How did i attract my target audience? Was it a success?

To attract my target audience it was important that i used a variety of methods of analysis and research to get the correct audience impact.

I did a variety of things to help:

1. I analysed 2 magazine covers, contents and DPS's (Double Page Spreads)
2. I created a mood board from my questionnaire research
3. I Did a psychological profile of one of my target audience
4. For my Photo Shoot i did a mood board of interesting pictures i found in similar magazines to what i wanted produce.

I was successful because i addressed my target audience through a contempory style. My choice of mixed genre music, meant i made my magazine contents and cover contempory to suit a wide circulate magazine which would be massed produced, but looked niche; because of all the colours.

My music magazine represents a particular social group, because of the age 16-19. Their social status meaning old enough to really enjoy parties. It represents people as out-going and fun, because thats what the name HOUSEPARTY has as connotations/denotations.

Take alook at this Final magazine cover for example different social groups are represented through publication i.e; which celebrities they like, male and female references and music celeb fashion (something which widely represents groups of people). I was aiming my magazine at "Popular kids", although this sounds stereotypical, it would make people who don't feel "popular" as such, want to buy the magazine to be on trend.