Learn how PitchGuru helps your team work more efficiently and focus on what matters.
18.07.2024
The presentation problem
Presentations are an essential part of business communication. More than that: they are the most used communication tool in the business world and part of daily life for most employees.
While you are reading this, millions of slides are being built in offices worldwide. They are a critical instrument for convincing clients, colleagues, and investors. The importance of presentations is enormous.
Yet many companies face the challenge that the effort required to create slides prevents their employees from focusing on other critical tasks.
According to our study of participants from corporates, IT consulting, and investment banking, over 60% of respondents state that core business tasks are neglected. This results in the "true cost of presentations"—the opportunity costs of employee time spent on slides, quantifiable by hourly wages.
This concept of "labor arbitrage" forms the basis for PitchGuru. We optimize our clients' workflows and protect internal resources. It's a win-win-win (save costs, free up time for core business, better presentations).
No time = No quality
Our customer survey showed that across all industries, 20% of working hours are spent designing slides, while 53% of respondents feel this is not a good use of their time.
70% of presentations do not comply with corporate design, and 56% believe that poorly designed slides reduce their success with clients or damage their company's perception.
Do these challenges sound familiar?
If at least one of the following challenges applies to your team, your presentation workflow is not optimized.
1. High time investment and internal resource drain Companies often face the dilemma of paying employees to create presentations, leading to significant time and cost overhead. The cost of internal production is significantly higher than the cost of outsourcing.
Due to core business pressures and tight deadlines, internal results are often worse than those of a professional service provider. Companies burn internal resources and get inferior results. A lose-lose situation.
2. Lack of Corporate Identity (CI) compliance Under time pressure, employees often create presentations that ignore CI guidelines. They copy slides from different masters into one deck, losing design consistency.
3. Lack of time in projects In projects where employees are needed for core tasks, little time remains for creating polished presentations. This leads to stress, loss of focus, and the consistency issues mentioned in point 2.
4. Competitive pressure for contracts Presentation quality plays a decisive role in winning contracts, such as proposal pitches. The presentation is often the first impression potential clients and partners get of your company. Professional design signals competence. It's like a trade fair stand: an unprofessional appearance leaves a poor impression.
A well-designed layout also makes it easier to grasp and understand information quickly, ensuring your message is communicated clearly. High-quality slides help you stand out from the competition and win over potential clients.
How can companies solve this problem and relieve their employees without draining internal resources?
We know the problem from experience. We built PitchGuru to deliver fast, reliable, and scalable professional presentations. So you and your team can focus on what actually drives your business forward. PitchGuru acts as an extension of your team.
You get access to your own dedicated design team and an account manager who handles your presentations 100%, while your team focuses on the essentials. Our proprietary platform is the secret sauce that ensures smooth operations and seamless processes.
Your CI assets (colors, elements, fonts, etc.) are stored on our platform, allowing you to create different design routes.
Invite your team to PitchGuru and allocate credits.
Start projects alone or with your team and provide collaborative feedback.
The Result
Many companies have already realized how PitchGuru helps overcome these challenges. Imagine you have a major pitch and need slides urgently, but you lack the time or design expertise to create a client-ready deck.
With PitchGuru, you simply upload your draft to our platform and receive a professional presentation—on request by the next day—ready to send to your client. Maximize your market opportunities with just a few clicks.
Top quality, delivered consistently
Dedicated team acting as a full-time extension for your presentations
Scalable with consistent quality
Ultra-fast turnaround
Frictionless tech
Best of all: You lower costs, increase efficiency, and achieve more success with less effort. A win-win-win for you.
Before working with PitchGuru, all our presentations were created internally by our marketing department, which was very time-consuming. Outsourcing to PitchGuru saves us a lot of time, allowing us to focus on other core business tasks.
Hendrik Dold, Director Corporate Communications, X1F GmbH
Presentations are a central part of our business. In the past, we often spent a lot of time and internal resources on slides, which slowed down our processes. By working with PitchGuru, we save time and reliably receive professionally designed presentations within the shortest possible time. This allows us to meet tight deadlines while significantly reducing internal resource usage.
Steven Hartmann, Head of Sales & Marketing, ADWEKO Consulting GmbH
Our Approach: The Answer to the Status Quo
PitchGuru is the answer to the status quo of agencies, freelancers, shared service points, and internal departments. We offer transparent pricing, consistent quality, and an ultra-fast turnaround so you can focus on what really matters: driving your business.
