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The effects on children and the internet
Like it or not, children and the internet go hand-in-hand and the digital world plays a massive part in most youngsters day-to-day lives. Most kids know how to answer a question by completing a Google search instead of asking their parents and most toddlers know how to swipe a screen on a smartphone.…
The Channel Purple – reseller news update
Purple WiFi shocking survey results In an effort to further understand the nature of how organisations in our key target sectors provide guest WiFi, and to ascertain new sales and marketing opportunities for our reseller partners, we have conducted a global survey of over 3500 organisations in retail, leisure and…
Channel 4 News features Purple WiFi
Our CEO, Gavin Wheeldon and I had a busy day out of the office last week filming with Channel 4 News. Having read about what we do within the retail sector, one of the programme’s journalists wanted to come and see Purple WiFi in action, for himself. So, we decided…
Newly Certified Partner to promote Purple at leading U.S. conference
Von Technologies, a newly Certified Purple Partner, is set to attend the largest U.S. conference for female business owners to discuss business trends, innovative technology disruptors and WiFi analytics at an interactive workshop. The Chicago based IT company focuses on technology deployments, network infrastructure, and managed intelligent wireless networks and…
Newly Certified Partner, Digital Avenue, set to make a big impression in the events space
Purple, the intelligent spaces company, has announced its certified partnership with Digital Avenue, who is using its WiFi and analytics solution to capture valuable visitor data for organisers of popular events. Digital Avenue is the industry leader in the rapid deployment of robust event WiFi, scalable temporary internet and live…
We certainly turned Harvey Nichols Purple
Future of Customer Engagement for Retailers Event at Harvey Nichols Fantastic turn out (in fact, standing room only!) for our event last week, which took place on the 5th floor of Harvey Nics in London and was all about the future of retail. Lovely to see so many trusted partners,…
Purple partners with CenturyLink for Location-Based Analytics launch at Cisco Live, Las Vegas
Purple, the intelligent spaces company, and CenturyLink, the global leader in communications, hosting, cloud and IT services, have joined forces. The partnership was formed ahead of CenturyLink’s Location-Based Analytics launch at Cisco Live today. CenturyLink Location-Based Analytics, is a location-based, mobile engagement, analytics and marketing Internet of Things (IoT) solution…
CentraCare Partners with Purple to Implement a New Digital Wayfinding Solution to Support Patient Experience at St. Cloud Hospital
CentraCare selected Purple's digital wayfinding solution to directly improve the visitor and patient experience as well as operational staff efficiencies.
Visitor spend increases due to Purple WiFi at The Orchards
The Orchards Shopping Centre in West Sussex, UK, is a 120,000 sq ft centre which boasts 40 retail units. The centre chose to install AirTight Wi-Fi throughout the building as a platform for the Purple WiFi social app. The Orchards also houses 32 residential dwellings that can pick up the…
Case study: London Borough of Brent installs Purple WiFi
About Brent The London Borough of Brent (LBB) is located in North West London, forming part of Outer London. Its population is estimated at 312,200 people. Trial stages David Boyd of Unified Consultancy provided the borough with the Purple WiFi solution to match their needs and Xirrus high-density access points. The…
Case Study: Inc Group Restaurants, Bars & Clubs
“Purple WiFi is an easy to use, functional piece of software with some interesting customer data. I particularly like that you can see how many times certain individuals have logged in – this is a really easy way to see loyal customers and reward them.” Lorna Allison, Marketing Manager, Inc…
Case Study – Four restaurants and a bar
HM Network turns the San Marco Group Purple The San Marco Group is a well-respected chain of four Italian restaurants and a bar, which are located in Preston, Lancashire. Not only does the San Marco Group deliver first class food and drink, but they also clearly demonstrate superior service to…
Caritas of Austin – Volunteering at the community kitchen
Caritas of Austin was founded in 1964 by Richard McCabe, and has since been preventing and ending homelessness for people across Greater Austin. The charity provides a service continuum for those experiencing poverty that begins with a safety net and links then to resources to achieve self-sufficiency. Last week, the…
Capturing insights and not just customer data
Collecting customer data is great in terms of growing your CRM and directly engaging your total addressable market. However, more importantly, is aggregating this customer data and overlaying it on top of other data sets to give you insights. Google Analytics and other online analytics tools provide you with an…
Capturing Emails Through Your Guest WiFi
A captive portal can help you capture emails from your guest WiFi and fuel your marketing strategy. Click here to see how you can start capturing emails through your business WiFi.