Wednesday, 3 July 2013

Audience and Market Research


*Scan in table with audience, market and production

Market Research

Similar Products

Look at other educational services:
The advert presents to logo of the service at the start, there is a voice over of a woman describing her experiences of the company and how it has benefitted her life as well as the children. The advert is a documentary/talking heads advert. There is a voice over at the end and the details are shown at the end.
·      Fleet Tutors have adverts on their website - http://fleettutors-px.rtrk.co.uk/
·      Rosetta Stone – TV Advert: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRl-eLF-ZIk
This advert is about different people who have purchased and learnt from Rosetta Stone who are using the language to achieve what they want in life. It’s humorous as they make a short song out of the language and what they have achieved. It’s realistic but dramatic for example; the computer nerd dates a Japanese supermodel. At the end there is a voice over and the logo of Rosetta Stone.
·      University of Cumbria – TV advert: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tLoxajztxw
This advert is serious; it mirrors the audience by using a range of students or adults who have gone on to achieving their ambitions, which is presented using text.
·      University of Queensland- TV advert:
This advert has a voice over presenting the advantages of going to this particular university and uses students to mirror the target audience. There is text and the logo of the uni.
·      SCOLA – Internet advert
Advert has music with no voice over. There are captions whilst the video shows students at the college. The contact details are shown and so is the logo for the college.
·      South Thames College
No voice over, just current sounding music probably to attract young students. Showed the facilities and students doing the tasks in the course. The logo was at the end of the advert. Slogan at the start: “find your path”. Typography during the video labeling the courses that the students are doing.
Competitor Analysis

Look at other sixth forms:
·      The Brit School – Documentary Advert on the website http://www.brit.croydon.sch.uk/page/default.asp?title=Home&pid=1
Footage of the students doing their subjects, talking heads of the students talking about why they love the school and the courses, voice over, commercial music to aim the students. Language they use is formal but accessible to young people as the students are talking.
·      Arts Educational – No video but the website provides information on the page with an image that changes with students enjoying their subjects.
·      Greenshaw High School – Lack of images, mainly just text in the Sixth Form department. No videos
·      Carshalton College – have a video about life at the college.
http://www.carshalton.ac.uk/ Typography, students doing tasks in their subjects, instrumental music (cool) using the modern facilities, slogan and logo.
·      Carshalton High School for Girls – has a video on their website on the front page. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpG8zbiUjeU&feature=player_embedded Voice over of a student from the school speaking (mirroring the audience) language used is formal “encourage students, safe environment, supportive, mentions awards and Ofsted reports.” The logo is shown at the end. The head teacher says a bit about the school.
·      Cheam High School – No pictures of the Sixth Form or no videos.
·      Esher College – Video the college http://www.esher.ac.uk/Pages/collegevideo.aspx Principal of Esher is standing in front of the college sign- shows the logo and the name. Talking heads of students and the teacher) uplifting music, footage of students working, “preparation for the real world, you’re treated like an adult.” Between schools being dependent on teachers to university fully independent- the college is in the middle.
·      Harris Academy – Changing picture of joyous students with statistics and quotes about the academy. No videos
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Advertising Placement

BARB on a weekly basis
·      BBC 1 – reaches 47,795= 82.8%
·      BBC 2 – reaches 35,278= 61.1%
·      ITV 1 – reaches 41,871= 72.5%
·      Channel 4 – reaches 35,231= 61%
·      ITV 2 – reaches 20,566= 35.6%

ITV1:
81% ABC1s met in a month
74% 16-34 in a month
88% of housewives
78% men                                                             Total: 1.9 million

ITV2:
38% 16-34 per week
37% of individuals’ p/w.


RAJAR
·      BBC Radio 1 – 11,091= 21%
·      BBC Radio 2 – 15,109= 29%
·      BBC Radio 1Xtra – 1,044= 2%
·      Choice FM – 748= 1%
·      Kiss FM – 4,264= 8%
·      Capital – 6,838= 13%


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