Unit 1: Audiences & research

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Flashcards on Unit 1: Audiences & research, created by c.gale on 08/12/2014.
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Primary Audience The main target audience
Secondary audience Additional audiences not in the intended target group
Individual audience Engages with the product alone e.g. reading a book, listening to an MP3 player
Group audience Engages with the product with others e.g. gaming, cinema
Active audience Audience interacts with the product - has control over why they use the media Questions
Passive audience Audience does not interact with product Accepts the media message at face value
Demographics How an audience is categorised by age gender race occupation
Hypodermic needle theory This relates to passive audiences and suggests that people are 'injected' with a message that they are powerless to resist.
Socio-economic categories A - Upper middle class B- Middle class C1 -lower middle class C2 - skilled working class D - working class E- those at lowest level of subsistence
Qualitative research Research that explores opinions, reasons & attitudes Difficult to count
Quantitative research Measures how much, how many Facts and statistics that can be counted
Primary research Research that you conduct first-hand e.g. interviews, focus groups, questionnaires
Secondary research Research that is second-hand using other people's sources e.g. books, websites, journals
Objective research Not influenced by personal feelings or opinions
Subjective research based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions
The organisation which provides weekly audience figures for television BARB (Broadcasters Audience Research Board)
The 4 Lifestyle categories - used to target specific audiences Aspirers Mainstreamers Succeeders Reformers
Aspirers Materialistic Image-driven They seek status through designer brands, the latest tech, whatever is fashionable
Mainstreamers They conform to what is the normal Established brands What everybody else is doing The majority
Succeeders Tend to be wealthier Hold positions of responsibility Value tradition Quality over brand
Reformers Anti-materialistic Social conscience Care about environment Fair-trade, ethical brands
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