Creative Print Group

What Creative Print Group does

Creative Print Group is a privately held, founder-owned commercial printing and integrated marketing services company headquartered in a 40,000-square-foot facility at 1560 Caton Center Drive in Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 1988 by Brian M. White and operating for over 35 years in the Baltimore/Washington DC metropolitan area, the company delivers commercial printing, digital printing, mailing services, 1-to-1 personalized marketing, political marketing and signage to healthcare, education, nonprofit, financial, cultural and professional-services clients. Named enterprise customers include Johns Hopkins Hospital, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Children's National Health System, US Naval Academy, University of Maryland, Tower Federal Credit Union, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and National Aquarium in Baltimore.

The company's core technical platform combines Heidelberg SX 74 6-color perfecting presses with aqueous coaters, six Heidelberg Versafire EP digital presses, an iJet color inkjet envelope press, and an MCS Falcon inkjet mailing system capable of producing 650,000 postcards per day with camera verification. Prepress runs on a Heidelberg Prinect RIP PDF workflow with in-RIP trapping and imposition. The firm holds G7 Master Qualification with Colorspace Compliance — the third and most stringent level, covering 1,617 color patches — and operates a HIPAA-regulated facility with a full-time Compliance Officer. It is also a member of the Allied Printing Trades Union, enabling union-label production for political and union-affiliated clients. Online print-management portals and representative-specific secure file-submission portals support client workflow integration.

The business model is sales-led, with four named account executives (Brian White, Christina Giel, Jack O'Brien, Ray Barcikowski) managing enterprise and mid-market client relationships, supplemented by a self-service online signage storefront. Revenue is generated primarily through project-based, custom-quoted commercial print, digital print, mailing, and integrated marketing campaigns, plus transactional signage e-commerce. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The company is privately held with no disclosed institutional investors, parent company, funding rounds or M&A activity.

Name

Creative Print Group

Legal name

Creative Print Group

Website

https://creativeforms.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Creative Print Group is a privately held Baltimore-based commercial printer and integrated marketing services provider serving healthcare, education, political, and regional enterprise clients in the Baltimore/Washington DC metro area since 1988.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Printing Services

NAICS

Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) (323111), Printing and Related Support Activities (3231)

SIC

Commercial Printing (2750)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Printing (Short-Run, Variable Data) (MPAJALAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Large-Format & Specialty Printing (Signage, Posters, Displays) (MPAJALAD), Finishing & Post-Press Services (Cutting, Folding, Collating, Laminating, Foil, Emboss) (MPAJALAF)

Keywords

• Commercial printing services
• Digital printing services
• Direct mail marketing
• Political marketing services
• Variable data printing

Headquarters

HQ city

Baltimore

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Commercial Printing Services: High-quality commercial printing using Heidelberg 6-color perfecting presses with aqueous coaters. Includes design support, prepress, printing, and finishing services.
2. Digital Printing Services: Short-run personalized and static digital printing using Heidelberg Versafire EP digital presses and iJet color inkjet envelope press.
3. Mailing Services: Full-suite mailing services including data verification, list cleaning, SCF drop shipping, postage optimization, and high-volume production (650,000 postcards per day capacity).
4. 1-to-1 Marketing Campaigns: Personalized marketing campaigns across print, digital, and video channels with custom dashboards for tracking responders and real-time response metrics.
5. Political Marketing: Specialized political direct marketing including direct mail, postcards, yard signs, palm cards, digital ads, data services, and confidential campaign materials.
6. Signage Products: Political and commercial yard signs available through online store with popular sizes and pricing.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Creative Print Group is a commercial and digital printing services company operating from a 40,000-square-foot facility in Baltimore, MD. It produces high-quality printed materials using Heidelberg offset and digital presses, and provides integrated mailing, fulfillment, and data-driven 1-to-1 marketing services. It also offers political direct marketing and signage products sold through a self-service online store.

Product overview

Creative Print Group is a commercial printing and marketing services company offering an integrated suite of print and digital services. The core offerings include commercial printing (using Heidelberg presses), digital printing (using Heidelberg Versafire EP presses), mailing services (with capacity of 650,000 postcards per day), 1-to-1 personalized marketing campaigns, political marketing, and signage products. Supporting services include binding/finishing, sustainability solutions, and online print management portals. The company operates from a 40,000-square-foot facility in Baltimore, MD and has served clients since 1988.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Printing Services High-quality commercial printing using Heidelberg SX 74 29-inch 6-color perfecting presses with aqueous coaters; serves projects from hundreds to millions of copies for businesses and organizations.
• Digital Printing Services Personalized and static short-run digital printing powered by six Heidelberg Versafire EP Digital Presses and an iJet Color Inkjet Envelope Press, supporting variable-data and on-demand jobs.
• Mailing Services End-to-end mailing services including data verification, list cleaning, SCF drop shipping, postage optimization, HIPAA-certified processing, and high-volume production of up to 650,000 postcards per day.
• 1-to-1 Marketing Personalized marketing campaigns delivered across print, digital, and video channels, with custom dashboards for tracking responders and real-time response metrics.
• Political Marketing Political direct marketing services including direct mail, postcards, door hangers, yard signs, fundraising materials, digital ads, palm cards, and walk cards with data-driven voter targeting and confidential campaign handling.
• Signage Political and commercial yard signs and signage products available for self-service purchase through an online store with popular sizes and pricing.

Quantifiable outcome

• 650,000 postcards per day production capacity
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Allied Printing Trades UnioncoreOthersUnion membership allowing Creative Print Group to produce print materials with a union bug, which is required by many political campaigns and union-affiliated organizations. Enables the company to offer certified union commercial and digital printing services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• HH Global (InnerWorkings): Global print management and marketing services company operating at much larger scale across multiple geographies. Comparable as a broad incumbent that competes for the same enterprise marketing-print spend but with a wider portfolio including procurement, creative, and production across print, packaging, and retail.
• The Vomela Companies: Large commercial printing network specializing in retail graphics, in-store displays, and specialty print production. Comparable as a broad incumbent in commercial and specialty print, with similar large-format, finishing, and integrated production capabilities though focused on retail/transportation graphics rather than direct mail.
• Vistaprint (Cimpress): Large online commercial printing platform owned by Cimpress, serving small businesses and consumers with standardized print products. Comparable as a broad incumbent in commercial printing that competes for short-run digital print orders, though it operates at much larger scale and a more transactional, lower-touch model.

Direct peers

• PureRED: Integrated marketing and commercial printing services provider with offset, digital, and direct-mail capabilities. Directly comparable because it competes in the same integrated print-plus-marketing-services category as Creative Print Group, offering personalized 1-to-1 campaign execution for enterprise brands.
• The Henne Company: Pittsburgh-based commercial printing company with offset, digital, large-format, and mailing services. Directly comparable as a long-standing regional printer with an integrated print-plus-mail offering and similar enterprise/government client mix to Creative Print Group.
• Corporate Press: Maryland-based commercial printer offering offset, digital, and direct-mail services to enterprise and government clients in the Mid-Atlantic. Directly comparable because it operates in the same regional market with a similar mix of commercial printing, mailing, and variable-data capabilities serving healthcare and government accounts.
• Fey Printing: Wisconsin-based regional commercial printer providing offset, digital, mailing, and marketing services. Directly comparable as a multi-generation regional printer combining traditional commercial printing with personalized marketing and direct mail for enterprise and nonprofit clients.
• Walsworth Publishing Company: Family-owned commercial and book printing company with offset, digital, and direct-mail capabilities. Comparable as a long-standing, multi-generation regional printer with similar in-house prepress, printing, and finishing capabilities serving education, association, and enterprise markets.
• 4over: Wholesale commercial printing marketplace aggregating offset, digital, large-format, and mailing services for resellers and trade buyers. Directly comparable because it competes in the same commercial printing and mailing categories with similar product breadth, though distributed through an online trade-only model.

Emerging players

• PrintingForLess: Online commercial printing company specializing in short-run digital and offset print with mailing services. Comparable as an emerging player competing for short-run commercial print and direct-mail orders, with similar digital-press and variable-data capabilities but a primarily online, self-service go-to-market.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CreativePrintGroup

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

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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