Impulse (German magazine)

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

Impulse
Logo of Impulse
Editor-in-chiefNikolaus Förster
CategoriesBusiness magazine
FrequencyMonthly
Circulation81,000 (Q4, 2012)
PublisherImpulse Medien GmbH
FounderJohannes Gross
Year founded1980 (1980)
CompanyImpulse Medien GmbH
CountryGermany
Based inHamburg
LanguageGerman
WebsiteImpulse

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] Since 2009 Nikolaus Förster has been 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] Its circulation was 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]

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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 (11 April 2013). Dictionary of Contemporary Germany. Routledge. p. 218. ISBN 978-1-136-59530-1. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  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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