"quiSalento" ESPERA soc. coop. .

What "quiSalento" ESPERA soc. coop. . does

quiSalento ESPERA soc. coop. is an Italian publishing cooperative headquartered in San Cesario di Lecce (with editorial operations in Lecce) that produces the regional magazine quiSalento and the digital portal quiSalento.it. The magazine has been published continuously since April 2001 and is positioned as the best-selling periodical in the province of Lecce, covering Salento's culture, environment, events, traditions, and community news across Lecce, Brindisi, and southern Taranto. The company reaches readers through a combination of print distribution via newsagents across the Salento region (with extension into Taranto city and central Bari since 2012), direct e-commerce sales of subscriptions on its website, and social media channels on Facebook and Instagram.

The underlying technology consists of a digital magazine platform with online flipping (sfogliabile) functionality that allows subscribers to access issues on PC, tablet, and smartphone via access codes, alongside a transactional e-commerce system for subscriptions, single issues, books, and branded merchandise. Products include three subscription tiers (digital-only at €27/year, print-only at €40/year, and combined print+digital at €47/year for 16 issues), individual digital issues at €2.50, a small catalogue of books on Salento culture and gastronomy, and branded merchandise such as t-shirts, bags, blankets, mugs, and dishcloths.

The business model is multi-stream: recurring subscription revenue, single-copy digital sales, advertising space sold to local businesses, municipalities, Pro Loco associations, and cultural institutions, merchandise and book sales, and direct state publishing contributions received under Italian L. 198/2016 and d.lgs 70/2017. Customer segments are predominantly geography-driven: Salento residents seeking comprehensive local journalism, tourists and visitors planning travel and cultural experiences, and local businesses and institutions using the platform as an advertising channel. The company operates with a small editorial team of approximately nine people and holds the registered trademark for the quiSalento brand and its associated domains.

Name

"quiSalento" ESPERA soc. coop. .

Legal name

Espera Società Cooperativa

Website

https://quisalento.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

quiSalento ESPERA soc. coop. is an Italian cooperative publishing a monthly regional magazine and web portal covering culture, events, and tourism in the Salento region (Lecce, Brindisi, Taranto), serving local residents, tourists, and advertisers through subscriptions, advertising, merchandise, and books.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Magazine Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (51312)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Arts, Culture & Literary Magazines (MPAJAEAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Consumer Lifestyle & Fashion Magazines (MPAJAEAA)

Keywords

• Regional magazine publishing
• Cultural journalism services
• Magazine subscription sales
• Local news coverage
• Branded merchandise sales

Headquarters

HQ city

San Cesario di Lecce

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Subscriptions (Print and Digital): Annual subscriptions for 16 issues delivered in print, digital, or combined formats. Digital access provides codes to view issues on multiple devices.
2. Single Copy Digital Sales: Individual digital issues sold for €2.50 each through the e-commerce platform.
3. Merchandise: Branded merchandise including t-shirts (€18), bags (€9), pins (€2), blankets (€25), mugs (€9), and canovaccio (€8.50).
4. Books and Publications: Sale of books about Salento culture, traditions, gastronomy, and local topics priced €5.90 to €24.
5. Advertising Space: Sale of advertising spaces on both print magazine and website to local businesses, cultural institutions, municipalities, and Pro Loco organizations.
6. State Publishing Subsidies: Receives direct contributions for publishing under L. 198/2016 and d.lgs 70/2017.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

quiSalento ESPERA soc. coop. publishes the quiSalento monthly magazine (print and digital) covering culture, environment, current events, and tourism in the Salento region of Apulia, Italy, and operates the quiSalento.it web portal as a digital extension. The cooperative sells magazine subscriptions (digital at €27, print at €40, combined at €47 annually), individual digital issues at €2.50, published books on Salento culture and gastronomy, and branded merchandise including t-shirts, bags, mugs, and dishcloths, while also generating advertising revenue from local businesses and institutions.

Product overview

quiSalento ESPERA soc. coop. is a regional publishing cooperative operating a multi-platform media business centered on the quiSalento monthly magazine, published since April 2001. The core offering consists of the print and digital quiSalento Magazine covering Salento's culture, environment, events, and tourism, extended digitally via the quiSalento.it web portal. The company sells subscriptions in three tiers: digital-only (Abbonamento digitale, €27), print-only (Abbonamento carta, €40), and combined print+digital (Abbonamento carta+digitale, €47). Additional revenue streams include individual digital issue sales (€2.50 each), published books on Salento topics, and branded merchandise (t-shirts, bags, blankets, mugs, dishcloths) available through the quiSalento Shop.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• quiSalento Magazine The flagship monthly regional magazine covering culture, environment, current events, and tourism in the Salento region of Italy. Published since April 2001, it is the best-selling periodical in the province of Lecce and is available in both print and digital formats, with biweekly editions during summer months (June, July, August) and December.
• quiSalento Digital Subscription (Abbonamento digitale) Digital-only annual subscription providing access to 16 digital issues of quiSalento magazine, viewable on phone, PC, or tablet via an access code system. Priced at €27.00 for 16 issues.
• quiSalento Print Subscription (Abbonamento carta) Print-only annual subscription delivering 16 physical issues of quiSalento magazine directly to the subscriber's home address in Italy. Priced at €40.00 for 16 issues.
• quiSalento Combined Print + Digital Subscription (Abbonamento carta+digitale) Combined annual subscription offering both 16 print issues delivered to the subscriber's address in Italy and access to 16 digital issues, providing one year of quiSalento magazine in both formats. Priced at €47.00 for 16 issues.
• Individual Digital Issue Single digital issue of quiSalento magazine available for purchase at €2.50 each, viewable online via the flipping/sfogliabile platform on PC, tablet, or smartphone. Summer months available as biweekly editions.
• quiSalento.it Web Portal The online digital extension of the quiSalento magazine, launched in February 2012, providing news, events, cultural coverage, and tourism information for the Salento region. Functions as both a content platform with sections for news, rubriche, reportage, borghi, parchi, spiagge, and event calendar, and as an e-commerce site.
• quiSalento Published Books Books and publications produced by quiSalento covering Salento culture, traditions, gastronomy, and local topics. Titles include 'Ricette a devozione', 'Dodo e il segreto delle parole', 'La radio in Italia 1924-2024', 'Negroamaro', 'Etnoantropologia gastronomica salentina', 'Il Fantafolletto', 'Luoghi da favola', and 'Canovaccio'. Priced €5.90 to €24.
• quiSalento Branded Merchandise Branded merchandise featuring the 'Mita Salentina' design, including t-shirts (€18), bags (€9), badges/pins (€2), blankets (€25), mugs (€9), and dishcloths/canovaccio (€8.50). Sold through the quiSalento Shop.
• quiSalento Shop (E-commerce Storefront) The online e-commerce store selling individual magazine issues (€2.50 each), books published by quiSalento, and branded merchandise including t-shirts, bags, badges, blankets, mugs, and dishcloths. Operates via the quisalento.it website.

Quantifiable outcome

• Most sold periodical in the province of Lecce
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Taranto and Bari Newsagents (6 in Taranto, 3 in Bari)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2012Since 2012, expanded physical distribution to six newsagents in Taranto city center and three in central Bari, extending reach beyond the core Lecce and Brindisi provinces.
• Local Municipalities, Pro Loco, and Cultural AssociationscoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2012quiSalento and quiSalento.it serve as promotional tools for local entities, municipalities, institutions, Pro Loco associations and local cultural organizations, providing primary visibility for events and initiatives programmed in the Salento.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Gente Viaggi: Italian travel magazine focused on Italian and international destinations, food, and cultural experiences. Comparable to quiSalento in covering regional Italian culture, events, and tourism, with a similar consumer-lifestyle editorial mix.
• Bell'Italia: Italian monthly magazine dedicated to Italian cultural heritage, places, traditions, and tourism. Highly comparable to quiSalento's regional focus on Salento's culture, traditions, gastronomy, and tourism, with a similar print-plus-digital subscription model and editorial-advertising mix.
• Meridiani: Italian travel and culture magazine covering Italian regions, places, and cultural events with high-quality editorial and photography. Comparable to quiSalento in targeting culturally-engaged readers interested in Italian regional discovery, dining, and local traditions.
• LecceNews24: Online news outlet focused on the province of Lecce, covering local news, events, and culture. Comparable to quiSalento.it as a digital-first local information source serving Salento residents and tourists, though without quiSalento's print heritage.
• Bell'Europa: Italian travel and culture magazine focused on European destinations with strong coverage of Italian regions. Comparable to quiSalento in lifestyle/travel/culture editorial mix targeting engaged Italian readers interested in regional discovery.
• Italia Mia: Italian bimonthly magazine dedicated to Italian cultural heritage, lesser-known localities, traditions, and gastronomy. Comparable to quiSalento in editorial focus on regional Italian culture, traditions, and local discovery, with a similar premium-content positioning.

Broad incumbents

• La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno: Historic Puglia-based newspaper covering Bari, Lecce, Brindisi, and Taranto. Directly comparable in geographic coverage to quiSalento's Salento focus, and overlaps in advertising pool, though it operates at regional daily-newspaper scale rather than monthly magazine scale.
• Corriere del Mezzogiorno: Southern Italy edition of Corriere della Sera, covering Puglia and the Mezzogiorno region. Overlaps with quiSalento on geographic audience and local Puglia news, events, and culture, though as a national brand's regional edition with daily-news frequency.
• Touring Magazine (Touring Club Italiano): Official publication of Italy's largest travel association, covering Italian regions, culture, and travel. Comparable as a heritage/culture-driven Italian magazine serving both residents and tourists, but operating at national scale with significantly broader reach.

Others

• Associazione Italiana Editori (AIE): Italian Publishers Association representing magazine and book publishers in Italy. Relevant industry-ecosystem peer for quiSalento as a registered periodical cooperative, providing context on industry lobbying, subsidy frameworks (L. 198/2016), and benchmark publishing economics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/quiSalento.it
• Instagraminstagram.com/quiSalento
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/-quisalento-guitar-s.rl.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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