Q is the UK's number one actively purchased music magazine. It has over 377,000 readers that are primarily younger, affluent music fans. Q prides itself on in-depth reporting, interviews with major stars, and setting the agenda in rock music. It also extends its brand through a radio station, live events like the Q Awards, and its website and social media platforms. The magazine is seeking to partner with advertisers to reach its influential audience.

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Circulation
61,485
Readership
377,000
abc1 profile
72%
Median Age
32
male/female
70%
/30%
ABC July–Dec ‘12 • NRS July–Dec ‘12
Q is the UK’s No. 1 actively-purchased music magazine.
Q is about quality and character. Q’s readers prize its lavish
photography, in-depth reporting and sense of humour.
Q is about authority and opinion. It stands for the music
thatmatters,thestarswhomakeitandthepeoplewholoveit.
Q is trusted and influential. A positive review in Q can
make a band’s career – and Q’s major interviews reverberate
around the world.
Q gets unparalleled access to the biggest stars in rock
and roll.
Q’s audience is younger and more affluent than any
other music monthly.
what is Q?
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Q voted magazine of the
year at Record of the Day
Music Journalism and
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Chris is 29 years old and lives in Leeds. Music is more important to him than
anything else. It’s at the centre of his social life. It soundtracks all the best moments
in his life. It’s his identity, his social currency and his world.
Chris lives for gigs, festivals, and those electrifying moments of togetherness that
only music can provide. He is the one who sorts out gig tickets for his friends, turns
them on to new bands and sets up the big festival weekend. His tastes are “mainstream
eclectic” – the big stadium acts like Muse or Noel Gallagher mixed with the best of
genres spanning rock and electronica, plus the finest discoveries from music’s past.
Chris works in a professional job and finally has the money and time to indulge his
music habit to the full. He lives with a partner (no kids yet) who is similarly music-
mad. He is “discovering quality” in all areas, from sound systems to deluxe reissues to
cars, travel and clothes.
Chris loves technology – he was first with the iPod, iPhone, iPad and now streaming
music services. He downloads music but still prefers to own CDs. And he spends more
on music than anything else: a big-ticket gig every week or so, six albums a month plus
a Spotify subscription and countless on-the-go downloads.
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excited, engaged readers

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why advertise?
Q readers are affluent – 72% are ABC1 with high disposable
income – and they lead opinions. In fact, Q has the second highest ABC1
out of the whole men’s market.*
Q is a truly multi-media property which extends from the print magazine into
Q Online, Q Radio, live events and the world-famous Q Awards.
Q has over 25 years of heritage – a quarter-century of trust and credibility
earned by tirelessly setting the agenda in rock and roll.
Q has an extremely high brand influence score of 73%, greater than both GQ
and Esquire. Q readers exercise a strong influence on their friends and family
– creating a strong multiplier effect for advertisers.
Q is an official partner of Europe’s biggest music event, the Glastonbury
Festival – meaning that only Q can bring you exclusive access to the Festival
via its acclaimed Official Review.
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music sounds better with Q
“Q is the magazine that brings music alive. It draws together
the biggest stars, the most exciting phenomena, the new
artists that matter and a healthy dose of irreverence to
create an unmissable widescreen picture of what’s really
happening in rock and roll right now.
Q’s reviews section is the ultimate critical overview of music.
And magazine’s unrivalled access brings its readers up close
and personal with the stars who set the agenda. Q is the
ultimate rock and roll read.”
Andrew Harrison – Editor
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WELCOME TO Q’S WORLD
The Q Awards
Every year Q hosts the most glittering array of rock and roll starpower in the
music calendar. Sir Paul McCartney, U2, Coldplay, the Gallaghers, Blur and Amy
Winehouse are among our legendary guests. The Awards generate priceless PR
profile for artists and commercial partners alike, in the national press and beyond.
brand extensions

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brand extensions
Q Radio
Playing an eclectic mix of the best
in rock and discovering the most
exciting new artists, Q Radio
reaches 196,000 people a week.
The station hosts intimate live
sessions with stars incuding Noel
Gallagher and Emeli Sandé.
Q iPad
A brand-new interactive
tablet edition launched
in August 2012, making Q
available worldwide instantly
to an audience of millions.
Opportunities for advertisers
include bespoke embedded
video content, picture
exclusives and more.
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329,888
unique users
569,659
page
impressions
15,886
newsletter
subscribers
69,549
Twitter
followers
32,556
facebook
fans
Q Online
With 329,888 unique users and 569,659 page impressions,
www.qthemusic.com is a powerhouse hub for music fans
– providing news, exclusive interviews and video content,
hot new music and ample opportunities for innovative
commercial partnerships.
Q social media
With an amazing 69,549 followers
on Twitter (@QMagazine) and
32,556 Facebook likes, Q keeps in
touch with its readers all day, every
day. Q uses social media to drive
readers to different parts of the
Q brand, sparking debate and
sharing our content.
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Influence
BRAND INFLUENCE
Q’s specialist depth of knowledge and
authority in the music world make it a powerful
influencer. In a recent survey, readers scored Q
at 73%, higher than either GQ or Esquire.
And the average Q reader is more likely to
influence their peers when it comes to choices
on financial services, food, toiletries and more…
EDITORIAL INFLUENCE
Q gets the stars other artists can’t reach.
When Blur reunited for the last time on
2012 they gave Q unprecedented access
over a three-month period to build up a
unique portrait of one of Britain’s most
beloved bands.
READER INFLUENCE
Music is at the centre of British culture,
and Q readers lead opinion across all
areas of their lives – not just rock and roll.
Q readers are much more likely to rate
as “influential consumers” compared
to all other men – making them a highly
desirable audience to target.
Notable consumer brands that have used
Q in the last 12 months include:
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Case study
National Express partnership with Q
Campaignobjective- Make a connection with the audience and encourage
people to get the most out of music events and ultimately buy coach tickets!
agencyfeedback - “With Q we truly delivered the link between the
National Express festival journey and the event - this was shown
through the large number of competition entrants from our “Musical
Carefree” audience. The fact that we managed to get The Hives to play
a gig on a National Express coach on the way to Reading Festival was
fantastic and provided great content for National Express social media
feeds!”-ScottBraniff,InvestmentDirectoratMPG
CREATIVECONCEPT
The Ultimate Rock ‘n Roll VIP Rockstar
experience to Reading & Leeds with
National Express. Q and National
Express partnered to create the
ultimate competition to win seats
on the special Rock & Roll to Reading
coach. Winners of this competition get
their own private gig with The Hives on
a National Express coach to Reading.
Activity
l The Hives performing a private gig
on-board a National Express coach on
the way to Reading Festival
l 2 x SP advertorials to encourage
readers to enter and to review the gig
l Online advertorials, newsletters,
solus newsletters and directional
media plus social media integration.
Q Promotion
WanttowinticketsforyouandyourmatestoReading
andyourownpersonalon-the-roadgigwithTheHives?
ReadontoseehowNationalExpressismakingithappen…
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andarduousone.Ableak,
remorselesstrekwhich
involvesgettinghopelessly
lostdowncountryBroads,
minutesaftertheheadlining
sethasbegun;standingincattle-
truck-liketrainsthatnoteven
Mussolinicouldrunontime;hopping
on“generous”freetransportthat
unceremoniouslydumpsyoumiles
fromthesite,leavingyoutotrudgein
Somme-styleconditionstogetthere.
Imagine,then,acoachservicethat
dropsyouinsidethefestivalsiteand
thenpicksyouupthreedayslater.A
comfortableandreassuringlygreen
modeoftransport,packedwith
bonhomie-addledfestivalgoersjust
RockandRoll
toReading
withthehives!
likeyourself.Plusdriverswhoactually
knowwherethey’regoing…
ThissummerNationalExpress
willbeferryingfestivalrevellersto
musicalbeanfestsfromLeedsto
Latitude.Notonlythat,butthey’re
alsoofferingoneluckyQreader(plus
fourofhis/herchums)thechanceto
travelbycoachtoTheReading
Festival,wherethereareover200
artistsappearing.Andontheway
they’llreceivetheirveryownprivate
gig,performedbySwedishgarage-
rockersTheHives.
Whetheryou’llbepartyingwith
PelleAlmqvistandcoornot(The
Hives’newalbumLexHivesisout
4June),onething’scertain:National
Expressisoneofthemostrelaxed
winaprivaTe
hivesgig!Withtheirself-aggrandisingbetween-
songcommentary,matchingblack-and-
whiteoutfitsandincendiarypunk
racket,TheHivesremainoneofthe
mostthrillingliveactsontheplanet.
NationalExpressisgivingoneQreader
andfouroftheirfriendsthechance
towatchtheirveryownprivateHives’
gigatReadingFestival,travelling
thereaboardtheNationalExpress’s
“Rock&Roll”service.Headtowww.
Qthemusic.com/nationalexpress
andanswerthequestionforyour
chancetowin**.
Toseethe fullline-upandformore
informationonTheReadingFestival
2012 gotowww.readingfestival.co.uk
visiTnaTionalexpress.com/evenTsorcall08717818181*
waystoreachafestival.“Don’tjustsit
therefeelingstressed,takeatripon
theNationalExpress,”informedThe
DivineComedyin1999.Andthey
wereright.Onthefestival’sfinalday,
wheneverybodyelseisabstainingin
advanceoftheirlongslogshome,
NationalExpresstravellerscan
imbibeawayuntiltheirheartis
content,secureintheknowledge
they’llbedeliveredsafelyhomeby
somebodymoreknowledgeable
(andlesstired)thanthem…
PhotograPh:annikaberglund
*callscost10PPlusnetworkextras
**entrantsmustbe18orover.ForFulltermsand
conditionsgotoQthemusic.com/nationalexPress
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editor
Andrew Harrison
seniorEDITOR
Matt Mason
associateeditor(digital)
Paul Stokes
associateeditor(production)
Simon McEwan
editorial team
contact
advertising
HEAD OF MAGAZINES
Clare Chamberlain
ASSOCIATE MEDIA DIRECTOR
Fiona Senior
BRAND DIRECTOR
Rob Walsh
0207 295 8591
PRODUCTION
Claudine Platt
020 7241 8265
REGIONAL SALES OFFICE
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0161 868 3218
CLASSIFIED
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01733 468288
LOOSE INSERTS
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0161 868 3214
Music Manager
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0207 295 5427
FILM Manager
Liz Harriott
0207 295 8560
Games and consumer
manager
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editorial contact number
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