Podcast Overview
<p><b>Product Data Weekly</b> is a short, practical podcast about the realities of product data operations.</p><p>Each week, we explore the challenges that sit behind growing catalogues, evolving systems and ever increasing data demands.</p><p>No theory.<br />No vendor hype.<br />Just grounded conversations about what it really takes to manage product data at scale.</p><p>If you’re involved in ecommerce, product information, supplier onboarding, ERP, PIM, marketplace feeds or anything connected to product data, this is for you.</p><p>For more practical insight, sign up at <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://productdataweekly.com" target="_blank">productdataweekly.com</a> and receive our weekly newsletter every Thursday.</p>
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Recent Episodes
July 16, 2026
Episode 21: Product Data Regulation (Part 1) Getting Ready for the EU Green Claims Directive
<p>Millions of product descriptions say "eco-friendly", "sustainable", or "green".<br /><br />Under the EU Green Claims Directive, every one of those needs evidence behind it, or it's a fine waiting to happen.<br /><br />In this episode, we break down what the directive actually requires, why most catalogues are full of claims nobody can substantiate, and how to audit thousands of descriptions to find them.<br /><br />We also share how AI can help strip out unverified claims, plus the governance controls that stop new ones creeping back in.<br />If your product content mentions sustainability anywhere, watch this before the deadline does it for you.</p><p><br />This is part one of our series on product data regulation. Next up: the Digital Product Passport, followed by the Golden Record in construction.</p><p><br />Episode Breakdown<br />00:00 – Why green claims are a product data problem<br />00:28 – What counts as greenwashing under the directive<br />02:52 – Inventorying your claims: finding what's scattered across thousands of descriptions<br />05:44 – Removing unsubstantiated claims and building governance for new ones<br />08:03 – What's coming next: Digital Product Passport and the Golden Record<br /></p><p>Keywords: product data, green claims, EU Green Claims Directive, sustainability claims, greenwashing, compliance, data governance, product descriptions, AI content management, e-commerce, Digital Product Passport, product data regulation<br /></p><p>Resources<br />Product Data Weekly Newsletter – <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://productdataweekly.com" target="_blank">https://productdataweekly.com</a><br />EU Green Claims Directive – <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/eu-green-claims-directive_en" target="_blank">https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/eu-green-claims-directive_en</a></p>
July 9, 2026
Episode 20: Your FAQs Just Stopped Being Optional
<p>Most product pages still treat FAQs as an SEO box-tick.<br /><br />But AI models are answer engines, and FAQs are answers. If yours are missing or vague, the engines go and describe your products from someone else's content.<br /><br />In this episode, we break down how a heatwave, a paddling pool and a filter pump became the perfect example of what happens when compatibility questions go unanswered, why return reasons are an untapped goldmine of customer questions, and why your product page needs to become an answer engine hub.<br /><br />We also share the fifteen-year-old irony behind brands that accidentally solved this problem early.<br /><br />If AI search keeps skipping your brand, this will explain why.<br /></p><p>Episode Breakdown<br />00:00 – Why FAQs suddenly matter (blame AI)<br />01:52 – The wrong pump: buying blind on answer engines<br />04:20 – Breaking the FAQ vicious circle<br />05:30 – Return reasons as FAQ fuel<br />06:59 – Where the traffic goes instead<br /></p><p>Keywords: product data, FAQs, answer engines, AI search, product pages, e-commerce, return reasons, social proof, structured data, customer questions<br /></p><p>Resources<br />Product Data Weekly Newsletter – <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://productdataweekly.com" target="_blank">https://productdataweekly.com</a></p>
July 2, 2026
Episode 19: Why Supplier Data is Never Usable
<p>Supplier onboarding should be a solved problem by now.<br /></p><p>In this episode, Ben breaks down why supplier data arrives unusable no matter how hard you push suppliers or your own team, and why the real problem is the gap between how data is collected and how the business actually needs to use it.<br /></p><p>Ben also shares the 3 principles that fix it.<br /></p><p>If supplier onboarding keeps resurfacing as a problem you thought you'd solved, this will explain why.<br /></p><p>Episode Breakdown<br />00:00 – Why supplier data still isn't a solved problem<br />03:53 – Where the pain hits hardest: distribution, retail, marketplaces<br />05:40 – Why it's harder now than it used to be<br />07:30 – Machines don't guess: why ambiguity no longer survives<br />09:22 – The 10 to 15 back-and-forths behind every product<br />13:08 – The three principles: structure, usability, automation<br />15:17 – Structure: stop forcing suppliers into your template<br />18:44 – Usability: removing guesswork at the point of entry<br />20:35 – Automation: focus it, or just break things faster<br />21:30 – Real examples: how Bowens and RS Group did it<br />25:38 – Four steps to make onboarding something you can scale</p><p><br />Keywords: product data, supplier data, supplier onboarding, PIM, data enrichment, data quality, automation, marketplaces, e-commerce, digital transformation</p><p><br />Resources<br />Product Data Weekly Newsletter – <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://productdataweekly.com" target="_blank">https://productdataweekly.com</a></p>
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- What is Product Data Weekly?
<p><b>Product Data Weekly</b> is a short, practical podcast about the realities of product data operations.</p><p>Each week, we explore the challenges that sit behind growing catalogues, evolving systems and ever increasing data demands.</p><p>No theory.<br />No vendor hype.<br />Just grounded conversations about what it really takes to manage product data at scale.</p><p>If you’re involved in ecommerce, product information, supplier onboarding, ERP, PIM, marketplace feeds or anything connected to product data, this is for you.</p><p>For more practical insight, sign up at <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://productdataweekly.com" target="_blank">productdataweekly.com</a> and receive our weekly newsletter every Thursday.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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