SWM

What is M-Puls?

M-Puls is the service magazine of Stadtwerke München (SWM) and has a circulation of approximately 1.1 million. It provides residents of the Bavarian capital and the surrounding area with information on current topics and life in Munich.

"With storyboard we create our customer magazine M-Puls. We are very satisfied with the collaboration. We particularly appreciate the competent familiarization with sometimes very complex specialist topics, the creative and target group-oriented implementation and the reliability of the team."


Natascha Lung, Marketing & Kommunikation SWM

Magazine
M-Puls
  • Open pages of the "M-Puls" magazine display reports on drinking water and anniversary articles about the tram.
  • An open table of contents and inner pages of the "M-Puls" magazine with portraits and articles on energy and public pools.

Tasks

  • Content creation
  • Art direction (layout & design)
  • Project management

Hard facts

  • How often? Four times a year
  • Distribution: Free of charge on public transport, as a newspaper supplement, and as a PDF download from the download center at swm.de

Implementation

Staying well informed about Munich and the surrounding area: that is the goal of every issue of M-Puls. The focus is on topics related to water and energy supply as well as renewable energies.

Contents of the magazine

M-Puls takes a look behind the scenes at Stadtwerke München and captures the spirit of life in the city on the Isar. Each issue also contains practical tips on M-Bäder swimming pools, drinking water, telecommunications, mobility, and Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft (MVG), a subsidiary of SWM.

Browse through the entire magazine here:

Online magazine
swm.de/unternehmen/magazin
Several smartphones display the digital view and articles of the SWM online magazine on topics such as smart city and artificial intelligence.

Tasks

  • Content creation
  • SE optimization
  • Project management

Implementation

To make the content of M-Puls digitally accessible in the long term, selected articles are published in the SWM online magazine. To this end, the articles are prepared according to SEO criteria with keywords, metadata, and additional online-specific content. In addition, storyboard also designs and produces online-exclusive content for the magazine section on swm.de.

Photo
  • A beekeeper in protective gear works on beehives on a rooftop overlooking Munich's old town.
    Photo: Sima Dehgani
  • A bus drives through a large, brightly lit industrial hall with visible ceiling installations.
    Photo: Sebastian Arlt
  • Aerial view of a river landscape with dense forest, a building, and a river course.
    Photo: Giglio Pasqua

Task

  • Photo production

Implementation

In collaboration with renowned Munich photographers, storyboard produces a wide range of visual material for M-Puls magazine – from behind-the-scenes insights into SWM to authentic portraits of the people who keep Munich running. Custom illustrations by renowned artists complement the visual concept of the service magazine. The result is a lively visual language that showcases both the technical infrastructure and the human side of Stadtwerke München.