BG Account 

The process of selection was valuable but not without challenge. Many of Blur's network presented a standard pitch and this was disappointing. 3 did not and investing time in them was time very well spent. We selected away from Blur's recommendation and this proved the right thing to do. David Holly of White World Label lacks some the mass of larger agencies but his ability to listen and unleash his creativity without fear or condition has been exceptional. Without Blur we would never have found him. and this is to their credit.

The programme has come in to budget, 6 weeks later than originally envisaged but only because we took our time to create a superb website that captures the essence of who we are.

The only down side is the challenge of having 4 different members of Blurs team attempt to manage a £20k project over 4 months. This detracted from the experience but not terminally so.

Now older and wiser I would use Blur a little differently but use them I would.

Hi!
Through this rating form, I would want to praise blur group for the wonderful work they have been doing for the B2B services space and to specially mention the helpful and friendly staff who have always been the strength of blur. I've been a registered expert company for the past 7 months and all the support I've received from the blur team is second to none. I've been fortunate enough to work on some very good projects here! I would like to thanks Szu Chong who always help me in submitting my pitch perfectly, to Michael Hoban whose feedbacks has always helped me progress in my business development, Claire Monin and Emma Huges for the wonderful project management and support during the course of the projects. I wish a never ending association with blur, way forward!

Thanks
Divyanshu Chaturvedi
E-Yantras Technologies

We are registered with blur Group as both customers and experts, and we have found blur's platform to be an incredibly useful resource for working with a variety of other businesses. The team are always professional and helpful,Craig and our project managers have always assured that both parties are kept up to date with each project's progress. As customers, we have always had a wide selection of pitches to select from, and as experts we have also had plenty of project opportunities presented to us

Such a lovely group of people and it is very convenient how quickly they reply and how eager they are to give you the best choices! Thanks :)

I own a media company based in London and joined Blur Group as an expert last October (2014). From the beginning I have found the process smooth and the support exemplary.

Blur Group has helped win 5 projects for my company so far and has enabled us to gain access to projects and companies we would not have had access to previously.

Our assigned Project Managers have always been there to support us in times of need and the whole team at Blur have always provided an excellent service above and beyond what we expected.

I would highly recommend Blur Group to any business looking for new sources of clients and projects.

Hackney Design has worked with blur as an expert supplier for the past 7 or so months; right from the start we could see the potential of the platform to help our business grow.
At this point in time we are delivering our 4th, 5th and 6th projects for clients that we wouldn't have encountered otherwise. We also have clients coming back through blur and requesting our services for further work, and as the old adage goes 'return business is the best kind of business'.
The blur teams (we've worked with both the UK and US offices) are composed of talented, friendly and enthusiastic staff who want both the client and their experts to get the most from the relationship. Special mentions should go to Emma, Helen, Phil & Alex in the UK as well as Ann and Chelsey in the US. They all do a top job and we've had great success working with all of them. The payments team are efficient and make sure the money comes in when it should - extremely important for a young agency such as ourselves.
Like the best businesses blur are still growing, and as such are not afraid to adapt their strategy when needed. This willingness and ability to change for the better is their biggest strength and will ensure their place as a market leader.

Blur is a wonderful company to work with. I have done quite a few projects through them and have always found them to be professional.

They provide excellent service and are always quick to reply on queries.

They are also very helpful and the team is very friendly.

Blur Group what can you say about them 10 out 10 for the way they do there business module.
They have understood what I was looking for plenty of phone calls from there team from start to finish before the project i wanted went live out for the bidding process.

The people who are the doing the project plus a website for me are on the ball , Ive made a few changes from the original design to help me in the future growth of my business. If you read on how Blur works its simple quick easy process from start to finish.

Like to say a big Thank you to Sarah,Alexis,Victoria, and the app design team for making this happen. I will be recommending and will be using again in the future for other projects I have.

Douglas

MD Incartelematics

I was trying to find someone to build and market my app. I thought blur was very efficient and the people were helpful. I like the app and I saved some money to boot. Made my life a lot easier as I really wasn't sure who to go to for this or who would do a good job.

Over a year ago I went searching online to find a marketing person for my business.

I came across the Blur Group website and submitted all of my information in so I could find out what they offer.

Never once did they alert me that you have to pay a fee to register your details! I have since read reviews online of other unsuspecting business owners like myself also being caught out with this company.

Blur Group HAS NEVER provided ANY services to me or my company and they have been sending harassment letters, emails and calls from a collection agency demanding I pay them $400!? Unbelievable!

Companies like this disgust and disappoint me, bad practice for not being transparent about your fees - and then bullying innocent business owners with a collection agency. Shame on you!

Very happy with all 3 suppliers Blur were able to source in a really quick and professional way.

Blur made a huge impact on my ability to brand and market my new handbag company. My Support person helped me write my brief and worked with me to get the best Experts for my project. I was really careful about all my choices (this is my first business) and they asked all the right questions and guided me to an Expert who delivered a fantastic brand for me at the budget I requested. The project manager kept everything on track and I'll be launching my website soon. I couldn't be happier with them. They worked really hard to get everything right. I tried elance but my Experts always disappeared after a few days and I never got anywhere there.

I used Blur Group to find a freelancer. They came back with 3, one could not speak English and the other 2 tried double billing me for the same features, features which I was already providing. I believed this was free as per Elance and ODesk and they took a fee from the freelancer.

After a long phone call which was unsolicited where they butchered my job description and came back with 3 people not capable of delivering the job. They then rang back asking me to put up my cash figure (Double it in fact) This would later become clear from there Hidden Terms and conditions that if the job doesnt go ahead they can take a Percentage (THIS WAS THE ONLY REASON THEY CALLED ME BACK) to get there greedy little grubby work shy hands on more of my cash.

So I went and got a Free Lancer of Elance for the original fee NOT DOUBLE as per Blur Groups suggestion. Then in a sneeky email from a frankly rude and unhelpful woman came a big hidden bill which I had somehow agreed to by accepting there pushy phone call and clicking there big brightly coloured button instead of there there hidden T&Cs at the bottom of there page and as small as possible. Later opening this it was legalease designed not to be read and understood.

Since then BlurGroup have refused to acknowledge my complaint as they know they are in the wrong. I have now been contacted by over 15 unhappy customer who have also been ripped off in one way or another.

Giving BlurGroup a chance was the worst thing I have ever done as a consumer and a business they are sneeky, sleazy and unhelpful. So much for honesty and integrity and putting the customer first.

I'd recommend blurgroup for anyone looking for quality at good value for money. Great service

It all started when we accepted that we would require some external help with our marketing strategy. I was surprised to find that within a couple of pages we had listed a live project (I accept this is me perhaps not paying enough attention).

I then called to cancel the project but the salesman persuaded me to keep the project live as it would only incur a £250 listing fee if we didn't find anyone. We considered that £250 was an acceptable fee and would probably receive that much worth of knowledge throughout the process so continued.

We wanted to spend £10k on a campaign but the pricing brackets meant that we had to select the 10-20k range. Despite raising this as a concern to the salesman, it came as no surprise that we received three pitches at £20k. To be fair the pitches seem ok on the whole, with one being interesting.

Apart from the cynical pricing, so far it wasn't so bad. Then it begins.

"Aggressive sales" comes no where close to how I would describe it. Incessant calls throughout the day, pressure to commit to a campaign without properly reviewing it, "you can always change the scope later". We just weren't convinced of the project and the money they said was required - and importantly for us, we were not convince of the ROI they were claiming. Calls to mobiles, hidden numbers, non-stop emails etc etc etc. This went on for weeks.

In the end we decided to end the process simply because we were so annoyed with the Blur sales staff. This led to a new sales person harassing us. We politely said that we wouldn't be proceeding.

We then received an invoice for £2,400, NOT the £250 the sales guy quoted. To be fair to the Blur accounts department, they did finally invoice for the £250 but it did take just under 3 months to resolve.

The whole experience has left a very bad taste and we would not ever consider using Blur Group again and would urge caution against anyone else using them.

- outstanding response time not only during sales cycle, but during support as well
- creative solutions coupled with tailored approach for every need
- pleasent working environment

Blur group has the talent and connections that busy executives need to leverage on a moments notice without having to research through a pool of unknown consultants. They vet their experience, provide their logic when offering their opinion and reduce the stress levels of what to expect. It's like having a Talent Agent who places the best with the best and therefore the new business relationship establishes a level of trust much faster from the start then in normal circumstances.