Magazine A nalysis

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Media Studies GCSE WORK UNIT 2: MAGAZINES

In this essay, I will discuss the importance that magazine covers have for targeting their niche audience. There are many different forms of advertising, and it's everywhere! It persuades us to buy the product they are selling. One type of advert is the cover of a magazine. Whether it's the copy, the character, or the graphics, all of the components play a part in selling the magazine and the other products featured in or on it. Magazines split audiences into different groups. These groups range from toddlers to the elderly, and also from males to females. These groups are called the target audience. The 'Target Audience' is an identifiable group of people that could benefit from purchasing your product. You can define your target audience(s) according to some combination of behaviour, demographics, psychology, and/or social influences. You are likely to have several potential target audiences; focusing on those you can most profitably help. The magazine cover is the most important way of letting the consumer know whether or not the magazine will be of suitable interest to them. In other words, the cover will let the consumer know whether he or