Akeneo partner

Your trusted Akeneo diamond solution partner for turning product data into better product experiences.

Summary:

As a leading Akeneo partner and one of only two global companies to achieve Akeneo's diamond solution partner status, Columbus helps organisations centralise, enrich, and activate product information at scale. Whether you are evaluating a new PIM strategy, modernising your digital commerce ecosystem, or looking for an experienced Akeneo PIM partner, we help you unlock the full value of your product data through Akeneo's product experience platform.

One of Akeneo's highest-ranked partners

Product information is no longer just operational data. It is the foundation of every digital commerce experience, influencing discoverability, conversion, customer trust, and operational efficiency.  

As an Akeneo diamond solution partner, Columbus helps organisations centralise, enrich, and activate product information at scale. From PIM strategy and implementation to AI-powered product experiences, we help businesses unlock the full value of their product data.

Why choose Columbus as your Akeneo partner? 

From PIM strategy and implementation to AI-powered product enrichment and global rollouts, we help you create consistent product experiences that drive growth, improve time-to-market, and support scalable commerce operations. Columbus is one of only two partners worldwide to achieve Akeneo's highest partner status, reflecting our proven ability to deliver business value through product information management and product experience management initiatives. 

Take the next step toward better product experiences: 

Together, we help you create trusted product data that improves discoverability, accelerates time-to-market, and prepares your business for the next generation of AI-powered commerce.

How to implement Akeneo PIM successfully

Successful PIM initiatives typically begin by establishing a strong data foundation before scaling product experiences, automation, and AI capabilities across the business.

  • Identify where product data lives today, how it flows between systems, and where inconsistencies, duplication, or manual processes create operational challenges. 

  • Centralise product information in Akeneo PIM to establish one trusted location for product data, attributes, assets, and enrichment workflows. 

  • Define governance models, ownership, and quality standards that ensure product information is accurate, complete, and ready for every channel and market. 

  • Integrate Akeneo with ERP, e-commerce platforms, DAM solutions, marketplaces, and supplier systems to create seamless information flows across the organisation. 

  • Akeneo provides the foundation for AI-powered enrichment, agentic commerce, and AI-driven customer experiences. 

  • Expand into new markets, support multiple languages and brands, onboard new channels, and continuously improve product experiences as your business grows. 

Columbus achieves Akeneo's highest 
partner status

Columbus is proud to announce that it has achieved
Diamond Solution Partner status, the highest level in
Akeneo’s global partner program. Only two partners
worldwide have received this recognition.

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Columbus earns Akeneo's 2026 Growth
Award

Columbus has been recognised with the Growth Award 2026
at Akeneo’s Unlock event in Chicago. The award highlights
Columbus’ strong growth, customer impact, and continued
investment in the Akeneo partnership across the regions.

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Frequently asked questions

  • As product catalogues, channels, and customer expectations grow, managing product information across multiple systems becomes increasingly complex. A PIM solution helps organisations centralise product data, improve quality and consistency, accelerate product launches, and create better customer experiences across every sales channel. 

  • Akeneo combines powerful Product Information Management (PIM) capabilities with Product Experience Management (PXM) functionality, helping businesses enrich, govern, and distribute product information at scale. It enables organisations to create engaging product experiences while improving operational efficiency and supporting growth. 

  • An experienced Akeneo partner helps you maximise the value of your investment. Beyond platform implementation, a partner provides strategic guidance, integration expertise, governance frameworks, and best practices that accelerate adoption and long-term business outcomes. 

  • Columbus is an Akeneo diamond solution partner and one of only two partners globally to achieve Akeneo's highest partner status. We combine deep expertise in PIM and product experience management with broader capabilities across digital commerce, ERP, data, AI, and customer experience transformation. 

  • Yes. Akeneo supports manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, retailers, and brands across both B2B and B2C environments. The platform helps organisations manage complex product information while delivering consistent experiences across websites, marketplaces, sales teams, distributors, and customer portals. 

  • AI is only as effective as the data behind it. Akeneo helps businesses create structured, enriched, and governed product information that can support AI-driven search, product recommendations, content generation, digital assistants, and emerging agentic commerce experiences. 

  • The journey typically begins with an assessment of your current product information landscape, data quality, governance processes, and technology ecosystem. From there, we define a roadmap that aligns business goals, operational requirements, and future growth ambitions with the right PIM strategy. 

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