Isabel Carruthers: Question 5: How did I appeal to and attract my target audience?

Before producing my music magazine I conducted some audience research to find out what my audience would like to see in my magazine, so I asked a sample of 20 teenage girls around the aged inbetween 12-18. Below are some of the photos of my questionnaire I handed out. My results were that most of the girls wanted to see: celebrity gossip about music artists etc Rihanna, Beyonce. They prefered magazines that had more images in than pages of writing, however did still like reading small articles. Half of the girls i asked said that they were more likely to read a magazine if a freebie was included for example a free lipgloss, or nail varnish. They said qualities that made a good front cover was that it had to be colourful, an organised layout, a colour scheme, include more than just one photo of the page, the cover stories have to be interesting. They also said that the cover image used on the front cover has to be a powerful striking photo this makes it more interesting and eye catching to the audience. Through my mode of address i have included the reader by involving their interest on the front cover sell lines, content descriptions and my interview. They liked reading their horoscopes and magazines that contain information and tips on how to look good and dress stylishy, celebirty gossip, magazines with a fashion element.