Northumberland Zoo turns to technology to transform the customer experience

Maxine Bradley with a racoon.

Owners at Northumberland Zoo believe an innovative technology platform they have introduced will be a gamechanger for the sector – growing income while also educating.

The family-run zoo, sat in 17 acres, near Felton, Morpeth, has partnered with County Durham-based n-gage.io, to implement the company’s audience engagement platform and attraction management software, created to improve the visitor experience.

Maxine Bradley, founder and zoo curator, explained:...

Investing in apps remain top priority for CMOs

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The growth of the app market continues to go from strength to strength with more than seven million apps now available across iOS and Android. In fact, the research found that almost half (48%) of businesses currently have an app.

The survey, from digital marketing consultants ConsultMyApp, questioned 101 CMOs of businesses with more than...