
{"id":58295,"date":"2020-04-20T09:00:14","date_gmt":"2020-04-20T08:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/?p=58295"},"modified":"2020-04-14T19:15:19","modified_gmt":"2020-04-14T18:15:19","slug":"quick-and-easy-searching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/quick-and-easy-searching\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick and easy searching"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Written by Gary Nelson, Senior Product Manager- Device Connections<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>With product catalogues becoming a thing of the past the ability to find products online needs to be simple and effective, not a challenge. So is there an easy way to narrow your search?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/a_0062912-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-58297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/a_0062912.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/a_0062912-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/a_0062912-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/a_0062912-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>We all know how difficult it can sometimes be to navigate a website using attributes to help define the product you are looking for. The results usually contain far too many parts making it almost impossible to find what you were originally looking for. The process can be simplified with images of the product ranges however that doesn\u2019t help you determine how to search for the products on the website.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a world leading manufacturer, we are continually striving\ntowards a digital first strategy to ensure you the customer have access to as\nmuch information as possible relating to our products online from our website. The\ninformation available to you is up to date, comprehensive and contains 3\ndimensional downloads to aid you in your design process, amongst other useful\ndocuments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To make the search for our products easier we have\nintroduced web codes made up of a # sign followed by a 4-digit number\ncombination. The web code takes you directly to a product family which reduces\nthe number of products shown significantly enabling you to locate the actual\npart you need far quicker than using traditional search methods. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have produced a product navigator which gives web codes for our <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"printed circuit board (PCB) terminal blocks (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.phoenixcontact.com\/online\/portal\/gb?1dmy&amp;urile=wcm%3apath%3a\/gben\/web\/main\/products\/subcategory_pages\/PCB_terminal_blocks_P-20-04\/662f4561-9547-4cf3-89a0-0044c5a658aa?cpn=blog\" target=\"_blank\">printed circuit board (PCB) terminal blocks<\/a>,<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" PCB connectors (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.phoenixcontact.com\/online\/portal\/gb?1dmy&amp;urile=wcm%3apath%3a\/gben\/web\/main\/products\/subcategory_pages\/PCB_plug-in_connectors_P-20-05\/b19b154c-ed72-4c95-9758-90ee013a2583?cpn=blog\" target=\"_blank\"> PCB connectors<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"high current feed-thru terminal blocks (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.phoenixcontact.com\/online\/portal\/gb?1dmy&amp;urile=wcm%3apath%3a\/gben\/web\/main\/products\/subcategory_pages\/High-current_feed-through_terminal_blocks_P-20-14\/90151c7f-2b99-4d53-9559-2858736be6fd?cpn=blog\" target=\"_blank\">high current feed-thru terminal blocks<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"connectors for field devices (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.phoenixcontact.com\/online\/portal\/gb?1dmy&amp;urile=wcm%3apath%3a\/gben\/web\/main\/products\/subcategory_pages\/Plug-in_connectors_P-20\/6c873b9e-f8e5-4804-b375-44edbba0f763?cpn=blog\" target=\"_blank\">connectors for field devices<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phoenixcontact.com\/online\/portal\/gb?1dmy&amp;urile=wcm%3apath%3a\/gben\/web\/main\/products\/subcategory_pages\/Electronics_housings_P-01\/bf184df7-b458-487a-81f6-a86ac6c22e9d?cpn=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"electronics enclosures (opens in a new tab)\">electronics enclosures<\/a>. The navigator shows images of product families with a unique web code next to them which, when inputted in the search field on our website, will take you directly to the product range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you like the sound of making your searches easier then\nstart by adding the following web code on our website and you\u2019ll be taken to\nthe page that has the product navigator e-paper on:-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phoenixcontact.com\/online\/portal\/gb\/pxc\/content_pages_catalog_pages\/!ut\/p\/z1\/1ZVNU8MgEIZ_i4ccmYV8e0zaTjvORBu1tnDJECCZOA2Jkbbqrxc_b6ZXwwVY3nfn2T2wwGAHTPNjU3PTdJrv7Z2ysHCXBJOVT7KbLEhxTtJ15l26eZRE8AA0Bbp38ErLHLZj8tssBDae7cuP_1gJPuen1h_9KcgD2B4bdYKN7obWVncHDNh2lhX5ZnFrvaLXQE-qFJ1UBQmITTgo2QxKmHs-1MpYSXfQZngF2g-dPAgzV8a-2mYBNcNBfSTsRSOt0K8Ej0KOSMwF8omQiPs-RmUZY-7yUEg3ghU-hxz9N-Rx3jCYFm_mToyXTIt3gSfGO7H-bv5df6_O_dF2pDSPT08sASY6bdSLgV1dKu1gi-ngljf2-I3y7GDBDd93ddHzWj3_PhQ_4djBVeR5ZeBXqJSVh_zw0kNxICVScRnbwqUbhLGdLGwM7HM2fQpGhs-d0sUyLda72TKFvtWvDaJXdRJ7_tcW1G0yf6vaGU3W12gktj_2q1NycfEOxe5BkQ!!\/dz\/d5\/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh\/?cpn=webcode_1517&amp;productDetection=true&amp;redirectTarget=country\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" label=\"#1517 (opens in a new tab)\" class=\"broken_link\">#1517<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are continually striving to offer you excellence in\nservice and our web codes are another step forward in easing your design\nprocess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019re welcome. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information contact Gary on gnelson@phoenixcontact.com or tel: 07780 483099<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written by Gary Nelson, Senior Product Manager- Device Connections With product catalogues becoming a thing of the past the ability to find products online needs to be simple and effective, not a challenge. 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