About us

MEDIA Central is the leading European solution provider for offer communication and the preferred partner for retailers and brands.

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Our mission

Your partner for powerful communication solutions

MEDIA Central is the independent reach manager for the retail sector with headquarters in Mönchengladbach and additional locations in Prague and Warsaw. As a trusted partner and holistic solution provider, MEDIA Central supports its customers with integrated offer communication and distributes advertising messages in 24 European countries with maximum efficiency on the basis of industry-leading geodata.

As the market leader in unaddressed household advertising, MEDIA Central manages more than 15 billion brochures a year with a team of over 300 employees.

MEDIA Central was founded in 1997 and is part of the MEDIA Central Group, which is represented throughout Europe with over 900 employees at 21 locations in seven countries and today serves customers in over 30 countries from all sectors.

Our Management Board

Distinct retail expertise and many years of management experience combined in our Management Board.

Ingo Wienand

Chief Executive Officer

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Dr Vincenzo Del Popolo

Chief Administration Officer

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Klaus Tsaoussidis

Chief Media Procurement Officer

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Our locations

Mönchengladbach

MEDIA Central Gesellschaft für Handelskommunikation mbH
Neuhofstraße 54
41061 Mönchengladbach
+49 2161 4660 0
contact@media-central.com

Norderstedt

MEDIA Central Gesellschaft für Handelskommunikation mbH
Oststraße 26
22844 Norderstedt
+49 2161 4660 0
contact@media-central.com

Warsaw

MEDIA Central Polska Sp. z o.o.
al. Jana Pawła II 25,
00-854 Warsaw,
Polska
+48 664 333 535
contact@media-central.pl

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Prague

MEDIA Central ČR s.r.o.
River Garden,
Rohanské nábřeží 678/23,
186 00 Praha 8
+420 226 230 837
contact@media-central.cz

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Our company history

2023

Benvenuto, ShopFully S.p.A.

With around 400 employees and 21 locations worldwide, the Italian drive-to-store technology platform ShopFully becomes part of the MEDIA Central Group, to which MEDIA Central also belongs. As a leading European provider, the company reaches around 70 million users for 400 well-known brand and retail customers such as Aldi, Penny, nutella and Barilla, and offers solutions for end consumers as well as for retailers and brands. We look forward to working with our colleagues!

2022

MEDIA Central celebrates its 25th anniversary

We can look back on 25 successful years - our development makes us proud and is a reason to celebrate! In 2022, we also welcome Yagora GmbH, data science experts for the moment of purchase decision, with over 40 employees and two locations to our joint group of companies. We warmly welcome our colleagues and look forward to working with them!

2021

Offerista Group GmbH becomes part of the MEDIA Central Group

Digital excellence meets the market leader in unaddressed household advertising - Offerista Group GmbH, with over 130 employees and 8 locations in Europe, becomes part of the MEDIA Central Group, to which MEDIA Central also belongs. We warmly welcome our colleagues and look forward to working with them!

2019

MEDIA Central is one of the best employers in NRW

MEDIA Central has been recognised as one of the best employers in the "Best Employers in NRW 2019" competition organised by Great Place to Work®. The award recognises special commitment to creating a trusting and supportive culture of cooperation within the company.

2017

We celebrate our 20th birthday

20 years have passed since MEDIA Central was founded. With the addition of out-of-home, radio and digital media to our media portfolio, we can now offer our customers even more comprehensive advice. At the end of 2017, we had 185 employees.

2015

Move to the B. Kühlen neighbourhood

Our new headquarters, Quartier B. Kühlen, is being built on the site of the former Kühlen printing works, founded in 1825. Between olive trees and lavender bushes, an ultra-modern office location with a park-like outdoor area is being created.

2010

Expansion into Europe

With the founding of MEDIA Central Polska Sp. z o.o. in Warsaw and MEDIA Central CR s.r.o. in Prague in 2013, we are expanding in Europe. Today, we are active with all subsidiaries at 21 locations in over 25 countries worldwide.

1997

Foundation in Mönchengladbach

Founder Stefan Hamacher focussed on the haptic communication of offers via brochures and advertisements. The top priority from the outset was absolute customer-orientation.