The Importance of Magazines in your Media Mix

Linda Hazelwood
Executive Director
Manitoba Magazine Publishers’ Association
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Community Papers
Outdoor
Radio
Direct Marketing
Daily Newspaper
Television
Magazines
Online/Social Media
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Why magazines?
Tonight’s discussion.
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The basics of Marketing:
the 5 P’s
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The basics of Marketing.
The 5 P’s
Price, Place, Product, Promotion, People
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The basics of Marketing.
The 5 P’s
Price, Place, Product, PROMOTION, People
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The Media Mix:
The combination of advertising channels
employed in meeting the promotional
objectives of a marketing plan or campaign.
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Bridging the gap
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Magazine publishers and some of
the jargon they use.
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Magazine publishers and some of
the jargon they use.
Controlled vs Paid
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Magazine publishers and some of
the jargon they use.
Controlled vs Paid
Newsstand
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Magazine publishers and some of
the jargon they use.
Controlled vs Paid
Newsstand
Sponsored
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Magazine publishers and some of
the jargon they use.
Controlled vs Paid
Newsstand
Sponsored
Request
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Magazine publishers and some of
the jargon they use.
Controlled vs Paid
Newsstand
Sponsored
Request
How many circulated: print – digital – reader numbers
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Magazine publishers and some of
the jargon they use.
Controlled vs Paid
Newsstand
Sponsored
Request
How many circulated: print – digital – reader numbers
ABC – CCAB – self verified
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Type of magazines
Consumer – general interest
Consumer – special interest
Trade (Business)
Farm
Religious
Scholarly
Arts & Literary
Aboriginal, Ethnocultural,
Official Language Minority, GBLT
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Appearance
High quality gloss (long life)
48 pages or more
quality editorial and advertising
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Not just straight pages.
Polybag multiple leaflets (Western Horse Review)
Cover wrap (Pacific & Prairie Horse)
French Door Cover inc Spot Glue (Business Calgary)
“Full” Reverse Gatefold Cover (Country Guide)
“Half” Reverse Gatefold Cover (Cattlemen)
Tip on (Cattlemen)
Inside double gatefold (Canadian Magazines)
Poster (National Geographic)
Edge trim (Canadian Magazines)
Eco-Insert (Horse Country)
Blow-in
5-way campaign: Full page advert, tip on, Dealer Locator, Web
link and digimag link to digital catalogue (Horse Country)
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10 reasons to use magazines
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Magazines and magazine ads capture focused attention.
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10 reasons to use magazines
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Magazines and magazine ads capture focused attention.
Magazine advertising is targeted.
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10 reasons to use magazines
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Magazines and magazine ads capture focused attention.
Magazine advertising is targeted.
Magazine advertising is relevant and welcomed.
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10 reasons to use magazines
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Magazines and magazine ads capture focused attention.
Magazine advertising is targeted.
Magazine advertising is relevant and welcomed.
Magazines are credible.
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10 reasons to use magazines
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Magazines and magazine ads capture focused attention.
Magazine advertising is targeted.
Magazine advertising is relevant and welcomed.
Magazines are credible.
Magazines offer a lasting message.
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10 reasons to use magazines
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Magazines and magazine ads capture focused attention.
Magazine advertising is targeted.
Magazine advertising is relevant and welcomed.
Magazines are credible.
Magazines offer a lasting message.
Magazines deliver brand-relevant imagery.
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10 reasons to use magazines
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Magazines and magazine ads capture focused attention.
Magazine advertising is targeted.
Magazine advertising is relevant and welcomed.
Magazines are credible.
Magazines offer a lasting message.
Magazines deliver brand-relevant imagery.
Magazine advertising drives web searches and visits.
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10 reasons to use magazines
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Magazines and magazine ads capture focused attention.
Magazine advertising is targeted.
Magazine advertising is relevant and welcomed.
Magazines are credible.
Magazines offer a lasting message.
Magazines deliver brand-relevant imagery.
Magazine advertising drives web searches and visits.
Magazines drive the purchase funnel.
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10 reasons to use magazines
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Magazines and magazine ads capture focused attention.
Magazine advertising is targeted.
Magazine advertising is relevant and welcomed.
Magazines are credible.
Magazines offer a lasting message.
Magazines deliver brand-relevant imagery.
Magazine advertising drives web searches and visits.
Magazines drive the purchase funnel.
Magazine advertising sells brands and enhances ROI
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10 reasons to use magazines
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Magazines and magazine ads capture focused attention.
Magazine advertising is targeted.
Magazine advertising is relevant and welcomed.
Magazines are credible.
Magazines offer a lasting message.
Magazines deliver brand-relevant imagery.
Magazine advertising drives web searches and visits.
Magazines drive the purchase funnel.
Magazine advertising sells brands and enhances ROI
Magazines are becoming 360o marketing providers.
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Content Integrity
Editorial vs advertising bias.
The separation of editorial content and advertising messages must be
transparent to the reader.
Editorial integrity must be free of compromise or external influence.
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Sample magazines and
media kits
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RECAP
The marketing mix
The media mix
Where magazines fit in the mix
How magazines can reach your markets
Questions to ask when considering a particular magazine
Additional concepts offered by magazines
How readers perceive magazines and their content
The long term value of print advertising
The different types of magazines available
Where the magazines are published (does it make a difference)
Magazines available locally and their reach
Print and digital, apps, tablets etc.
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Useful links
www.magazinescanada.ca/advertising/fact_books?language=en_CA&
http://www.magazinescanada.ca/business_media/fact_book
Audit Bureau of Circulations: www.accessabc.ca
Canadian Circulations Audit Board: bpaww.com
This presentation in Powerpoint and PDF
www.manitobamagazines.ca/professional-development
CARD: Canadian Advertising Rates & Data:
http://www.cardonline.ca/public/home.jsf
Hints on reading CARD:
http://www.mcgill.ca/library/files/library/reading_card.pdf
www.manitobamagazines.ca
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