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Print audience overview and demographics

...where manufacturing knowledge comes together

IndustryWeek is the only BPA-audited magazine dedicated exclusively to serving senior executives across industrial sectors: together these sectors represent the world's 8th largest economy -- U.S. manufacturing.

Only IW reaches so many manufacturing decision makers...

63,475 Corporate and Executive Management
  50% (CEO, COO, CFO, CIO, EVP, and General Managers)

20,825 Operations, Production and Plant Management
  17% (VPs and Directors of Operations, Production & Plant Managers)

IW subscribers on average spend 49.6 minutes reading each issue.

20,350 Engineering, Research & Development & IT Management
  16% (VPs and Directors of Engineering, Research & Development & I.T.)

20,350 Purchasing and Sourcing Management
  16% (VPs and Directors of Purchasing and Sourcing)

Across the full spectrum of manufacturing industries...

49.9% of IW subscribers saved and article or ad they saw in IndustryWeek.

  • Aerospace
  • Automotive
  • Chemicals
  • Consumer Durables
  • Consumer Packaged Goods
  • Defense
  • Electronics
  • High Tech
  • Industrial Machinery & Equipment
    70.9% of readers pass their issue along to 2.93 people.
  • Life Sciences & Pharmaceuticals
  • Mining
  • Oil & Gas
  • Printing & Publishing

At large, mid-size and small companies...

59.6% of IW subscribers visited an advertiser's website after seeing/reading an ad in IndustryWeek.

Circulation at a glance:

  • 125,000 Total Subscribers

  • 100% Corporate, Plant & Engineering Sr. Management in Manufacturing

  • 100% Direct Request
    -- subscribers are engaged with the magazine

  • 100% 1st Year Qualified
    -- subscribers are current in their position

36.3% of IW subscribers initiated a meeting with someone withing their organization as result of something they read in IndustryWeek.

When asked which of the following magazines they read regularly, IndustryWeek subscribers overwhelmingly responded that they read IW more than other publications.

Percent of IW subscribers who say they are regular readers (multiple responses allowed):

90.3% of IndustryWeek's readers have decision-making authority in determining products or services for their company.


90% expect their company's capital expenditures to increase over the next 12 months.


70% turn to trade magazines for information when considering a purchase.
90.7%IndustryWeek
49.2%BusinessWeek
26.6%Fortune
23.7%Plant Engineering
23.3%Manufacturing Engineering
20.8%Manufacturing Business Technology
20.1%Purchasing
19.0%Forbes
16.5%CFO
16.0%Harvard Business Review
15.6% Managing Automation
13.8%Logistics Management
13.1%R&D
12.9%Modern Machine Shop
12.6%Design News
9.5%World Trade
8.6%HR Magazine
4.7%INC.
4.3%Site Selection
3.8%DC Velocity
7.2%Other

What readers say about IndustryWeek magazine:

"IndustryWeek is the best magazine for folks in manufacturing. Its articles are always thought provoking, and its news items are timely. I use it always to improve myself and my department."

"I feel IW is the #1 manufacturing magazine and I always look forward to the next issue."

"IndustryWeek is THE most definitive publication on the total manufacturing business needs vs. merely financial or general business environment. It provides me specific tools that will help my manufacturing business be more successful."

"I enjoy the whole magazine and can always find something that helps me in my business. The market information is good, the leadership strategies are great and the companies IW highlights make great benchmarks."

"IW keeps me focused on the manufacturing technology and current management trends and issues with manufacturing business. IW does this better than any other publication."

 

Circulation statement

Most recent circulation data:
Download IndustryWeek's publisher sworn circulation statement
Effective January 2008  (PDF format, 0.5MB)

Also available:
Download last BPA statement from June 2007  (PDF format, 0.5MB)

 

 

   

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