Formalpress Publicações e Marketing
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UnclaimedPortuguese publishing and marketing company founded in 2003, operating under the MediaXXI brand in media, information society and cultural industries.
Last updated September 28, 2026
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Overview
Formalpress – Publicações e Marketing Lda is a Portuguese company founded on 6 June 2003 and headquartered in Porto. It specialises in the information society, media management, marketing and cultural industries. From its accumulated know-how in consultancy, research, training and publishing, the company created MediaXXI – Consulting, Research and Publishing, a brand that communicates its market positioning. The firm operates across six main domains: publishing, research, training, marketing and communication consultancy, customer publishing, and event organisation. Its publishing arm releases books and magazines in Portuguese and English, with a catalogue that spans fiction (including translated young-adult and thriller series) and non-fiction on media economics, journalism, communication sciences, innovation and management. Titles listed on its website include works by Mary Ellen Taylor, Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl, Holly Jackson and Rick Riordan, alongside academic and professional volumes such as 'Inovação, Gestão, Marketing e Tendências no mercado do livro', 'Economia e Concentração dos Media' and 'Newsroom Decision-Making: Under New Management'. The company maintains a head office in Porto and a branch in Ramada, Odivelas (Lisbon), and presents itself as active both nationally and internationally, with news items referencing presentations in Madrid. It is a private company and remains active.
History
Formalpress – Publicações e Marketing Lda was founded on 6 June 2003 in Porto, Portugal. It was established with a focus on the information society, media management, marketing and cultural industries. Over time, the company accumulated know-how in consultancy, research, training and publishing. To express its market positioning, it created the brand MediaXXI – Consulting, Research and Publishing. The company describes its field of action as developing across six main domains: publishing; research and investigation; training; marketing and communication consultancy; customer publishing; and event organisation. Beyond its experience in publishing books and magazines, these activities have helped consolidate the company economically and financially while developing a broad set of competencies in content editing and production. The company states that this crossing of competencies and synergies adds value to its services at both national and international levels. It maintains a head office at Rua João das Regras, 150, 5º Esquerdo Traseiras, 4000-390 Porto, and a branch at Av. 25 de Abril, nº 8 B, Cave Drt., Ramada, 2620-185 Odivelas, Lisbon. Its website lists a catalogue that includes translated fiction such as the Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan, young-adult titles by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl, thrillers by Holly Jackson and Mary Ellen Taylor, as well as non-fiction and academic works on media economics, journalism, communication sciences, innovation and management. In May 2023, the company reported the presentation of 'Nova Competitividade' in Madrid at the Official Residence of Portugal, indicating ongoing international activity.
Formalpress – Publicações e Marketing Lda is founded in Porto, Portugal.
The company creates the MediaXXI – Consulting, Research and Publishing brand to express its market positioning.
The company reports the presentation of 'Nova Competitividade' in Madrid at the Official Residence of Portugal.
Products and positioning
A Portuguese publisher and consultancy bridging media, information society and cultural industries, operating under the MediaXXI brand for both national and international markets.
A Mansão dos Segredos
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O Homicídio Perfeito – Livro 1: Um Guia para Boas Raparigas
Percy Jackson e o Último Olimpiano
Percy Jackson e A Batalha do Labirinto
Percy Jackson e o Mar dos Monstros
Inovação, Gestão, Marketing e Tendências no mercado do livro
Visibilidade e Consumo da Informação nas Redes Sociais
Newsroom Decision-Making: Under New Management
A Empresa na Cultura – O Teatro Amador e a Criação de Novos Públicos da Cultura
Redefining Disruptive Innovation and Added Value Networks in Media Business and Policy Vol.3
Contar o Mundo no Século XVII
Social Neurocommunication
Inteligência de Mercado
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Economia Política das Indústrias Culturais
Manual de Estudo das Ciências da Comunicação
Jornalismo em Portugal no Alvorecer da Modernidade
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Economia e Concentração dos Media
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