Competition Voicethread

Unlike in past years, the competition for a published magazine now spans onto other media platforms, especially online music magazines. These magazines are the biggest competition for me because they can embed videos and audio into their articles so the reader can hear the music the article is talking about. However, by looking through published pop magazines I found commonalities that I can adapt to my magazine in order to keep up with the competition. Some similarities throughout all the magazines I looked at were the featuring of bright colours in their design (mostly pink) and also interviews with young, new pop stars. Another feature used was the singles chart for the week which I think is a good idea because pop music is such a changing genre that it’s important to show what it consists of at the time of publishing.

I can beat this competition by using attention-grabbing colours and a clean, modern design because this fits in with my audience demographic of late teens and millenials and bright colours will make my magazine stand out. In terms of content, I plan to have an interview with my cover star and also features in the contents such as the top charts for the week in order to make sure my magazine is as up-to-date as it can be. As a way to combat the issue of not having online interaction I can add in opportunities for a website in my articles.