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Insights and updates from the Purple team on guest WiFi, analytics, and venue technology.

Location Analytics & Services: How they can increase revenue

Location Analytics & Services: How they can increase revenue

The first commercial satnav was released in 1990 as a revolutionary built-in feature for the Mazda Eunos Cosmo, and yet in 2021 we can order an Uber through a

12 April 2021
Legal Requirements for Occupancy in the UK

Legal Requirements for Occupancy in the UK

Almost a year on the Covid-19 pandemic is still causing issues for governments trying to deal with different waves and outbreaks. In this blog, we will focus on

10 March 2021
Effective SaaS marketing ideas to try in 2021 (with examples)

Effective SaaS marketing ideas to try in 2021 (with examples)

The SaaS landscape can be a complex place for marketers to navigate, that's why we have put some ideas together to help you with SaaS marketing.

16 February 2021
Automating your visitor count, achieving 98% people counting accuracy

Automating your visitor count, achieving 98% people counting accuracy

Manually counting people in and out is an inefficient way to collect numbers of visitors, in addition to this, many venues are having to hire additional members

7 December 2020
Analytics for physical spaces, really?

Analytics for physical spaces, really?

Imagine we're sat having a beer together and I'm chatting to you about my amazing eCommerce business, you're naturally curious of course, and ask about how many

16 November 2020
The role of mobile wayfinding apps on College Campuses

The role of mobile wayfinding apps on College Campuses

What is Campus Wayfinding Campus wayfinding is a system designed to help users navigate campus environments. It's a solution for students, faculty, and visitors

3 August 2020
Purple and Aruba collaborate to enhance Aruba Instant On offering

Purple and Aruba collaborate to enhance Aruba Instant On offering

Purple is excited to further its partnership with Aruba, with support for Aruba Instant On.  Designed with small businesses in mind, Aruba Instant On is as

18 June 2020
The History of Wayfinding

The History of Wayfinding

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

11 March 2020
How big data is being used to boost sales and marketing

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.

13 February 2020
How wayfinding technology could reduce average waiting times and wasted spend in the NHS

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

24 January 2020
5 ways to better engage with your customers

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

21 January 2020
Purple WiFi secure services of former BT Chief Executive, Gavin Patterson

Purple WiFi secure services of former BT Chief Executive, Gavin Patterson

Purple WiFi is excited to announce the former Chief Executive of BT, Gavin Patterson, will be joining the company as a non-exec Director in an exciting time of

4 December 2019
What is Cached Data?

What is Cached Data?

Cached data, you've definitely heard about it, but do you know what it is?  In a world where we are constantly surrounded by technology in one way or another

28 November 2019
Wayfinding Technology - What is it?

Wayfinding Technology - What is it?

Wayfinding is defined as information that assists with guiding people in a physical environment or enhancing their experience within it, you know the signs they

12 November 2019
Automatic provisioning with Meraki is now live within the Purple Portal

Automatic provisioning with Meraki is now live within the Purple Portal

We work with a number of enterprise-sized businesses across the world, many of which have thousands of access points across multiple locations.

10 September 2019
Purple, Cisco and AT&T provide guest WiFi and analytics to Hudson Yards

Purple, Cisco and AT&T provide guest WiFi and analytics to Hudson Yards

Purple, Cisco and AT&T have partnered with property development company, Related, to bring next generation visitor analytics to their Hudson Yards project

29 July 2019
Domino's partner with Purple and Smarter WiFi

Domino's partner with Purple and Smarter WiFi

Domino's have signed a rolling contract with hospitality guest WiFi and analytics specialists, Smarter WiFi, to install a Purple-powered WiFi solution at 10 of

22 July 2019
What's the difference between a WAN and a LAN?

What's the difference between a WAN and a LAN?

WAN vs LAN WAN is a Wide Area Network. LAN is a Local Area Network. The main difference between WAN and LAN is their geographic coverage and inherent network

14 July 2019