What Castilla y León Económica does

Castilla y León Económica is a regional Spanish business and economic media company operated by Ediciones La Meseta, S.L., founded in 1996 by Alberto Cagigas and Luisa Alcalde and headquartered in Valladolid. The company publishes a monthly print magazine covering economic and business news for the Castilla y León region, complemented by a digital ecosystem that includes the web portal castillayleoneconomica.es (launched October 2010), a daily email newsletter reaching approximately 17,000–28,000 business leaders and executives, and presence across nine social media platforms (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Instagram, Visual.ly, Slideshare, YouTube, Flickr).

The product portfolio is organized around content, proprietary data, and live events. Core media assets include the print magazine, a daily newsletter, and the Hemeroteca digital archive. Proprietary data products include the Directorio de Empresas (a database of approximately 5,000 companies with billing, staff, and contact information, expanded from 675 companies in 1997), the annual Ranking de las Mayores Empresas, the Quién es Quién executive directory, the Guía Empresarial y Financiera, and the Sondeo Empresarial (a 20-year business sentiment survey). The company also organizes recurring events (Foro Guadarrama, Diálogos Castilla y León Económica, Jornadas) and runs three annual awards programs (Premios Castilla y León Económica, Premios al Mejor Directivo, Premios Transformación Digital). La Revista de Urcacyl, a quarterly sub-brand for agricultural cooperatives with a 40,000-copy print run, has been published since January 2000 under partnership with Urcacyl.

Revenue is generated through five distinct streams: recurring magazine subscriptions, advertising and publicity sales across print and digital, subscription access to the directory and database, professional fees from events and networking services, and communication advisory services. The customer base spans business executives and entrepreneurs, regional companies purchasing advertising, professionals seeking business intelligence, and agricultural cooperative members. With 22 employees and a strictly regional footprint confined to Castilla y León, the company operates as a niche, founder-led B2B media business rather than a scale-oriented digital platform.

Name

Castilla y León Económica

Legal name

EDICIONES LA MESETA, S.L.

Website

https://castillayleoneconomica.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Castilla y León Económica is a regional Spanish B2B media company (Ediciones La Meseta, S.L.) founded in 1996 in Valladolid, publishing a monthly economic magazine, a daily newsletter reaching up to 28,000 executives, a 5,000-company business directory, events, and awards serving businesses and executives in the Castilla y León region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Business Media

NAICS

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

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Business, Finance & Industry Trade Magazines (MPAJAEAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Economic Research, Statistics & Policy Advisory (BPADAMAJ)

Keywords

• Regional business news
• Economic journalism
• Business directory services
• Corporate events media
• B2B media advertising

Headquarters

HQ city

Valladolid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Magazine subscriptions and sales: Print magazine publication with subscription model. Castilla y León Económica has been published since 1996 and reaches nearly 17,000-28,000 business leaders and executives.
2. Advertising and publicity: Marketing and advertising services offered to businesses through the magazine, website, and social networks. Services include publicity rates and advertising packages.
3. Directory and database services: Business directory access providing data on 5,000 companies in Castilla y León with updated information on billing, staff, contact persons, and phone numbers.
4. Events and networking: Organization of events including Forums, Dialogues, and Industry Days; client networking ecosystem with event invitations.
5. Communication services: Communication advisory services and consulting on how to leverage communication potential in written and digital media.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Castilla y León Económica is a regional business media company that publishes a monthly print magazine, a reference web portal, and a daily email newsletter covering economic and business news from the Castilla y León region of Spain. It also operates a 5,000-company business directory, produces exclusive analytical products (rankings, executive directory, business survey, guides), organizes networking events and awards programs, and offers communication advisory services to companies. The company is published by Ediciones La Meseta, S.L., founded in 1996 in Valladolid.

Product overview

Castilla y León Económica is a regional business and economic media company offering a multi-platform portfolio consisting of its core print magazine (celebrating 30 years in 2026), the web portal castillayleoneconomica.es launched in 2010, and daily newsletter reaching 28,000 subscribers. The ecosystem includes exclusive analytical products: the Hemeroteca (article archive), Directorio de Empresas (5,000-company directory), Ranking de las Mayores Empresas, Quién es Quién (executive directory), Guía Empresarial y Financiera, and Sondeo Empresarial (20-year business survey). The company also publishes La Revista de Urcacyl for the agrarian cooperative sector, organizes events (Foro Guadarrama, Diálogos, Jornadas), and runs three awards programs (Premios Castilla y León Económica, Mejor Directivo, Transformación Digital). Premium client services include networking facilitation and communication advisory. All offerings are coordinated through Ediciones La Meseta based in Valladolid.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Revista Castilla y León Económica Monthly print magazine covering economic and business news in the Castilla y León region, distributed via subscription and newsstands to business leaders and executives, published by Ediciones La Meseta since 1996.
• Portal Web castillayleoneconomica.es Online portal for economic and business information in Castilla y León, with free news sections plus premium services including directory access, archive access, and member login.
• Newsletter Diaria

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• UrcacylminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEdiciones La Meseta publishes 'La Revista de Urcacyl' in collaboration with Urcacyl (Union of Agricultural Cooperatives of Castilla y León). The magazine is published quarterly with 40,000 copies distributed free to cooperative members.
• Universidad Europea Miguel de Cervantes (UEMC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe publication partners with UEMC for the 'Premio Fundación UEMC' award recognizing lifetime achievement in the wine sector. The award includes 2 days of analysis on the wine sector.
• Puerto de SantanderminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Puerto de Santander serves as a strategic ally for Asercomex and other regional exporters, featured in the publication's international trade coverage.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Cinco Días: National business daily published under the El País group — covers Spanish business news comprehensively and competes for the same advertiser and reader pool as regional outlets.
• El Economista: National Spanish economic daily with strong digital presence, rankings, and newsletters — overlaps with Castilla y León Económica on business-directory and rankings offerings.
• Expansión: Spain's national business daily (owned by Unidad Editorial) covering the same C-suite advertisers and executives, but at national scale — a broad incumbent that competes for the same advertising budgets.

Direct peers

• Economía 3: Galician regional economic and business media brand covering companies, sectors, and rankings in Galicia — closely mirrors the regional business-information model.
• Capital Madrid: Madrid-focused economic and business magazine with company rankings and sector analysis — comparable regional business-media formula in a larger market.
• Valencia Plaza: Digital-first regional business media outlet serving Valencia with news, rankings, and events — comparable niche regional business-information model.
• Empresa Exterior: Spanish media outlet focused on international trade and exporting companies, including regional coverage — comparable in serving B2B advertisers with specialised trade content.
• Andalucía Económica: Andalusian regional business and economic magazine with a print publication, web portal, company directory, and events — the closest direct analogue in another Spanish autonomous community.

Others

• Dircom: Spanish association of communication directors; Luisa Alcalde served as its Castilla y León president — relevant ecosystem stakeholder and potential partner/channeller for the company's communication-services revenue line.
• Urcacyl: Union of Agricultural Cooperatives of Castilla y León and existing co-publishing partner for La Revista de Urcacyl — directly comparable as a sectoral trade body with which the publisher collaborates on magazine distribution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/castillayleoneconomica
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/castillayleoneconomica
• Facebookfacebook.com/castillayleoneconomica
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/castilla-y-leon-economica
• Instagraminstagram.com/castillayleoneconomica
• Pinterestpinterest.com/castillayleoneconomica

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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