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Who would be the audience for my media product?

(E)evaluation target audience

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Who would be the audience for my media

product?

Demographics

Age

Gender

Race

Income bracket

The  audience  for  my  media  product  would  range  from  aspiring  adolescents  to  working  crea7ves  up  to  about  the  age  of  30.  That’s  es7mated  at  any  age  between  16-­‐30  year  olds.  I  think  this  because  I’ve  mainly  used  images  of  a  young  performer/producer,  and  I  think  30  is  about  the  maximum  age  for  my  targeted  psychographic.  

The  majority  of  the  targeted  audience  will  be  male,  because  I’ve  represented  my  audience  through  a  male  model  only.  S7ll  I  think  that  the  female  por7on  of  my  audience  could  appeal  to  an  aGrac7ve  and  successful  young  man,  because  this  is  stereotypically  considered  desirable.  I  would  have  liked  to  use  a  female  model  looking  back  now,  because  it  would  have  evened  out  the  appeal  for  both  male  and  female  halves  of  the  audience.  

I’ve  represented  my  audience  using  a  white  European  male,  so  my  magazine  will  expectedly  appeal  to  this  category  the  most.  However  my  magazine  would  be  published  exclusively  in  the  UK,  which  is  known  for  it’s  cultural  diversity.  Naturally  aspects  such  as  race  are  commonly  not  considered  significant  as  UK  residents  become  desensi7zed  to  any  differences  in  appearance.  

My  audience  may  vary  from  middle  class  earners  (the  crea7ve  kind),  to  unemployed  aspiring  students.  They  would  not  be  the  top  earning  class,  because  crea7ves  don’t  fit  into  this  category.  I’m  targe7ng  a  younger  audience  too,  meaning  that  the  income  bracket  could  be  quite  low.  My  niche  audience  are  likely  to  be  skilled  young  crea7ves  with  an  average  income  (possibly  university  students).  

Psychographics    

Leading Edge audience:

The Creative ‘Crea7ves’  are  the  type  to  be  constantly  be  producing  new  content  and  products  that  require  a  lot  of  ar7s7c  input.  They  are  constantly  ac7ve,  whether  they  are  producing  music,  promo7ng  gigs,  organizing  fes7vals,  or  crea7ng  indie  brands.  They  have  no  real  inten7on  to  ‘make  it’  and  are  more  focused  on  the  enjoyment  that  they  get  out  of  the  crea7ve  process.    In  my  magazine  ar7cle,  I  made  sure  to  include  details  about  how  the  ar7st  really  felt  about  the  crea7ve  process.  This  was  so  that  I  could  appeal  to  this  par7cular  psychographic  on  a  social  level  in  which  my  audience  could  say  ‘wow,  I  really  relate  to  that’.  Crea7ves  also  fit  into  the  young  demographic  that  I  had  in  mind.  They  are  the  kind  of  person  to  be  interested  in  other  content  I  included,  such  as  the  ‘Ul7mate  Guide’  for  gig  bookings  and  the  indie  genre  musician  list  in  the  contents.  

Leading Edge audience:

The DIYer The  DIYer  is  quite  similar  to  the  crea7ve  in  many  aspects.  What  sets  them  apart  most  is  that  the  DIYer  has  the  specific  requirement  of  wan7ng  to  ‘make  it’  in  their  crea7ve  career.  They  are  also  much  more  tech-­‐literate  and  can  apply  themselves  to  situa7ons  that  require  a  liGle  more  organiza7on  and  academic  skill.  This  means  they’re  freelancers,  but  they  succeed  in  what  they  do,  puZng  them  in  a  slightly  higher  income  bracket.    DIYers  are  the  kind  of  people  that  I  think  will  appeal  to  my  magazine’s  graphics,  because  it  has  very  tech  oriented  connota7ons.  This  is  why  I  represented  my  ar7st  using  conven7ons  seen  in  tech  magazines.  The  colours  blue,  white  and  black  used  in  my  colour  scheme  are  intertextual  to  that  of  social  networking  sites  such  as  Facebook  or  TwiGer.  Both  social  networks  are  important  for  tech/digital  based  business  if  the  DIYer  intends  to  be  successful  in  appealing  to  their  audience  on  a  social  level.  This  means  that  the  DIYer  especially  will  appeal  to  the  asthe7cs  of  my  media  products.  I  also  think  they  would  appeal  to  the  crea7ve  content  of  my  ar7cle;  specifically  the  pull  quote.  The  pull  quote  states  that  the  ar7st  wishes  for  his  music  to  be  considered  popular,  rela7ng  to  the  DIYers’  need  to  ‘make  it’  in  their  crea7ve  career.