The selling points of a Rock Magazine

Ben Lindsay

What is selling point

They’re things that are on the front cover or anywhere else in the magazine that

catches a readers attention, Such as a promotion or an

exclusive interview

Kerrang is a rock magazine that has used a festival name to grab attention. Reading and Leeds is a very popular festival. They also use words like ‘exclusive’ and ‘New’ to make readers think that their features are exclusive to them, making people want to buy the magazine.

Target audience

These are the people that the magazine are

trying to sell themselves to. They us selling point designed specifically for

the audience to do so

By the use of posters, they are trying to grab the attention of people

who decorate

their rooms with

posters, which are

usually teenagers.

The use of Gig Listings grabs the attention of people who go to gigs. This typically means people like teenagers