What Consulting Magazine does

Consulting Magazine is a privately held B2B trade publication serving the management consulting profession, published by Arc Network and operating under the consultingmag.com domain. Founded around 2000 and active for more than 25 years, it functions as the flagship editorial brand for management consultants, providing news, industry intelligence, thought-leadership content, podcasts, webcasts, newsletters, and a portfolio of recurring awards and ranking programs (Best Firms to Work For since 2001, Top Consultants, Women Leaders in Consulting, Rising Stars, Leaders in Technology, Global Leaders, and Fastest Growing Firms). Awards galas and Professional Series thought-leadership events held in major U.S. venues (New York Marriott Marquis, Chicago) anchor its in-person programming, while an exclusive media partnership with International Services Week 2026 extends its reach globally.

The core technology is a Nuxt-based web publishing platform hosting the magazine, with content distribution through the website, weekly email newsletters, an Industry Insights podcast series, and an on-demand webcast library. Audience registration and data management run on the Dragon Forms / Omeda platform shared with Arc Network's other B2B media properties. The publication does not operate a modular software product; instead, it monetizes its audience and editorial brand through a stack of interlocking revenue streams.

Commercially, Consulting Magazine earns revenue from sponsored webcasts and content (sold as media packages to technology vendors such as Wrike, Deltek, CMap, and Intapp), display advertising and media kit placements, awards program participation and gala sponsorships, and a free newsletter/registration funnel that monetizes the audience through advertisers and event sponsors. Pricing is quote-based across awards participation, gala tickets, and sponsorship packages; newsletter signup and complimentary Professional Series seating are free. Primary customer segments are consulting firms across size tiers (boutique to Big Four-adjacent) and individual consulting professionals seeking recognition, with a secondary segment of B2B technology and software vendors selling into the consulting buyer audience.

Name

Consulting Magazine

Legal name

Consulting Magazine (a publication of Arc Network)

Website

https://consultingmag.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Consulting Magazine is a B2B trade publication and events brand serving the management consulting profession for 25+ years, operating news, podcasts, webcasts, newsletters, and a portfolio of annual awards programs under publisher Arc Network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trade Media and Industry Events

NAICS

Other Management Consulting Services (541618), Advertising Agencies (541810)

SIC

Services-Advertising Agencies (7311)

akta.pro primary industry

Brand & Portfolio Strategy Consulting (MPAAAFAB)

Keywords

• B2B trade media
• Consulting industry news
• Awards and rankings
• Sponsored webcasts
• Professional events

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Sponsored webcasts and content: Sponsored on-demand webcasts with vendor partners such as Wrike, Deltek, CMap, and Intapp, sold as media packages to technology and software vendors seeking access to the consulting buyer audience.
2. Display and media kit advertising: Direct advertising via the media kit request form, supporting display ads, asset/logo licensing, and promotional placements across consultingmag.com and affiliated Arc Network sites.
3. Awards program participation and gala events: Revenue from participating consulting firms in ranking programs (Best Firms to Work For, Women Leaders, Top Consultants, Rising Stars, Leaders in Technology, Global Leaders, Fastest Growing Firms), including awards dinner tickets and sponsorships of professional series programs held alongside the galas.
4. Newsletter subscriptions and audience registration: Free newsletter signups and account registration through the Dragon Forms/Arc Network registration platform, building a monetizable audience for advertisers and event sponsors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Consulting Magazine operates the flagship consultingmag.com trade publication and news website serving the management consulting profession, supported by a portfolio of annual awards and ranking programs (Best Firms to Work For, Top Consultants, Women Leaders in Consulting, Rising Stars, Leaders in Technology, Global Leaders, Fastest Growing Firms). It monetizes this audience through sponsored webcasts and advertising, ticketed awards galas and Professional Series events held in New York and Chicago, weekly email newsletters, and the Industry Insights Podcast series.

Product overview

Consulting Magazine operates a single unified media and events brand rather than a modular software platform. Its core product is the consultingmag.com website — a news, editorial, and events hub serving the management consulting profession for more than 25 years under publisher Arc Network — which is wrapped around a portfolio of branded awards and recognition programs (Best Firms to Work For, Top Consultants, Women Leaders in Consulting, Rising Stars of the Profession, Leaders in Technology, Global Leaders in Consulting, and Fastest Growing Firms), an Industry Insights Podcast series, a Webcasts program, an Events program (including galas and conferences such as the Top Consultants Professional Series and International Services Week), and a suite of Newsletters such as the ConsultingMag Digital Edition. These offerings together form one integrated editorial brand: the website hosts all news and thought-leadership content, the rankings/awards programs generate the recognition events, and the podcasts and webcasts extend the editorial coverage into audio and on-demand video formats.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Consulting Magazine (consultingmag.com) The flagship online publication and key news source for the management consulting profession, published by Arc Network and operating as an authority in the advisory world for more than 25 years. The site organizes its editorial coverage across News, Industry Intelligence, Thought Leadership, and Honors & Rankings sections.
• Best Firms to Work For Annual ranking program evaluating consulting firms across six employee satisfaction categories (culture, compensation and benefits, career development, client engagement, work/life balance, and firm leadership) based entirely on feedback from the firms' own professionals. Includes a survey and benchmarking report component for all qualifying participants, with honorees recognized at an awards dinner. Firms must employ a minimum of 20 full-time billable consultants and meet minimum survey completion thresholds.
• Top Consultants Annual awards program (formerly called The Top 25) recognizing the industry's most accomplished individual practitioners, whose expertise, client impact, and leadership set the standard for the profession. Honorees are nominated by peers, clients, and firm leadership and recognized at an awards gala dinner in New York City. Includes a Professional Series thought-leadership program.
• Women Leaders in Consulting Awards Prestigious annual awards program in its 21st year (2026) recognizing exceptional female leadership across the global consulting profession, with categories covering Strategic Impact Leader, Technology & AI Innovator, Cyber Risk Technology Leader, ESG & Sustainability Leader, Data Ethics and Responsible AI Leader, Diversity Champion, Pro Bono & Social Impact Leader, International Projects/Global Consulting Leader, Industry-Specialization Leader, Thought Leadership & Intellectual Capital Leader, Mentorship Champion, Talent & Workforce Transformation Leader, Lifetime Achievement Award, plus firm excellence categories for Recruiting/Retaining Female Talent and Mentoring/Enrichment Programs.
• Rising Stars of the Profession Awards Annual awards program recognizing the next generation of consulting leaders, accompanied by a Professional Series thought-leadership program that focuses on value pricing, AI fluency, and business development for emerging advisors.
• Leaders in Technology Annual awards program honoring consulting firms and individuals for excellence in technology application, including Firm Excellence in Technology Application and recognition of consulting Leaders in Technology.
• Global Leaders in Consulting Annual awards program recognizing global consulting leaders whose work crosses borders and disciplines.
• Fastest Growing Firms Annual ranking program identifying the fastest-growing firms in the consulting industry.
• Industry Insights Podcast Podcast series from Consulting Magazine featuring interviews with consulting industry leaders on topics including AI-driven growth, culture as competitive advantage, and integrated outsourced offerings. Episodes include Cornerstone Research's CTIO on Making AI Practical, SolomonEdwards on AI-Driven Growth, Huron on Culture, and RSM Catamaran with Stacy Dow.
• Consulting Magazine Webcasts On-demand and live webcast series covering topics such as AI in boutique consulting, strategic conflicts management (with sponsor Intapp), client delivery with Wrike, client trust with Deltek, and boutique consulting competitive positioning with CMap.
• Consulting Magazine Newsletters Weekly digital updates such as the ConsultingMag Digital Edition that keep leaders and professionals up-to-date on breaking news and industry intelligence, plus additional topical newsletter signups.
• Consulting Magazine Events Industry event programming for the consulting profession, including awards galas, conferences, and webcasts tied to the magazine's editorial and rankings programs (e.g., Top Consultants Awards Dinner, Women Leaders gala at New York Marriott Marquis Times Square, Best Firms to Work For dinner in Chicago).
• Thought Leadership Editorial Editorial content program featuring articles, news, and interviews by and about the consulting industry's leading thinkers, with sub-programs including Consulting Collective, Consulting's Best, and One-on-One interview series.

Quantifiable outcome

• Best Firms to Work For program has been recognizing consulting workplace culture since 2001 (25 years).
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Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Arc NetworkflagshipOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerConsulting Magazine is published by Arc Network and operates within the Arc Network of B2B media sites. The partnership provides shared infrastructure (Arc Network policies, Dragon Forms registration platform, shared copyright, Terms of Service, and Privacy Policy) and cross-brand distribution alongside sister brands including ThinkAdvisor, PropertyCasualty360, BenefitsPRO, Credit Union Times, GlobeSt, Treasury & Risk, National Underwriter Bookstore, HR Executive, District Administration, and University Business.
• International Services Week (ISW)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerConsulting Magazine is the exclusive media partner for International Services Week 2026 (June 22 to 26), a global movement celebrating professional services. The partnership produces multi-wave contributed article series around the year's theme (2026: 'Accelerating with AI. Leading with Judgment') and amplifies ISW across Consulting Magazine's editorial channels.
• WrikecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerWrike sponsors the Consulting Magazine webcast 'Less Panic, More Process: Client Delivery Without the Chaos' (May 3, 2026), positioning Wrike's work management capabilities to consulting firm buyers via the editorial sponsorship.
• DeltekcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerDeltek sponsors the Consulting Magazine webcast 'When Trust Is on the Line: Meet the New Era of Client Expectations' (May 7, 2026), and Deltek panelists (Rajashree Roy, Rajiv Borrison) participate in subsequent webcasts on client trust, providing Deltek access to consulting firm buyers.
• CMapcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCMap sponsors the Consulting Magazine webcast 'Boutique Consulting: Winning Business But Missing What Clients Value' (May 8, 2026), as well as the prior webcast 'AI Isn't Killing Consulting, It's Crowning New Champions: How Boutique Firms Are Winning the Tech Revolution' (December 18, 2025), targeting the boutique consulting firm audience.
• IntappcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerIntapp hosts multiple Consulting Magazine webcasts on strategic conflicts management, including 'Intapp Hosts Webinar Focused on Strategic Conflicts Management' (December 3, 2025) and 'Scale with Confidence: The Strategic Conflicts Framework for High-Growth Firms' (September 26, 2025), positioning Intapp's professional services automation platform to consulting and legal firm buyers.
• Data IntellectminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDavid Richardson, Chief Operating Officer at Data Intellect, participated as a panelist in the Consulting Magazine webcast 'Navigating the New Era of Client Trust,' providing Data Intellect exposure to the consulting audience.
• DiabsolutminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNana Gregg, Senior Solutions Architect and Freelance Author at Diabsolut, authored the contributed article 'The Skill AI Can't Train: Why Trust Is the Edge Professional Services Can't Afford to Lose' as part of the Consulting Magazine / International Services Week article series.
• 10FoldminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSusan Thomas, CEO of 10Fold, authored the contributed article 'The Real AI Advantage Is Better Judgment' as part of the Consulting Magazine / International Services Week article series.
• Coalescence CloudminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLindy Thompson, Head of GTM Strategy at Coalescence Cloud, authored the contributed article 'AI Won't Fix What Your Services Organization Can't See' as part of the Consulting Magazine / International Services Week article series.
• Dragon Forms (Omeda)coreTechnology or IntegrationConsulting Magazine registration, newsletter signup, sign-in, and forgot-password flows are routed through the Dragon Forms / Omeda platform (arc.dragonforms.com/loading.do?omedasite=CMAG_*) under the omedasite parameter convention; Omeda also receives inbound email inquiries at [email protected], indicating a technology/infrastructure partnership for audience registration and data management.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Source Global Research: Source Global Research is a research and advisory firm focused exclusively on the management consulting industry, producing industry benchmarks, buyer studies, and consulting-firm rankings that directly compete with Consulting Magazine's editorial and Best Firms to Work For franchises for consulting firm mindshare and sponsorship dollars.
• Kennedy Vanguard: Kennedy Vanguard produces consulting industry research, benchmarking reports, and recognition programs serving the same consulting firm and consultant audience as Consulting Magazine, with overlapping awards and ranking content categories.
• ALM (Law.com): ALM operates B2B trade media for the legal vertical (American Lawyer, Law.com) with a near-identical model to Consulting Magazine: flagship editorial publication, recurring rankings (Am Law 100, A-List), awards galas, sponsored content, and events serving a professional services buyer audience.

Broad incumbents

• HR Executive: HR Executive is a sister Arc Network B2B trade publication serving the HR profession with editorial coverage, awards programs, and events, providing a directly comparable operating model in an adjacent professional vertical.
• The Business Journals (ACBJ): American City Business Journals operates 40+ regional business publications with awards programs (Best Places to Work, 40 Under 40), events, and editorial coverage — a comparable B2B media-plus-events model serving business audiences.
• CFO Magazine (Tofias): CFO Magazine is a B2B trade publication serving the CFO/finance executive vertical with an editorial-plus-events-plus-awards model highly analogous to Consulting Magazine's structure, though targeting finance buyers rather than consulting buyers.
• Accounting Today: Accounting Today is a B2B trade publication serving the accounting and audit profession with editorial coverage, rankings (Top 100 Firms, etc.), and events — operating under the same Arc Network umbrella as Consulting Magazine with a closely parallel media-business model in an adjacent professional services vertical.
• IndustryWeek: IndustryWeek is a long-running B2B trade publication serving manufacturing and industrial leaders with editorial coverage, awards (Best Plants), and events — a closely comparable B2B trade media model in a different industrial vertical.
• PRWeek: PRWeek is a B2B trade publication serving the PR and communications profession with editorial coverage, awards (PRWeek Awards), and events — a directly comparable B2B trade media structure in a different professional services vertical.

Others

• Harvard Business Review: HBR is a broader business media brand that publishes management and consulting-adjacent editorial content and operates HBR Press — overlapping with Consulting Magazine's audience at the senior consulting reader level but operating at significantly larger scale and broader scope as a general management publication rather than a consulting-trade niche.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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