Peer Pitch & Concept Refinement Chart

My pitch was successful, the class and my teacher did like it, however, another person in my class had a very similar idea so we talked about how we could change that. We decided to go with family travel as the genre of our magazine and how everyone can go on a trip and each have something they like and want to do. 

The feedback from the class was minimal, mostly because the idea worked and now, we just have to refine and organize it into a magazine. The feedback from my teacher was very helpful and learning of the other student's similar idea definitely impacted my vision of my magazine. This is because we sort of had to change our idea so that they would not be so alike. However, I do believe the magazine we are now doing on family travel is more unique because throughout my research I did not find other family travel magazines. 

My research that helped defend and strengthen my decision were some videos of magazines that showed the magazine industry and the drastic changes that were made to it over the years. Although, I do believe because of the unique genre, if this magazine were to be shared and printed it would get attention, especially to my target population being families.

 The magazine I was assigned to was “The Abundance, Joy, Beauty, Persistence, Power, and Potential of Independent Publishing: A CONVERSATION WITH SIX BLACK EDITORS”, and it says, “It's important to be in tune with the interests and conversations of readers who gravitate toward certain books while articulating their desires for greater literary representation, not only in who is published, but in ideas and perspectives.” Meaning that providing a magazine or story that is relevant to the public as well as a unique perspective is important when deciding your idea and sets the expectations for how successful your magazine will be.  

CATEGORY	DETAILS
Film OR Magazine	Magazine
Genre	Travel
Target Audience (Be specific)	families
What is your concept? (Be thorough & specific. Review the links on Blackboard)	Our concept is a travel magazine showing exotic places around the world for families to travel to on vacation for a cheap price. This magazine will show the best spots in the area, the food, places to stay, places to see, and especially places where each person will have something to do.
How did you conceive the idea for this concept?	We came up with this idea by going through different genres of magazines and thought this one would be the best for us.
What do you believe is unique about your concept?	I believe the unique part about our magazine is the family aspect of traveling and how it effects the trip and how we talk about how to manage that so that everyone can have something to do.
Why do you believe this product will be of interest to your audience?	I believe this will be of interest to our audience because everyone loves to travel, and this magazine helps you decide which place is best for your family.
FEEDBACK RECEIVED FROM PEERS	My magazine was similar to someone else's, so I believe this concept is best. Most said that they like the idea but that I just need to refine it and specify it more towards family traveling. The feedback from my class and especially my teacher was very helpful and definitely helped me refine my concept for the magazine.