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Finding Profit in Clean Data

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As the co-founder and current chairman of SEMA’s Business Technology Committee (BTC), Bob Moore is also a tireless advocate for the use of standardized data and building a shared data system. He has been working in the automotive aftermarket since 1976 and is a partner with Jerry McCabe in J&B Service, a consulting company that specializes in the automotive specialty-equipment market.

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Learn ACES Terminology to Maximize Sales Opportunities

The SEMA webinar series provides on-demand information in hour-long sessions that cover a range of topics designed to help specialty-equipment professionals improve their business operations. Members have the added benefit of making the program fit their schedules by tuning into the live broadcasts or downloading past webinars.

The latest SEMA webinar entitled, “Getting Your Data House in Order: Application Data Standards,” was led by Gigi Ho, founder of Digital Performance Inc.

PIES Template

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PIES are Product Information Exchange Standards. The standard was established to define the attributes of the automotive products. These attributes include, but are not limited to: brand ID, description, price, dimensions, weights, NAFTA, UPC and HAZMAT. This is a living standard.

- EASY-TO-USE TEMPLATE. SEMA, working with Scott O'Toole at RPM Data Services, has developed a step-by-step product information template that will meet the needs of most companies.

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BTC - Why is This Stuff Important

Manufacturers who've taken the time to get their data into industry-standard formats (and WDs, jobbers and retailers who are able to receive industry standard data) are experiencing company-wide benefits. Here are just a few:

Aftermarket Data Standards - Data Standards Definitions and Resources

The industry is quickly moving to standardized data and the benefits are clear: increased sales, fewer returns, improved product exposure and faster turn-around. Good product information allows everyone to sell more parts!

- PIES (Product Information Exchange Standard)