When looking at how other magazines market their product, I noticed a common theme of how all the major fashion magazine labels have social media accounts where they post photos of some new styles and items that they found to be trending. They all advertise products that pertain to fashion and beauty who are all aiming towards the relative middle to higher class who enjoy to shop and keep up with current trends and who focus on the way they look and take pride in presenting themselves in a way they are comfortable with. Outside of just the clothing and shoes aspect of fashion, they like to show accessories like hats and jewelry and bags and such things. Another aspect especially geared towards women is the makeup and self care. They show things like lotions, and mascara to promote the idea that self care is the best care and its the best solution to feel good about yourself outside of material beings such as clothes and shoes. A lot of the social media accounts showcase these type of photos and items to stick with that idea of higher end lifestyles. Social media is the main way for most magazines, but another way I've noticed a similar way of advertising their product is through videography commercials or things to post through their social media.
Essence magazine was made specifically for African American women which covers the most recent beauty, fashion, entertainment, and culture trends. It was first published in 1970 and has continued its journey for over 50 years to empower these women and boost their confidence, and decrease the stigmas that go along with being a black woman in todays society. On their website, they explain that "Essence communications is the number one media, technology and commerce company dedicated to black women and inspires a global audience of more than 20 million through diverse storytelling and immersive original content". So with over 20 million people subscribed in some way to their magazine, they obviously are going to have a very diverse distribution model. In 2013, Essence posted an article to their website that introduced the new app that would soon be available to iPhone users. They increased their distrution to app stores because although they already have millions of individuals...
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