E-commerce Dictionary

Your comprehensive guide to understanding e-commerce and product information management terminology.

Conversion Rate (CR)

Basic

Conversion Rate (CR) is an e-commerce metric measuring the percentage of website visitors who complete a desired action, such as making a purchase. High-quality product data significantly impacts CR.

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Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO) for Product Pages

Intermediate

CRO for product pages is the process of enhancing product detail pages to increase the percentage of visitors who complete a desired action, such as making a purchase.

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Cross-channel Content Consistency

Intermediate

Cross-channel content consistency refers to maintaining uniform and accurate product information and messaging across all digital and physical sales channels.

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Cross-functional Collaboration

Intermediate

Cross-functional collaboration involves different departments or teams working together towards a common goal, sharing knowledge and resources.

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Cross-selling

Basic

Cross-selling is a sales strategy where businesses recommend complementary products to a customer. PIM systems enable effective cross-selling by managing product relationships and rich content.

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Customer Data Platform (CDP)

Intermediate

A Customer Data Platform (CDP) is a software system that unifies customer data from various sources into a single, persistent, and comprehensive customer profile. It enables personalized marketing and enhanced customer experiences.

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Customer Reviews and Ratings

Intermediate

Customer reviews and ratings are user-generated feedback on products, providing social proof and influencing purchasing decisions in e-commerce.

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Customer-Centric Product Data

Intermediate

Customer-centric product data organizes and enriches product information to directly address customer needs, questions, and purchasing journey stages.

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Data Cleansing

Intermediate

Data cleansing is the process of detecting and correcting or removing corrupt, inaccurate, or irrelevant records from a dataset.

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Data Enrichment

Intermediate

Data enrichment is the process of adding, improving, and optimizing existing product data with more detailed, accurate, and valuable information from various sources.

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Data Governance

Advanced

Data governance establishes policies and processes to manage data availability, usability, integrity, and security across an organization.

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Data Ingestion

Intermediate

Data ingestion is the process of collecting, importing, and processing raw data from various sources into a system like a PIM, often involving initial validation and transformation.

Data management10/21/2025