Blur Group Share Discussion Threads

[malhashemi] 21/10/2014 11:58

Well I for one think this company shares has been already sufficiently kicked in the gonads. It's come down from GBP 8 peak, so the gonads have been practically crushed. Management has learnt a pricey lesson on revenue recognition, the company now is on a more sober and realistic footing. They are still wining contracts, so don't go writing them off yet. Can't be negative forever on stuff and miss the boat when it turns.

[hazl] 21/10/2014 11:08

Dow futures up ... Apple good news

got some Blur today for possible bounce back myself.



imo

[malhashemi] 21/10/2014 09:51

Well I for one think this company shares has been already sufficiently kicked in the gonads. It's come down from GBP 8 peak, so the gonads have been practically crushed. Management has learnt a pricey lesson on revenue recognition, the company now is on a more sober and realistic footing. They are still wining contracts, so don't go writing them off yet. Can't be negative forever on stuff and miss the boat when it turns.

[hazl] 21/10/2014 09:05

hmmm Tesco 8-)

[j777j] 21/10/2014 08:02

To the blind maybe

[hamidahamida] 21/10/2014 07:47

So no Q3 numbers just waffle

[j777j] 21/10/2014 07:43

Blur Group PLC

Blue chips turning to blur with increasing pace


RNS Number : 7656U

Blur Group PLC

21 October 2014






Tuesday 21 October 2014



blur Group plc

("blur" or the "Group")



Blue chips turning to blur with increasing pace

Argos and Tesco adopt award-winning platform



blur, the international e-commerce company providing a better way for businesses to buy or sell services, is continuing to gain new business from enterprise customers as it moves into the final months of 2014.



Argos and Tesco are the latest blue chip companies to kick off services projects via the blur 4.0 platform, joining Regus, Danone, Solvay, Amazon, Sabre and Menard who are already active repeat blur platform users.



Argos's first project was for technology services as part of its ongoing digital transformation, while blur delivered its first project for Tesco, as increasingly e-commerce for services becomes a part of e-commerce vendors' buying plans.



A products innovation company has also kicked off two new development projects worth in excess of $500K, further demonstrating blur's capability for handling large value projects.



blur, which recently won the award for Best General eCommerce at the annual eCommerce awards in London, has also extended its partner program announcing a new strategic alliance with Eventbrite, the global ticketing and event fulfilment marketplace.



Stephen Harvey, Group CFO, said "There is a lot of excitement at blur right now as we see the uptake of the platform increasing with bigger blue chip companies becoming a regular occurrence. New customers, new large value projects and new partners all confirm that buying services online leads to doing business better."



For further information, please contact:











blur Group plc

investors.blurgroup.com


Stephen Harvey, Group CFO

Tel: + 44 1392927409


Barbara Spurrier, Director Financial Reporting Tel: [phone]









Interesting signal that it is the new CFO making the comments.

[hazl] 09/10/2014 15:36

post 301 I refound a post from salonie over a year ago before the great rise but nonetheless when BLUR was gaining ground and we were discussing what the price was likely to be a year from then.
The post was quite prescient in a way because salonie suggested it would be less then it was then, but possbly a great deal more in the future...this from memory you understand.
I think he was referring to the stage the firm was at at that point....high growth...of course the general market has a lot of influence as well.
None of us can look into the future and be certain and I still hold a few of these for that future possibility.
My point is that every firm goes through its stages and whilst I haven't got many here when a share languishes you get al l the doomsayers out, soI decided there is little point in me posting until the uncertainty disappears.
imo

[haydock] 09/10/2014 09:07

The counter is back: projects @ $309m

[haydock] 06/10/2014 11:29

On the way to mkt acceptance?
Another little drip in the pool.

[j777j] 06/10/2014 11:17

blur Group Wins At the eCommerce Awards 2014


"The team here at blur Group are really proud to receive an award from the organisers of the annual eCommerce Expo which recognised our and others excellence in eCommerce. Up against the likes of Cath Kidston and Heineken, blur proved that buying business services online has gone mainstream and we were awarded the Best, ‘General’’ eCommerce award."

[haydock] 03/10/2014 17:54

Just caught up with the I/c.
It seems Blur had a large write up last week in a list of 10 promising small cap shares that might ?
Not quite sure of the article name, but it highlighted the explosive growth, & the accounting changes.

Problem for Blur was to put in the systems to cope with the success of the growing mid cap/ large cap repeat orders, that's the gist anyway.

[j777j] 03/10/2014 11:47

The new ex Microsoft,now blur Cfo


Stephen Harvey's Overview

Current Group Chief Financial Officer at blur Group






Stephen Harvey's Summary


A Tech focused Chief Financial Officer (CFO) who has a proven track record of delivering transformational business results through inspirational leadership, commercial expertise, building world class finance teams, and partnering at the highest levels with CEO's, Management Teams and Investors.

Stephen has a track record of delivering top class shareholder value across companies of all sizes, with over 20 years experience in the Tech sector, notably 14 years at Microsoft during its rapid growth phase, and another 4 years at Acision (the world leading messaging company) following its separation from Logica plc.

Experienced in raising capital, managing acquisitions, dealing with financial institutions, Investors and Boards as well as having personally managed an IPO process. During his career leading Finance teams ranging from over 2 to over 120 people.

Virtually the whole of Stephen’s career has been spent dealing with the challenges of growth in an ever changing world, and he now comes with a vast experience of IT and Telco’s as well as being a long term Corporate Board member of the NSPCC.

[j777j] 30/9/2014 13:12

Should get new Chairman announcement soon and am hoping he/she is well known.

May get 3rd quarter metrics in the next week or so.

Still believe there is a significant chance of a bid.

Ebay today confirmed it is splitting off Paypal,so they may have a few bob spare.


Amazon Danone ebay General Electric Caterpillar Berlitz Corporation Tesco
Alibaba,they have an A-list of blue chip customers.

[haydock] 30/9/2014 12:38

New strategy is clearly to change the habits of this company, from shouting from the rooftops, to letting the mkt find out for itself.
Team have clearly decided this is the way to handle their Tesco moment, although it was never a case of owt going missing.

The word accountants linked to statements is of course the mkt. kiss of death as Tesco have proved.
Since then everything has progressed as far as we can see, smoothly.

When are we due another peep under the covers to see what has really happened, & the held back profits on the bottom line ?

We have that to look forward to.

[j777j] 26/9/2014 13:09

$300million smashed

[j777j] 25/9/2014 08:55

That is exactly right. Follow the money.

[j777j] 25/9/2014 08:33

Robert Napier Keith is a well known tech investor ex Eidos




Mr. Robert Napier Keith, co-founded Fast Search & Transfer ASA and has served as Executive Director since June 1997 . He worked for over twenty years as a research analyst, salesman and corporate financier in the City, most recently specialising in the Norwegian equity markets with Carnegie International Limited. In 1992 he was founder shareholder and became Chairman of Charles Street Securities Limited, an investment and consultancy firm specialising in corporate advice to energy and high technology firms. Mr.Keith was a Director of Eidos plc. Europe's largest developer of computer game software and Managing Director of Opticom ASA a technology company Listed on the Oslo Bors as well as a number of private companies in England and internationally. Mr. Keith was born in 1954, and resides in London, England.

[bookbroker] 25/9/2014 07:11

Either ex-Eidos, or Alliance Bernstein institutional manager, probably the former!

[xjhoward] 24/9/2014 19:07

Who is Robert Keith?

[j777j] 24/9/2014 18:42

Robert Keith has taken a 3% stake

[bookbroker] 23/9/2014 21:19

Emphasis clearly not on figures, but more on execution, the profile the co. id emitting has maybe become more low key, a little less bluster and more actual fact!

[fromtheblue] 23/9/2014 21:08

Has the business model changed since I last visited. The headline listed project total does not seem to change - is it only updated quarterly from now on? After $73.7 million and $83 million listed project value in the first 2 quarters, it would appear to have only added about $13 million in the quarter ending September. Am I missing something?

[j777j] 22/9/2014 20:41

The only basket case is you.