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PitchWorx simplifies designing presentations with Nimmio
NEW DELHI: PitchWorx, a creative design agency, has launched its integrated online platform – Nimmio, developed to deliver visually compelling presentations. The online platform provides quick access to pre-designed, and fully-editable presentation slides that entice and engage the audience.
For almost a decade, PitchWorx has been creating presentations, animated videos, branding, graphic design, and web design solutions for clients mainly – start-ups, SME’s, large corporations, and government organizations. Later, the company realized that the clients wanted a quick turnaround while retaining the design liberty. Through Nimmio, the company strives to provide visually cohesive and high-quality designs while ensuring that the sense of ownership is retained with the client.
PitchWorx CEO & founder Dharmendra Ahuja said, “Getting the brand message across the target audience requires breaking down of relevant data into an interactive presentation design. To create highly impactful marketing pitches, we have come up with the launch of Nimmio. The online platform provides pre-designed presentation slides that grab and sustains the audience’s attention. The slides can be downloaded anytime, anywhere. This results in driving efficiency and boosting the conversion rate.”
“As we grow, we have plans to expand Nimmio’s library into designing social media posts, posters, flyers, brochures, logos, invitations, business cards, and more. Along with this, we have plans to create a marketplace where designers can showcase and sell their design templates across the globe. We are aggressively working on making Nimmio a global marketplace for designers. This will play a crucial role in discovering and connecting them with relevant opportunities around the world”, he added.
Nimmio boasts a range of highly interactive features that empower people with design thinking capabilities to turn their ideas into reality within a few clicks. Its library is equipped with fully-editable graphic assets and resources to deliver the perfect pitch in no time. Additionally, it provides access to unlimited professionally designed and ready-to-download presentation slides at an affordable cost.
The platform works on three different pricing plans, flexible for one time or frequent users. For one-time users, it offers the ‘Pay as you go’ model where you pay the cart value with no commitments. The ‘Monthly Plan’ is ideal for intermittent users who want value for money, and the ‘Yearly Plan’ is perfect for frequent users with unlimited downloads.
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Publicis posts €4.19bn Q1 revenue, 6.4 per cent growth; backs FY outlook
Ad giant signals Q2 acceleration as AI and new deals power momentum
PARIS: Publicis Groupe continues to outperform the industry, delivering a strong start to 2026 under Chairman and CEO Arthur Sadoun. Despite a volatile global macro environment, the company has now outpaced the industry for nearly 20 consecutive quarters.
For Q1 2026, total revenue reached €4,191 million, up from €4,161 million last year, with organic growth of 6.4 per cent. Net revenue, which excludes pass-through costs, stood at €3,460 million, reflecting organic growth of 4.5 per cent.
Exchange rates had a negative impact of €268 million, mainly due to a weaker US dollar and pound sterling. Acquisitions, including Adge.AI and 160over90, contributed an additional €46 million.
Performance across regions was largely positive, with some variation:
- North America, accounting for 59 per cent of net revenue, grew 4.7 per cent
- Europe recorded growth of 3.9 per cent, led by the UK at 6.2 per cent, while France grew 1.6 per cent
- Asia Pacific posted 5.9 per cent growth, driven by China at 11.7 per cent
- Latin America grew 13.3 per cent
- Middle East and Africa declined 5.1 per cent due to geopolitical challenges
AI-powered marketing services, which now make up 86 per cent of the business, grew 5.6 per cent. However, the technology segment, representing 14 per cent of revenue, declined slightly as clients reduced spending on large-scale transformation projects.
Sharing his outlook, Publicis Groupe chairman and CEO Arthur Sadoun said, “Publicis had a very strong start to the year, outperforming the industry for almost 20 quarters in a row despite the volatile macro environment. Organic revenue growth reached 6.4%, leading to 4.5% in net and further increasing the gap with our peers.” He added that the company remains confident of delivering industry-leading performance. “We are confirming our industry-leading organic growth guidance of 4 to 5%, with the 4% rock solid, and a sequential organic growth acceleration in Q2 despite a higher comparable.”
Publicis continued its expansion with the acquisition of Adge.AI in March, followed by 160over90 in April to strengthen its sports and culture marketing capabilities.
Net financial debt stood at €1,156 million at the end of March, reflecting a seasonal shift from the net cash position at the end of 2025. Average net debt over the past twelve months was €1,035 million.
The company has reaffirmed its full-year guidance, expecting net revenue organic growth of 4 to 5 per cent in 2026. It also anticipates an operating margin slightly above 18.2 per cent and free cash flow of approximately €2.1 billion.
With expectations of stronger performance in the second quarter, Publicis remains well positioned to sustain its growth momentum.
