Red Spot Printing

What Red Spot Printing does

Red Spot Printing is a family-owned commercial printing business founded in 1974 and headquartered at 182 Newton Street, Waltham, Massachusetts. The company provides offset and digital printing, in-house graphic design and typesetting, and direct mail production services to local businesses and organizations across the greater Boston area. Its product range spans simple postcards, corporate stationery, menus, fundraising materials, envelopes, and customized promotional items, with capabilities extending through bindery finishing (GBC binding, saddle stitching, perfect binding, folding, die-cutting, laminating) and USPS-integrated mailing logistics including variable data processing, presort for postage discounts, tabbing, inkjet addressing, and Every Door Direct Mailings.

The underlying technology stack centers on commercial offset presses for high-volume, cost-efficient runs and top-of-the-line digital printing equipment for short runs, variable-data jobs, and fast turnarounds. Prepress is supported by an in-house design team working in standard professional desktop publishing software (Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat; QuarkXpress; Microsoft Office) on Mac and PC platforms. The company does not operate proprietary software, APIs, or digital platforms; all production is delivered through physical equipment and human-operated workflows.

The business model is project-based and transactional, with revenue generated from one-time printing and design engagements plus ancillary mailing services. Pricing is fully quote-based and not publicly disclosed; customers initiate orders through a Request a Quote form, phone, email, fax, or walk-in at the Waltham office. The go-to-market motion is sales-led and locally focused, relying on the company website, direct contact, and long-standing local reputation rather than paid acquisition or outbound sales development. The company is privately held with no disclosed external investors, no subsidiaries, and a stated headcount of 1-10 employees, indicating a small, lifestyle-scale SMB operating in a defined regional market.

Name

Red Spot Printing

Legal name

Red Spot Printing

Website

https://redspotprinting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Red Spot Printing is a family-owned commercial printer founded in 1974 in Waltham, MA, offering offset and digital printing, in-house graphic design, and direct mail services to local businesses across the greater Boston area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Printing Services

NAICS

Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) (323111), Printing (32311)

SIC

Commercial Printing (2750), Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Large-Format & Specialty Printing (Signage, Posters, Displays) (MPAJALAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mailing, Inserting & Distribution Services (Addressing, Direct Mail, Kitting) (MPAJALAH), Finishing & Post-Press Services (Cutting, Folding, Collating, Laminating, Foil, Emboss) (MPAJALAF)

Keywords

• Offset printing services
• Digital printing services
• Direct mail printing
• Graphic design services
• Commercial printing

Headquarters

HQ city

Waltham

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Printing Services: One-time project-based printing services including offset and digital printing for various materials such as postcards, corporate stationery, menus, and promotional items.
2. Design Services: Graphic design and typesetting services provided as part of printing projects or standalone.
3. Direct Mail Services: Mailing services including variable data processing, presorting, tabbing, and inkjet addressing to distribute printed materials.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Red Spot Printing provides commercial printing, in-house graphic design, and direct mail production services for businesses and organizations in the greater Boston area. Capabilities span offset and digital printing for items such as postcards, corporate stationery, menus, envelopes, business cards, and customized promotional items, supported by bindery finishing and mailing services with USPS presorting for postage discounts.

Product overview

Red Spot Printing offers a comprehensive suite of printing and design services. The core offerings consist of four main service areas: Digital Printing (for low minimum quantities and fast turnaround), Offset Printing (for high-volume, cost-effective production), Design Services (in-house graphic design and typesetting), and Direct Mail Services (including mailing, presorting, and bindery finishing). The company serves the greater Boston area, producing materials ranging from simple postcards to corporate stationery, menus, and customized promotional items.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Digital Printing

Quantifiable outcome

• Consistent high-quality printing results delivered by experienced press operators

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 indicators2 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• FedEx Office: National retail print services chain offering digital printing, copying, and basic design to walk-in SMB and consumer customers — broader incumbent in commercial printing with significant scale.
• Vistaprint (Cimpress): Large-scale online commercial printing platform serving SMBs with business cards, stationery, and marketing collateral across many markets — a broader incumbent in the same product category.
• Staples Print & Marketing Services: National office retailer offering in-store and online printing, copying, and direct mail to small businesses and consumers — broader incumbent with overlapping service set.

Emerging players

• PrintRunner: Online commercial printer focused on short-run marketing materials including postcards, brochures, and stationery for SMBs — emerging player competing for the same jobs.
• Mimeo: Cloud-based commercial printing platform with offset and digital capabilities serving marketing and document needs of SMBs and enterprises — emergent digital-first competitor to local print shops.

Direct peers

• AlphaGraphics: National franchise network of independent print and marketing service centers offering offset, digital, design, and direct mail services to local SMBs — directly comparable model to Red Spot Printing.
• Allegra Marketing Print Mail: Network of locally owned print, marketing, and direct mail centers offering integrated design-through-mailing services comparable to Red Spot's full-service model.
• Sir Speedy: Franchise-based printing and marketing services provider with the same offset/digital/design/direct mail service mix targeted at SMBs, making it a closely analogous business.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/redspotprinting
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/red-spot-printing

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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