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The skyline is always at the top of a magazine page if its included and it usually tells you that the magazine has ‘exclusive’ information inside
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Secondary stories lets you know what else is going to be inside of the magazine. This is usually stories that will make people want to buy the magazine.
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The barcode is mostly on the front page of a magazine.
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The price is placed under the barcode so people know where to find it and how much they are paying.
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The main Image is usually in the centre of the magazine front cover and is usually someone well known like a celebrity. Using a celebrity or a well known face as the main image might make people to buy to buy it as they might want to read more about the person on the front cover.
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The plug is included to promote things such as competitions and usually stands out so it can intrigue people to take part in them.
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The Main title, also known as the Mast head. This has to be eye catching as people want to be able to see what the magazine is called from a distance away. Usually in a colour that stands out so that it is easy to read.
My demographics will be aimed at BC1C2's as this allows me to keep the magazine professional as well as be able to aim my magazine at people who are aged roughly 16-24 years old.
By looking at this table of the demographics, it allows us to see and understand how to target a product at a certain target audience and see what group different people will fall into. it also allows us to differentiate how to appeal directly to an audience.
A magazine company can also use the demographics table to see what type of free gift they could put with the magazine. for example, if you are aiming the magazine at a rich audience then you could provide a free CD with the magazine whereas if you was aiming it at a lower demographic then you could provide a free poster or wrist band. They can also help you to understand what stories you could include in your magazine because a lower demographic might not want real long words within the magazine that they do not understand whereas a higher demographic might want these long words within the magazine. Finally, the table will also allow a magazine company to decide on a price that they will be setting the magazine at as they can charge more money for a magazine that a higher demographic audience would buy and a lower price for a lower demographic audience.
