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Tag: guest WiFi

February 09, 2022

How SMB Businesses can Benefit from CRM Software

Between accelerated omnichannel marketing digitization, in part fueled by COVID, and increasingly fragmented customer journeys, customer relationships offer unquestionable value. Marketing trends continue to highlight that customer satisfaction is imperative, driving deep customer journey mapping, UI/UX optimizations, and more. In this context, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software has advanced rapidly itself, quickly becoming a marketing…

November 15, 2021

Black Friday 2021: How collecting insights about in-store customers can drive revenue this Black Friday

Black Friday 2021 will fall on the 26th of November, with businesses around the globe looking to welcome visitors back to their stores with all-time low prices for desired goods and services. Due to the global pandemic, Black Friday 2020 was more or less exclusively online, which meant many customers were unable to go out…

November 10, 2021

Purple Sponsorship Program: How can brands advertise on guest WiFi access journeys?

Many businesses are looking for new ways to reach their target audience, and year after year are continually using the same techniques such as PPC and social media advertising. These options, while sometimes effective, are getting more expensive as businesses compete for the attention of their desired audience. For example, 64% of brands are looking…

July 04, 2019

Atea join the Purple partner network

Purple has formed a new technology partnership with Atea, Northern Europe’s market leader in IT infrastructure. Atea are a large IT integrator and transformation specialist with 7,400 employees and 4,000 consultants located in 87 offices. Located in seven countries —Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, Atea offers a full range of hardware and…

May 24, 2019

Restaurants of the future

The next-generation customer is tech-savvy, well connected, and holds high expectations. A restaurant’s brand is no longer only about food. Don’t get me wrong; food is obviously very important, but it’s the digital experience that will leave a lasting impact on customers and ultimately allow restaurants to differentiate themselves from the competition. What do customers…

Identifying customers with WiFi analytics

March 15, 2019

Knock knock, who’s there?

John, aged 23, from Manchester. He’s a repeat customer. His last visit was on 10/02/2019, and he has an average dwell time of 30 minutes. Capturing customer data online is something that we are very good at. We know how many people visit our website, how much time they spend on-site, their demographics, whether they…

December 17, 2018

The benefits of real-time marketing

Real-time marketing in its simplest form is a great technique used by brands that allows them to create a personality, differentiate themselves from the competition, and improve the overall customer experience. By introducing a human element to a business it can help build trust, and in a lot of cases, brand loyalty. Consumers of a…

June 12, 2018

Target customers to the minute with LogicFlow’s new feature: Purple’s automated marketing tool

In June 2017 we released LogicFlow, a simple to use drag and drop builder that enables you to set up multi-staged marketing campaigns within minutes. With LogicFlow, you can automatically trigger an ‘action’, such as an e-shot, SMS message, splash page display or website redirect based on specific customer behavior, location, device and more. There…

Airport digitization - has the passenger experience improved enough?

June 06, 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…

January 10, 2018

What’s an AP, and why should businesses invest?

You know that box that you switch off and back on again when your WiFi starts playing up at home… well that’s not an AP, that’s a router. An AP, otherwise known as an access point, connects to that box allowing you to extend the range of your WiFi to a particular location. Let’s imagine…

December 04, 2017

Hotel group improves guest communication thanks to Purple and Nowire Networks

South American boutique hotel and apart hotel group, Inmobiliaria Su Ksa, and its guests are benefiting from the investment in a new guest WiFi solution that will see management gaining valuable analytical data to improve guest experience within each location. Purple’s WiFi and analytics solution has been installed initially at Hotel Capital in Chile, with…

August 05, 2017

Popular UK wildlife parks have improved the way they interact with guests thanks to Purple

Paignton Zoo, Newquay Zoo and Living Coasts are working with Purple, the intelligent spaces company, Acronyms and Cisco Meraki to deliver connectivity to visitors whilst obtaining a wealth of data about their guests for outbound marketing. The tourist attractions, located in the South of England, are operated by the Whitley Wildlife Conservation Trust and attract…

February 21, 2017

In-Store WiFi: Are you using it to it’s full potential?

Every day, millions of us use our smartphones, laptops, tablets, and wearable technology to connect to public WiFi access points (WAP). Ultimately, we expect to be connected wherever we go, and rely on established venues like shopping malls, department stores, and chain stores to provide us with reliable and secure in-store WiFi. With so many…

February 20, 2017

Purple ticks all the boxes for SMG, the world leader in venue management

Purple, the intelligent spaces company, and Insource Technology have installed WiFi and location analytics at the Irving Convention Center operated by SMG, the world leader in venue management. The Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas, Texas, is using Ruckus hardware and Purple to deliver guest WiFi whilst collecting visitor data, monitoring movement and tracking footfall….

January 30, 2017

Queensland Airports Limited select Purple and FLEXdata Solutions for their WiFi and location analytics solution

Purple, the intelligent spaces company, and its fully certified partner, FLEXdata Solutions, have signed a three-year contract to supply guest WiFi and location analytics to Queensland Airports Limited (QAL). FLEXdata Solutions, a systems integrator located on the East Coast of Australia, installed Cisco Meraki Wireless and Purple’s WiFi solution at four airports owned and operated…

January 16, 2017

Purple connects PizzaExpress in UAE

Purple, the intelligent spaces company, and CDW, the international IT solutions provider, today announced its partnership with PizzaExpress UAE. PizzaExpress UAE selected Purple and CDW to offer fast, free and secure guest WiFi to customers while gathering valuable analytics. CDW has delivered a fully integrated solution comprising hardware, software and services in partnership with Cisco…