1. Researching the Market Place 2. NME MagazineNME is an indie/ rock magazine, the frequency ofpublication is weekly at the price of 2.20. NMEstands for new music express, and was first launchedin 1952 bringing its readers the finest new music,championing the latest exciting artists.The intended audience of the magazine is aimed atmen aged between 17 and 30 years of age, thisillustrates that the content of the magazine is mostrelevant to this age range and gender. However theaverage age of readers is 25 years old. Thepopulation of readers consists of 73% male and 27%female.NME music magazine is distributed via the company IPC MEDIA. IPC MEDIA creates content formultiple platforms, across print, online, mobile, tablets and events and it the UKs leadingconsumer magazine publisher.To view NME media pack, click on the following link;http://www.nme.com/mediapack/pdf/nme_media_information_full.pdfTo view the distributer of NME magazine, click on the following link;http://www.ipcmedia.com/ 3. This is a copy of NME magazine This is a copy of NME magazinedated the 7th March 1952dated the 27th October 2012 4. Q MagazineCIRCULATION64.596 READERSHIP 411,000Q magazine celebrates everything great about rock and roll and was first published in 1986. Themagazine has a mission to produce magazines that brings music alive, drawing together the biggeststars, the most exciting phenomena, new artists and a dose of irreverence to create an unmissablewide screen picture of what rock and roll is all about. Featuring artists such as U2, Adele, Oasis,Radiohead and Lady Gaga.The frequency of publication is monthly, and every issue features star interviews, the monthsmoments in music and investigations into the world of rock and roll. Each month Q displayscomprehensive reviews section gives the last word on all the most important new releases andreissues.Q magazine is priced at 3.99 per issue. Qmagazine is unisex and therefore enablesboth genders to relate to the magazine.However more males reed the magazine. Theage range in which the magazine is mostpopular is between the ages 15 and 24 as thisage range is built up of 38% of the populationof readers. 5. Q is the UKs number one actively-purchased music magazine.Q is about quality and character. Qs readers prize its lavishphotography, in-depth reporting and sense of humour.Q is about authority and opinion. It stands for the music that matters,the stars who make it and the people who love it.Q is trusted and influential. A positive review in Q can make a bandscareer and Qs major interviews reverberate around the world. This is a copy of the second Q gets unparalleled access to the biggest stars in rock and roll.issue, dated : November 1986Qs audience is younger and more affluent than any other musicmonthly. 97% of readers rate Q as a quality magazine. In research itoutperforms competitors on measures such as best interviews, writingand awards winning photography.Q music magazine is distrusted by BAUER MEDIA, which is Europes largestprivately owned publishing Group. BAUER MEDIA is a worldwide mediaempire offering over 300 magazines in 15 countries and online TV andradio stations.This is a copy of Q magazineTo view Q magazines media pack click on the following link;dated: March 2012http://magazines.bauermediaadvertising.com/magazines/detail/QTo view the distributer of Q magazine, click on the following link;http://www.bauermedia.co.uk/ 6. KERRANG MagazineCIRCULATIONREADERSHIP42,203 378,000Kerrang! magazine is one of the worlds biggest weekly music magazine and the first issue waspublished on June 6th 1981. Kerrang! magazine consists of a rock genre, its frequency publication isweekly and costs 2.20. The rock genre includes, hard rock, heavy metal, classic rock and indie rock.The intended target audience for Kerrang magazine is aimed at both male and females aged betweenthe years 16 and 23, the highest percentage of readers being aged 15-24 and mostly viewed by males.Each published issue will include coverage on aspects such as bands and scenes that will guaranteereaders to be provided with a variety and that their passionate appetite for their favourite bands aswell as their desire to be introduced to new music and artists.The total page content of Kerrang magazine is usually 88 pages per issue. As well as Q magazine, Kerrang is also distributed through BAUER MEDIA, which is Europes largest privately owned publishing Group.To view kerrangs media pack, click on the following link;http://ebookbrowse.com/kerrang-mediapack-2011-pdf-d384134966To view the distributer of Kerrang magazine, click on thefollowing link;http://www.bauermedia.co.uk/ http://magazines.bauermediaadvertising.com/magazines/detail/kerrang 7. This is a copy of the first issue of This is a copy of Kerrang!Kerrang! Magazine, dated June 1981 Magazine, dated July 2012