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Resolved Question: what do you think of my essay?

Right, so i'm 13 and i'm doing my english GCSE a year early. this is my first EVER essay on media and its about two advertisements for two different perfumes found in Bliss Magazine. I know its rubbish, you dont need to tell me that. haha. if you could give me any suggestions on how to improve/constructive critizism/corrections on punctuation etc. pleaaase help me. thank you. SORRY ITS SO LENGTHY.. YOU DONT NEED TO READ IT ALL. THANKS. Following your close study on Bliss, comment on and compare advertisement features within the magazine that you feel are successful The publishers of Bliss magazine obviously have a clear idea of their target audience. Not only do the bright, girly colours and photographs of current and popular celebrities suggest that it is aimed at teenage girls but also the name 'bliss'- meaning extreme happiness, suggests femininity and youth. The magazine is most likely aimed at females in there early adolescent years and possibly even preteens; perhaps with ages varied between twelve and fifteen. They also know that it is important to appeal to the target audience and so have used a wide range of presentational features to ensure this is achievable; some of these include the colour scheme, lay-out, fonts and images. All of the devices used are not only suitable for the Bliss readers, but also for the purpose of the magazine which is to entertain, give advice, advertise and ultimately sell. The content usually includes pages based on celebrity gossip, news, fashion tips, interviews and “problem pages” all of which have been designed for the purpose and target audience. Obviously, their main priority is to sell and so they approach the potential buyer bribing them with a “free gift”. They also design the front cover making sure the expensive price tag is the least eyecatching part and is over-powered by other feautures. Some would say that magazines such as Bliss can be quite misleading because they lure the shopper into buying it and are only interested in the money that they will be receiving. Another way that the company attempts to increase their profits is by advertising. In the December issue of Bliss Magazine that we have previously studied, two similar advertisements are displayed, both of which are trying to appeal to the same target audience as Bliss Magazine itself which is why they have chosen to advertise in this particular area of the media. The first advertisement is for Avril Lavigne’s perfume “Black star”. Already, the name suggests a lot about the product. For example; you would imagine it to be gothic and dark because those are the connotations of the colour black. Despite the gothic style, pink is used in the colour scheme to make sure that it can appeal to more than just one group of people and produce more sales. Pink is also a typical feminine colour and so is suitable for the target audience. The name “black star” contradicts itself because stars are never usually described as black, therefore creating a sense of uniqueness and individuality which is something many teenagers aspire to be. The wording “be your own star”, tells the reader that buying the perfume can help you to become everything you want to be, therefore making it very persuasive. They also do this by styling Avril Lavigne to look like her perfume bottle. She models a short pink dress with finishing touches including a studded belt, fish net tights and a shinny, silver bangle and is posed to look powerful which breaks the weak and innocent stereotype of a typical girl. Similarly, the bottle is pink and shaped like the dress with a black, star shaped lid which reflects the belt that she is wearing. By mirroring the perfume bottle in her clothes and accessories, it suggests to the target audience that by wearing the perfume, they too can be like Avril Lavigne. The second of the two advertisements is about Coleen Rooney’s perfume. It has been styled carefully to look sophisticated and elegant. By using shades of purple rather than pink, it is still able to attract girls but looks more mature and grown up. The advertisement displays a photograph of Coleen, showing her slim, attractive outline and is airbrushed to make her look “perfect”. The contrast of Coleen against outlines of dancers in the background gives the impression of her “standing out”. Like Avril Lavignes perfume, the bottle is very similarly designed to mirror Coleen’s dress. Both Coleen and the bottle are plain black and very graceful. The positioning of the perfume on the advertisement feature stands slightly behind the photograph of Coleen and is larger than her. By doing this, it familiarises the audience with the product so they know what to look for when buying it. Written on the bottle is “Coleen x” in a handwriting style font and a “kiss” symbol to add a personal touch and a sense of trust and sharing. The products that are being advertised are both quite similar, however; although the target audiences a more

Resolved Question: English essay... again?

Right, so i've already posted a question about my media essay about two advertisments in Bliss Magazine - Avril Lavigne and Colleen Rooney's perfumes. However, i didn't seem to ask it very well. So here i go again: This is my INTRODUCTION and the start of the body of my essay. I can't use P.E.E because there is very little writing on the advertisements and so i can't quote it very well. If you could give me any help/corrections/ideas it would be very much appreciated. If not, just leave me your thoughts. Thank you. Following your close study on Bliss Magazine, comment on and compare advertisement features which you feel are significant in making it successful. The publishers of Bliss magazine obviously have a clear idea of their target audience. Not only do the bright, girly colours and photographs of current and popular celebrities suggest that it is aimed at teenage girls but also the name 'bliss'- meaning extreme happiness, suggests femininity and youth. The magazine is most likely aimed at females in there early adolescent years and possibly even preteens; perhaps with ages varied between twelve and fifteen. They also obviously know that it is important to appeal to the target audience and so have used a wide range of presentational features to ensure this is achievable; some of these include colour scheme, lay-out, fonts and images. All of the devices used are not only suitable for the Bliss readers but also for the purpose of the magazine which is to entertain, give advice, advertise and ultimately sell. The content usually includes pages based on celebrity gossip, news, fashion tips, interviews and “problem pages” all of which have been designed for the purpose and target audience. Obviously, their main priority is to sell and so they approach the potential buyer bribing them with a “free gift”. They also design the front cover making sure the expensive price tag is the least eyecatching part and is over-powered by other feautures. Some would say that magazines such as Bliss can be quite deceiving because they lure the shopper into buying it and are only interested in the money that they will be receiving. Another way that the company attempts to increase their profits is by advertising. In the December issue of Bliss Magazine, two similar advertisements are displayed that are trying to appeal to the same target audience as Bliss Magazine itself which is why they have chosen to advertise in this particular area of the media. The first advertisement is for Avril Lavigne’s perfume “Black star”. Already, the name suggests a lot about the product. For example; you would imagine it to be gothic and dark because those are the connotations of the colour black. Despite the gothic style, pink is used in the colour scheme so that it can appeal to more than just one group of people. Pink is also a typical feminine colour and so is suitable for the target audience. The name “black star” contradicts itself because stars are never usually described as black, therefore creating a sense of uniqueness and individuality which is something many teenagers aspire to be. The wording “be your own star” tells the reader that buying the perfume can help you to become everything you want to be, making it very persuasive. They also do this by styling Avril Lavigne to look like her perfume bottle. She models a short pink dress with finishing touches including a studded belt, fish net tights and a shinny, silver bangle and is posed to look powerful which breaks the weak and innocent stereotype of a typical girl. Similarly, the bottle is pink and shaped like the dress with a black, star shaped lid which reflects the belt that she is wearing. By mirroring the perfume bottle in the clothes and accessories, it suggests to the target audience that by wearing the perfume, they can be like Avril Lavigne. The second of the two advertisements is about Coleen Rooney’s perfume. It has been styled carefully to look sophisticated and elegant. By using shades of purple rather than pink, it is still able to attract girls but looks more mature and grown up. The advertisement displays a photograph of Coleen, showing her slim, attractive outline and is airbrushed to make her look “perfect”. The contrast of Coleen against outlines of dancers in the background gives the impression of her “standing out”. Like Avril Lavignes perfume, the bottle is very similarly designed to mirror Coleen’s dress. Both are plain black and very graceful. more

Voting Question: English media essay. Pleaaaase help?!?

so.. i'm 13 years old and i've just started my GCSEs. i've been assigned a media essay about Bliss magazine and i am absoloutely CRAP at english. Please could you read through my essay, comment and tell me whats wrong with it.. lay-out, punctuation, anything else i can add etc. Thanks. Following your close study on Bliss Magazine, comment on and compare advertisement features which you feel are significant in making it successful. Publishers of Bliss Magazine have a clear idea of their target audience. Not only do the bright, girly colours and photographs of current and popular celebrities tell us that it is aimed at teenage girls but also, the name “bliss”, meaning extreme happiness suggests femininity and youth. The magazine is most likely targeted at girls in their younger teenage years and possibly pre-teens. Perhaps ages ranging between 12 and 15. They have used many presentational devices to make sure that appealing to their target audience is achievable; some of these include colour scheme, lay-out, fonts and images. All of the devices used are not only suitable for the Bliss readers but also for the purpose of the magazine which is to entertain, give advice, advertise and ultimately sell. The content usually includes pages based on celebrity gossip, news, fashion tips, interviews and “problem pages” all of which have been designed for the purpose and target audience. Obviously, their main priority is to sell and so they approach the potential buyer bribing them with a “free gift”. They also design the front cover making sure the expensive price tag is the least eyecatching part and is over-powered by other feautures. Some would say that magazines such as Bliss can be quite deceiving. Another way that the company attempts to increase their profits is by advertising. In the December issue of Bliss Magazine, two similar advertisements are displayed. One titled by the wife of Wayne Rooney, and the other by a younger singer – Avril Lavigne.oh yeah, and its basically about the coleen rooney and avril lavigne perfumes advertisments. thanks again.By the way, this is only the introduction. more

Resolved Question: banner ads please help?

i have recently joined some sites, and they gave me free banner ads i want to advertise my website, how do i find the paid url and the target url, could you please explain to me in a really simple way, any help would be very much appreciated thank you, more

Resolved Question: Free Advertising in UK Please?

I want to bring in traffic in my website for free. I have advertised on Gumtree and I want to get more traffic coming in. How can I advertise for free to target people in UK for a job opportunity and get as much traffic as possible? my website is www.BeatTheBill.co.uk. Thanks more

Resolved Question: Can you help me with this schoolwork please?

I have been asked to… Use the scenario below to summarize what you have been asked to do You have been asked by the editor to design and create a series of digital graphics to advertise a new monthly youth supplement called “Downtime” that will be distributed free with your local newspaper. It will also have its own magazine website. The project aims to encourage young people to engage more in local activities and to inform them about what’s on in their area. The editor wants you to give the publication a contemporary, youth branding. For the magazine launch you have been asked to produce: A logo that can be used on all print publications including advertising posters, flyers and leaflets, as well as on the website. A composite image for a poster campaign to attract the target reader to a forthcoming local event or an existing provision. The poster will be displayed at bus stops, on the side of buses and in the local paper. Two images for the home page of the “Downtime” website showing a range of different local youth activities. There should be a visual link between the four images and with the other products, but they will not show the logo. A flyer to promote the launch of the supplement with a plan showing the location of the launch party venue. The plan does not have to be drawn to scale. The flyer should also use at least one of the graphics you have created and display your logo design.LOL @ Will. I'm too busy doing other homework =P more

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"Thinking about my own business I am sure I want to work hard and be a part of my business. I am really motivated to spend most of my free time on setting-up, starting and running my own business as well as developing my own skills. Decision making and risk taking skills will be needed for me to be able to run my coffee shop successfully because if I am faced with important decision I need to be able to over come it quickly so that it doesn’t affect the way how I run my business in a bad way. I also have think carefully to be able to make the correct decisions for my business because if I don’t then my business could suffer. Without taking risks I will find it really hard to exist on the market and survive in the future. Risks in which I may take within my business would be introducing a new range of different product. It could make my business more successful and profitable or it could cause my business to go bankrupt, depending on whether my customers like the changes. Marketing skills will be needed for me to run my business because I need to exactly know what my target group is and how to target at this particular group of people. I also need to know where to advertise my business to make a profit. In the future I need to be able to create good promotions and offers to be competitive and to keep up with competitors." "There are many ways my business can measure its financial resources and how it is doing: • Ratio analysis. Ratio can help me to see how my business is doing now and allow it to see how it compares to last year performance or the year before and against other competitive businesses. For these ratios to be useful they should be compared over time to see if there are any trends and also between businesses within the same industry. • Profit and loss account. It shows the profit or loss of the business at the end of a financial year. It is the revenue minus both cost of sale and overheads (other costs of the business). • Balance sheet It is an overview of the financial position of a business. It shows what assets and liabilities the business has, and how the business is funded. Producing a balance sheet is important because it shows how my business is financed (through creditor, loans etc.) It also allows to get a snapshot of how much my business is actually worth." Thank you so much!It is for school more

Resolved Question: What is a popular pusuit for single, well-educated, British professional and executive women btwn ages 21-25

Where would a typical single, British, middle to upper middle class woman, between the ages of 21-25, who is a recent graduate of postgraduate programme at a top flight British university spend a lot of her free time and what kind of activities would she be pursuing most|? If I wanted to advertise to this target market, what specific places and in which particular neighbourhoods should I concentrate my efforts? Thanks! more

Voting Question: Ive just started a new dating website, how do i get traffic?

ive just started a new dating website lovepuppy.co.uk, but im wondering how i can drive more traffic to my website, ive offered free full membership for one month, advertised on banner exchange programs, but my budget isnt big enough to pay for targeted traffic, are there free ways of driving people to my site more

Resolved Question: How can I advertise my new surgery practise?

Seeing as now I'm a doctor... Should I try to capture my target audience by offering free merchandise? Maybe like, a 'buy one get one free' offer too? What surgeries would you be interested in?lol the spell checker changed it to practise, i thought it was funny looking! more

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can some one tell make how to make money online scam free? also what most effetive advertising way to get good targeted traffic? more

Resolved Question: Girlfriends Website constructive feedback?

The other day I asked people to give constructive feedback on my girlfriends website. Thank you for all that answered, and after reading all reports we have changed the look of the site, added a currency converter and toned down the pink, but kept it girly looking as that's the audience it is targeted for. Constructive feedback now would be welcomed after the changes, also what could we do to advertise for free or cheaply? We've tried myspace, posting flyers through doors, and some advertising websites, but still she lack sales. P.S Feel free to buy anything. :) http://www.jewelleryblitz.co.uk more

Resolved Question: Where can I advertise businesses and properties for sale in the UK for free?

Let's say I have a chicken and chips shop for sale and I want to make it known online in front of the targeted audience. Or the other way round, in case I am looking to buy the same kind of business, where can I find it online? In advance Many Thanks! more