1. Example on how magazines fit the needs of their target audience:
In this magazine cover you can tell that the genre is
some type of rock. This immediately associates the
magazine with people who listen to this type of music.
The background colour is black which I believe is to
add a type of darkness to the magazine which fits in
with the genre. The magazine then has the rest of the
magazine in bright colours to stand out from the
background, although, they still relate to the genre as
they aren’t exactlycheerful colours. The magazine
then has only one band on the cover, this is because
they are obviously a very popular band who many of
the target audience will be interested in, the magazine
will sell just as well with just this band on the cover as
it would have with other bands there also. They have
also attracted the music phonetics with the footer,
which tells them they will get free music downloads
with the magazine. This will again attract the target audience. This magazine is a great
example of how important attracting the target audience is and how much effort is put into
doing so.
What do I need to include in my magazine to appeal to my target
audience to meet their needs?
Pretty photographs which will catch their eye
Gossip articles where they can find out the
latest gossip about their favourite singers
Maybe a competition to win a shopping
weekend away or a chance to meet one of
the singers I include or even chances to go
to concerts
News on the latest concerts and music
events coming up which surround that
music genre
Maybe free high street vouchers
Interviews with their favourite singers