August 20, 2021 Why VCU Health chose Purple Wayfinding to improve patient and visitor experiences Following an international RFP search, in July of 2021 VCU Health System chose Purple to implement a wayfinding solution on its growing downtown medical campus in Richmond, Virginia. With this solution, patients and visitors can preview digital maps and directions online before they arrive and use interactive walking routes when on-site to ensure they get… Read More
June 29, 2021 Purple partners with U.S. based Exit Design Purple has teamed up with Exit Design, a leading experiential graphic design firm that produces comprehensive wayfinding and signage systems to help complex organizations promote their brand and enhance their visitor experience. Through an experience assessment, engaging with staff and patients to gather quantitative and qualitative data, Exit is able to understand the strengths and… Read More
June 15, 2021 Telesystem announces strategic partnership with Purple Telesystem, an industry leader in designing customized solutions with white-glove support for multi-location businesses, announced today their strategic partnership with Purple. The new partnership will add Purple’s suite of products into Telesystem’s growing managed solutions portfolio, with a focus on creating Intelligent Space through helping venues optimize safety, enhancing the customer experience, and driving revenue…. Read More
May 18, 2021 Purple showcases security readiness with Cyber Essentials Plus certification Purple has become one of the latest companies to become Cyber Essentials+ certified, indicating that the company takes a proactive stance against malicious cyber attacks. Cyber Essentials is the UK Government-backed scheme that aims to help small to medium enterprises protect themselves against common cyber threats. The certification is an externally audited process where Purple’s… Read More
April 13, 2021 Purple listed as a representative vendor in 2021 Gartner Market Guide for Indoor Location Platforms Purple the intelligent spaces company has been included as a representative vendor in the 2021 Gartner Market Guide for Indoor Location Application Platforms. Purple converts physical venues into intelligent spaces through the use of analytics, wayfinding, and presence and location technology. According to Gartner, “This past year saw a rising number of vendors in this… Read More
February 10, 2021 Appsbroker and Purple Join Forces to Drive Tangible Business Growth for Customers with insightNOW Appsbroker, one of EMEA’s largest Google-only Managed Services Providers, and Purple, leading provider of intelligent spaces solutions have joined forces to drive tangible business value and growth for their customers through real-time business intelligence solutions. Read on to learn more. Purple is a UK-based technology firm that offers a free WiFi platform enabling businesses to… Read More
January 19, 2021 Purple partnership further improves visitor experience for businesses Purple, the intelligent spaces company has announced its partnership with Allied Telesis, a leading provider of hardware and software products that allow customers to build secure, feature-rich, and scalable data exchange solutions, supporting their TQ5403 Series of wireless Access Points. Data analytics are imperative when it comes to optimizing venue operating costs and public safety… Read More
December 04, 2020 What will going to work look like in 2021? Top 5 tips from the Tech Giants on new ways of working, heard at Web Summit 2020 I’ve just spent 3 days listening to lots of different speakers at the Lisbon Web Summit 2020. As the Wall Street Journal said, it’s where ‘the giants of the web assemble’. This is an event we attend to… Read More
November 24, 2020 The litigation for Covid-19 has started, where will it go for employers and business? As sure as water flows downhill it was inevitable that litigation would flow from the pandemic as lawyers sharpen their teeth and let the blame game begin! I was prompted to write this as I have had a flurry of interest from the PE and VC community, which is great, and they share our theory… Read More
June 17, 2020 How COVID-19 has impacted consumer behavior and what brands should be doing to adapt There has been a great amount of research historically on the universal nature of human needs, most notably by Maslow and his Hierarchy of Needs and more recently in Positive Psychology. Universal human needs are always important, and should play a part in our approach, however the way these needs manifest differs depending on the… Read More
June 15, 2020 A retailers guide to meeting government social distancing guidelines The British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, announced on Monday 25th May that non-essential retailers will be allowed to reopen their doors on 15th June and urged shoppers to go out and spend to help revive the British economy. It’s great news for all of us as a sense of normality starts to return and on… Read More
June 09, 2020 How can smart counters help businesses achieve social distancing? Social distancing is likely here to stay, and although it presents a lot of challenges, it is something businesses will have to adapt to in order to continue operating. Ultimately, successful social distancing within a venue or other public space comes down to volume control. We’ve seen many venues – supermarkets and small highstreet retailers… Read More
June 02, 2020 Purple assists Greater London Authority with measuring social distancing Purple has been working very closely with Greater London Authority during the United Kingdom’s lockdown phase and will continue to do so as restrictions across the UK begin to ease over the coming month. Greater London Authority are a strategic regional authority, with powers over transport, policing, economic development, and fire and emergency planning. Measuring… Read More
March 20, 2020 Live data shows impact of Coronavirus on North American industries Check out our live data here Purple have WiFi live in over 50,000 venues ranging from a cafe through department stores, airports, stadiums and entire cities across 128 countries. We have 160M authenticated users of more than 600M unique users that are anonymous. The data we analyze spans nearly 20 Billion visits. Due to the… Read More
March 19, 2020 Live data shows impact Coronavirus is having on European businesses Purple has billions of presence footfall data, 155 million users in over 185 countries and their expert data scientist team has constructed visual models of the impact that Coronavirus has had on footfall across European industries. Due to the pandemic, Purple have decided to make their data available to all who wish to see, enabling… Read More
March 18, 2020 How wayfinding is playing a key role in hospitals amid the COVID-19 outbreak Although COVID-19 has affected the majority of the globe, the one thing seen during the current Coronavirus outbreak is the speed at which we can adapt to situations when technology is used productively. Through the use of communities and technologies, it seems that nations and cities all over the world are coming together and helping… Read More
