Impulse (German magazine) explained
Impulse (formally Impulse: Das Unternehmer-Magazin) is one of the business magazines published in Germany. The magazine appears on a monthly basis in Hamburg.
History and profile
Impulse was started in Cologne in 1980.[1] The founder was Johannes Gross. The magazine was owned and published by Gruner + Jahr.[1] In November 2012 the company announced that the magazine would be sold.[2] In January 2013 the magazine was acquired by Impulse Medien GmbH of which majority stake is held by Nikolaus Förster.[3] [4] The publisher of the magazine, headquartered in Hamburg, is also Impulse Medien GmbH.[5] The magazine is published monthly.[5]
On 1 February 2006 Klaus Schweinsberg was appointed editor-in-chief of the magazine,[6] which targets decision makers, management consultants, investors and entrepreneurs.[7] In 2009 Nikolaus Förster was named the editor-in-chief of the magazine.[3]
Before the unification of Germany Impulse had an East German edition, which was launched in 1990 and was published also monthly.[1]
In 2001 the circulation of Impulse was 142,000 copies.[8] The magazine sold 135,128 copies in the last quarter of 2004.[9] The monthly had a circulation of 81,132 copies during the third quarter of 2012.[3] It was 81,000 copies in the last quarter of the same year.[10]
See also
List of magazines in Germany
External links
Notes and References
- Book: Tristam Carrington-Windo. Katrin Kohl. Dictionary of Contemporary Germany. 2013. Routledge. 978-1-136-59530-1. 218. New York; London.
- News: Gruner + Jahr Wirtschaftsmedien AG & Co. KG. 4 May 2015. Angermann.
- News: Gruner + Jahr verkauft das Magazin IMPULSE. 3 May 2015. Presse Portal. 10 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130113003512/http://www.presseportal.de/pm/6562/2395369/gruner-jahr-verkauft-das-magazin-impulse-an-die-impulse-medien-gmbh-chefredakteur-dr-nikolaus. 13 January 2013. Hamburg. German.
- Web site: Impulse. getabstract. 3 May 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150513192758/http://www.getabstract.com/en/media-relations/impulse. 13 May 2015.
- Web site: Titel: Impulse. Indie Mags. 3 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20140905231744/http://www.indiemags.de/post/93212077901/titel-impulse-untertitel-das-unternehmer-magazin. 5 September 2014.
- News: Nicole Rahimi. Staff changes at German business mags. 3 May 2015. FeaturesExec. 22 December 2005.
- Web site: News and Business Content Bulletin. Lexis Nexis. 3 May 2015. April 2014.
- Web site: Top 50 Finance/Business/News magazines worldwide (by circulation). Magazine Organization. 3 May 2015. Report. dead. 13 December 2014. dmy-all. https://web.archive.org/web/20141213185512/http://www.magazine.org.tw/events/school/report/wmt/top50finance.pdf.
- Web site: Impulse factsheet. Lombard Media. 3 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150503154802/http://www.lombard-media.lu/pdf/DE/Imp_Factsheet_0405.pdf. February 2005. 3 May 2015.
- News: "Impulse" seems to have been saved. 3 May 2015. Globe. January 2013.