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University campuses need to adapt themselves to become a more efficient, secure, and successful experience for all those that it serves

The Instillery Group has today confirmed an exciting new partnership with Purple WiFi to become New Zealand’s first Cloud Managed Service Provider for the global social WiFi company. The partnership with Purple WiFi enables the Instillery to better assist businesses across New Zealand and Australia realise the true value of…

With mobile technology an everyday part of life, WiFi is no longer a luxury. People now believe they should have access to fast broadband wherever they are, and that includes hotels. A hotel’s ability to provide fast and secure Internet access is an important decision factor when booking accommodation. A…

Susie Hargreaves, CEO of the Internet Watch Foundation, blogs on how and why to report online child sexual abuse content. There has been significant debate in the media and parliament recently about how to fight online child sexual abuse images. From what tactics have been used to what more could…

The process of traveling can be stressful and passengers are looking for their experiences to be seamless, see why collecting real-time feedback is so important

Find out how it all started, what solutions are currently revolutionizing physical spaces, and what to prepare for in the future.  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…

Around $150bn is lost each year due to missed appointments, and $200 per missed slot for individual physicians. As populations grow and we start to live longer, the effect of missing appointments has already begun to disrupt healthcare operations, however there are ways your facility can help. What is patient…

eCommerce sales for 2021 are expected to exceed $4.9trillion USD! The ability to go online and purchase what we want or need within a minutes is something that the world has become strangely acustom to, and is certainly something that over time will become even more integrated. Check out these…

In this blog, we’ll be looking at the history of customer surveys, the different types of surveys, the purposes of each, and proof that customer surveys aren’t dead! Jump to the end to see how a Purple customer gained over £480k ROI and more using customer surveys. What is the…

Over 12 months after the global pandemic began, we’re starting to return to the office, socialize with friends and family, and in general getting our lives a little bit more back to normal.  In this blog, we’ll discuss the possibilities for office working, how returning industries could be influencing this,…

When is it? Date: Friday 9th October at Harvey Nichols, London Time: From 2 – 5pm, followed by networking and drinks Who’s talking? We’ll have retail mogul Sir Terry Leahy, former CEO of Tesco, leading discussions on the future of customer loyalty. Also on the bill is Digital Marketing expert…

Last month saw Purple and Cisco Meraki welcome guests from the hotel industry to an event at the Lancaster Hotel in London, called “The Future of Hotels”. Purple partners, hoteliers and journalists attended the event which uncovered the future of the hotel industry and how new technology and means of…

Last Friday we welcomed guests from the bar and restaurant industry to an exclusive event at Gilgamesh in Camden, London. Gilgamesh is a really beautiful setting; it’s a pan-asian bar, lounge and restaurant offering a unique Eastern dining experience with a relaxed, contemporary feel. We discussed the future of bars…

When is it? The event will be held on Thursday 22nd October from 2pm at Gilgamesh Bar & Restaurant, in the vibrant London Borough of Camden. So what’s it about? We are taking a good look at how bars and restaurants need to prepare themselves for the future and the…

Gone are the days where you could pepper your customers with emails, SMS and other forms of communication.  Spray and pray marketing techniques will now alienate your customer base, see your email domains blacklisted and could very well land you in deep trouble with regulators, not to mention the potential…