Wednesday, 17 March 2021

Research - focus groups (magazine)

Name: Ayaah 
Age: 17
Occupation: Student 
Psychographic: Explorer 
Interests: Reading, Fashion, Cooking, Music 
Ayaah is in my target audience for my magazine because she enjoys the lifestyle genre and likes to read about fashion.



Name: Eleanor 
Age: 17
Occupation: Fashion re-seller 
 Psychographic: Aspirer 
Interests: Fashion, design, reading, interior design, social media, makeup 
Eleanor is in my target audience due to her age and love of fashion and interests surrounding reading magazines. 
 
Name: Ana 
Age: 17
Occupation: Student 
Psychographic: Explorer 
Interests: Fashion, art, reading, dance, makeup, cooking, Music
Ana is in my target audience as she stated that she enjoys fashion mixed with lifestyle when looking into magazines, she said she specifically enjoys the Magazine Vogue.

 Name: Juliet 
Age: 17
Occupation: Student 
Psychographic: Reformer 
Interests: Travelling, Fashion, Languages, Cooking, Reading, Nature/Eco-friendly 
Juliet is in my target audience because of her age and her interests interlink with the contents of my magazine, she stated that she would read my magazine as she also enjoys to see the new fashion trends as well as the vintage aspect of fashion.


Name: Poppy 
Age: 27
Occupation: Social Media Influencer 
Psychographic: Explorer 
Interests: Health, Fitness, Fashion, Cooking, Travelling, Art
Poppy would not be in my target audience because of her age, due to her exceeding the 16-25 age range she may not understand all references in my media product and it may not appeal to her as much as those aged 16-25
Name: Kea
Age: 15
Occupation: GCSE student 
Psychographic: Reformer
Interests: Fashion, makeup, singing, beauty, dance, theatre, astrology 
Kea does not fit into my target audience due to her age being below 16-25, this means she may not feel my media product appeals to her due to the differences in age which also may lead to her not understanding all the references



My focus group is made up of 4 subjects who all fit into my target audience of a socially-conscious 16-25 year old, middle to upmarket demographic.

Following my audience research on magazines I asked them more questions about how they consume articles and magazines.

Do you read magazines?
Ayaah: Yes
Eleanor: Yes
Ana: Yes
Juliet: No
Poppy: Yes
Kea: No 

How regularly do you read magazines?
Ayaah: At least twice a week 
Eleanor: Almost every day
Ana: Maybe one a month 
Juliet: very rarely 
Poppy: every couple of days 
Kea: extremely rarely 

How much would you pay for a magazine?
Ayaah: Up to £4, maybe £5 for a special edition
Eleanor: Depending on the genre, anywhere from £1 to £10 because of hardback or limited edition contents
Ana: Nothing more than £4
Juliet: Strictly no more than £2.50 because I would only ever read it once then throw it away 
Poppy: anything, price does not matter
Kea: anything form £2 to £6

Do you enjoy reading magazines?
Ayaah: Yes, but it does depend on the type of magazine 
Eleanor: I do enjoy reading these, I feel that they are an interesting way to read a mix of soft news and become educated on the latest trends in society
Ana: I do, but I mainly enjoy looking at the images, I feel that it was truly draws me in to look though the magazine
Juliet: It is rare that I would enjoy it, however like Ana, I do like to look at the images and ads
Poppy: Yes, I really enjoy all aspects 
Kea: Not overly 

What is your favorite genre of magazine?
Ayaah: Lifestyle mixed with some celeb gossip, like OK! magazine
Eleanor: Anything with fashion in it
Ana: Food, cooking or fashion 
Juliet: Celeb gossip or travel magazines and sometimes fashion
Poppy: travel or cooking
Kea: musical 

What would you like to see more of in magazines?
Ayaah: An eco-friendly section
Eleanor: More trends being shown 
Ana: Social issues and justice 
Juliet: Social issues and environmental aspects 
Poppy: vegan recipes 
Kea: a singers section 

(This focus group was initiated under the impression I would be producing a magazine, but upon further reflection and research I decided to shift and do a music video) 





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