1. Survey Analysis
Results
Who my audience are & what
they want

2. How old are you?
Through asking peoples age, I found out that the majority of my
audience would be 15-20. This means that I would have to
design a Pop magazine that suits their age; fairly sophisticated
layout but colourful. As they are teenagers, the style of writing
could be slang or I could use common phrases that would catch
their attention.
Although I thought that the general market for a Pop magazine
would be younger than 15, around the age of 13. As a Pop music
magazine, I would expect younger people to be more interested
in it as it is quite a fun genre of music.

3. Are you male or female?
These results tell me that the main audience for my Pop music
magazine is females. With 76.9% out of 100%, I will have to use
colours that will attract females to buy the magazine and read it.
Using purples and pinks as main colours, as these are
stereotypical female colours. These results will also influence
the pictures and photography I use, because girls think of female
artists as role models and copy their fashion and style.

4. Do you like pop music?
Over half of the people who filled out my survey said they do like
Pop music, this tells me that my magazine will have an audience
and hopefully buyers too. As well as 23.1% of the people saying
that ‘It’s Alright’, which could mean they are my audience too if
they see something they like. The results tell me that Pop music
is a fairly popular genre of music and it is likeable, so I am
definitely going to create a Pop magazine. I could show the latest
pop music albums, artists and any upcoming gigs.

5. How important is music to
you?
This was a general question I asked so that I could find out
how popular the magazine was likely to be. The results suggest
that over half of the people who answered my survey think
that music is important to them in their lives (58.3%) and
16.7% say it is very important. This means that their is
definitely a target for my magazine, so I should take into
consideration other factors. Such as what they like to see in a
magazine, so that I can meet their needs and produce a good
magazine!

6. Who is your favourite
band/artist?
These results show that there is a range of
music that people like, there is not one band
or artist imparticular that is a favourite. It
also shows that Rock and R&B music is
popular to people aged 15-20, along with Pop.
Getting these results helps me by thinking of
people I could use within the magazine so
that it is read, if I used an artist that my
audience didn’t like or know, then the
magazine would not sell.

7. What do you like to see in a
music magazine?
People like to see pictures
in music magazines, this is
obvious as 3 people have put
it as the answer. Other
things that people want to
see in the magazine are
information about gigs and
tour dates, new songs, and
interviews from artists.
There is a wide range of
things that people would
like to see in a magazine so
I can use these results to
make sure my magazine
contains as many of them as
possible. This will get me a
larger audience and the
magazine will sell better as
I will be meeting the
markets wants and needs.

8. Does music reflect on your
personal appearance?
These results surprised me as I thought that many females
used artists as fashion icons, but these results tell me that
over half, 69.2% of the people do not use music to influence
the way they dress. Although there is still 30.8% that say
that it does reflect the way they look, this means that I could
still use the photography as a way of drawing the reader in
and thinking carefully about the costumes used.

9. Why?
A lot of peoples reasons are negative, and
tell me that music shouldn’t influence the
way you look. Although they realise that
certain genres of music are more prone to
people dressing like the music, such as
Punk or Rock. These results help me
determine the photography that is going
to be within the magazine, as I will have
to think about the audience and what
they would like to see.

10. Why do you like the music
that you like? main result I got
The
from this question, was
that the music they enjoy
and listen to, makes them
happy. I could use this
idea in my magazine by
presenting Pop music as a
fun, funky genre.
Most of the comments
were positives, therefore
I should design my
magazine in a way that
looks cheery and
represents the music. I
could do this by using
bright colours such as
pinks, reds, greens. Or
maybe a big mix of
colours so that it jumps
out at you!

11. How much would you pay for
a music magazine?
I asked this
question so that I
can set a reasonable
price to put on the
front cover of my
magazine. The
results tell me that
the average price
people are willing to
pay is £2. I think
this is a reasonable
price to use as it
will mean people will
buy it, whereas if I
set it any
higher, people may
not think it is worth
it.

12. What are your interests/hobbies?
I asked this general
question so that I
could find more out
about my audience
and what they like.
This could help me
think about the types
of adverts that are
going to be in the
magazine and also the
way it is designed. It
also helps me find out
extra information
about my audience,
which could be used
to draw in their
attention; for
example: the use of
makeup on the
artists.