CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive

11 January 2011

Implementation Investments

Catalog Data Solutions Catalog and CAD Download Solution Selected by StainlessDrains.com

Catalog Data Solutions (CDS) announced that StainlessDrains.com has selected its online catalog and CAD download solution.

StainlessDrains.com of Greenville, Texas manufactures superior, environmentally friendly, stainless steel drainage system products including Sanitary Area Drains, Floor Drains, Trench Drains, Floor Sinks, Trap Drains, Cleanouts, P-traps and Accessories. “We realized that the internet has changed the buying process – our customers now often research and select products online even before talking to any supplier. Therefore our website has to be found and then make it real easy to find the right product. Once the product is found the downloadable CAD models save customers time and get our product designed in,” said Shelia Heller, Owner and VP Sales and Marketing, StainlessDrains.com. “With our website developer, TopSpot Internet Marketing, we evaluated several vendors and ultimately chose the CDS Catalog and CDS ModelServer SaaS solution to be integrated with our new website.”

“In our evaluation we looked at catalog and CAD solutions specifically for industrial suppliers like StainlessDrains.com - CDS stood out technically and were easy and highly responsive to work with,” said Tim Doyle, VP Sales and Marketing, TopSpot Internet Marketing. “We have formally partnered with CDS, and in projects that require this type of functionality we are very enthusiastic about recommending their SaaS Catalog, CAD and Configurator solutions.”

“We’re delighted to have been selected by StainlessDrains.com and TopSpot,” said John Major, CEO Catalog Data Solutions. “As they recognize the industrial buying process has changed, designers now research and select products online, so suppliers’ online content has to influence that research, be easily searchable and downloadable. Of the many types of online marketing content (e.g. white papers, case studies, brochures, videos, demos, recorded webinars, reviews, CAD model downloads, etc.) only one is known to lead to a sale nearly 50% of the time! CAD downloads may be the most efficient online marketing tool available.”

Catalog Data Solutions helps industrial suppliers and distributors grow sales and strengthen customer loyalty through interactive online catalogs, ecommerce, 3D CAD model delivery and product configurator solutions.

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