Uncovering the power of natural endorsements: a comparison with celebrity-endorsed advertising and product placements
Uncovering the power of natural endorsements: a comparison with celebrity-endorsed advertising and product placements
Despite the vast literature on celebrity endorsements in advertising, research to date has not assessed whether and how celebrity-brand associations created via traditional endorsements or product placements compare to more natural associations that emerge from real-life celebrity images through social media. This experiment systematically compares the impact of different brand-celebrity associations on consumer perceptions of the celebrity’s credibility and their responses to a new brand associated with that celebrity. The results reveal that, unlike more commercial brand associations, natural brand-celebrity associations can yield strong brand effects without eroding the celebrity’s credibility. The findings are especially insightful given increasing numbers of natural brand-celebrity associations in social media.
product placement, advertising, celebrity endorsement, brand impact, human brand, persuasion, credibility
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Russell, Cristel Antonia
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Rasolofoarison, Dina
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Russell, Cristel Antonia
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Rasolofoarison, Dina
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Russell, Cristel Antonia and Rasolofoarison, Dina
(2017)
Uncovering the power of natural endorsements: a comparison with celebrity-endorsed advertising and product placements.
International Journal of Advertising, 36 (5), .
(doi:10.1080/02650487.2017.1348033).
Abstract
Despite the vast literature on celebrity endorsements in advertising, research to date has not assessed whether and how celebrity-brand associations created via traditional endorsements or product placements compare to more natural associations that emerge from real-life celebrity images through social media. This experiment systematically compares the impact of different brand-celebrity associations on consumer perceptions of the celebrity’s credibility and their responses to a new brand associated with that celebrity. The results reveal that, unlike more commercial brand associations, natural brand-celebrity associations can yield strong brand effects without eroding the celebrity’s credibility. The findings are especially insightful given increasing numbers of natural brand-celebrity associations in social media.
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Accepted/In Press date: 23 May 2017
e-pub ahead of print date: 13 July 2017
Keywords:
product placement, advertising, celebrity endorsement, brand impact, human brand, persuasion, credibility
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Digital and Data Driven Marketing
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Local EPrints ID: 411940
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/411940
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Cristel Antonia Russell
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Dina Rasolofoarison
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