Publication Plan

Title:

SMASH

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Positioning Statement: The number one magazine for smashing rock records every month.
Frequency of publication: Monthly

Commented [FG1]: Needs more detail needs to

indicate what the magazines about genre?

Price: 2.50
Distribution: Newsagents, supermarkets, music shops, gigs.
Rationale: The punk rock magazine will be focused on what fans want by using their ideas
and feedback from social media to help shape the content of the magazine. It will offer
insights and behind the scenes access to show fans many different rock artists and bands. It
has exclusive interviews and a variety of different rock bands and artists to suit the audience
of 15-30 year olds.

Commented [FG2]: Not too much you cant have

them dictate the whole content. It needs to be more like
using their feedback to help shape the magazine?

Style: There will be informal articles and text with slang, as this relates to and suits the
target audience of 15-30 year olds. SMASH will use busy layouts to give a punk rock vibe to
fit the punk rock genre of music, with a focus on striking images, as well as text.
Regular Content:
1. Gig Guide A guide and tips on how to prepare yourself for gigs this month.
2. Smash News The latest news for Smash magazine.
3. Artist Reviews Reviews on established and up and coming artists.
4. Behind the Scenes Smash take you behind the scenes of a gig.
5. Smash Quiz A fun, short quiz testing your knowledge on rock music.
6. This Months Top 10 Smashs top 10 songs this month.
7. Have Your Say! Tell us your reviews, favourite gigs and stories.
8. Subscriptions Subscription information.
9. Win! Competition Your chance to win CDs, tickets, VIP passes etc.
10. Are you up to date? - Gives you latest news on the new rock albums and singles.
Feature Content:
1. Were not like any other band.- Smash grab an exclusive interview with up and
coming band, Accepting April.
2. Out There We go out and find new independent bands and artists to keep your
music fresh.
3. Up & Coming Artists Reviews and recommendations on the new artists.
4. The Smash List Smash make you a list of all the bands and artists you need to be
listening to in 2016.
5. 50 Best Rock Albums Smashs 50 top albums of all time.
6. Live! The Best Gigs This Year The best gigs of the year
7. Whats New? Smash give you the latest news in the rock world.
8. Q & A Q & A with journalist to give you behind the scenes access.
9. Smashs Hits - Smashs recommendations on the best and latest hits.
10. Stone Roses in Manchester! Smash met up with the classic band to ask them
YOUR questions.
11. The top 10 concerts of all time. We give you our favourite rock bands from over the
past decade.
12. Twenty One Pilots We got the chance to chat with Tyler and Joe to give you an
exclusive review of their new album, you dont want to miss this!
13. Studio Reports We have our monthly reports of studios around the country.

Commented [FG3]: 1.Were not like any other

band.- SMASH grab an exclusive interview with the
up and coming band, Accepting April.
Make sure you explain them in full with a bit of style like
this. Use the informality that you planned in the style
section.
Check through your article info and edit where
necessary

Commented [FG4]: Article info?

14. The Rolling Stones Exclusive behind the scenes information on their new tour.
15. Classic Rock! - Smash show you some of the oldies but goldies
16. 15 ways to stay up to date with bands this year.
17. Smashing Records Smash Magazine's annual award ceremony!
18. Get Festive- See our top Christmas picks to get you ready for the holiday season.
19. New Year, Same you As 2016 is in store we give you our selected songs to keep
you on track next year.
20. Indie or Metal? Find out your preferred kind of rock.

House Style:
Cover lines: Franklin Gothic medium (Bold) and not bold.
Headlines: Berlin sans FB Demi
Stand first: Trebuchet MS (Bold)
Captions: Arial (size 8)
Features first paragraph: Drop cap in Berlin Sans FB Demi (3 lines deep) and Arial
News first paragraph: Arial (First word in bold capitals)
Body Text: Arial (size 9)
Colour scheme:
Black
White
Blue

Commented [FG5]: You dont have enough interviews

here.