PICAWA

What PICAWA does

Picawa (also doing business as Picawa Advertising) is a small full-service advertising and production agency headquartered in Doha, Qatar, operating with a team of approximately 5 employees. The company combines strategic marketing and creative production under a single roof, offering graphics design (brand identity, print and digital design, prepress services), a broad set of printing technologies (offset, digital, flex, banner, sticker, T-shirt and mug, sign boards, decals, silk-screen, UV flatbed, vinyl, and 3D printing), events and exhibition solutions (portable displays and custom booth manufacturing), professional photography (product, event, and website imagery), office and school stationery supply, and a corporate gift catalogue (T-shirts, caps, USBs, mugs, pens, diaries, 3D crystal trophies, VIP gifts). The firm describes itself as an agency whose mission is to generate demand for clients' products or services and distinguishes itself by combining strategic thinking with creative execution.

The company runs a sales-led go-to-market motion targeting business and corporate clients in Qatar, with direct customer outreach via phone (+974 7024 9333), email ([email protected]), and a quote-request CTA on its website. Pricing is fully custom and quote-based on a pay-as-you-go cadence, with no publicly disclosed rate cards, packages, or recurring contracts. Distribution is direct to client; there is no intermediated channel. Demand generation is supported through organic social media on Facebook (picawa.qa), Instagram (@picawa_), and Twitter, plus the corporate website. The firm operates from a single domestic office in Doha (PO Box 55193) and serves clients only within Qatar, with no stated international footprint.

Revenue mechanics are diversified across professional services (design and photography), project-based production (printing and events/exhibits), and tangible product sales (stationery and corporate gifts), though no revenue, customer count, contract value, or pricing detail is publicly disclosed. The company is privately held with no funding rounds, M&A activity, patents, partnerships, named customer logos, awards, certifications, regulatory actions, or leadership bios in the public input. Operating status is "operating" based on the active and currently maintained website.

Name

PICAWA

Legal name

Picawa

Website

https://picawagroup.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Picawa is a full-service advertising and production agency in Doha, Qatar, providing graphics design, multi-technology printing (offset, digital, UV flatbed, 3D), event/exhibition displays, photography, stationery, and corporate gifts to business clients via project-based custom quoting.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Printing and Advertising Services

NAICS

Commercial Photography (541922), Graphic Design Services (54143), Commercial Screen Printing (323113)

SIC

Services-Advertising Agencies (7311), Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAAAEAC

Graphic Design & Visual Communications (Collateral, Illustration)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Advertising, Marketing & PR Services/Branding & Design (Brand Strategy, Graphic/Packaging)

SECONDARYBPAFAIAC

Graphic Design & Visual Content Production

Business & Public Services/Marketing, Advertising & PR Services/Content Marketing & Production (Copy, Video, Design)

SECONDARYBPAFAIAF

Photography & Photo Production

Business & Public Services/Marketing, Advertising & PR Services/Content Marketing & Production (Copy, Video, Design)

SECONDARYBPAFALAH

Large-Format & Spectaculars (Building Wraps, 3D, Landmarks)

Business & Public Services/Marketing, Advertising & PR Services/Out-of-Home (OOH) & Outdoor Advertising Services

Keywords

• Commercial printing services
• Advertising agency services
• Graphic design services
• Corporate gifts supply
• Event exhibition displays

Headquarters

HQ city

Doha

HQ country

Qatar

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Printing Services: Revenue generated from various printing services including offset, digital, flex, banner, sticker, T-shirt & mug printing, pricing labels, UV flatbed, and vinyl printing. Services are project-based with custom quotes per job.
2. Graphics Design Services: Design services including brand identity, print design, digital design, and prepress services. Billed as part of project packages or standalone consulting.
3. Events & Exhibition Services: Portable trade show displays (Pop Up, Roll Up, X Banner, Flag, Modular displays) and custom exhibit booth design and manufacturing.
4. Photography Services: Professional photography services for products, events, and digital media including website imagery.
5. Office Stationery & Corporate Gifts: Supply of office stationery, school supplies, computer accessories, and corporate gift items including branded merchandise like T-shirts, caps, key chains, USBs, mugs, pens, diaries, trophies, and 3D crystal items.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

PICAWA is a Doha-based advertising agency that provides full-scale marketing and advertising services for businesses. Its core offerings combine strategic marketing and graphic design with in-house commercial printing (offset, digital, silk-screen, UV flatbed, 3D printing), event and exhibition display production, professional photography, office stationery supply, and corporate gift merchandise. Services are delivered on a project-by-project basis with custom quotes per job.

Product overview

Picawa Advertising is an advertising agency providing full-scale marketing and advertising services with a comprehensive portfolio of offerings. The company operates as a single integrated service provider rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. Its core offerings include Graphics Designing (encompassing Brand Identity, Print Design, Digital Design, and Prepress), Printing Services (covering Offset, Digital, Flex, Banner, Sticker, T Shirt & Mug, and specialty printing like UV Flatbed and 3D Printing), Events & Exhibition solutions, Photography Services, Office Stationery products, and Corporate Gift Items. The company also provides Digital Printing and Silk-screen Printing as distinct service lines.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Graphics Designing
• Printing Services

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Impact BBDO: Impact BBDO is a Middle East-based advertising network providing creative campaigns, brand strategy, and integrated marketing services — directly comparable to PICAWA's positioning as a full-service advertising agency serving regional B2B clients.
• TBWA\RAAD: TBWA\RAAD is a leading creative advertising agency headquartered in the Middle East, offering strategic and creative advertising services to regional brands — comparable in service profile to PICAWA's agency-led positioning.
• FP7 McCann (MENA): FP7 McCann is a leading advertising and integrated marketing network in the Middle East and North Africa, offering creative, digital, and production services comparable to PICAWA's full-service model but at significantly greater regional scale.
• Leo Burnett Middle East: Leo Burnett operates a major Middle East creative network offering brand-building advertising and integrated marketing communications, serving a similar B2B and brand client base as PICAWA in the region.
• Grey Group Middle East: Grey's Middle East operations deliver advertising, brand strategy, and integrated marketing services to regional clients, directly comparable to PICAWA's full-service creative and production offering.

Broad incumbents

• Serviceplan Group: Serviceplan is Europe's largest independent agency group with Middle East presence, offering integrated advertising and marketing services — a broader incumbent in the same integrated agency category as PICAWA.
• Publicis Middle East: Publicis Groupe is a global communications giant with significant Middle East operations spanning advertising, media, digital, and production — a broad incumbent competing for the same regional client budgets as PICAWA.
• Saatchi & Saatchi Middle East: Saatchi & Saatchi is a global advertising network with Middle East operations providing creative, brand, and integrated marketing services at a far larger scale than PICAWA, representing a broad incumbent in the same category.
• Ogilvy Middle East: Ogilvy operates one of the largest integrated marketing networks in the Middle East, offering advertising, branding, PR, and digital — a broad incumbent whose service portfolio overlaps substantially with PICAWA's full-service model.

Regional players

• Al-Mansoor Printing Press: Al-Mansoor Printing Press is a regional printing services provider in the Gulf offering commercial printing and production capabilities similar to PICAWA's printing stack, but operating primarily as a production house rather than full-service agency.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/picawa.qa
• Instagraminstagram.com/picawa_
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/picawa

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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