Advertising

The genre of my magazine is indie rock so this means that the advertising I use will be genre specific as there are some adverts that the target audience won't find appealing so would be useless being featured in my magazine.

Festivals - Festivals are something there would be a lot of advertising for in my magazine as this is something that the target audience would be interested in. My target audience would want to find out when and where the bets festivals are being held that play the style of music they listen to so it would be expected that an indie rock music magazine would be up to date on where the best festivals are being held.

Gigs and tours - My music magazine would also feature many advertisements for upcoming gigs and tours of different artistes. This is important because it shows that the magazine knows the music industry well and it also shows a USP of the magazine that it has the most up to date our and gig information of certain artistes.

Hair dye - Hair dye is something that I would also advertise in my magazine. Although this is beauty related and these aren't the type of advertisements I would usually include I think hair dye is an exception. I think this type of advertisement would be something that would appeal to both genders as it common in the rock and indie rock community for men and women to experiment with different hair colours, this is something that brings out the rebellious attitude shown in the indie rock community an I think this type of advertisement would show the audience that my magazine is a very strong part of the community because they know what types of things the target audience would be interested in.

Instruments - Instruments would be another advertisement I would like to include because in the indie rock community it is very common for people to write their own music, this also emphasises the fact that the magazine is passionate about the actual music behind a song which the target audience will appreciate. Instruments are something that the audience of the magazine will wan tot find out about so this type of advertisement will be very useful to the audience which highlights that the magazine actually cares about the audience and their interest when considering what advertisements to include rather than just including advertisements to make money.