distribution research

Magazines especially sports magazines have more recently relied on a lot of there sales coming off of digital distribution. Sports Illustrated saw this as an opportunity to be better and sell more magazines then anyone of their competitors. They have taken digital distribution to a whole new level by producing a tablet addition of their magazine very week. This is easier for buyers so all they have to do to read the magazine is press a couple of buttons. The readers can subscribe online and receive digital editions instead of hard copies. The digital distribution has largely impacted their sales making a 22% increase in revenue from 2009 to 2010 and the numbers rising every year.

distribution research

The traditional distribution of a magazine of my genre which would be sports, involves being on the shelves in the front of stores like Publix, Walmart, Target, Walgreen's, and many more. Other methods include being shown in important sports games and Tv shows that are about sports that would be included in the magazine. Another method would be, the seller actually standing on corners next to sports stadiums or in large cities with many stores in the area. These are great methods of how to successfully distribute sports magazines.

feedback

After presenting my Magazine i got a lot of advice from my peers and Mr. Elsbree. I was told that i had to much white space so i am planning on using one of the class cameras and taking it to the basketball game to get more filler pictures. I was also told to make the magazine more appealing so i have decided to use a border on the magazine and more color on the pages. Lastly i was told that i should put a little more in my article and also to make the font more easily read on the cover and table of contents. To do this i will add in one or two more athletes to the article, also i will put more color in the words and also use a background onto the letters.

planning

I have talked to all my models for the photo shoot and also looked at my schedule to figure out a few dates that would work for the shoot. I decided that we were all gonna be present so we would only have to take photos once. We have all decided that the best date would be the 6th of December, this will be the date of a basketball game so those players will have access to their uniforms and also the football players will be prepared to have the correct equipment with them as well. This will be the set date for the photo shoot.

Planning

I have gone to a few places for possible photo shoot locations. I have found a few places with good lighting and background. I have visited the SHS courtyard, SHS football locker room and field, SHS basketball gym, other school locker rooms in the area including Riverview, Booker, and Cardinal Mooney. Also i looked at a few locations near the SHS Campus such as the front parking lot with the school in the background, Sarasota fords parking lot with the flag in the background, and lastly the old SHS school building which is under construction. I tend to favor the Locker rooms, the SHS football field, and the SHS football field. All these locations have the sports feeling and look to them and also have very good lighting for the photos to come out great.

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planning template

The monthly awards will be in every issue of SouthWest Florida Sports, they will go over the Player that is playing the best in that month, The team that is the most successful in that month, and also the most entertaining and exiting game of the month. The Features will be different in every issue and in this issue they will cover the transferring of student athletes in the South West region of Florida, The Sarasota High JV basketball team playing better than any other Sarasota high team ever, The class of 2020 athletes, etc. Lastly every issue will have a group of articles that are based on that issue. This particular one has a few of the amazing athletes in the class of 2020 in the South West region of Florida.

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