Target audience feedback on magazine cover

I chose three teenage members from my target audience to evaluate my front cover and they all gave feedback on what features I need to include and the positioning of certain features such as the central image and the secondary images. I was happy with the feedback as I completely agreed with the criticism and the majority of the comments were positive which is successful because I intend on making my target audience satisfied with the magazine. I filmed each interview with my iPhone 5c as it is easy to use and I put the interviews together with Final Cut Pro so that the questions I asked would be answered by each of them in order.

Questionnaire Analysis

I created a questionnaire which consisted of twelve questions and I asked ten people who fell into the target audience of my music magazine. I chose random people of the same age (14-16 and 17-19) but they are all different so that I receive a range of answers.

As a result of the questionnaire, I discovered that 'Rock' music is the most popular genre for the teenagers so my music magazine is going to be mainly focused on 'Rock' music. The second and third most popular genre is 'Alternative' and 'Metal'. I will take this into account so I will include 'Alternative' and 'Metal' themes and styles in my magazine to provide more of a diverse and edgier vibe to the magazine.

The majority of my chosen target audience purchase music magazines weekly, therefore my magazine will contain weekly news and updates to keep the reader consistently interested.
Everyone I asked reported that they enjoy listening to music in their spare time. Activities such as art and watching television are also popular interests so I have decided to provide the target audience with an artistic style in the magazine.
I have found out that 'Kerrang!' magazine is the most popular out of the eight magazines on the questionnaire. 'Kerrang!' consists of similar features with my magazine. From the questionnaire 9 out of 10 people said that they prefer magazines containing freebies.

I discovered that listening to music with an iPhone or MP3 player is extremely popular for teenagers  which demonstrates how significant social media is. YouTube is used a lot to find new trends and exploring different genres which is used a lot amongst my chosen target audience.

The contents that my target audience are most interested in are interviews, albums and news, so I will include the latest updates. As interviews were a popular request, I will include an exclusive interview with a 'Rock' band.

Music Magazine Questionaire

 

I created a questionnaire to find out and analyse different peoples music and music magazine types. This questionnaire is for people that fit into the target audience for my music magazine which means I will be asking young females.

 

 

Intended target audience and profile of Imaginary Entity

Target Audience:

The target audience for my music magazine are female and male teenagers (mostly females) who are aged 13-19. The audience will explore rock bands and singers whilst familiarising themselves with new bands through exclusive interviews given by my magazine. The magazine promotes new artists, advertises upcoming albums and singles which is effective and helpful for young adults who are trying to find time for listening and buying music whilst managing increasing levels of school and college work.

Lifestyle Profile:

17 year old Georgina Roberts is an A-level student who is passionate for music and art. She enjoys socialising with her friends and listening to rock music but she is trying to keep up with her school work at the same time. Her dream job is to either be a singer or a music journalist and she loves investigating new rock bands with a difference to all the others. Georgina grew up playing multiple instruments and she is thankful to her parents for always giving her a chance to follow her dreams which was music. She is looking for a rock music magazine that offers new songs and new bands. She would also love to purchase a magazine with an artistic flair to it which would portray her personality perfectly.

My First Post

This is the first time I am using 'blogger' and I am really excited about using a blog. For A-level I am taking Media Studies, Theatre Studies, English Language and Art.