it is, what it isn't, and how to run a modern catalogue across Shopify, Bol.com, Amazon, Google and every retailer feed in between.

// Comparison
Comparison

Akeneo is excellent — and might still be wrong for you

Honest review of Akeneo PIM — what it gets right, where it costs you, and how to decide whether the default choice is actually the right one. No hatchet job, no whitewash.

May 14, 2026 · 4 min read
// Definition
Definition

What is PXM, really?

Product Experience Management is the layer above PIM. It owns how a product reads, looks and converts on every channel — not just what it is in your database.

May 12, 2026 · 3 min read
// Architecture
Architecture

Open-source PIM vs cloud PXM — the trade-off nobody explains

Self-hosting Ergonode, Pimcore or Akeneo CE looks cheaper on paper. Year three, the spreadsheet tells a different story. The honest TCO breakdown — and when open-source is genuinely right.

May 9, 2026 · 4 min read
// Comparison
Comparison

PIM vs PXM: where the line is

Five concrete tests to know whether what you have (or what a vendor is selling you) is a PIM or a PXM. No marketing slop — just the parts of the workflow each owns.

May 8, 2026 · 3 min read
// Channel guide
Channel guide

Listing on Bol.com without losing your mind

Bol.com is the most-used marketplace in the Netherlands and one of the most punishing to list on. Here's the playbook: EANs, content blocks, validation rules, and the moves that move ranking.

May 2, 2026 · 3 min read
// AI & workflow
AI & workflow

AI enrichment without the AI smell

Generic AI-written product copy ranks badly, converts worse, and damages your brand. Here's how we use AI inside the workflow so the output reads like a human wrote it — because the structure made it possible.

April 24, 2026 · 3 min read
// Integration
Integration

Shopify + PIM: the integration playbook

Most Shopify-PIM integrations break in the same five places. Metafields drift. Translations get overwritten. Inventory races. Here's how to design the integration so none of that happens.

April 18, 2026 · 3 min read

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