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Wirtschaftsforum
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360 Grad Marketing GmbH
Websiteurl
wirtschaftsforum.de
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Private
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-
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Wirtschaftsforum is a German-language business media platform operated by 360 Grad Marketing GmbH, a private limited company (GmbH) headquartered in Rheine, Germany. The platform publishes executive interviews, company profiles, industry news, and themed editorial content targeted at German-speaking decision-makers in the DACH region, with a particular emphasis on the German Mittelstand (mid-sized business sector). Its content spans more than 30 topic areas (Themenwelten) including manufacturing, automotive, technology, healthcare, chemicals, logistics, and food & beverage. The company maintains a database of over 1,000 company profiles and produces recurring editorial series such as the 'Zukunftsdialog' (Future Dialogue), which features executives from brands including Samsonite, Steiff, Hitachi Solutions, and Ritter Sport discussing innovation, responsibility, and sustainable growth.

The product surface consists of a website (wirtschaftsforum.de), digital magazine (ePaper), a secondary digital format (cPaper), a print magazine (Das Magazin), and an RSS feed for content syndication. The platform is IVW-audited (Informationsgemeinschaft zur Feststellung der Verbreitung von Werbeträgern), conferring third-party verified circulation credibility. Distribution is regional (DACH) and primarily direct, supplemented by event coverage at trade shows such as Hannover Messe, gamescom, and EUROBIKE.

The revenue model is not publicly disclosed but is consistent with niche B2B publishing economics: sponsored editorial features and company-profile placements sold to enterprise marketing budgets (evidenced by a broad roster of large-corporation interview subjects including BASF, Bosch, Intel, Microsoft, Nintendo, Porsche, Heineken, and Michelin), combined with print and digital advertising. The organization employs 51-100 staff, actively hires freelance interviewers, sales personnel, and creative roles, and operates as a privately held, independent company with no disclosed parent, investors, or subsidiaries.

Short descriptiontext

Wirtschaftsforum is a German-language B2B media platform, operated by 360 Grad Marketing GmbH from Rheine, publishing executive interviews, company profiles, and industry news for the German Mittelstand and DACH-region business audiences.

Operating statusenum
Operating
Ownership categoryenum
Headcount rangeband
51–100
akta.pro rankint
HeadquartersRheine, Germany
HQ citystring
Rheine
HQ countrystring
Germany
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Europe
Markets served

Serves global market

Offices1 record

Each record includes

City, Country, Type, Description, Source

Keyword5 values
business media publishing, executive interviews, company profiles, thought leadership content, B2B media platform
Industry1 code
1News, Politics & Current Affairs Magazines
CodeMPAJAEAOPrimaryYes
NAICS code2 codes
  • Periodical Publishers513120
  • Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers5131
SIC code1 code
  • Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing2721
Product category
Business Media Publishing
Social media profiles1 record
Marketing channels5 records

Each record includes

Title, Type, Stage, Description, Source

Distribution channels4 records

Each record includes

Title, Type, Scope, Target buyer, Description, Source

Cost components5 values
Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure
GTM typeB2B
B2B
Offering typeServices
Services
Core offering1 text field

Wirtschaftsforum is a German-language business media platform that publishes executive interviews, company profiles, industry news, and themed content collections (Themenwelten) targeting the German Mittelstand and DACH region business audiences. The platform offers digital (website, ePaper), print (Das Magazin/cPaper), and syndication (RSS) distribution channels for its editorial content. It serves as a visibility and thought-leadership platform for businesses seeking exposure to German-speaking professional audiences.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Product overview1 text field

Wirtschaftsforum is a German business media platform operated by 360 Grad Marketing GmbH that publishes business content including interviews, company profiles, news, and themed industry collections. The core offering consists of the online platform (wirtschaftsforum.de) supplemented by print and digital publications (ePaper, cPaper, Das Magazin). The platform features content organized into categories including Interviews, Unternehmensprofile (company profiles), Produkte (products), News, and Themenwelten (topic worlds) covering industries such as machinery, construction, digitization, energy, healthcare, and mobility. The platform maintains a database of over 1,000 company profiles and provides business networking and visibility services for German Mittelstand companies.

Product and service4 records
1Wirtschaftsforum Online Platform
CategoryBusiness Media Publishing
Description

The main digital platform at wirtschaftsforum.de featuring business interviews, company profiles, news articles, and industry-themed content about German Mittelstand companies. Targets German-speaking business professionals and executives in the DACH region.

2ePaper (Digital Magazine)
CategoryDigital Publication
Description

Digital version of the Wirtschaftsforum magazine available for online reading, including editions such as 'Starker Mittelstand' and 'Wirtschaft im Süden'.

3Das Magazin (Print Magazine)
CategoryPrint Publication
Description

Print magazine edition of Wirtschaftsforum covering business interviews and company profiles. IVW-audited publication with verified circulation figures.

4cPaper (Digital Publication Format)
CategoryDigital Publication
Description

An additional digital publication format offered by Wirtschaftsforum for consuming editorial content online.

Scale indicator2 records

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Type, Value, Description, Source

Recent move4 records

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Date, Type, Title, Description, Source

Expansion highlight4 records

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Type, Description

Peers10 records
1Absatzwirtschaft
TypeDirect peer
Description

German marketing, media, and sales publication serving enterprise advertisers and agencies. Comparable as a B2B information platform where brands buy sponsored editorial coverage, the same underlying monetization model as Wirtschaftsforum.

2brand eins
TypeDirect peer
Description

Independent German business/culture magazine with a strong focus on SMEs, entrepreneurs, and Mittelstand-style business stories. Most directly comparable to Wirtschaftsforum in editorial positioning, recurring publication cadence, and target audience.

3Manager Magazin
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Long-established German business/leadership monthly. Comparable as a recurring business publication targeting executives in DACH; competes for the same advertising and sponsored-content dollars but from a broader, more generalist premium positioning.

4Gründerszene / Business Insider Deutschland
TypeEmerging player
Description

German-language Business Insider targeting professionals, executives, and the digital Mittelstand/startup economy. Comparable as a digital-first business news/media outlet covering DACH companies, executives, and industry trends.

5Capital (Magazin)
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

German personal-finance and business magazine covering executives, investors, and Mittelstand. Comparable in recurring periodical format and B2B audience, but with a stronger personal-finance/wealth-management tilt.

6WirtschaftsWoche
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Major weekly German business magazine with deep enterprise readership and digital properties. Comparable in publishing format (recurring business magazine) and B2B audience overlap with Wirtschaftsforum, particularly in Mittelstand and executive coverage.

7t3n Magazin
TypeEmerging player
Description

German digital-business magazine focused on digital transformation, technology, and innovation. Overlaps with Wirtschaftsforum's digitization/IT Themenwelten and Mittelstand audience but with a more digital-first, tech-segment emphasis.

8Handelsblatt
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Germany's leading daily business newspaper, reaching executives and decision-makers across the DACH region. Comparable as a German-language business media outlet monetizing through subscriptions, events, and advertising, but operates at substantially larger scale and with broader coverage than Wirtschaftsforum.

9impulse (Magazin)
TypeDirect peer
Description

German entrepreneur and Mittelstand-oriented media brand with online, print, and event offerings. Closely matches Wirtschaftsforum in target segment (Mittelstand founders/managing directors) and editorial-interview-led format.

10Forbes Germany
TypeEmerging player
Description

German-language edition of Forbes covering entrepreneurs, executives, and Mittelstand profiles. Comparable in recurring executive-interview and company-profile content aimed at DACH business leaders; differs in international brand affiliation and reach.

Market position
Strengths5 records

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Weaknesses4 records

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Competitive moat3 records

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Key risks6 records

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Key highlights6 records

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Customer concentration

Classification, Details

Named customers35 records

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Segment3 records

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Ideal customer profile2 records

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Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

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No
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No

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Has app

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Number of profiles
Profiles1 record

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Funding overview

Funding stage, Last funding date, Total funding USD

Funding rounds

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Round, Amount USD, Date, Pre money valuation, Total investors, Investors, News

Investors

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Name, Type, Date of entry, Rounds participated, Website

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

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Name, Acquisition type, Announced date, Completed date, Status, Website, News

Investment

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Name, Round, Announced date, Lead investor, Website, News

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Wirtschaftsforum

Business Media Publishingwirtschaftsforum.de

Wirtschaftsforum is a German-language B2B media platform, operated by 360 Grad Marketing GmbH from Rheine, publishing executive interviews, company profiles, and industry news for the German Mittelstand and DACH-region business audiences.

What Wirtschaftsforum does

Wirtschaftsforum is a German-language business media platform operated by 360 Grad Marketing GmbH, a private limited company (GmbH) headquartered in Rheine, Germany. The platform publishes executive interviews, company profiles, industry news, and themed editorial content targeted at German-speaking decision-makers in the DACH region, with a particular emphasis on the German Mittelstand (mid-sized business sector). Its content spans more than 30 topic areas (Themenwelten) including manufacturing, automotive, technology, healthcare, chemicals, logistics, and food & beverage. The company maintains a database of over 1,000 company profiles and produces recurring editorial series such as the 'Zukunftsdialog' (Future Dialogue), which features executives from brands including Samsonite, Steiff, Hitachi Solutions, and Ritter Sport discussing innovation, responsibility, and sustainable growth.

The product surface consists of a website (wirtschaftsforum.de), digital magazine (ePaper), a secondary digital format (cPaper), a print magazine (Das Magazin), and an RSS feed for content syndication. The platform is IVW-audited (Informationsgemeinschaft zur Feststellung der Verbreitung von Werbeträgern), conferring third-party verified circulation credibility. Distribution is regional (DACH) and primarily direct, supplemented by event coverage at trade shows such as Hannover Messe, gamescom, and EUROBIKE.

The revenue model is not publicly disclosed but is consistent with niche B2B publishing economics: sponsored editorial features and company-profile placements sold to enterprise marketing budgets (evidenced by a broad roster of large-corporation interview subjects including BASF, Bosch, Intel, Microsoft, Nintendo, Porsche, Heineken, and Michelin), combined with print and digital advertising. The organization employs 51-100 staff, actively hires freelance interviewers, sales personnel, and creative roles, and operates as a privately held, independent company with no disclosed parent, investors, or subsidiaries.

Wirtschaftsforum firmographics

Firmographics
Name
Wirtschaftsforum
Legal name
360 Grad Marketing GmbH
Website
https://wirtschaftsforum.de
Company type
Private
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
51–100 employees
Short description
Wirtschaftsforum is a German-language B2B media platform, operated by 360 Grad Marketing GmbH from Rheine, publishing executive interviews, company profiles, and industry news for the German Mittelstand and DACH-region business audiences.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Wirtschaftsforum industry classification

Industry
Product category
Business Media Publishing
NAICS
Periodical Publishers (513120), Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131)
SIC
Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)
akta.pro primary industry
News, Politics & Current Affairs Magazines (MPAJAEAO)

Keywords

  • Business media publishing
  • Executive interviews
  • Company profiles
  • Thought leadership content
  • B2B media platform

Where Wirtschaftsforum is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Rheine
HQ country
Germany
HQ region
Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

Wirtschaftsforum business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Wirtschaftsforum product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Wirtschaftsforum is a German-language business media platform that publishes executive interviews, company profiles, industry news, and themed content collections (Themenwelten) targeting the German Mittelstand and DACH region business audiences. The platform offers digital (website, ePaper), print (Das Magazin/cPaper), and syndication (RSS) distribution channels for its editorial content. It serves as a visibility and thought-leadership platform for businesses seeking exposure to German-speaking professional audiences.

Product overview

Wirtschaftsforum is a German business media platform operated by 360 Grad Marketing GmbH that publishes business content including interviews, company profiles, news, and themed industry collections. The core offering consists of the online platform (wirtschaftsforum.de) supplemented by print and digital publications (ePaper, cPaper, Das Magazin). The platform features content organized into categories including Interviews, Unternehmensprofile (company profiles), Produkte (products), News, and Themenwelten (topic worlds) covering industries such as machinery, construction, digitization, energy, healthcare, and mobility. The platform maintains a database of over 1,000 company profiles and provides business networking and visibility services for German Mittelstand companies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • Wirtschaftsforum Online Platform The main digital platform at wirtschaftsforum.de featuring business interviews, company profiles, news articles, and industry-themed content about German Mittelstand companies. Targets German-speaking business professionals and executives in the DACH region.
  • ePaper (Digital Magazine) Digital version of the Wirtschaftsforum magazine available for online reading, including editions such as 'Starker Mittelstand' and 'Wirtschaft im Süden'.
  • Das Magazin (Print Magazine) Print magazine edition of Wirtschaftsforum covering business interviews and company profiles. IVW-audited publication with verified circulation figures.
  • cPaper (Digital Publication Format) An additional digital publication format offered by Wirtschaftsforum for consuming editorial content online.

Companies that use Wirtschaftsforum

Customer profile

Named customers35 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Wirtschaftsforum technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Wirtschaftsforum partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Wirtschaftsforum competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

  • Absatzwirtschaft: German marketing, media, and sales publication serving enterprise advertisers and agencies. Comparable as a B2B information platform where brands buy sponsored editorial coverage, the same underlying monetization model as Wirtschaftsforum.
  • brand eins: Independent German business/culture magazine with a strong focus on SMEs, entrepreneurs, and Mittelstand-style business stories. Most directly comparable to Wirtschaftsforum in editorial positioning, recurring publication cadence, and target audience.
  • impulse (Magazin): German entrepreneur and Mittelstand-oriented media brand with online, print, and event offerings. Closely matches Wirtschaftsforum in target segment (Mittelstand founders/managing directors) and editorial-interview-led format.

Broad incumbents

  • Manager Magazin: Long-established German business/leadership monthly. Comparable as a recurring business publication targeting executives in DACH; competes for the same advertising and sponsored-content dollars but from a broader, more generalist premium positioning.
  • Capital (Magazin): German personal-finance and business magazine covering executives, investors, and Mittelstand. Comparable in recurring periodical format and B2B audience, but with a stronger personal-finance/wealth-management tilt.
  • WirtschaftsWoche: Major weekly German business magazine with deep enterprise readership and digital properties. Comparable in publishing format (recurring business magazine) and B2B audience overlap with Wirtschaftsforum, particularly in Mittelstand and executive coverage.
  • Handelsblatt: Germany's leading daily business newspaper, reaching executives and decision-makers across the DACH region. Comparable as a German-language business media outlet monetizing through subscriptions, events, and advertising, but operates at substantially larger scale and with broader coverage than Wirtschaftsforum.

Emerging players

  • Gründerszene / Business Insider Deutschland: German-language Business Insider targeting professionals, executives, and the digital Mittelstand/startup economy. Comparable as a digital-first business news/media outlet covering DACH companies, executives, and industry trends.
  • t3n Magazin: German digital-business magazine focused on digital transformation, technology, and innovation. Overlaps with Wirtschaftsforum's digitization/IT Themenwelten and Mittelstand audience but with a more digital-first, tech-segment emphasis.
  • Forbes Germany: German-language edition of Forbes covering entrepreneurs, executives, and Mittelstand profiles. Comparable in recurring executive-interview and company-profile content aimed at DACH business leaders; differs in international brand affiliation and reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Wirtschaftsforum social profiles

Digital presence

Wirtschaftsforum financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Wirtschaftsforum leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Wirtschaftsforum funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Wirtschaftsforum M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Wirtschaftsforum

What does Wirtschaftsforum do?

Wirtschaftsforum is a German-language business media platform that publishes executive interviews, company profiles, industry news, and themed content collections (Themenwelten) targeting the German Mittelstand and DACH region business audiences. The platform offers digital (website, ePaper), print (Das Magazin/cPaper), and syndication (RSS) distribution channels for its editorial content. It serves as a visibility and thought-leadership platform for businesses seeking exposure to German-speaking professional audiences.

Is Wirtschaftsforum a public or private company?

Wirtschaftsforum is a private company. It is classified as unknown and is currently operating.

When was Wirtschaftsforum founded?

Wirtschaftsforum was founded in -1. It employs 51 to 100 people.

Where is Wirtschaftsforum based?

Wirtschaftsforum is headquartered in Rheine, Germany, in the Europe region.

Who are Wirtschaftsforum's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Absatzwirtschaft, brand eins and impulse (Magazin). Broad incumbents are Manager Magazin, Capital (Magazin), WirtschaftsWoche and Handelsblatt. Emerging players are Gründerszene / Business Insider Deutschland, t3n Magazin and Forbes Germany.

Does Wirtschaftsforum have an API?

No public API is recorded for Wirtschaftsforum.

What industry is Wirtschaftsforum in?

Wirtschaftsforum's product category is Business Media Publishing. Its primary akta.pro industry code is MPAJAEAO, News, Politics & Current Affairs Magazines. Its NAICS code is 513120 and its SIC code is 2721.

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