Survey results analysis
- 2. From the results to my first question, it shows that the majority of the responses are from 16-20 year olds. Therefore the results I have received will be bias towards that age range. However, it is helpful as well because this is the target age range that I am going to target my magazine around, so the responses I have received will help me to make sure my magazine is suitable for my target audience.
- 3. The gender was quite similar. But it shows that the majority were female rather than male. Although males did take pat in the survey, females were much more willing to participate. Therefore, when making my magazine I am going to target females over males because they are much more willing to read/buy magazines. I am going to do this by putting a male band on the front cover to attract females to the magazine. However I am still going to make the magazine open to both genders as I do not want to lose interest from the male readers that I will have.
- 4. I used this question to find out about the frequency of who bought music magazines. I specified it to music magazines as this is what I will be creating. Most responded saying that they rarely bought music magazines, however son did buy them weekly, monthly or all the time. Therefore, I am going to make my magazines a monthly one as this was the most popular out of the three.
- 5. I used this question to find out whether I should make my magazine online or as a print. The majority of respondents said that they read magazines by print. This is interesting as it tells me that this may be because they see them when they are out and about and buy them because they stand out in shops to them. Therefore I am going to make my magazine a print one as this is the most popular way of reading a magazine. However, I could add in the possibility of viewing it online to make sure that I still appeal to reader who prefer to read them online.
- 6. All respondents showed a wide variety of music genres that they preferred. This also shows that the readers also tend to like similar styles of music, for example, alternative and rock. From this information, I am going to make my music magazine focused on the rock/ alternative style because these who the two most preferred genres of music. I will specify my magazine to these genres by using dark colours and a messy layout for my theme. In addition I will chose artists/bands from this genre to feature in my magazine.
- 7. The most common magazine bought by my respondents was Kerrang! Magazine. This links with the most preferred genre of music chosen as it is a magazine from that genre. This shows me that I should somehow familiarise my magazine with Kerrang! Whether it be by layout or colour theme because then this will attract the readers that I am aiming to attract.
- 8. I used this question to get some feedback from the respondents into what they think makes a magazine good. From the responses I got, many of the respondents think colours, and bold headlines make a magazine stand out to them. Therefore, I will use these to make my magazines stand out from the rest. They also said they think who is on the cover, makes it stand out to them. Therefore I am going to use a band/artist on the front cover that covers most of the page to draw the attention of the reader.
- 9. I used this question to help me figure out what I should put in my magazine. The most popular response into what they would like to see was interviews. Therefore, for my double page spread I am going to do an interview so that it appeals to most people, and gives them the exclusive access that they want. The second most popular response was tour dates, therefore I may add a small section on the contents or front page advertising tour dates for artists/bands in the magazine. Furthermore, I am also going to add lots of pictures into the magazine to draw attention as this is another thing responders want to see.
- 10. I used this question to help me decided if I should put a band or a single artist on the front cover of my magazine. The respondents showed me that they would prefer a band on the front cover, therefore this is what I am going to put on my front cover. I may even use this same band as the centre of my double page spread. However, to make sure that I appeal to everyone, I am going to include a couple of single artists on the cover/ contents in small pictures as if they had a section in the rest of the magazine.
- 11. I used this question to help me figure out what I should make my double page spread on. The responders suggested a variety of ideas including interviews, life stories, history of bands and articles on festivals. These responses give me a variety of ideas to choose from. Therefore, I am going to combine a couple of the ideas. I am going to do an interview with a band but it will be on their history/ how they came about.