Researching the market place

Researching the market place

Q magazine

• Q magazine launched in 1986 and was published by Bauer Media Group and is now the UK’S best selling monthly magazine.

• Total circulation: 80418• The magazine includes, reviews, new releases,

interviews with popular music artists• Q magazine are well known for creating the ‘100

greatest albums’• Q magazine also has several other brands

including; QTV, Q Radio, Qthemusic.com and the Q awards

Distributor

• Q magazine is published monthly in the uk by the Bauer Media Group and the editor of Q magazine is Paul Rees. Other publications of The Bauer Media Group inclde 'Kerrang!', 'TVChoice' and 'Take a Break'.

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Audience

• This tends to be teen- adults however this can vastly depend on who is on the front cover.

• This magazine will mainly able appealing to the middle class due to its high price of £4.

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• The magazine doesn't really have a genre of music but mostly focuses on new releases and upcoming artists. I believe their audience is around 16+ plus, due to the variety of music they cover.

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Language

• The language that is used within the magazine is not straightforward english as it uses some slang to relate to a reader better as the target audience is young people. The use of slang allows this to be relatable and appealing, as it forms a relationship with the audience

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We love pop

• We love pop launched in september 2011.

• 13-15 year old girls are target audience

• Circulation: 115000• Includes interviews, features on film,

fashion, technology and beauty and advertising

• The language used in we love pop is informal; this is suggested by the use of words like by using words such “phwoartatic” as which is likely to be understood by a teenager. The language used mimics the way teenagers speak and would therefore appeal to a teenage target audience.

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Language