Capital is a monthly French economics and business magazine published in Paris, France.[1]
| Categories | Business magazine |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Circulation | 233,249 (2014) |
| Publisher | Prisma Press |
| Founder | Alex Ganz |
| Founded | 1991 |
| First issue | October 1991 |
| Company | Louis Hachette Group |
| Country | France |
| Based in | Paris |
| Language | French |
| Website | Capital |
| ISSN | 1162-6704 |
History and profile
editCapital was established in 1991.[2][3] The magazine took its name from its then-sister publication in Germany with 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]
Vivendi acquired Prisma Media from Bertelsmann in 2020 and later the company spun-out its publishing operation (including Prisma Media and Capital France) into Louis Hachette Group in 2024.[8][9]
Circulation
editIn 1991 Capital's circulation was 220,000 copies.[3] Its circulation was 339,771 copies in 1994.[10] In 2001 the magazine had a circulation of 384,000 copies.[5] During the period of 2003-2004 the magazine sold 361,450 copies.[11] 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
edit- ^ "Capital (France)". Adnative. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ a b "La marque Capital". Prisma Group (in French). Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ a b Helena Hafstrand (1995). "Consumer Magazines in Transition". The Journal of Media Economics. 8 (1). Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ^ a b Dilip Subramanian (13 November 1991). "The Axel Ganz Formula: Journalism + Marketing". The New York Times. Paris. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Capital France". Huson Media. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Business magazine Capital adopts a new lay-out". Adnative. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ "Vivendi annonce avoir signé " une promesse d'achat " pour acquérir 100 % de Prisma Media". Le Monde.fr. 23 December 2020. Archived from the original on 2 February 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ Nostro, Gianluca Lo; Marchandon, Leo; Loève, Florence (16 December 2024). Nissi, Milla (ed.). "Canal+ falls, Havas and Louis Hachette up on market debut post Vivendi split". Reuters. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links
edit- Capital official site