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Engineering News is a well-proven vehicle for companies wishing to communicate their products and services into the South and Southern African market.
A combination of print & online advertising gives advertisers the widest reach & the biggest impact. This is because 76% of Engineering News Online readers do not read the Engineering News print magazine.
Therefore, the optimal marketing solution requires a combination of print & online advertising with Engineering News. Advertising with both the print & online versions of Engineering News will ensure a much wider reach than what can be achieved by restricting a company’s marketing efforts to a single medium.
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thoroughness
66% of readers read selected articles, while 24% read most articles.. The size of Engineering News is indicative of the high demand for advertising space, which proves that advertisers view Engineering News as an effective vehicle for communicating their products & services.
| % | |
| Selected articles | 66 |
| Most articles | 24 |
| Glance at articles | 8 |
| All articles | 2 |
recency
82% of readers read a copy of Engineering News within 7 days of issue.. Any advertisement, editorial or special feature article will be exposed to almost all readers within a few days of publication.
| % | |
| Less than 3 days ago | 52 |
| 4 – 7 days ago | 30 |
| More than 4 weeks ago | 9 |
| 8 – 14 days ago | 5 |
| 2 – 4 weeks ago | 4 |
information needs
Most readers use Engineering News to obtain news on their particular industries, technology updates and project news.
| % | |
| News on particular industry | 88 |
| Technology and progress updates | 67 |
| Project News | 66 |
| Company News | 54 |
| Product News | 51 |
| Policy Development | 48 |
| Business leaders and personalities | 46 |
| Columnists and Opinion | 46 |
| Research on industries | 45 |
frequency
*In a typical 6-week period, 59% of readers read every issue of the magazine. Any advertisement, editorial or special feature article will be exposed to almost all readers within a few days of publication.
| % | |
| All six issues | 59 |
| Four out of six issues | 10 |
| Three out of six issues | 10 |
| Five out of six issues | 8 |
| Two out of six issues | 7 |
| One out of six issues | 6 |
performance
Readers were asked to score Engineering News against selected attributes on a scale of 1 to 10 where 1 indicated very poor and 10-excellent. The average scores are given below:
| % | |
| Credibility & Integrity | 10 |
| Professional presentation | 9 |
| Coverage of industrial news | 8 |
| Accuracy of technical content | 9 |
| Quality of editorial comment | 9 |
| Foremost with the news | 9 |
| News about personalities | 8 |
| Authoritative within industrial sector | 9 |
| Product news | 8 |
| Relevant & Good quality advertising | 8 |
| Relevant to reader's job function | 8 |
importance of brand image
Readers were asked whether they agree with certain statements regarding brand image and advertising.
| Agree | |
| % | |
| Advertising is a key means of building brand awareness | 90 |
| Advertising improves a company's reach into new markets | 88 |
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Advertising assists the reader in making purchasing decisions |
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