die piktografen

What die piktografen does

Die Piktografen GmbH is a German full-service advertising and design agency headquartered in Finsterwalde, Elbe-Elster district, Brandenburg, with the legal entity registered in Cottbus. The company was formed through the merger of two predecessor agencies, artifi.com and gst9, founded by managing directors Steffen Kazmierczak and Jürgen Vetter, whose careers in graphic design and photography trace back to 1998 at Werbeagentur Sniegocki in Finsterwalde. The agency operates with two managing directors, six employees, and a variable pool of freelance specialists, delivering eight integrated creative service lines: Grafikdesign (graphic design), Logoentwicklung (logo development), Corporate Design, Fotografie (photography, including drone/aerial, product, architecture, and commercial), Illustration, Webdesign (CMS-based responsive and e-commerce), 3D-Visualisierung (3D visualization), and Animation/Video (3D animation, promotional films, corporate videos).

The business model is professional-services based: project-based, quote-driven engagements with no publicly disclosed pricing, delivered primarily through direct client consultation in the Finsterwalde office and on-site at client locations. The go-to-market is sales-led and heavily reliant on regional referral networks within Brandenburg and Saxony, supplemented by a portfolio website (diepiktografen.de) and a Vimeo channel. Named customers span regional government (Landkreis Elbe-Elster, Tourismusverband Lausitzer Seenland), banking (Sparkasse Elbe-Elster), utilities (Stadtwerke Finsterwalde), manufacturing (Kjellberg), construction (FBU Finsterwalder Bau-Union), healthcare (Elbe-Elster Klinikum), legal services (Teschler & Huß), and food & beverage SMBs (Bäckerei Bubner, Apfelkorn).

Target customer segments include SMEs across trade, craft, services, and industry; startups and new business founders; clubs and associations (Vereine); freelancers and professionals; government and public institutions; and culture and tourism organizations. Geographic reach is concentrated in Elbe-Elster and surrounding Brandenburg and Saxony districts (Oberspreewald-Lausitz, Spree-Neiße, Dahme-Spreewald, Oder-Spree, Kamenz, Hoyerswerda, Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis), with project work extending to Berlin, Leipzig, Dresden, Potsdam, Neuruppin, and Riesa. Revenue, headcount beyond the core eight, and external investment are not publicly disclosed; the company is privately held with no parent or external funding.

Name

die piktografen

Legal name

Die Piktografen GmbH

Website

https://diepiktografen.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Die Piktografen GmbH is a full-service German advertising and design agency in Finsterwalde, Brandenburg, offering graphic design, logo and corporate identity, photography, illustration, web design, 3D visualization, and animation/video to SMEs, government bodies, and regional institutions in Brandenburg and Saxony.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Finsterwalde

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Design and Creative Services: Professional creative services including graphic design, logo development, corporate design, web design, photography, illustration, 3D visualization, and animation/video production. Services are provided as custom project work for clients across various industries.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Die Piktografen GmbH is a full-service advertising and design agency offering eight integrated creative services: graphic design, logo development, corporate design, web design, photography, illustration, 3D visualization, and animation/video production. Services are delivered as custom project work for SMEs, startups, clubs, freelancers, government and public institutions across the Brandenburg and Saxony regions in Germany, with project work extending to major German cities including Berlin, Dresden, Leipzig, and Potsdam.

Product overview

Die Piktografen GmbH is a full-service advertising and design agency offering an integrated portfolio of eight core creative services: Grafikdesign (graphic design), Logoentwicklung (logo design), Corporate Design (corporate identity), Fotografie (photography), Illustration, Webdesign (web design), 3D-Visualisierung (3D visualization), and Animation/Video. These services are delivered as a unified offering under a single agency roof, supporting clients from concept through execution. The agency also provides consulting, marketing strategy, and campaign conception, and maintains a network of external partners for specialized programming and hosting needs. All services are coordinated by a team of two managing directors, six employees, and freelance specialists based in Finsterwalde, Elbe-Elster.

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Problem solved

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Products and services

• Grafikdesign (Graphic Design) Comprehensive graphic design services including brochures, calendars, posters, print materials, and trade show displays, executed with strategic visual composition and brand-aligned aesthetics for businesses and organizations.
• Logoentwicklung (Logo Development) Logo design and brand identity development creating memorable and distinctive visual marks that establish strong market positioning for clients across diverse industries.
• Corporate Design Full corporate identity and unified visual appearance systems spanning business stationery, packaging, signage, facade design, and digital formats, ensuring consistent brand representation from business cards to vehicles.
• Fotografie (Photography) Professional photography services spanning drone/aerial photography, commercial and industrial photography, product photography, architecture photography, landscape photography, sports photography, and image compositing/fotomontage.
• Illustration Custom illustration services including portraits, figures, landscape and architecture drawings, infographics, mascots and cartoons, and large-scale murals and facade artwork for diverse client needs.
• Webdesign (Web Design) Website creation and web design encompassing CMS-based responsive development, screen design, e-commerce integration, database-connected websites, and accessibility-focused implementations for clients across public and private sectors.
• 3D-Visualisierung (3D Visualization) 3D visualization services creating convincing and photorealistic imagery for marketing applications, product presentations, and architectural representations using advanced 3D rendering technology.
• Animation / Video Animation and video production services including 3D animation, promotional films, corporate videos, image trailers, and explainer content delivered through electronic media channels for regional and institutional clients.

Named customers10 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• LOBOKO Design Studio: Small-to-mid-sized German creative/design studio offering branding, graphic design, and digital services. Comparable as a regional German creative agency with similar service breadth, but typically smaller and more digitally focused.

Broad incumbents

• Antoni Advertising: Berlin-based creative agency with strong brand advertising and digital expertise. Comparable as a German creative agency offering integrated services, but considerably larger and more internationally oriented.
• Kempertrautmann: Hamburg-based independent creative agency offering full-service brand, campaign, and digital services. Comparable as a German full-service creative agency, but at significantly larger scale.
• Serviceplan Group: Germany's largest independent agency group, offering full-service creative, digital, and media services across multiple offices. Comparable as a full-service German creative/advertising agency, but vastly larger and globally distributed rather than regionally focused.
• Kolle Rebbe: Hamburg-based creative agency offering brand strategy, design, and digital services. Comparable as a German full-service creative agency with strong design-led positioning, but at significantly larger scale.
• DDB Germany: German arm of global advertising network DDB, offering full-service creative and campaign services. Comparable as a full-service advertising agency serving German clients, but operating as part of a global network.
• Scholz & Friends: Hamburg-headquartered creative agency group offering integrated advertising, brand, and digital services throughout Germany. Comparable as a German full-service creative agency, but operating at a much larger scale with multiple offices.
• Heimat Werbeagentur: Berlin-based independent creative agency known for integrated campaigns across brand, digital, and content. Comparable as a full-service German creative agency, but with a national/international footprint rather than regional focus.
• Jung von Matt: Leading German creative agency with national and international presence, offering brand strategy, advertising, digital, and content services. Comparable as a top-tier German creative agency, but at significantly larger scale than Die Piktografen.
• Thjnk AG: German creative agency group with offices in Hamburg, Berlin, and Düsseldorf offering integrated brand, advertising, and digital services. Comparable as a full-service German creative agency, but at national scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookde-de.facebook.com/Pass.Luther
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/die-piktografen-gmbh

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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