A string of major new clients at PowerPoint presentation design agency Buffalo 7 is the basis for growth as the firm forecasts 拢1.6m turnover for the year.
The Manchester-based agency has signed up award-winning聽media company UKTV, British聽Olympics Authority (Team GB), Old Mutual plc and Kyocera.
Other new wins include insurance tech聽start-up Buzzmove and mobile messaging business OpenMarket, as well as JD Sports.
In just two years, the number of聽staff at Buffalo 7 has increased from eight to 31, with turnover for 2017 forecast to hit 拢1.6m, 40 per cent聽above 2016.
To accommodate this growth, the agency is set to relocate its growing creative team to larger premises in Manchester this summer and has recently opened a commercial centre in Yorkshire, in addition to its base in London.
鈥淚n the space of few years, it鈥檚 been fantastic to see the business transform into the successful creative agency it is today,鈥� said Buffalo 7 CEO Lyndon Nicholson.
鈥淲e believe this is down to the fact we鈥檙e genuinely focused on presentations and have expert knowledge in PowerPoint in particular.
鈥淓very time we go into a meeting and show people what PowerPoint can do, it blows their mind 鈥� you don鈥檛 get more disruptive than that.鈥�
Other clients working with Buffalo 7 include brands such as Dell, Budweiser Budvar, Facebook and PlayStation. The business also works with a large number of SMEs.
鈥淭he need for stand-out presentations is universal whatever size or type of business you鈥檙e in,” said Nicholson.
鈥淲e鈥檙e delighted to have been appointed by clients spanning a real variety of sectors 鈥� from large global manufacturers through to the brightest tech start-ups 鈥� and we鈥檙e looking forward to delivering amazing presentations for them.鈥�
Recent research from Buffalo 7 revealed that when it comes to pitching, many businesses are not prepared.
The survey revealed that 60 per cent wished their company had in-house slide-deck experience, with 75 per cent indicating that their company did not provide any formal training for delivering pitches.
Buffalo 7 has plans to open an office in the US in 2018 and in Asia in 2019 to enable it to become a 24-hour operation.