Friday 16 October 2009

Music magazine questionaire

I decided that it would be a good idea to do a little market research to find out how to make my magazine interesting and apealing to todays readers of music magazines so I have created a little questionnaire consisting of ten simple questions about the music/magazine industry.

Here is my questionnaire:

1. What Gender are you?
Male
Female

2. How old are you?
16-18
18-20
20-25
25+
Other

3. How often do you read Music Magazines?
Every day
Every Week
Every Month
A few times a year
Never

4. Which of these Magazines (if any) do you read? (you can pick more than one)
NME
Q
Mojo
Rolling Stone
KERRANG!
Metal Hammer
Top of the Pops
Other

5. What type of music do you listen to? (you can pick more than one)
Rock & Roll
Indie Rock
R&B
Metal
Rap
Country Rock
Classic Rock
Other

6. How much are you usually willing to pay for a Music Magazine?
£2-£2.50
£3-£3.50
£4-£4.50
£4.50+

7. When do you usualy read your Magazines once you buy them?
As soon as you buy them
Throughout the day
Throughout the week
When you get home from work/school
Other

8. What do you usualy do with your magazines once you’ve read them?
Keep them
Throw them away
Give them to a friend or family member
Other

9. Do you prefer to buy a magazine or find out the information you want on the internet?
Buy a Magazine
Go on the internet

10. What are the main pieces of information you want know when you read a music magazine? (you can pick more than one)
What new albums/singles are being released
Who are releasing new albums/singles
Information about the personal lives of artists/bands
To find out about up coming gigs/tours/festivals
To find out about new bands
Other

Hopefuly this will give me some insight in to the music magazine industry and help me to start work on my own music magazine and what will go in it.

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