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title: Beyond The Catalog | Rob Desmarais
description: Insights to improve e-commerce catalog data quality for better search, personalization, SEO and GEO performance with quality scoring and product content enrichment.
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 Insights to improve e-commerce catalog data quality for better search, personalization, SEO and GEO performance with quality scoring and product content enrichment.

# Rob Desmarais

# How Generative AI Is Rebuilding Ecommerce from the Catalog Up

Beyond the Catalog explores how AI and ecommerce converge—where enriched, high-quality product data drives discovery, conversion, and growth. As generative AI moves from hype to reality, we focus on fixing messy, incomplete, inconsistent catalogs that limit performance. From product scoring to intelligent enrichment, this blog highlights tools, use cases, and innovations shaping the future of ecommerce—one catalog at a time.

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### [Agent-Ready or Agent-Exposed? The Catalog Risk B2B Distributors Are Missing](https://magnetlabs.ai/beyond-the-catalog/agent-ready-or-agent-exposed-b2b-distributor-catalog-risk)

 April 23, 2026

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### [The Problem No One Owns: Why Catalog Quality Is the Hidden Bottleneck in Commerce](https://magnetlabs.ai/beyond-the-catalog/the-problem-no-one-owns)

 February 7, 2026

Every retailer and distributor has a catalog. Most treat it like a filing cabinet. A place where...

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### [Why Attribute Quality Still Holds the Keys to Ecommerce Performance](https://magnetlabs.ai/beyond-the-catalog/why-attribute-quality-still-holds-the-keys-to-ecommerce-performance)

 April 7, 2025

Great ecommerce experiences start with great product data. But for most merchandisers, managing...

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### [The Hidden Cost of Over-Attributing Your Product Catalog](https://magnetlabs.ai/beyond-the-catalog/the-hidden-cost-of-over-attributing-your-product-catalog)

 March 24, 2025

Adding a lot of attributes might seem like a good way to give shoppers more personalization and...

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### [Prioritizing Product Attributes In Large Ecommerce Catalogs](https://magnetlabs.ai/beyond-the-catalog/prioritizing-product-attributes-in-large-ecommerce-catalogs)

 March 10, 2025

Managing a product catalog with tens of thousands—or even hundreds of thousands—of SKUs can be...

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### [Forecasting Attribute Performance with Search and Predictive Insights](https://magnetlabs.ai/beyond-the-catalog/forecasting-attribute-performance-with-search-and-predictive-insights)

 February 24, 2025

Adding new product attributes to your catalog can drive big wins in search relevance, user...

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### [How to Forecast Attribute Performance with AI-Powered Product Insights](https://magnetlabs.ai/beyond-the-catalog/how-to-forecast-attribute-performance-with-ai-powered-product-insights)

 February 10, 2025

Not all attributes are created equal. Some improve search visibility. Others drive clicks, boost...

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