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From my results I can see that the majority of people who answered my questionnaire were female. I deliberately handed out most of my questionnaires to girls as my magazines target audience are teen girls. The artists featured on the front cover will be ones who have a large teen fan base, this is so it is specific to the audience.

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From my results I can see that most of the people who filled in my questionnaire are 16. This will help me find out what features the teen audience like on a music magazine. It will also show if they all have similar preferences or different. 4 people of different ages filled in my questionnaire so I could see how their answers varied, this can help me in the making of my magazine so I know what teens are specifically interested in.

Who is your favorite pop singer/band?

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Most of the answers for the question ‘Who is your favourite pop singer/band’ varied, this shows that I will have to use a range of singers on the front cover and inside the magazine so it can relate to the target audience. The most popular singer in the pop genre for teens was Beyonce(as shown on pie chart) followed by Katy Perry, I will therefore be using both artists on my magazine cover to intrigue the right audience.

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The chart bellow shows that 14 people out of 20 said they would be willing to pay £2.00+ for a music magazine, 4 said £1.50 - £2.00 and 2 people said they would pay £1.50 - £2.00. As no one chose 0p-£1.00 I will not make my magazine a price in-between the two. Most of the audience chose £2.00+ which can help me decide how to price my magazine. I will make my magazine £1.99 as this near enough £2.00.It is not too expensive yet not too cheap. My magazine will be a monthly addition so £1.99 is a accessible amount to all.

How much would you be willing to pay for a music magazine?

List 3 words you would associate with the pop genre.From this question I can see that the top words listed were loud(7 times), popular(5 times) followed by happy and colourful both chosen 4 times. From this I will use some of the chosen words on the front cover of my magazine as (Masthead, slogan or cover lines) this is so when someone looks at my magazine and see’s some of those words used on the front cover they will realise that it is a music magazine based on the genre of pop. I will also be applying these words so the magazine is specific to the target audience as they are words in which mostly teens would associate with pop. My chart is shown on the next page.

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How many times a week do you buy a music magazine?

From my questionnaire I can see that 12 out of 20 people do not buy magazines weekly. 5 people buy music magazines once a week, 2 people buy them twice a week and one person said they buy music magazines 3 times a week. These results will alter the frequency of publication for my magazine. I will make my magazine monthly rather than weekly as the majority said they buy 0 magazines per week. If I make it weekly this will benefit the majority of people and will be more aimed at what the audience want.

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What features do you like to read inside a music magazine?

For this question the most popular answer was Interviews(7 people chose) and articles(3 people chose). Therefore I will base the features I have inside my magazine on this, I will include both articles and interviews inside my magazine so the magazine will interest the audience and include things they like. All the other information gathered from this question varied so I may use some of the other features inside so it interests a wider teen audience.

What would interest you into buying a music magazine?The results from this question show that most people would want a free gift with there magazine(6 chosen). Another thing which would interest the audience into buying the magazine was if the magazine had there favourite artist on the front cover (5 people chose). This will change how I make my magazine as I now know what will inteuege my chosen target audience in to buying a magazine. The other answered which I gathered from my question varied therefore I will only use a few of the things inside my magazine such as known celeb on the front and interviews. The chart from my questions results are on the next page.

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What would interest you into buying a music magazine?

What do you dislike about the magazines you currently read?I have included this question within my questionnaire so I can find out what teenagers do not like about the music magazines they currently read and base what I include in my magazine on this information. From this chart I can see that the majority (9 people) said they do not like too much text on a magazine, therefore I will not use too much text on my magazine. The second most popular answer was All are similar and Boring interviews both with 3 votes on each, I now know what not to include in my magazine so the magazine is relevant to the audience and has features on/inside it that will interest my target audience. The chart of my results from this question are shown on the next page.

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What is your favourite colour?

I asked on my questionnaire what is your favourite colour? So I could find out what the most popular colour was for teenage girls and also a colour in which I could use for my front cover. The most popular colour chosen was purple(5 people chose), from this I know now to use purple on my front cover as it is a popular colour for teen girls and they are more likely to pick up a magazine if the colour purple is on it. Purple was followed by, red, light blue and dark purple so I may also use these colours on my magazine front cover. However I am only going to use 2-3 colours on my front cover as this is one of the main codes and conventions of a music magazine, the colours will also be ones which go well with each other. My results are shown on the next page.

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What free gift would you like to receive with a music magazine?

From my results I can see that most people would like posters included within there magazine(9 people chose). From this I will have free posters within my magazine as this will help me attract a wider audience if most teens would want to receive a free poster with there magazine. The posters will have popular singers/bands on as this will intrigue the audience.

What colours would you associate with the pop genre? From this question I can see from the results I gathered that most teens would associate the colours pink, blue and yellow with the pop genre. Most said blue(7 people) so I may use blue on the front cover of my magazine so when people see the magazine they will realise it is based on the pop genre. By using these colours it will also show that the magazine is based towards girls as most of the varied results are colours that we would associate with girls for example, bright pink, light blue and bright colours were also chosen. My chart is shown on the next page.

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Do you enter competitions featured inside music magazines?

I asked whether they entered competitions featured inside magazines so I know whether to include them inside my magazine. 12 people out of the 20 said no which shows I do not have to focus on including competitions inside my magazine.

What would make you pick up a magazine from a shelve?

On my questionnaire I asked what would make you pick up a magazine from a shelve so I know what I should include on my front cover in order for it to stand out and appeal to my target audience. The 3 most popular answers were Main image of favourite artist, eye catching and colourful. From these results I can tell what I should include on my front cover in order for it to intrigue my target audience. Although I cannot use a famous celebrity on the front cover (as I am taking original images) I could base my cover lines on popular pop singers/bands which teenage girls like. This will interest them into buying the magazine as there favourite pop singers will be featured within the magazine. From my results from the question ‘favourite pop singer’ I can see that Beyonce and Katy Perry are the most popular. I may use these two artists on the cover lines as they have been chosen as the most popular, my graph is shown on the next page.

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What would make you pick up a magazine from a shelve?

Do you prefer one main image on the front cover or various small ones?

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15 people out of the 20 said they would prefer one main image on the front cover of the magazine, from this I know I should use one main image on the front cover on my magazine. As 5 people chose various small images I have decided to use small images above cover lines to show what will be featured within the magazine.

On the double page spread would you prefer one main image or various small images?

The majority of people said they would prefer one main image on my magazine double page spread. This will help me in the making process of my magazine as I now know what my audience prefer on a double page spread.

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Would you prefer a story or an interview on a double page spread?

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The majority of people (13) said they would prefer an interview on a double page spread rather than a story. This will change how I make my magazine as I will now have an interview on my magazines double page spread as teenagers are more interested in this rather than a story.I think they prefer interviews as you can find out interesting things about a certain artist in which you do not know.

Do you read the contents page in music magazines?

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audience read the contents page in a music magazine so I would know whether to put a lot of information inside the contents page or a little.13 people said they do read the contents pages therefore I know to have a lot of important information that will be relevant to the audience on my contents page.