Article: Fast Company looks to grow; Magazine has booked dozens of new advertisers since acquisition.(Business Media)(Company overview)

Byline: MATTHEW SCHWARTZ

Mark Vamos, editor of Fast Company, recalls the reaction he got from media buyers when he went on some sales calls after Mansueto Ventures bought the magazine in June 2005 from Gruner+Jahr USA Publishing for $35 million.

"The negative I got was the vitality question about the magazine, but we don't get that anymore,'' said Vamos, who for several years was a senior editor at BusinessWeek before joining Fast Company in 2003 as executive editor; he was named editor in September 2005. "People are convinced we're here to stay.''

Fast Company (725,000 circulation) was launched in 1995 and remained a media darling throughout ...

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