Blur Group Share Discussion Threads

[milesoffshore] 02/5/2014 09:08

I think their focus on style (spin) over substance (customer experience) is starting to backfire. Needs a big management change.

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[fromtheblue] 02/5/2014 09:00

It would appear that they have been marketing the Exchange by allowing projects to be placed without the usual charge structure to get the numbers up. I will not be putting money back into this before I see the revenue increasing as some proof that companies are prepared to pay the going rate for listing on the Exchange. I am also concerned that the number of projects listing each week is falling so the 4 week average remains about 80, the same as in January.

[bookbroker] 02/5/2014 08:55

I think those facts that you are posting above about revenue are already factored in, it's already been discussed, and the reason turnover declined was because they have already adjusted the way by which they recognise revenue through the stages of each project, admittedly conversion rates for the smaller projects need to pick up!

[hamidahamida] 02/5/2014 08:05

Blur will not make current year revenue numbers of $24 million, no chance because they are struggling with conversion rates. As matter of fact turnover went down around over 60%in the 2nd half Profit warning will come I wouldn't be surprised if shares dip below £1

[j777j] 01/5/2014 20:01

Bit rich coming from you.Are you F'ing kidding?

[stegrego] 01/5/2014 18:26

For blue subscribers,

You may want to consider withdrawing your subscription, or at least threatening to, in light of the fact that ADVFN own Shareprophets and therefore you are subsidising the like of Simon Cawkwell and Tom Winnifroth to trash your shares!

Vote with your feet!

[hazl] 01/5/2014 09:25

GOOD FIND J7777J

[j777j] 01/5/2014 09:07

Full page, quite bullish write up in today's shares magazine,where they recommend sticking with the co and point to although Liberum has reduced 2013 revenues it is keeping 2014 revenues unchanged and 600p price target.

[al h] 01/5/2014 09:04

Ah good ol monkeys having a little P & D off the back of the Shares rag "tip". All in it together .... very cosy.

[j777j] 01/5/2014 08:45

Interesting,many thanks.

[2donaldduck] 29/4/2014 22:42

This company will succeed. I was interviewed by them several months ago for a senior role, which i did not end up taking. But during the process i did a whole load of research, and met several of the senior team. They were all professional and dedicated, with great industry backgrounds. Of course there will be teething issues, bit you only have to look at the almost exponential growth they are experiencing to understand they are onto something pretty unique. Almost wish i had taken the job now....

[j777j] 29/4/2014 13:35

That number will likely return as it has in the past.Somebody may have trigger fingers.



 Exceptional quality and over-delivery better than we could have sourced ourselves.

GE Healthcare


It took two weeks to find the copywriters needed for our campaign using the Exchange. The last time I'd tried to do this it had taken me several months.

Zurich Insurance


Such a model is aimed at the higher-end market. Big companies with big budgets that want to tap into the world's expert pool without being locked into lengthy contracts.

The Next Web


blur Group customer Elizabeth Patrick, CEO at Swift Judgment, a company set up to digitise the small claims court, commented: "The new-look platform is great and improved brief app capabilities make it even easier for us to submit project briefs. The site is cleaner, quicker and more intuitive to our needs."

[bookbroker] 29/4/2014 12:45

You from Yorks Steg., that's a good imitation of Liz., I don't necessarily believe conversion rates are abnormally low, for the staff at Blur to oversee every project to fruition that was listed would probably require a workforce many times its current size, I just don't see this concept in such a negative light, the share price moves last year were admittedly out of all proportion to the progress the co. has made, time will tell, best to wait for the results and analysts meeting with Letts to determine whether the story has legs or not.

[stegrego] 29/4/2014 12:23

Conversion rate is very low probably because people realise what a bleeding stupid idea the whole thing is once they start to use it.

[stegrego] 29/4/2014 12:21

blur Group customer Elizabeth Partick, who runs a chip shop in Barnsley, a company that is setup to make fish and chips , commented: "Eeebygum its rate good this blur 4.0."

[bookbroker] 29/4/2014 12:05

Conversion rates, hmm, cannot figure out why cos./individuals submit a brief to the platform, apart from testing the level of interest, off course I wish to see this co. thrive, what does it take to improve these levels I do not know!

[hamidahamida] 29/4/2014 11:45

Project Conversion rates are very low If they manage to improve those rates with 4.0 then that would be for future not the past that's lost.

[hamidahamida] 29/4/2014 11:40

As today's announcement confirms again they are struggling to convert all these multi million dollar submissions in to actual revenue generating work, WHY?! I feel more bad news to follow in regards to current year.

[bookbroker] 29/4/2014 11:17

Market needs those results and quick to give some clarity to this co., appears Letts now has someone else to do the talking judging by todays statement regarding new platform, no bad thing, a little less exuberance needed, that revenue statement a week or two back so disastrous for this co., the gaffer should have learnt from the last tech bust that being conservative with reporting standards is the only way forward, why the big rush, and he will certainly not be in a position to sell any more stock for the foreseeable future, it simply will not be accepted by the market.