Impulse (German magazine)

Impulse, (formally Impulse: Das Unternehmer-Magazin), is one of the business magazines published in Germany. The magazine appears on a monthly basis in Hamburg.

Impulse
Logo of Impulse
CategoriesBusiness magazine
FrequencyMonthly
PublisherImpulse Medien GmbH
FounderJohannes Gross
Founded1980 (1980)
CompanyImpulse Medien GmbH
CountryGermany
Based inHamburg
LanguageGerman
WebsiteImpulse
ISSN0720-9037

History and profile

Impulse was started in Cologne in 1980.[1][2] The founder was Johannes Gross.[1] The magazine was owned and published by Gruner + Jahr.[2] In November 2012 the company announced that the magazine would be sold.[3] In January 2013 the magazine was acquired by Impulse Medien GmbH of which majority stake is held by Nikolaus Förster.[1][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.[1][8]

Before the unification of Germany Impulse had an East German edition, which was launched in 1990 and was published also monthly.[2]

In 2001 the circulation of Impulse was 142,000 copies.[9] The magazine sold 135,128 copies in the last quarter of 2004.[10] The monthly had a circulation of 81,132 copies during the third quarter of 2012.[1] It was 81,000 copies in the last quarter of the same year.[8]

See also

List of magazines in Germany

References
  1. "Gruner + Jahr verkauft das Magazin IMPULSE". Presse Portal (in German). Hamburg. 10 January 2013. Archived from the original on 13 January 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  2. Tristam Carrington-Windo; Katrin Kohl (2013). Dictionary of Contemporary Germany. New York; London: Routledge. p. 218. ISBN 978-1-136-59530-1.
  3. "Gruner + Jahr Wirtschaftsmedien AG & Co. KG". Angermann. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  4. "Impulse". getabstract. Archived from the original on 13 May 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  5. "Titel: Impulse". Indie Mags. Archived from the original on 5 September 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  6. Nicole Rahimi (22 December 2005). "Staff changes at German business mags". FeaturesExec. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  7. "News and Business Content Bulletin" (PDF). Lexis Nexis. April 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  8. ""Impulse" seems to have been saved" (PDF). Globe. January 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  9. "Top 50 Finance/Business/News magazines worldwide (by circulation)" (PDF). Magazine Organization. Archived from the original (Report) on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  10. "Impulse factsheet" (PDF). Lombard Media. February 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
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