trade magazines

Sector-specific publications

Trade magazines are periodicals aimed at professionals in a specific industry rather than the general public.

They cover news, trends, and technical developments relevant to practitioners: Variety for entertainment, Publishers Weekly for books, Advertising Age for marketing.

Also called trade publications or trades: The trades are reporting layoffs at the studio.

Related

B2B · newsletter · specialized · e-zines · business intelligence · market analysis · bulletin · issue · market research · niche · publishing · printing · editorial · sector · masthead · advertising · media kit · readership

Categories
Opposites
audience scope

trade magazinespopular magazines

Widely circulated print media

popular press · lifestyle magazines

purpose and content type

trade magazineslifestyle magazines

Publications about modern living

gossip magazines · fiction magazines · hobby magazines · tabloids · pulp magazines

readership context

trade magazinesleisure reading

Unpressured engagement with texts

Family

trade, magazine, tradition, trader, trading, traditional, trades, traders, magazines

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G