Jump to content

Capital (French magazine)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The printable version is no longer supported and may have rendering errors. Please update your browser bookmarks and please use the default browser print function instead.

Capital
CategoriesBusiness magazine
FrequencyMonthly
Circulation233,249 (2014)
PublisherPrisma Press
FounderAlex Ganz
Founded1991; 33 years ago (1991)
First issueOctober 1991
CompanyVivendi
CountryFrance
Based inParis
LanguageFrench
WebsiteCapital
ISSN1162-6704

Capital is a monthly French economics and business magazine published in Paris, France.[1]

History and profile

Capital was established in 1991.[2][3] The first issue appeared in October 1991.[4] Axel Ganz, head of the international operations section of Gruner + Jahr, was the founder of the magazine,[4] which is published monthly by the Prisma Press group.[2][5] The editor-in-chief is Jean-Joël Gurviez. Its target audience is the senior executives and decision-makers in the fields of industry, finance and politics.[6]

In 2015 Capital was redesigned and its logo was changed.[7]

Circulation

In 1991 Capital's circulation was 220,000 copies.[3] Its circulation was 339,771 copies in 1994.[8] In 2001 the magazine had a circulation of 384,000 copies.[5] During the period of 2003-2004 the magazine sold 361,450 copies.[9] The magazine's paid circulation in 2007 was 384,795 copies. It was 338,062 copies in the period of 2009-2010.[6] In 2014 the magazine sold 233,249 copies.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Capital (France)". Adnative. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  2. ^ a b "La marque Capital". Prisma Group (in French). Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  3. ^ a b Helena Hafstrand (1995). "Consumer Magazines in Transition". The Journal of Media Economics. 8 (1). Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  4. ^ a b Dilip Subramanian (13 November 1991). "The Axel Ganz Formula: Journalism + Marketing". The New York Times. Paris. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Top 50 Finance/Business/News magazines worldwide (by circulation)" (PDF). Magazine Organization. Archived from the original (Report) on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  6. ^ a b "Capital France". Huson Media. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  7. ^ a b "Business magazine Capital adopts a new lay-out". Adnative. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  8. ^ Jose L. Alvarez; Carmelo Mazza; Jordi Mur (October 1999). "The management publishing industry in Europe" (PDF). University of Navarra. Archived from the original (Occasional Paper No:99/4) on 30 June 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  9. ^ E. Martin (30 November 2005). Marketing Identities Through Language: English and Global Imagery in French Advertising. Palgrave Macmillan UK. p. 6. ISBN 978-0-230-51190-3. Retrieved 25 September 2016.