On the other hand, there are magazines that are more content-driven, as opposed to ad-driven. A great example of this is National Geographic. Sure, there are some advertisements, it'd be difficult to find magazines today that didn't, but they don't draw away from the content of the magazine. If you were to open a National Geographic, you wouldn't be so bombarded by ads that you would be deterred from finding the actual articles that the issue has to offer. What's interesting is the difference in the subject matter of the articles and the items that are advertised. In National Geographic you can find ads for perfume, clothes, shoes, jewelry, makeup, and designers. While the content of Vogue appears to be influenced by the advertisers that are featured in it, National Geographic is obviously not adjusting their content to pertain to the ads in the magazine.
I do think that it's possible to have a balance of content and ads. National Geographic is evidence of this because they are much more focused on the articles and stories which is the original purpose of a magazine.
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