Wednesday, 8 December 2010

Institutional Data ‘Music Magazine’ –NME

Key Facts

Price £2.20

Frequency Weekly

Circulation 56,284

Readership 411,000

Launch Date 1952

Male/Female 73%/27%

Average Age 25

ABC1 73%

Target Market Men 17-30”

“NME Readers are entertainment enthusiasts!

80% of NME readers feel that music is an important

part of their lives

79% of NME readers like to listen to new bands

63% specially choose to listen to indie/guitar bands

49% specially choose to listen to live bands in studio

52% are interested in taking a musical

course/qualification

36% are thinking of buying a musical instrument in the

next year”

“More about the reader

34% are working full time, 18% are working part time

and 26% are full time students

62% read at least 3 out of 4 issues

Almost half (49%) have been reading NME for at least

3 years

84% think the magazine gives them what they want

spending an average of 46 minutes reading each

issue”

I have gathered this information from the NME classified media information page. The information tells us that the magazine is mainly aimed at the male audience, aged between 17-30. NME magazine has been established for nearly 60 years now, so people will take it as a trust worthy magazine as it is still going strong after so long. From the information we understand that the majority of the readers are working, but still spare on average 46minutes to read each issue of the magazine. The information involved in the magazine should be based more on live music and gigs as this is what the audience would prefer to read about, and take a greater interest in rather than commercially produced music.

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