Weimer Media Group

What Weimer Media Group does

Weimer Media Group GmbH is a privately held, founder-controlled German publishing and media house headquartered in Tegernsee, Bavaria. Founded in 2012 by Christiane Goetz-Weimer and Dr. Wolfram Weimer, the group operates a portfolio of more than twelve media brands spanning print magazines, online debate and finance portals, book publishing, video production, market research, and live-event hosting. Its core publications include The European (a debate magazine reaching 9 million+ readers), WirtschaftsKurier (Germany's largest entrepreneur newspaper since 1958, 100,000+ readers), Markt und Mittelstand (Mittelstand magazine reaching 203,000 decision-makers per issue), BÖRSE am Sonntag (the only online Pflichtblatt at all German stock exchanges since 2016), and the satirical magazine pardon.

The group monetizes through five distinct revenue streams: (1) publishing (print/digital subscriptions and advertising across the magazine portfolio); (2) conferences and events (Ludwig-Erhard-Gipfel, Frankfurt Finance & Future Summit, IPO Night, Marken Gala); (3) B2B email marketing via the Investor Service database containing up to 280,000 registered economic decision-makers (up to 117,000 individually targetable per campaign); (4) book publishing through CH. Goetz Verlag (political memoirs, business books, biographies, and corporate publications); and (5) video and corporate content production through WEIMER MEDIA TV. Complementary services include Campo-Data market research and the Kaufhaus des Guten e-commerce storefront.

The group is organized as a GmbH with wholly owned operating subsidiaries (CH. Goetz Verlag, Campo-Data, pardon, Markt und Mittelstand) and serves German economic and political decision-makers, Mittelstand SMEs, retail and professional investors, and corporate event sponsors. Geographic focus is DACH. Following Dr. Wolfram Weimer's exit from management on April 28, 2025, Christiane Goetz-Weimer serves as sole managing director (CEO/publisher). The company is independent and family-controlled with no disclosed external investors.

Name

Weimer Media Group

Legal name

WEIMER MEDIA GROUP GmbH

Website

https://weimermedia.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Weimer Media Group is a German private publishing house operating 12+ media brands across print, digital, and live events. It serves Germany's economic and political decision-makers through quality journalism publications, elite summits, and a permission-based B2B email database.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business & Financial Media Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120), Book Publishers (513130), Directory and Mailing List Publishers (51314), Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721), Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731), Services-Direct Mail Advertising Services (7331)

akta.pro primary industry

Newsletters & Email-Based News Publishers (B2B/B2C) (MPAJADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Lead Generation & Performance Media (B2B/B2C) (MPAAACAK), E-book Subscription & Bundling Services (MPAJAMAB)

Keywords

• Business media publishing
• Financial journalism
• Business conferences
• B2B email marketing
• Corporate publishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Tegernsee

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Publishing (Print & Digital Subscriptions/Advertising): The group publishes multiple print and digital media titles generating revenue through newsstand sales, subscriptions, and advertising. Titles include WirtschaftsKurier (circa 100,000 readers), Markt und Mittelstand (circa 110,000 copies, 203,000 decision-maker reach), BÖRSE am Sonntag (digital Pflichtblatt + seasonal print), The European (online debate portal with 9M+ readers), and pardon (satire magazine). Revenue derives from print advertising, digital ad placements, and paid subscriptions across these titles.
2. Conference and Event Hosting: The group organizes and monetizes high-profile conferences and award ceremonies including the Ludwig-Erhard-Gipfel (annual, dubbed 'German Davos'), Frankfurt Finance & Future Summit with IPO Night, Marken Gala 2.0, Mittelstandspreis der Medien, SignsAward, and Mittelstands-Summit. Revenue is generated through attendee fees, sponsorship packages, and networking Gala dinners.
3. Investor Service / B2B Email Marketing: Permission-based email marketing service targeting the group's proprietary database of up to 280,000 economic and political decision-makers. Stand-alone mailings allow corporate clients to distribute branded content directly to premium target audiences with no spillover loss. Pricing based on audience segment and distribution volume.
4. Book Publishing (CH. Goetz Verlag): The CH. Goetz Verlag publishes political memoirs, business books, biographies, and literary collections. Political leaders (including former Chancellor), ministers, and business executives publish through the imprint. The imprint also produces corporate publishing books for premium clients, working with select design agencies and art directors.
5. Video and Corporate Content Production (Weimer Media TV): Weimer Media TV produces professional video content including news reports from WMG congresses, interviews with politicians and CEOs, and corporate films for external partners. Revenue is generated through commissioned video production and branded content partnerships.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Weimer Media Group is a German media publishing group that operates a portfolio of business, financial, political, and satirical publications (The European, WirtschaftsKurier, Markt und Mittelstand, BÖRSE am Sonntag, pardon) along with book publishing (CH. GOETZ VERLAG), video production (WEIMER MEDIA TV), market research (Campo-Data), and a permission-based B2B email-marketing database (Investor Service with up to 280,000 economic decision-makers). The group also produces and monetizes high-profile live conferences and awards including the Ludwig-Erhard-Gipfel ('German Davos'), Frankfurt Finance & Future Summit, IPO Night, Marken Gala, and Mittelstandspreis der Medien. Revenue is generated through subscriptions, advertising, event sponsorships, B2B email-marketing campaigns, commissioned video production, and book sales.

Product overview

Weimer Media Group is a diversified media publishing group with a portfolio of 12+ media brands spanning print magazines, online portals, book publishing, video production, market research, and event/conference hosting. The core offering consists of quality journalism publications including debate magazine The European, entrepreneur newspaper WirtschaftsKurier, Mittelstand magazine Markt und Mittelstand, and financial portal BÖRSE am Sonntag. The group operates complementary divisions including CH. GOETZ VERLAG for book publishing, WEIMER MEDIA TV for video content, Campo-Data for market research, and an Investorservice email database with over 100,000 subscribers. Major live events include the Ludwig-Erhard-Gipfel conference, Frankfurt Finance & Future Summit, IPO Night, and the Marken Gala awards ceremony.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The European: Deutschlands großes Debattenmagazin - Meinungsmagazin mit Debatten, Kolumnen und Gesprächen über das Weltgeschehen
• WirtschaftsKurier
• Markt und Mittelstand
• BÖRSE am Sonntag
• pardon
• CH. GOETZ VERLAG
• Campo-Data
• Ludwig-Erhard-Gipfel
• Frankfurt Finance & Future Summit
• IPO Night
• Mittelstandspreis der Medien
• Marken Gala
• WEIMER MEDIA TV
• Investorservice

Products and services

• The European Germany's leading debate magazine, providing daily opinion pieces, columns, and discussions on world events in an independent, multi-partisan format; reaches more than 9 million readers as an online portal.
• WirtschaftsKurier Germany's largest entrepreneur newspaper since 1958, reaching over 100,000 readers in print and online; serves as mandatory reading at the Munich Stock Exchange and won the 2014 Dieselmedaille innovation award.
• Markt und Mittelstand Germany's largest Mittelstand monthly magazine with circulation of approximately 110,000 copies, reaching 203,000 decision-makers per edition through print and digital channels; includes a weekly newsletter with 15,000+ subscribers.
• BÖRSE am Sonntag Hybrid financial portal recognized as the only mandatory online publication (Pflichtblatt) at all German stock exchanges; available as PDF, E-Paper, and seasonal print magazine covering stock analysis, funds, certificates, and commodities.
• pardon Legendary literary-satirical magazine founded in 1962; once Europe's largest satire publication with over 1.5 million regular readers; revived by Weimer Media Group as part of its portfolio.
• Ludwig-Erhard-Gipfel Annual opinion-leaders meeting at Tegernsee dubbed 'German Davos' (ARD), bringing together decision-makers from politics, business, and media for discussions on current topics; includes the Freiheitspreis der Medien award.
• Frankfurt Finance & Future Summit Future summit of German finance and real economy held annually in Frankfurt under the patronage of the Hessian Minister President, featuring five events over two days; conference finale includes the Marken Gala 2.0 and Krypto Party.
• IPO Night Exclusive evening event at the Städel Museum in Frankfurt celebrating outstanding IPOs and equity financings in Europe's financial capital.
• Marken Gala Major German marketing industry event since 2004 featuring the Living Brand and Brand Legend awards, gala dinner, and show program; since 2025 forms the conference finale of the Frankfurt Finance & Future Summit.
• Mittelstandspreis der Medien Annual award presented by Markt und Mittelstand magazine honoring Germany's best mid-size companies for outstanding achievements, innovation, and contributions to the economy.
• WEIMER MEDIA TV Video production brand creating exclusive moving images, videos, TV interviews, streams, and corporate films with quality journalism content for all Weimer Media Group digital platforms and external partners.
• Investor Service One of Germany's largest B2B email databases of the economic elite with over 100,000 actively consenting registered users from politics, business, and finance, plus a database reach of up to 280,000; offers stand-alone mailings for targeted B2B corporate communications with no spillover loss.
• Campo-Data Market and opinion research institute (since 1995) specializing in digital field research, bestseller rankings used by major German publications (FAZ, Handelsblatt, Focus, Die Welt), and highly accurate election forecasts including the 2017 German federal election.
• CH. GOETZ VERLAG Book publisher (founded 2001) publishing non-fiction on economics and politics, fictional anthologies, and biographies, including works by political decision-makers and prominent business leaders; also produces corporate publications for premium clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• BÖRSE am Sonntag is the only online publication recognized as Pflichtblatt at all German stock exchanges.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Marketing Club Frankfurt (MCF)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021In 2021, the Marketing Club Frankfurt (MCF), the previous organizer of the Marken Gala since 2004, entered into a strategic partnership with Weimer Media Group. Under this arrangement, WMG assumed full operational responsibility for the Marken Gala as the event organizer. The partnership combined MCF's brand heritage with WMG's event management capabilities and media reach, resulting in the evolved 'Marken Gala 2.0' format.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Politico: Leading political and policy media brand serving elite decision-makers in politics and business. Highly comparable to The European as a debate/policy publication serving opinion leaders, plus comparable event formats.
• Handelsblatt: Germany's leading financial and business newspaper (Dieter von Holtzbrinck Group). Directly comparable as a premium business media brand serving financial decision-makers and corporate sponsors in the German-speaking market.
• Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ): Germany's leading quality newspaper for economic and political decision-makers. Directly comparable audience (economic elite) and previously owned Markt und Mittelstand before selling to WMG in 2020.
• Hubert Burda Media: Major German media conglomerate publishing Focus, Bunte, and numerous digital brands. Comparable as a diversified German publishing group with multi-brand portfolio serving premium consumer and B2B audiences.
• Axel Springer: Germany's largest digital publisher (Bild, Welt, Politico EU). Directly comparable as a major German media group operating premium news brands serving business and political decision-makers across print, digital, and events.
• Spiegel Group: Publisher of Der Spiegel, Spiegel TV, and Manager Magazin — Germany's leading business magazine. Closely comparable as a multi-brand German publisher serving elite audiences across print, digital, and events.

Regional players

• Verlagsgruppe Droemer Knaur: German book publisher (part of Holtzbrinck) operating alongside book publishing peers. Comparable for the CH. Goetz Verlag book publishing business; serves the German market with non-fiction and political titles.

Broad incumbents

• Funke Mediengruppe: Major German regional and national newspaper group. Comparable as a large incumbent German media publisher with diversified titles across print and digital, though more regionally focused than WMG's economic-elite positioning.
• Bauer Media Group: Global German-origin publishing company operating consumer magazines and audio businesses. Comparable as a large diversified publisher with German roots, though primarily consumer-focused rather than WMG's B2B decision-maker focus.
• The Economist Group: Premium business and politics media group combining journalism, events, and data services. Comparable as a multi-revenue media company serving elite decision-makers with subscriptions, events, and B2B services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/weimermedia

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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