In today’s increasingly digitalized and AI-driven world, it is critical for you to step back and think about what you should automate before you look at who you should hire. The trick to staying ahead of your competition is to leave behind that tasks that truly require the human heart, hands, and brain. This article focuses on the top four time-saving automations our Gung B2B e-commerce platform creates. Time and again, they have driven big ROI into the businesses of our customers.

When choosing any new software platform, there are many buying criteria that will help drive your decision. Product fit, price, vendor viability, service, and technology all play a role. In many cases, when evaluating technology, you might find yourself looking at one product with a headless architecture, and another with a more traditional architecture. This article will help you better understand the pros and cons of these architectures so that you can make a more informed business decision when it comes to technology. It will also describe how Gung’s architecture works, and why it delivers the best of both worlds.

PIM, which stands for Product Information Management, is a type of system used to manage and organize product information. PIM systems are widely used in e-commerce, retail, and manufacturing to store, collect and manage product information across channels and platforms. With a PIM solution like Gung’s, you get a single database that contains all the information about your products, including product descriptions, images, specifications, marketing materials, documents, etc.

In this article, you can experience what life is typically like for our customers when they first come to us. You might even recognize some of these challenges yourself, because they’re very common for industrial companies going through growing pains. We’ll also take a brief look at what life is like for them after Gung—after they’ve found that pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

As a supplier, you most certainly already have key customers and accounts that want you to receive orders via EDI. The good news is, Gung can be your partner in integrating existing (or new) EDI processes into a broader e-commerce strategy. It is not always a quick and cheap exercise, but once it is in place, EDI can save you and your customers time, money, and headaches.

If there's one thing we all have exactly the same amount of, it's time. A B2B e-commerce solution like Gung can save much more than just the time it otherwise takes to place an order manually. Having a system like Gung in place is not just about online accessibility and sales automation. It should be also be about driving efficiency and productivity throughout your organization. Below are three areas where Gung can help your business work smarter, not harder.

Many industries reported how lack of materials and labor were slowing down production, lengthening delivery times, and drying up margins. One of the most common benefits Gung customers experienced during the pandemic was their ability to suggest alternative products.

At Gung, we have always been focused on B2B order flows—meaning, the sale of goods between manufacturing or distribution companies and their retailers. As B2B specialists, we have a deep understanding of the business processes required to support these types of transactions—and an even deeper understanding as to how they are typically handled in your ERP system. However—industrial companies with B2B order flows are not limited only to B2B sales—and neither is Gung. There are many product companies out there whose strategic plans include selling directly to consumers. This article focuses on how Gung works with Shopify to support our customers with B2C initiatives. We have already helped 30 customers successfully roll out these products together.

It can overwhelming to determine if a software solution is going to meet your specific needs or deliver the desired outcomes. This is where the concept of a "Proof of Concept" (PoC) comes into play. In this blog, we will explore what a proof of concept is and delve into the reasons why you should embrace this approach when it comes to Gung.

As manufacturers continue to explore new avenues for growth, the direct-to-consumer (D2C) sales strategy stands out as a powerful approach to stay connected with customers in an ever-evolving business landscape. Gung has developed functionality that will support its customers who want to take advantage of moving to a D2C model—without sacrificing what they have already built for their B2B channels. This article explains the benefits of a D2C sales approach, as well as how the Gung platform can enable it.

How long has digitalizing your processes and workflows been on the agenda? At Gung, we strongly believe that every single industrial company doing B2B sales must move to e-commerce in order to remain competitive. Digitalizing your sales processes is not only about being available online; it is also about streamlining time-consuming and manual processes. This article dives into some realistic examples of how Gung can play a part in your digitalization journey—and turn what used to be manual into magic.

With solid product mix data, you have a better chance of delivering what the market demands in the fastest and most efficient way possible. If you lack basic product mix data, it becomes increasingly impossible to decide what to make or order for upcoming seasons. There is no historical data to rely on for sound decision-making. If you’re dealing with with a lack of product mix data, and need to improve your product lifecycle management processes, we at Gung have four solid tips for you. When you’re done reading, you’ll be one step closer to being able to sell the right products at the right time at the right price.

It is an indisputable fact that Black Friday plays a major role in many e-tailers' annual turnover. But how can manufacturers and distributors take advantage of the Black Friday phenomenon in a meaningful way? This article offers five tips for how companies selling to retailers can maximize their Black Friday results.

B2B companies continue to make the mistake of imitating the e-commerce strategies of B2C companies. This article discusses why B2C and B2B buying processes are so different, and what signs to watch out for when searching for an e-commerce solution that will support your needs.

You can use a dashboard to display important figures and relevant KPIs every time your administrators or sales reps log into Gung. This short article covers examples of questions Gung’s dashboard feature will answer and insights Gung’s dashboard feature will provide.

Any manufacturer or wholesaler considering selling directly to consumers must consider leveraging the infrastructure of existing online marketplaces. And the juggernaut of all marketplaces, Amazon, is a perhaps the best place to begin. This article focuses on the different strategic approaches you can take when selling on Amazon; the benefits of selling on Amazon; and how Gung integrates with Amazon to enable B2C sales processes.

This article focuses on how Gung’s product export interface can digitalize this scenario—and many others like it—inside your business, making tasks like gathering product information or producing product catalogs achievable in minutes. Below you can review four key functions in Gung’s product export interface. You will learn about what problems each function solves, and how they are set up within Gung.