This document summarizes the results of a questionnaire about magazine preferences. It shows that most respondents were women aged 16-24. Music magazines were the most popular magazine type. The most appealing elements to include in a magazine were free MP3 downloads, top songs lists, and images of musicians. Based on the results, the author will create a punk music magazine with these elements, including free downloads and competitions in the cover lines to attract readers.
4. • The results connote
that most people
never buy magazines
however those who
do are evenly spread
between yearly,
weekly and monthly.
Taking these results
into account I will
distribute my
magazine bi-weekly
to try and appeal to
those with weekly
and monthly buying
habits.
Buying Habits
Never
Yearly
Monthly
Weekly
Daily
5. Magazine Type
Gossip
Music
Sports
TV
Film
Lifestyle
• People bought music
magazines most often
which highlights their
popularity and has
encouraged my
decision to make a
punk music magazine.
However, this
popularity also means
my magazine must be
unique in order to
stand out from the
rest.
6. Article
Free MP3 Downloads!
Behind the scenes with FOB!
Free Tickets to download festival
In new music we trust.
Bastille Bad Blood Part II Review
The hottest music right now!
The top 100 tunes of 2013
Up close and personal with P!atD
2014 Concerts and Festivals
The ultimate New Years Playlist!
These results denote that the most popular thing to be included in a
magazine was the chance to get a free MP3 download so for this reason I
will be including that in my magazine and in my cover lines to attract an
audience. The top 100 tunes of 2013 was also a popular article so will me
included in my magazine and cover lines on the front cover.
7. What sell line would make you buy a
magazine?
• The most popular responses to this question
were sell lines which offered a form of free
promotion or prize for example “WIN Free VIP
Tickets to see 5SOS!” and “Free Tracks Inside!”
therefore I will use similar promotions in the
sell lines on my front cover in order to attract
an audience and encourage them to buy the
magazine.
8. Sales
Image 1
Image 2
Image 3
Image 4
1 2
3
4
The results make clear
that an image in the
style of my third image
of Dan smith is the most
popular style. I believe
that this image will fit
my magazines genre so
will attempt to replicate
the style through
costume and props of
musical instruments.
9. Layout
1
2
3
1 2 3
The layout of ‘KERRANG!’
was most popular so I am
going to try and ‘repeat’
(Steve Neale - 1980)
features such as the style of
the masthead, the red,
white, yellow and black
house style, and the
language used in cover
lines.
10. House Style
1
2
3
4
House style 3 was the most popular so in my planning I will look at
fonts of a similar style to use in my mast head in order to appeal to
the desired target audience effectively.
11. Sell Line
Free MP3 Downloads
Competitions for tickets to
concerts and festivals
VIP Passes
£500 of Itunes Vouchers
The most popular sell line was ‘free MP3 Downloads’ so I will
be including it in the cover lines of my music magazine in
order to attract an audience.
12. Conclusion
• The results I obtained in my survey have informed
me on what to include in my music magazine in
order to target and capture an audience. I can
now understand what kind of images, layout, and
house styles people find attractive and therefore
repeat and exploit some of these features to
effectively attract an audience. Furthermore I am
now able to understand what cover lines and
language are appealing and effective in catching
an audiences attention and therefore will be
using the most popular results in my magazine.
