Cicero and Die Welt with circulation gains
The publications *Die Welt*, *Die Welt Kompakt*, and the Saturday edition of *Die Welt*, all published by Springer, as well as Ringier's political magazine *Cicero*, saw their circulation figures rise in the second quarter of 2006.
The publications Die Welt, Welt Kompakt and the Saturday edition of Die Welt from Springer and the Ringier political magazine Cicero increased their circulation in the second quarter of 2006. Welt under editor-in-chief Roger Köppel and the tabloid edition Welt Kompakt were able to increase their combined circulation according to IVW - Informationsgemeinschaft zur Feststellung
The Springer publishing house reported in a press release that the distribution of advertising media increased by 11.9 percent year-on-year to a total of 262,845 copies sold. The largest increase of 31 percent was achieved in single copy sales. "The continuous growth in total circulation confirms the success of our strategy of attracting new, young readers with Welt Kompakt," said Peter Würtenberger, Publishing Director Marketing and Sales of the Welt/Berliner Morgenpost newspaper group, according to the press release. The Saturday edition of Die Welt increased by 3.4 percent to 225,125 copies.
The Ringier newspaper Cicero was also able to increase its circulation compared to the same quarter last year - by 16.9 percent to 66,474 copies, as Horizont reports.
The Springer publishing house reported in a press release that the distribution of advertising media increased by 11.9 percent year-on-year to a total of 262,845 copies sold. The largest increase of 31 percent was achieved in single copy sales. "The continuous growth in total circulation confirms the success of our strategy of attracting new, young readers with Welt Kompakt," said Peter Würtenberger, Publishing Director Marketing and Sales of the Welt/Berliner Morgenpost newspaper group, according to the press release. The Saturday edition of Die Welt increased by 3.4 percent to 225,125 copies.
The Ringier newspaper Cicero was also able to increase its circulation compared to the same quarter last year - by 16.9 percent to 66,474 copies, as Horizont reports.
