Full Magazine Analysis
Reader Profile
• Taken in Fall 2012; Rolling Stones
  has an adult audience of 11,701
  people.
• 7099 of these were male – 60.7%
• 4602 of these were female – 39.3%
• The median age of all readers was
  35.5
• 70.6% of readers were employed, 23.7%
  professionally
• 48.1% were single, while 37.5% were
  married
• 56.7% of readers owned their own home
Reader Profile Continued
• 8782 of their
  readers, 75.1%, were
  white, while the smallest
  ethnicity was Asian, with only
  1.5%, 177 readers.
Pricing
• A single issue costs $4.99 and
  a year long subscription costs
  $39.96
• There are a total of 1,389,552
  subscriptions currently
• 75,391 issues are sold at
  newsstands
• 95.2% of subscriptions are for
  12 months or longer.
Advertising
• The rates for 4 colour
  advertisements are:
 Full Page: 201,510
 2 Thirds Page: 161,210
 Half Page: 120,906
 1 Third Page: 80,605
Advertising Continued
• The rates for black and white
  advertisements are:
 Full Page: 181,360
 2 Thirds Page: 145,090
 Half Page: 108,815
 1 Third Page: 72,545
History
• First published on
• 9th November 1967
• Founded by Jann Wenner
 – current editor –
 and Ralph J. Gleason – Music
Critic
• Published by Wenner Media LLC
• Named after the song ‘Rollin’
  Stone’ by Muddy Waters
Miscellaneous
• Published bi-weekly-every two
  weeks
• Sold 1,464,943 copies in 2012
• Has 19 international issues in
  countries including: Argentina,
  Brazil, China, Germany, Japan,
  Mexico and Russia
• Based in New York, USA

Rolling stone full magazine analysis

  • 1.
  • 2.
    Reader Profile • Takenin Fall 2012; Rolling Stones has an adult audience of 11,701 people. • 7099 of these were male – 60.7% • 4602 of these were female – 39.3% • The median age of all readers was 35.5 • 70.6% of readers were employed, 23.7% professionally • 48.1% were single, while 37.5% were married • 56.7% of readers owned their own home
  • 3.
    Reader Profile Continued •8782 of their readers, 75.1%, were white, while the smallest ethnicity was Asian, with only 1.5%, 177 readers.
  • 4.
    Pricing • A singleissue costs $4.99 and a year long subscription costs $39.96 • There are a total of 1,389,552 subscriptions currently • 75,391 issues are sold at newsstands • 95.2% of subscriptions are for 12 months or longer.
  • 5.
    Advertising • The ratesfor 4 colour advertisements are: Full Page: 201,510 2 Thirds Page: 161,210 Half Page: 120,906 1 Third Page: 80,605
  • 6.
    Advertising Continued • Therates for black and white advertisements are: Full Page: 181,360 2 Thirds Page: 145,090 Half Page: 108,815 1 Third Page: 72,545
  • 7.
    History • First publishedon • 9th November 1967 • Founded by Jann Wenner – current editor – and Ralph J. Gleason – Music Critic • Published by Wenner Media LLC • Named after the song ‘Rollin’ Stone’ by Muddy Waters
  • 8.
    Miscellaneous • Published bi-weekly-everytwo weeks • Sold 1,464,943 copies in 2012 • Has 19 international issues in countries including: Argentina, Brazil, China, Germany, Japan, Mexico and Russia • Based in New York, USA