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How did you a*ract and address your target audience?
Front Cover:
I a$racted the target audience to my magazine by including ar5sts that fit into the sub-‐genres that I
know that my target audience enjoy listening too.
I used a specific colour scheme and layout throughout my magazine which I thought would a$ract the audience that I wanted, based on the
colour schemes used in similar music magazines and the informa5on that I collected on colour schemes from my target audience when
carrying out my research.
Also, it is clear that the ar5st here is of the same age group as my target audience and this is likely to a$ract them because they will be able to
relate to the ar5st more than someone of a different genera5on.
In my music magazine, I used direct address by using pronouns such as “you” to break the barrier between the editor and reader. I addressed the reader like this because of their age group; I felt this would a$ract the target audience more as they would prefer the relaxed language.
The ar5st in the main image on my front page is dressed in a style that is related to the Alterna5ve genre which is likely to
a$ract my target audience as they will see this and know what genre the magazine focuses on.
To a$ract the target audience, I included features that they said they most wanted to see in a new music magazine when I surveyed them. I believed that this would a$ract them to my magazine more than one without their favourite features.
As my magazine is aimed at middle class young adults between the ages of 16-‐24, I addressed this
group by pricing my magazine at £2.00. I felt that this was the right price to sell my magazine at as this
is a suitable price for the social class and current unemployment
situa5on of lots of my target audience.
The target audience would be a$racted to this cover mount as they are very interested in music, and geNng free music of their favourite ar5sts will interest them. Also, one of the features that my audience said they liked to see was posters, so therefore this is likely to a$ract them too.
As technology is increasingly becoming a huge part in media, and my audience is 16-‐24 year olds (the predominate users of the internet) I have addressed the target audience by including a website for my music magazine. I believed that this would be a good feature to use on my front cover, as they may visit the website because it is easy for them to access.
Contents Page:
By using an informal register and directly addressing the target audience through personal pronouns such as “you” in the
editors note, I have addressed the audience based on their age group, as being a member of this target audience myself, I
knew that they would like to be addressed through more of a relaxed tone than a serious tone.
Also, I a$racted the target audience on the contents page by placing some of the ar5sts that they said they wanted to see in my music magazine (when I carried out a ques5onnaire in my research and planning) directly underneath the contents banner. I did this so they would be one of the first things they see on this page, and therefore they would be more a$racted to this page.
Another way that I have a$racted the target audience was through the main ar5cle.
The majority of the target audience said that they
preferred seeing interviews with new ar5sts than other
op5ons as main double page spread ar5cles.
I also addressed the target audience by including other features that were popular
amongst them. By including these features, I believed that the target
audience would be more interested in my magazine as they
would see the aspects of music magazines that they most enjoy.
I addressed the target audience of my music magazine by including compe55ons that I knew was likely to a$ract them. As nowadays music is a very important aspect in many young adults lives, and many 16-‐24 year olds are involved in music acts, therefore I decided that I would include this feature as this could a$ract many of them and address other young adults who are considering being involved in music.
I a$racted the target audience here by using a colour scheme that they said they expected to see in a music magazine of this genre. Reds and blacks were some of the most popular colours suggested by the audience, so I felt that these needed to be oTen included in my music magazine.
Double Page Spread:
I addressed the target audience on the double page spread by including an ar5st who has the same style that is associated with alterna5ve rock. Also, she is of the same age group as the audience are so therefore they will feel more related to the ar5st, as she will be of a very similar age, style and background as them.
Again, I included the same colour scheme here as I have throughout the other pages of my magazine. I did this because I knew
it was a simple way to a$ract the audience as it was what they said they would expect
and prefer to see.
In the interview itself, I have addressed the audience by using informal language to give the ar5cle a more friendly tone to it; due to the age of the target audience, they are most likely to
enjoy reading an ar5cle that includes relaxed language.
Also, a main focus of the interview is that Ellie is a student who has achieved a career in music. I thought that this would both a$ract and address the audience as the majority of 16-‐24 year olds are students, and would be able to relate to the ar5st again as she shows aspects of their own lives.