Why Your Product Data And Creative Assets Need To Live In The Same Place — Lynn Herman | Why Product-Centric Storage Wins, Why Spreadsheets Kill Retail Growth, How Digital Asset Management Scales Product Data, How Shopify Syncs Brand Assets (#461)
Mon Feb 02 2026
In this episode, we explore how to fix messy product data and creative assets that slow down your brand.
Lynn Herman, APM Marketing Manager at Canto, explains how a digital asset management system acts as a single source of truth for your business. She shares why organizing content around your products—rather than random folders—helps you launch faster on Shopify and other marketplaces.
You will also learn how to maintain a consistent brand image and stop losing sales due to data errors.
Topics discussed in this episode:
What a DAM system does for your content. Why you should organize assets by product SKU. How spreadsheets lead to manual data errors. How to create a launch once publish everywhere flow. What prevents friction in the approval process. How to push assets directly to Shopify stores. Why inconsistent images damage customer trust. What signs show you need a better asset system. How AI search finds specific brand images fast. Why centralizing data stops operational chaos.
Links & Resources
Website: https://www.canto.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/canto/
Shopify Integration: https://www.canto.com/integrations/shopify/
X/Twitter: https://x.com/canto
Get access to more free resources by visiting the show notes at https://tinyurl.com/4n838wvz
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In this episode, we explore how to fix messy product data and creative assets that slow down your brand. Lynn Herman, APM Marketing Manager at Canto, explains how a digital asset management system acts as a single source of truth for your business. She shares why organizing content around your products—rather than random folders—helps you launch faster on Shopify and other marketplaces. You will also learn how to maintain a consistent brand image and stop losing sales due to data errors. Topics discussed in this episode: What a DAM system does for your content. Why you should organize assets by product SKU. How spreadsheets lead to manual data errors. How to create a launch once publish everywhere flow. What prevents friction in the approval process. How to push assets directly to Shopify stores. Why inconsistent images damage customer trust. What signs show you need a better asset system. How AI search finds specific brand images fast. Why centralizing data stops operational chaos. Links & Resources Website: https://www.canto.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/canto/ Shopify Integration: https://www.canto.com/integrations/shopify/ X/Twitter: https://x.com/canto Get access to more free resources by visiting the show notes at https://tinyurl.com/4n838wvz ______________________________________________________ LOVE THE SHOW? HERE ARE THE NEXT STEPS! Follow the podcast to get every bonus episode. Tap follow now and don’t miss out! Rate & Review: Help others discover the show by rating the show on Apple Podcasts at https://tinyurl.com/ecb-apple-podcasts Join our Free Newsletter: https://newsletter.ecommercecoffeebreak.com/ Support The Show On Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/EcommerceCoffeeBreak Partner with us: https://ecommercecoffeebreak.com/partner-with-us/