BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Circulation
- the number of copies sold or distributed of a single issue of a newspaper or magazine
Wiktionary Definition for: Circulation
- #The act of moving in a circle, or in a course which brings the moving body to the place where its motion began.
- #The act of passing from place to place or person to person; free diffusion; transmission.
- #Currency; circulating coin; notes, bills, etc., current for coin.
- #The extent to which anything circulates or is circulated; the measure of diffusion; as, the circulation of a newspaper.
- #The movement of the blood in the blood-vascular system, by which it is brought into close relations with almost every living elementary constituent. Also the movement of the sap in the vessels and tissues of plants.
Additional Resources
- Newspaper woes: Circulation slumps
- US newspapers marked another period of accelerating circulation falls in the six months to September amid a punishing decline in advertising spending, writes Kenneth Li in New York.The 379 US dailies tracked by the Audit Bureau of Circulation reported a 10.62 per cent decline in circulation between March and...
- External links 2009-10-26
- How to survive a circulation audit
- ELIOT SCHEIN ON CIRCULATION How to survive a circulation audit What to expect from a circulation audit, and how to prepare for it Few words evoke a reaction of such dread as "audit." (Fortunately, of the three auditing organizations that come to mind, the Internal...
- Research articles 1988-04-01
- ABCs of Magazine Circulation Not as Simple as They Look
- Circulation figures in the magazine business have always been, well, a matter of some dispute; now, a story in Mediaweek points out another way in which circulation figures can be deceiving: they, to an increasing degree, include digital copies of magazines. Not Web site traffic, mind you, but, essentially electronic...
- Blog posts 2009-06-08
- Early First Half 2009 Magazine Circulation Numbers Are a Mixed Bag
- The early "Rapid Report" numbers from the Audit Bureau of Circulations for the first half of the year are in. But even if magazine circulation is, not surprisingly, down in many cases, it isn't exactly what it seems. For once, the Great Recession is only partially to blame. ...
- Blog posts 2009-08-03
- U.S. Overall Newspaper Daily Circulation Increases 173,521 New York, 04/26/99
- NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--April 26, 1999-- In 1999, overall newspaper daily circulation climbed 173,521 to 69,733,430 according to the 1999 Editor & Publisher International Year Book to be released in May by The Editor & Publisher Company in New York. The figure represents both daily newspaper circulation and the...
- Research articles 1999-04-26
- Fitch: U.S. Newspaper Circulation Trends As Expected; Advertising Remains Weak
- CHICAGO -- While circulation trends are in line with expectations, Fitch Ratings continues to believe newspaper companies will be pressured by an accelerating shift of advertising dollars. The Audit Bureau of Circulation ABC released preliminary circulation figures today for the six-month period ended Sept. 30, 2007 with daily circulation at...
- Research articles 2007-11-05
- Atex Media Command announces the sale of Circulation Command to the New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Berhad; First in Asia to install Circulation Command.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-22 January 2003-Atex Media Command: Atex Media Command announces the sale of Circulation Command to the New Straits Times Press Malaysia Berhad; First in Asia to install Circulation CommandC1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:01212003 Singapore -- Atex Media Command has today...
- Research articles 2003-01-22
- Denver Newspapers' Circulation Dips, But Penetration Tops in U.S.
- The Denver Post Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 6--The Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News reported continuing circulation declines and a razor-thin lead by The Post in daily circulation. For the six-month period ending March 31, The Post reported Monday ...
- Research articles 2003-05-06
- 9th annual Circulation Direct Marketing Awards
- 9th Annual Circulation The Circulation Direct Marketing Awards were developed by the editors of Folio: in order to recognize the creative effort that goes into the circulation direct marketing process. This year's award represent excellence in packages mailed between January 1, 1990 and March 31, 1991. ...
- Research articles 1992-01-01
- Newspaper Circulation Down in Quarter
- Australian newspaper circulation has stood up well compared with its overseas counterparts, falling marginally in the September quarter, new data shows.The Audit Bureau of Circulations ABC said sales of metropolitan newspapers fell 1.1 per cent in the three months to September 30, compared with the previous corresponding period.The Newspaper...
- News items 2009-11-16
- Editorial: Time to get real about circulation.(Viewpoint)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
- As Rosie O'Donnell levels her unproven accusations of, among other things, circulation inflation at Gruner & Jahr USA Publishing, other magazine publishing giants should ask themselves how their own circulation practices would stand up to inten As Rosie O'Donnell levels her unproven accusations of, among ...
- Research articles 2003-11-10
- The Week; Feds launch probe in circulation mess.(Briefs)
- The Securities and Exchange Commission is taking on the controversy over inflated newspaper-circulation figures. The SEC has reportedly asked for information on circulation practices from publishers including Tribune Co., McClatchy Co., Washington Po The Securities and Exchange Commission is taking on the controversy over inflated...
- Research articles 2004-10-18
- 'JOURNAL' WILL ISSUE SEPARATE CIRC REPORT.(Wall Street Journal, circulation)
- The Wall Street Journal, exerting pressure to change the way newspaper circulation is reported, is issuing its own "statement of total circulation" to advertisers. The Wall Street Journal, exerting pressure to change the way newspaper circulation is reported, is issuing its own "statement of total...
- Research articles 1998-07-27
- Consumer circulation: tough times ahead
- Consumer circulation: Tough times ahead The circulation game is really a crazy business. How crazy? Consider the following: * Circulation directors are forced to limit the number of purchasers of our products because of the constraint we put on ourselves called the advertising rate base. We...
- Research articles 1986-03-01
- MEN'S MAGAZINES PICKING UP FHM'S CIRCULATION LEAPS 25.7%; ART COOPER LEAVING GQ ON AN UPSWING.(Circulation stats)
- NEW YORK -- The Audit Bureau of Circulation released its preliminary circulation figures for the second half of 2002 and the majority of men's magazines saw slight increases for the period. Several enjoyed substantial jumps in overall circulation, with FHM rising 25.7 percent...
- Research articles 2003-03-03
- Omaha, Neb., World-Herald Names New Circulation Director.
- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 29--Harold F. Woldt Jr. will start work Oct. 19 as circulation director for The World-Herald, moving from his position as vice president of home delivery, circulation sales and marketing for the New York Times for the past four years....
- Research articles 1998-09-28
- Omaha World-Herald, Neb., Appoints Circulation Director.
- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 28--Harold F. Woldt Jr. will start work Oct. 19 as circulation director for The World-Herald, moving from his position as vice president of home delivery, circulation sales and marketing for the New York Times for the past four years....
- Research articles 1998-09-28
- L.A. Times Records Fourth Consecutive Daily Circulation Gain; Times Sunday Circulation Increases for Second Consecutive ABC Reporting Period
- LOS ANGELES--BUSINESS WIRE--April 23, 1998--Los Angeles Times daily circulation is up 26,195 (or 2.5%) to 1,095,007, according to figures filed with the Audit Bureau of Circulations ABC for the six-month period ending March 31, 1997, subject to audit. The Times' Sunday circulation has also increased by...
- Research articles 1998-04-23
- U-T sees drop in circulation; execs say it's temporary
- U-T sees drop in circulation> execs say it's temporary At a time when most large U.S. dailies were reporting circulation gains and San Diego remained one of the fastest-growing regions in the nation, the Union-Tribune Publishing Co. suffered a drop in circulation at both its newspapers last year. ...
- Research articles 1991-01-07
- Circulation for most local dailies rebounds in 1991
- Circulation for most local dailies rebounds in 1991 After slipping last fall, circulation figures for The San Diego Union have rebounded, while the long slide for its sister paper, the San Diego Tribune, appears to have leveled off. The most recent circulation figures released by Chicago-based Audit Bureau...
- Research articles 1991-06-10
