blur Group is a technology company reinventing how businesses do commerce at blurgroup.com. Its Global Services Exchange delivers services differently: a new way to buy, manage and pay for core services. As of July 2013, more than 30,000 businesses in 141 countries have adopted this s-commerce platform and changed the way they work. 100 projects per month from companies like Broadridge, Coral, Exceed, HCA, Momentive, Red Commerce, the Financial Times, Berlitz, Butlins, GE Healthcare and Tyco are received. Over the same time, average brief value has grown from around US$1,500 in 2010 to US$10,800 in the first quarter of 2013. By mid-2013, more than 2,200 projects had been submitted with a combined value of over US$35 million. These have come from the US, UK, Europe, Africa and Asia with over 28,000 expert service providers on eight exchanges responding to them


http://blurgroup.com/

Maybe that's in wrong context the "trust me", but you have to admit like Wand which i missed the boat on that one, they are both doing extremely well so far!! But as we all know any share can quickly tank big time and head South!

of course .... to some degree i was teasing
i don't really know what BLUR does, and i have just a small inkling about WAND and what it does

talking of which, 3-D printing is also an important cutting-edge industry that is worth investigating

No probs Cynic, you could be right about 3 -D printing , probably will be the next big thing, take some time but it will i believe change the world in lot's of ways! Again like all these "Potential Big Changers" let's say, as you know it's getting in on the first Company's that are going to hit it big, that's the trick as always to making big money!

3-D printing
you may need to look at US stocks for the best ..... try DDD and SSYS

No excuse to not know what a company does on any thread I have set up, just takes reading. :-)) or most of the threads in fact.

i read about WAND but still did not understand so had to ask Number2 Son to enlighten me :-)

Thanks cynic, will have a look, as it started out there makes sense!

$125,668,360 UP $5 million since 5Jan

value of projects submitted

Happy Day's Guy's !!

Q4 Metrics Update

RNS


RNS Number : 1305X

blur (Group) plc

08 January 2014


http://www.moneyam.com/action/news/showArticle?id=4735384

UPDATE - blur Group rounds off 2013 with record breaking quarter

By Giles Gwinnett

January 08 2014, 10:55am
The value of projects submitted in the three months saw an eye-watering 1,509% increase year-on-year growth to US$64.52 million. compared to US$4.01 mln in Q4 2012
The value of projects submitted in the three months saw an eye-watering 1,509% increase year-on-year growth to US$64.52 million. compared to US$4.01 mln in Q4 2012


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Crowd-sourcing specialist blur Group (LON:BLUR) told investors it finished 2013 - its most successful year to date - with a record breaking fourth quarter.

Increasing numbers of projects and their values submitted to its Global Services Exchange underlines the view that more firms around the world are recognising blur's s-commerce, or services commerce model, it said in Wednesday's update.

The value of projects submitted in the three months saw an eye-watering 1,509% increase year-on-year growth to US$64.52 million. compared to US$4.01 mln in Q4 2012.

The number of projects entered into the exchange during the quarter was 719 - a 188% increase on the 250 in Q4 2012, while the overall value of projects submitted so far for the company stands at US$115.3 million.

Philip Letts, chief executive of blur, said: "We've described 2013 as the year of s-commerce adoption.

"This quarter not only confirmed that s-commerce is changing business globally, particularly evidenced by growing project submissions from Asia Pacific, but also showed how high-value, long term projects with staged delivery cycles provide visibility of Exchange use and uptake through 2014.

"This quarter saw us build the organisational infrastructure to shape our business for the next three years, allowing us to grow and scale globally.

"Building on the exceptional growth in s-commerce adoption 2013, 2014 will see a focus on enterprise s-commerce and mobile s-commerce accelerating the uptake globally."

N+1 Singer noted there was a rising number of projects from India, Australia and New Zealand, which supported the group's move to open its Asia Pacific office later this year.

"North America remains the largest market accounting for 47% of projects submitted, followed by Europe (31%), with India accounting for 15%. Whilst the largest number of projects was for marketing services, technology services continues to be the fastest growing vertical, accounting for over 20% of submitted projects," said analyst Tintin Stormont.

Last year was a "tipping point" in the adoption of s-commerce, which began in the second quarter, when there was an increased number of high-value, long-term projects submitted, notes Stormont.

"This helps build a pipeline with stronger revenue visibility, especially from companies like Regus, Danone, GE, NetworkRail, and Topman who have a greater propensity to repeat."

Blur shares gained 2.44% after today's news to trade at 588p.

Good update. But as the old boy in Tesco used to say ' What's the profit lad'? Its like a lot of people muddle profit and turnover. :-)) Non of the above means a thing, until figures are produced with a good profit to match the good word above. Watching closely . As long as the sp climbs I'm happy.

but when the little boy points his finger at the emperor with no clothes what will happen to the sp?

blur Group anticipates further growth after 1,509% rise in 2013 revenue

By Jeremy Naylor

January 08 2014, 3:52pm



Philip Letts, CEO of blur Group (LON:BLUR) tells Proactiveinvestors that after an 'exceptional' year the company is well placed to benefit from the continued interest in the network exchange. Philip also says that the trend in rising project values are also expected to continue and this will also help drive growth this year




http://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/stocktube/2454/blur-group-anticipates-further-growth-after-1509-rise-in-2013-revenue--2454.html

If I get this right : this is a sort of confused.com/money supermarket sort of thingy thing.....and it seems they have the niche all to themselves....wished I'd kept the few I had earlier...

Welcome back rf :-))

How it works



A simple 4-step process

The Global Services Exchange delivers business and creative services at the touch of a button – fast, streamlined and efficient with its s-commerce platform. Four simple steps take you from briefing through to project delivery, opening up access to the world’s best service providers.

1. Brief

Tell us your project requirements using our online brief app. This is your description of your requirement. It’s where you set your budget and your deadlines so that we can get the process going.

2. Pitch

We’ll shortlist the top pitches from global expert service providers for you to review from your account. Every expert on the Exchange is already vetted, so we can guarantee that every pitch that makes it to the final selection process is exactly what you require – and more.
Look at our style guide for tips and examples of what makes a successful pitch

3. Project

Select the pitch and kick off the project in your dedicated online project space. This begins your direct collaboration with your chosen experts, and every part of the project can be viewed, edited and scheduled from your online account.


4. Delivery

The project runs on the Exchange through to final delivery and payment. During the process you work with Exchange Support, check the progress of the project and its delivery and rate and review your providers.

Thanks Dreamcatcher.....one to monitor...would like to buy some back but the sp is a little scary....

Edison today - While healthy progress was expected, Q4 KPIs were eye-wateringly strong
with the value of projects submitted growing 1,508% year-on-year.
Evidence that the network effect is taking hold is starting to build, raising
the possibility of blur delivering incremental growth. The company will
continue investing to drive home its first-mover advantage, but top-line
estimates for 2014 onwards look conservative. We will review our
forecasts at the time of the full-year trading update on 22 January.

$134,720,460

value of projects submitted