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Posted on September 23, 2020 | Updated on September 24, 2020

Shareholders can sue companies if they fail to increase staff and visitor safety

COVID-19 has highlighted the delicate balance between protecting staff, visitors, and guests by minimizing risk and ensuring operations remain efficient. Companies that fail to prioritize visitor safety may be sued for alleged failure to protect workers and visitors from coronavirus. A report by Bloomberg markets states; “Hospitals, restaurants, stores, nursing homes, and hotels may face…

Posted on June 4, 2020

Purple named top performer in the Summer 2020 Enterprise WiFi Solutions Customer Success Report

Purple has been named a Top Performer in the Enterprise WiFi Solution category for the Summer 2020 Customer Success Report published by FeaturedCustomers. FeaturedCustomers is the leading customer success content marketing platform for B2B business software & services helping potential B2B buyers make informed purchasing decisions through vendor validated customer success content such as customer…

Posted on March 11, 2020 | Updated on September 30, 2022

The History of Wayfinding

Wayfinding, albeit in its primitive form, has been around for centuries. For thousands of years, humankind has needed to be directed to where they need to go, whether it was to a safe shelter or to notify a particular hunting ground, those that lived long before we did, needed signs and directions just as much…

Posted on February 13, 2020 | Updated on October 25, 2021

How big data is being used to boost sales and marketing

Many businesses make decisions on the fly from their gut, but there’s a point where a company has to use big data to drive their decision making. You can spend a great deal of your time making decisions and often they will affect the company, the team, and even yourself in significant ways. That is…

Posted on January 24, 2020 | Updated on November 10, 2022

How wayfinding technology could reduce average waiting times and wasted spend in the NHS

Hospitals are notoriously difficult to navigate around, all corridors seem near-identical, every door leads to somewhere you’re sure you’ve just been 3 minutes ago and the signage is never very clear. All of this leads to a daunting experience for any patient entering an unfamiliar hospital, and with the increase in population and evolution in…

Posted on January 21, 2020 | Updated on October 21, 2022

5 ways to better engage with your customers

As a business owner, professional or marketer you understand the importance of engaging with your target audience. Connecting with customers has always been essential to the growth and development of a business/brand, but in the age of social media and instant gratification, it’s more now more important than ever. Just sending the odd e-shot or…

Posted on January 13, 2020

How to get more customer reviews using Purple

Customer reviews are imperative to business success. In fact, research from TripAdvisor shows that two out of every three people won’t even consider making a purchase until they have read at least one review from a trusted source such as TripAdvisor or Trust Pilot. Only one in ten satisfied customers will leave feedback according to…

Posted on November 20, 2019

Top 5 Technology Trends To Watch In 2020

As the end of 2019 comes to a close and we enter a new decade, I can’t help look back and think how much technology has evolved in the last ten years, which excites me (probably more than it should) for the next decade. In the age of technology, it seems that everything around us…

Posted on December 11, 2018

How to increase customer footfall

Online ecommerce sales have been on the rise for a number of years. A report by Statistia reveals that in 2020, ecommerce retail sales are expected to reach 4.1 billion US dollars, up considerably from previous years. And so, many retailers, and other ecommerce businesses with physical venues, are looking for new ways to increase…

Posted on December 10, 2018 | Updated on January 21, 2022

How to capture customer data

The fact that online businesses capture customer data isn’t a secret. We’ve all been onto an ecommerce site and had a pop-up flash before our eyes, urging us to sign-up to a newsletter to receive all the latest news, deals and discounts. We’ve also filled up our shopping carts, clicked proceed, only to be taken…

Posted on December 4, 2018

How to increase app downloads

Congratulations! You’ve built a mobile app. You truly love your apps icon, and design, and it works flawlessly on all the devices which you tested it on. There’s only one problem: your app is not being downloaded. If this is the case, then you’re encountering the same problem that many companies encounter after their…

Posted on November 12, 2018

Purple shortlisted for International Company of the Year

We are pleased to announce that Purple have been shortlisted for the International Company of the Year Award (up to £10m turnover) at this year’s Insider North West International Trade Awards. With the UK economy struggling and the government focusing on an export-led recovery, finding new markets overseas can be the critical factor between success…

Black-friday closing the gap between online and offline data

Posted on September 13, 2018

Closing the gap between your online and offline customer data

Are you capturing customer data from your physical spaces? If not, you could be missing a trick. With the rise of online sales and convenience buying, offline seems to have taken a back seat, with businesses now focusing solely on collecting customer data from the online space. The problem… …offline still accounts for a huge…

Posted on September 5, 2018

Purple listed in Top 30 of The Sunday Times Hiscox Tech Track 100 in 2018

The finalists for The Sunday Times Hiscox Tech Track 100 have been released, and we are excited to announce Purple have been awarded 28th place. The Tech Track 100 league table ranks Britain’s 100 private tech (TMT) companies with the fastest-growing sales over their latest three years. It is compiled by Fast Track and published…

Airport digitization - has the passenger experience improved enough?

Posted on June 6, 2018

Airport digitalization: has the passenger experience improved enough?

Passengers have been embracing technology for years, relying on their smartphones, tablets and other devices to stay informed and up-to-date when traveling. Many airports have bought in too, investing heavily over the past few years in self-service technology that keeps passengers informed, creates more efficient passenger journeys and improves the overall airport experience. Recently, it…

Posted on May 3, 2018

Purple support Chorley’s Inspire Youth Zones project

Purple, leading WiFi analytics provider, is supporting Chorley’s Inspire Youth Zones project by donating a guest WiFi network and analytics platform for the new Youth Zone site. The Youth Zone, which is located on Chapel Street, offers a safe and inspiring environment for young people, aged 8 – 19, or up to 25 for those…