Conventions of a Magazine Advert

Main features of a magazine advert

The release date
-Needed for the audience to know when the album is actually being released.

Album/ song title
-This allows the audience to know what they are looking for if they had previously heard the single before, they now know what album it will be in and how to recognise it in the shops. 

Image of album cover
- The advert also needs to include the image of the album as it helps the audience recognise that this advert is for that album rather than a different one.

Availability in stores/online/price
- This makes it easier for the audience to know where they can purchase the album. The price is also needed to allow the audience to get an idea of whether or not it will be affordable for them. However, this is not necessary on the advert.

Record label
- The record label gives the audience a slight indication as to what type of artist they are and their style of music, the logo of the label also cements the professionalism of the advert. It will allow the audience to gage how famous or large the band/artist is.

A3 in size
- The sizing of the advert tends to be portrait and A3 in size as this allows it to be placed anywhere in shops, bus stops etc. It will also be big enough to be seen from a slight distance.

Special features
- The added use of special features could re-highlight the extras on the digipak and give the audience more information about the artist including things such as reviews of the album. Including features such as music videos may also help entice the audience into buying the full album rather than individual songs.