CCR Question #2 Draft

My product engages audiences by the color scheme and the use of conventions. These elements allow the viewer of my magazine to enter the world or travel and luxury. The magazine has a slight classy feel to it as well. The articles are very trendy and could entice anyone wanting to travel to the best places with the best food etc.

My magazine would be distributed as a real media text by advertising for it on social media and places that the magazine's target audience spends their most time on the web. This way there is a higher chance of them recognizing it and wanting to read more. Then it would be sold to different retailers that sell name brand magazines so ours could be on the shelf. This way we could make it stand. out among it s competition.

The marketing plan for this magazine to be advertised through social media because my target audience mainly uses these mass media platforms. For instance, like Instagram and Facebook are specifically the platforms that I will be using to advertise my magazine to the public. I will also be go to the travel Magazine Convention in April to advertise my magazine further. I have a instagram account already to advertise my magazine, but we just need to increase its following.

Through researching about distribution of magazines I created a distribution plan for my magazine. It includes using the site Amazon, and creating my own website that I can put on my Instagram for easy access to more information. This is because in my marketing plan I created and instagram account for advertising and so my target audience could view exactly what we were all about pictures wise. By having the website linked on our page that will draw our audience for more and then we can sell it to them on our personal website. We also will be creating a mailing list in which a computer projected which people would be most interested in our product so we sent them in the mail a free trial of out magazine which leads to a full subscription if the costumer sticks with the trial. We also have out our magazine on commerce websites to attract more attention in a more traditional way.

CCR Question #1 Draft

One of the conventions I used is the fonts on the different pages of my magazine. These font challenged conventions because they were really enticing to the eye of our readers and target audience. The fonts were explosive and ornate which portrayed the right tone of the magazine. They helped with the flow of everything.
Another convention that I used was the different camera shots I was able to capture. I not only shot my model, but the location we were in. I have close ups of my models face and also wide angled shots of our landscape in Sarasota. I had to capture the favorable angles of Siesta Village to encourage the audience to want to travel to Sarasota Florida.
Another convention I used was creating titles and words that were appealing to the eye. For example, lower prices and cheap allow the reader to think that what they are going to read will personally benefit their wallet which allows them to want. to read the full article. This convention is vital to the popularity of the overall magazine.

The social groups represented in my magazine where that of a wealthier class. For example, it was a travel magazine so the reader would have to have the money to travel and go places without going broke; therefore, my model wore a nice outfit that portrayed er social class. She was put together and had nice shoes which allowed the reader to understand the type of people that would or could be traveling to Sarasota Florida.

Revision #3

I revised my magazine through the adobe program called InDesign. This is a professional software that a lot of different commercial magazine companies use to edit their magazines. I used this software to re-organize my photos in my magazine. This way my two page article looks more refined and official. I even re organized which part of the picture I would actually use, this way I allowed my reader too see the city of Sarasota through various different pleasing angles.
  

3rd Quarter Submission

Revision #2

For this revision I basically just re made my last table of Contents page, but instead of using Microsoft Publisher I used Adobe InDesign. This allowed for me to build upon my editing knowledge and so I could see how magazine companies really achieve their results. Also, it was a lot easier to create this look with InDesign than in publisher because in publisher the spacing was all messed up and I had to completely format it myself. So, it was easier to put together in InDesign.

Digital Distribution Research

 The Travel Magazine digitally distributes through their app on the App Store. This app includes all their currently our issues. Although, the only way to access the. issues is you have to have a subscription. This way their audience can fully enjoy this magazine on the go on their phone or laptop. This way of digitally distributing is very smart and well though out which is why I will be taking these methods into consideration when I am digitally distributing my product.

Digital Distribution Research

This travel magazine called Conde Nast Traveler Magazine has their own website for their magazine where they sell subscriptions to their product. They have different plans for selling their magazine like by paying for a monthly or yearly subscription, and then they will send the magazine directly to the costumers house every month. This way of Digital distribution is very ingenious and definitely something I can use when I plan out my digital distribution plan especially because we have similar target audiences.