Magazines
Magazines are a great way of advertising to the world. The cover of the magazine is attractive and can be on anything that attracts attention. To attract men there might be scantily clothed women, cars, motorcycles, trucks, snow machines, and hundreds of other topics. Women might be attracted to cooking, sewing, sports, music, volleyball, and again whatever topic catches their focus. Magazines give a measure of pleasure, and relieve boredom of the individuals reading them. Within the magazine there are tons of adds that cover the majority of the pages along side articles and filling the final pages of the magazine.
2. Why does the company need to do the add?
The companies put adds in the magazine to attract consumers attention. While reading an article that you find interest individuals are bound to notice the adds. If the adds so much as even spark a small amount of interest the companies are happy because that individual is now more likely to look twice at their product the next time.
3. What group is targeted by the ad?
Magazines have many different adds within them. The majority of the time though the adds in the magazine have to do with what drew the attention of the reader to the magazine in the first place. If your reading a sports article your likely to fine adds about mechanic shops, clothing for protection while participating in a particular sport, or what will make you more prepared for the activity.
7. What values are reinforced?
Magazines promote individuals enjoying and learning more about their hobbies and things they love. They are a source of enjoyment and information. Different magazines attract different people promoting various values ranging from religion, to dedication to sports.
14. Is it closer to fantasy or reality?
I believe magazines can be reality or fantasy it depends on which magazine is being read. If they are reading and learning about what is going on in the world today and activities it would be reality. Super heros are in magazines and those would be in the fantasy category. I would say that there are more reality magazines though than fantasy ones.
15. Does it use stereotypes?
There are definitely stereotypes in magazines. In an athletic magazine your most likely to find a young good looking men and women. There are rarely over weight average people on the cover of a popular magazine. To sell their product companies find the handsome people who will attract buyers. This goes for every topic, if your looking to rebuild your old car there will be a picture of a beautiful refurbished car on the front and then the stages of rebuilding the car on the inside.
16. In what ways does this depict a lifestyle that is healthy unhealthy?
Magazines can be healthy for individuals. Fitness magazines can help individuals get into shape and lead healthier lifestyles while they can also make people into steroid addicts if they aren't careful or are over zealous. Magazines can be healthy or unhealthy it all depends on how the individual reacts to the experiences and influences.
Techniques of persuasion
Techniques used to persuade people to buy magazines include the fashion, sports, handsome people, or many different actives. All these techniques are used used to persuade people to buy the magazine and the products shown within them.
