What McGrewGroup does

McGrewGroup is a privately held, solo-to-small-team consulting firm founded in 2004 and based in Aurora, Colorado, that serves the printing industry. The firm provides strategic consulting and content services to print vendors and printers across a wide horizontal slice of the vertical, including offset, digital, commercial, transaction, direct mail, wide-format, signage, folding carton, corrugated, sign, textile, and general business printing. Its stated mission is to help clients adapt to rapid technological change and shifting customer expectations that have eroded the effectiveness of legacy sales methodologies, whitepapers, ebooks, and workflow assessments.

The firm's service portfolio comprises seven core offerings: Success Strategies Consulting (Go-to-Market story development across Transaction, Direct Mail, Commercial, Publication, Packaging, and Corrugated segments), Workflow Strategies (production and business workflow assessments), Channel Optimization Services (bandwidth and storage optimization beyond preflight for print and eDelivery channels), Content Creation Services (whitepapers, articles, infosheets, customer stories, blogs, and LinkedIn content), Market Research Services (interviews, surveys, focus groups, trend aggregation, and cross-segment analysis), Keynotes, Breakouts and Facilitation (presentations, workshops, and game-plan sessions), and Product Triage (linking product capabilities to latent customer needs). McGrewGroup also co-develops The Print University, an educational content platform serving developers, vendors, associations, and print shop employees, and operates a small e-commerce storefront selling branded merchandise.

The business operates as a custom professional services practice with 1-10 employees, no disclosed funding, no parent company, and no institutional investors. Revenue is generated through bespoke consulting engagements initiated via direct email or phone contact, supplemented by modest merchandise sales. Distribution relies on direct engagement, organic content marketing through the company blog, LinkedIn, and Pat McGrew's recurring byline at the WhatTheyTh!nk industry publication. There is no publicly disclosed pricing, customer list, or revenue figure.

Name

McGrewGroup

Legal name

McGrewGroup

Website

https://mcgrewgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

McGrewGroup is a small private consulting firm based in Aurora, Colorado, that provides strategic consulting, workflow assessment, and content services to vendors and printers across the print industry, and co-develops The Print University educational platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Print Industry Consulting

NAICS

Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Supplier Performance, Quality & Development (BPAHAHAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Marketing Technology (MarTech) Strategy & Stack Advisory (MPAAAFAJ)

Keywords

• Print industry consulting
• Workflow strategy services
• Go-to-market strategy
• Content creation services
• Market research consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Aurora

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

McGrewGroup is a consulting and content services firm that helps print industry vendors and printers modernize their strategies, workflows, and go-to-market messaging. It delivers a portfolio of services — Success Strategies, Workflow Strategies, Channel Optimization, Content Creation, Market Research, Keynotes & Facilitation, and Product Triage — and co-develops The Print University, an educational content platform for the print industry. The firm also sells branded merchandise through a small online shop.

Product overview

McGrewGroup is a business consulting and content services firm offering a portfolio of interconnected professional services. The core offerings include Success Strategies Consulting (Go-to-Market story development across Transaction, Direct Mail, Commercial, Publication, Packaging, and Corrugated segments), Workflow Strategies (assessment services for production and business workflows across multiple print and communication channels), Channel Optimization Services (bandwidth and storage optimization for print and eDelivery channels), Content Creation Services (whitepapers, articles, blogs, customer stories, and LinkedIn content), Market Research Services (interviews, surveys, focus groups, and trend analysis), Keynotes and Facilitation (presentations and workshops on digital transformation and workflow topics), and Product Triage (product development consulting). Additionally, McGrewGroup co-develops The Print University, an educational content platform for the printing industry. The firm also sells branded merchandise (T-shirts) through its online shop.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Print University: Engaging educational content for developers, vendors, associations, and print shop employees - co-developed by McGrewGroup.

Products and services

• Success Strategies Consulting
• Workflow Strategies Assessment and consulting services for production and business workflows across offset, digital, commercial, transaction, DM, wide-format, signage, folding carton, corrugated, sign, textile, and general business operations, using data-supported assessments.
• Channel Optimization Services Optimization strategy services that help develop efficient use of bandwidth and storage beyond preflight, covering print and eDelivery communication channels.
• Content Creation Services Creation of whitepapers, mini-whitepapers, articles, infosheets, customer stories, and blogs under client byline or McGrewGroup authorship, plus LinkedIn content strategy and presentation development for webinars, open houses, and long-form video.
• Market Research Services Research services including market interviews, field research, desk research, market surveys, trend aggregation, cross-segment trend analysis, customer interviews, product development team interviews, peer groups, and focus groups.
• Keynotes, Breakouts & Facilitation Presentation and facilitation services covering insightful presentations on digital transformation, workflow, and selling topics, plus definition, brainstorming, and game plan workshops.
• Product Triage Product development approach that links client capabilities to customer needs, helping identify market opportunities even when customers do not yet know what they need.
• The Print University Engaging educational content platform co-developed by McGrewGroup for developers, vendors, associations, and print shop employees, focused on the printing industry.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• The Print UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMcGrewGroup is a co-developer of The Print University, an engaging educational content platform serving developers, vendors, associations, and print shop employees. This partnership represents a core strategic initiative for the company, positioning them as thought leaders in the print industry education space.

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• WhatTheyTh!nk: Print-industry news and analysis publication where Pat McGrew contributes; not a consulting competitor but a channel and ecosystem peer that shapes buyer mindshare in the same print segment.

Broad incumbents

• Deloitte Digital: Large professional services firm's digital transformation practice that competes for enterprise digital transformation mandates; broad incumbent rather than print specialist, but addresses overlapping buyer problems.
• Accenture Operations: Global operations consulting arm serving industrial and manufacturing clients on workflow and channel optimization — adjacent to McGrewGroup's Workflow Strategies and Channel Optimization services at much larger scale.

Direct peers

• NAPL (National Association for Printing Leadership): Industry association providing management consulting, benchmarking, and education to commercial printers — competes for the same printer buyer base with workflow and management advisory services.
• PRINTING United Alliance: Industry alliance offering training, consulting, and research across print, packaging, and visual communication segments — comparable advisory and educational footprint to McGrewGroup's consulting-plus-The Print University positioning.
• Smithers: Independent testing, research, and consulting firm with deep print, packaging, and digital workflow expertise — overlaps with McGrewGroup's Workflow Strategies, Market Research, and Product Triage offerings to print vendors and converters.
• Keypoint Intelligence: Print, packaging, and workflow research and consulting firm (formerly InfoTrends) serving similar vendor and printer buyer segments across offset, digital, production, and packaging — directly comparable niche consulting and advisory scope to McGrewGroup.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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