Download or read book Consumers Perceptions and Responses to Advertising with Product Endorsements by Traditional Celebrities and Online Influencers written by Fei Fan and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The practice of celebrity endorsement has been widely adopted in advertising industries around the world. In the Chinese advertising world, celebrity endorsement has been a commonly used strategy since 2010. Celebrities from the entertainment and sports industries have been frequently employed to promote messages about advertised brands or products. This is a traditional way of celebrity endorsement. Recently, however, the development of new media has led to the emergence of self-made micro-celebrities, termed 'online influencers' in this dissertation. Facing the popularity of online influencers in the digital world, marketing communication practitioners have started using them to advertise brands and products, and to engage target audiences in advertisements. A new way of celebrity endorsement has developed. As a result, advertisers need to make decisions on whether to adopt traditional celebrity endorsement or online influencer endorsement. In this regard, it is necessary to figure out which celebrity endorsement method, traditional celebrity or online influencer endorsement, is more persuasive. Our study aims to explore how celebrity-audience relational motives (information, entertainment, and involvement motives) interact with celebrity endorser's typology (traditional celebrities or online influencers) to determine the persuasiveness of celebrity endorsement appeals in advertising. The study's conceptual framework hypothesized that celebrity-audience relational motives play a determining role in the audiences' attitudes toward celebrities, whereas celebrity typology adjusts the impact of celebrity-audience relational motives on the audience's attitude toward celebrities. Also, it was theorized that audiences' attitudes toward celebrities would influence the persuasiveness of advertisements containing celebrity endorsements. In this causal relationship, the celebrity-product fit moderates its impact. A mixed methodology was applied in this dissertation. The first method used was qualitative personal interviews, conducted with 15 Chinese respondents between August 2018 and February 2019. This exploratory study's purpose was to get audience's insights on their perceptions of traditional celebrity and online influencer endorsement, and to develop a conceptual framework based on the empirical data. Results in the first exploratory study revealed that compared with online influencers, a much closer relationship was found between interviewees and traditional celebrities. Also, the overall affective evaluation of traditional celebrities and their endorsement appeal was found to be more positive than that of online influencers. The second study confirms that celebrity-audience relational motives significantly determine the audience's attitude toward celebrity endorsers. The stronger the relational motives are, the more positive audience's attitude could be. Besides, celebrity typology effectively moderates the impact of entertainment motive on attitude toward celebrity endorsers. Moreover, if audiences evaluated celebrity endorsers positively, the persuasiveness of advertising with celebrity endorsement would be significantly improved on both affective and behavioral levels. Furthermore, the celebrity-product fit further enhances the advertising persuasiveness. Based on the findings, theoretical and marketing communication implications are suggested to enlighten communication practitioners on how to select celebrity endorsers and what factors to consider to guarantee the persuasiveness of advertising through celebrity endorsement appeals.

Download or read book The Power of Perceived Authenticity written by Zihang E and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrity endorsement has been perceived as one of the most effective marketing tactics to trigger consumers' intent to purchase for decades. A successful celebrity endorsement could positively affect consumers' attitudes towards the brand in addition to the products. Studies show celebrities could also impact the connection with the brand in terms of sales, and even brand switching. However, with the growing popularity of the social media networks, many companies recognize the potential marketing strategy for hiring social media influencers as endorsers in order to reach younger target audiences. The goal of this study addresses the participant's efficacy in putting on makeup after watching a " real person" beauty blogger versus a celebrity blogger. The intent of this study is to determine which type of endorsers are more effective on the target audience. This effectiveness will be measured by variables such as credibility, professionalism, attractiveness, and customers' intent to purchase.

Download or read book Celebrity Social Media Influencers and Brand Performance written by Saloomeh Tabari and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2024-10-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrity endorsement has shown to be an effective way enhancing brand-related attitudes, reinforcing behavioural intentions, and shaping brand perceptions. Indeed, companies devote a lot of resources on celebrity endorsement to exploit emotional bonds between consumers and brands in order to accomplish their desired brand image and increase brand awareness, differentiation, and brand loyalty. In short, brands that are endorsed by a favourite celebrity and influencer become more credible and trustworthy. This edited book examines this new era of marketing by focusing on the impact of employing celebrities, SMIs and virtual influencers to endorse the brand as a key advertising tactic. In particular, it focuses on the rise of social media usage and the corresponding changes in advertising strategies in the digital era. As well as exploring this rise of celebrity influencers and their value, the book also takes a critical lens, examining their roles in fuelling the growth of materialism, causing mental health issues among adolescents, and aiding the development of fast fashion. With this balanced and comprehensive approach, this book is an essential resource for anyone interested in the future of advertising.

Download or read book Celebrity Social Media Influencers and Brand Performance written by Saloomeh Tabari and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Influence of Celebrity Endorsements on the Buying Intension of Young Consumers in India written by Kunal Gaurav and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2017-10-12 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Project Report from the year 2017 in the subject Business economics - Offline Marketing and Online Marketing, grade: A+, , language: English, abstract: The universe of today is evolving quickly and India is no exception. Particularly after the opening up of the economy, the pace of progress that India and its people are encountering in their socio-social environment is mind boggling. Every brand attempts to steal at least fraction of a person’s time to inform him/her about the amazing and different attributes of the product at hand. The challenge of the marketer is to find a hook that will hold the subject’s attention. In helping to achieve this, use of celebrity for endorsement of a brand is widely used marketing strategy. It has been uncovered amid the examination that whooping sums being paid by the advertisers to these celebrities are some place powerful. The main objective of this study is to analyze the impact of various constructs of celebrity endorsement on the buying intention of young consumer. There is two more objective of this study such as to identify the various constructs of celebrity endorsement and to now the consumer perception towards celebrity endorsement.

Download or read book Influencer Advertising versus Traditional Advertising written by and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2021-07-21 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master's Thesis from the year 2020 in the subject Communications - Public Relations, Advertising, Marketing, Social Media, grade: 1,0, Klagenfurt University, language: English, abstract: In the field of marketing, influencer promotions evolved to an established strategy to spread awareness about brands and to target potential customers. Especially the beauty industry utilizes the strategic communication approaches through the embeddedness of products into the creative content of influencers in order to persuade consumers. The purpose of this research paper is to examine the influencing power of those digital opinion leaders while comparing this potential with traditional print advertisements in magazines. In this process, particular focus has been laid on the perceived credibility of both marketing techniques applied on the luxury cosmetic market in Austria. Through a quantitative survey with paper and pencil questionnaires, data on attitudes and perceptions of 120 respondents could be gathered in Klagenfurt. Results of the study reveal that influencer advertisings are not automatically more influencing than traditional print advertisements. However, a positive pre-attitude towards beloved influencers affect people to develop a more positive attitude towards brands and products that were advertised by social media opinion leaders. These findings suggest that luxury cosmetic brands should create a marketing mix that implements a complementary storytelling strategy between influencer promotions and print advertisements. Thereby, companies can target influencer followers as well as consumers of older generations to achieve a communication concept which attract potential customers in a diversified way.

Download or read book Building Brand Authenticity written by M. Beverland and published by Springer. This book was released on 2009-10-22 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The projection of authenticity is one of the key pillars of marketing. Research reveals that consumers seek authenticity through the brands they choose. Based on extensive research with consumers and brand managers this book offers seven guiding principles for building brand authenticity.

Download or read book Celebrity Endorsement Vs Influencer Marketing Perception of Credibility Among Millennials written by Nazanin Tayyebtaher and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this master's thesis is to understand to what extent perceptions of credibility differ between celebrities and social media influencers as brand endorsers from the Millennials' view. For this purpose, the Millennial's view between celebrity endorsement and influencer marketing is elaborated. Additionally, a conceptual model is tested based on the source credibility theory and product-matchup hypothesis, to explain which of the advertising methods result in higher brand credibility as well as purchase intention. The empirical context of this research is the global fashion industry with a sample surveyed online. The present study is from quantitative nature. For this purpose, a descriptive, as well as a causal research design have been chosen. The expected benefit of the research is to serve as a guideline for marketers, who primarily target their products to Millennials. This work shows the effectiveness of both advertising methods and clarifies which type of advertisement result in higher brand credibility and purchase intention. The main benefit of this thesis is that it advances research on celebrity endorsement and the emerging issue of influencer marketing, thus supports marketers in their decision making.

Download or read book Handbook of Media Branding written by Gabriele Siegert and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-08-07 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive handbook critically addresses current issues and achievements in the field of media branding. By discussing media branding from different viewpoints, disciplines and research traditions, this book offers fresh perspectives and identifies areas of interest for further research. The authors highlight the peculiarities of this field and reveal links and commonalities with other areas of study within communication science. The chapters address different research areas, such as society-, content-, management-, audience- as well as advertising aspects of media brands. This handbook thus brings together contributions from different areas making it a valuable resource for researchers and experts from industry interested in media branding.

Download or read book Influencer Marketing vs Celebrity Endorsements Which is Right for You written by Mayfair Digital Agency and published by Mayfair Digital Agency. This book was released on 2023-04-23 with total page 9 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the digital age, harnessing the power of social media and online platforms has become paramount for businesses looking to connect with their target audience. "Influencer Marketing vs. Celebrity Endorsements: Which is Right for You?" delves deep into the world of marketing strategies, helping readers navigate the ever-evolving landscape of brand promotion. This insightful eBook provides a comprehensive analysis of two prominent marketing approaches: influencer marketing and celebrity endorsements. Through a systematic comparison, readers gain valuable insights into the advantages, challenges, and suitability of each strategy for their unique business needs. The book explores the rising influence of social media influencers, examining their ability to authentically engage with audiences and drive brand awareness. It also analyzes the enduring power of celebrity endorsements, delving into the impact of familiar faces on consumer perceptions and purchase behavior. Whether you're an entrepreneur, marketer, or business owner seeking to maximize your brand's reach, "Influencer Marketing vs. Celebrity Endorsements: Which is Right for You?" is an essential resource that empowers you to make strategic marketing choices that resonate with your target audience and drive business growth.

Download or read book Celebrity Endorsement Why Do Consumers Like Celebrity Endorsers written by Katrin Neubauer and published by . This book was released on 2015-10-20 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bachelor Thesis from the year 2008 in the subject Communications - Public Relations, Advertising, Marketing, Social Media, grade: 1,0, London Metropolitan University, language: English, comment: Die Arbeit wurde als "excellent" bezeichnet und deshalb mit 88% = FIRST CLASS (englisches Notensystem) bewertet., abstract: The main aims of this study were to identify the primary reasons why consumers like celebrity endorsers, and whether or not the two genders express differences in their perceptions of celebrity endorsers. The chosen celebrity was Heidi Klum. A large number of specialist literature sources suggested six outstanding likeability factors, namely: a celebrity's luxury lifestyle, personal life, personality, attractiveness, successful career and credibility. These likeability factors were investigated by means of 60 electronic questionnaires targeting Heidi Klum's online social networking groups. The results of this study largely conform with the previously published findings. Some minor variations in perceptions between men and women have been identified as part of the research investigation. The study has revealed that all the above-mentioned factors are important in terms of liking a celebrity endorser. Among them, "attractiveness" has been classed as the main reason why both women and men like a celebrity endorser.

Download or read book Digital and Social Media Marketing written by Nripendra P. Rana and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-11-11 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines issues and implications of digital and social media marketing for emerging markets. These markets necessitate substantial adaptations of developed theories and approaches employed in the Western world. The book investigates problems specific to emerging markets, while identifying new theoretical constructs and practical applications of digital marketing. It addresses topics such as electronic word of mouth (eWOM), demographic differences in digital marketing, mobile marketing, search engine advertising, among others. A radical increase in both temporal and geographical reach is empowering consumers to exert influence on brands, products, and services. Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and digital media are having a significant impact on the way people communicate and fulfil their socio-economic, emotional and material needs. These technologies are also being harnessed by businesses for various purposes including distribution and selling of goods, retailing of consumer services, customer relationship management, and influencing consumer behaviour by employing digital marketing practices. This book considers this, as it examines the practice and research related to digital and social media marketing.

Download or read book Advances in Advertising Research Vol VI written by Peeter Verlegh and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-09-07 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides insights into the inspiring and multifaceted field of advertising research, which is confronted with challenges regarding ad content and execution, media placement, as well as online and social media. Distinguishing between digital, classic, subtle, and alternative advertising formats, renowned scholars from around the globe contribute state-of-the-art research on these issues in 30 chapters. Advances in Advertising Research are published by the European Advertising Academy (EAA). This volume is a compilation of research presented at the 13th International Conference in Advertising (ICORIA), which was held in Amsterdam (The Netherlands) in June 2014. The conference gathered around 150 participants from diverse countries from Europe, North-America, Asia, and Australia.

Download or read book Analyzing Parasocial Influence of Celebrity Endorsement written by Inessa Lotonina and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-21 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social media plays an important part in modern society. Marketing professionals started to pay attention to social media in search for new ways to promote products and services online. One of the most recognized ways to promote the product is with the use of celebrity endorsement. Marketing scholars pinpointed that using celebrity endorsement for reaching Millennial consumers is very effective. During the process of endorsement, a publicly recognized person promotes the product by appearing with it in an advertisement. Celebrities appeared in product promotion ever since television set has become a necessary household item. Television viewers were highly interested in celebrities and researchers attempted to explain why the viewers are so captivated by them. In 1956, Horton and Wohl invented parasocial interactions theory to explain the phenomenon of fascination with celebrities. Horton and Wohl were the first to suggest that celebrities are effective in product promotion due to viewers' aspiration to be more similar to them.The purpose of this thesis is to explore how parasocial interactions shape consumer behavior of Russian Millennials. The research will pay close attention to psychological undertones of publicly recognized individuals' persuasion on their followers that influences their consumer behavior. Parasocial interactions between celebrity and their followers constitutes the research phenomenon of this thesis. Parasocial influence on consumers is still not clearly explained by the theoretical knowledge. An attempt to address this issue was made by parasocial interactions theory as well as by endorser source effect literature. However, recent research articles regarding parasocial interactions point out that new social media context creates a need for further investigation. Semi-structured interviews were used in this research, with overall twelve participants from Russia. All participants were female Millennials aged 25-28. Seven reoccurring themes were identified from the interview data, showcasing how parasocial interactions influenced consumer behavior of social media followers. These themes include pursuing celebrity experience, establishing high level of trust with celebrity, pursuing self-transformation through meaning-based consumption, adopting celebrity's lifestyle and habits, fulfilling the need to belong, stepping outside the consumption comfort zone and actively pursuing higher level of attractiveness. This research contributes to both parasocial interactions and celebrity endorsement literature by providing consumers' perspective on persuasiveness of social media endorsements. It was revealed that followers see celebrities that they emotionally engage with as trustable individuals and are willing to purchase their products without hesitation. As followers are open to try new products, it creates wide possibilities for marketers to utilize celebrity endorsement to its full potential. The biggest opportunity can be identified in endorsement of beauty and fashion products, since followers revealed great interest in enhancing their physical appearance. However, followers' trust must be maintained by celebrities choosing endorsements wisely and not engaging with promotion of non-related products.

Download or read book Celebrity Endorsements and Consumer s Perception of Product Quality written by Michael Busler and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2010-08 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Consumers purchasing decisions are based on many factors. The primary factor is the consumer s perception of value. Consumer s determine value by judging the perceived benefit of the product and then weighing that benefit against the price. Producers will be able to sell their products to consumers if their product is perceived to give the consumer the greatest value. In order to set a profit maximizing price and still have the consumers perceive value, the perceived benefit must be as high as possible. This research shows that by using a properly matched and positively viewed celebrity endorser in the advertisments for the products, consumers will perceive the product to be of higher quality and they will be willing to pay a higher price.In addition this research shows how to administer an experiment using surveys to test marketing concepts. Sample questionnaires and data analysis techniques are also shown.

Download or read book Celebrity Scandals and their Impact on Brand Image A Study among Young Consumers written by Raphael Städtler and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2011-04-19 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master's Thesis from the year 2010 in the subject Communications - Public Relations, Advertising, Marketing, Social Media, The University of Surrey, course: International Business Management - Communications - Public Relations, Advertising, Marketing, language: English, abstract: Celebrity endorsements can be seen as a powerful and effective advertisement tool to cut through today’s thick media clutter, grab the attention of consumers by underpinning a brand’s image. The use of celebrities as a spokesperson for products and brands has been steadily increasing over the past decades. Celebrity Endorsements are perceived as a ubiquitous feature of modern marketing. Especially young consumers, who are considered to be brand conscious as well as regarded to idolise their favourite celebrities are a prime target of celebrity endorsements. Despite the many benefits celebrity endorsements entail, companies must also be aware of the potential drawbacks it brings along. Particularly celebrity endorser scandals are perceived to have an impact on a brand’s image. Owing to the steady growth of celebrity endorsements as an effective advertisement tool to boost a brand’s image, and to the fact that young consumers will remain the prime target of celebrity endorsements, this dissertation aims at investigating the impact of celebrity scandals on the brand image perception of young consumers. Based on a critical literature review, the author develops a conceptual and theoretical framework, in which this dissertation is set. An empirical study by means of an online survey distributed among 222 participants was conducted. Findings demonstrate that the brand image is hardly affected due to celebrity endorser scandals. However, the findings also reveal that felonies such as murder may lead to instant termination of consumption of a brand. The results of this research study provide some novel and useful insights into celebrity scandals and their impact on brands image, which can be used as guidelines for practitioners and as a starting point for further research.

Download or read book Celebrity Scandals and Their Impact on Brand Image written by Raphael Städtler and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2011-04 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master's Thesis from the year 2010 in the subject Communications - Public Relations, Advertising, Marketing, Social Media, The University of Surrey, course: International Business Management - Communications - Public Relations, Advertising, Marketing, language: English, abstract: Celebrity endorsements can be seen as a powerful and effective advertisement tool to cut through today's thick media clutter, grab the attention of consumers by underpinning a brand's image. The use of celebrities as a spokesperson for products and brands has been steadily increasing over the past decades. Celebrity Endorsements are perceived as a ubiquitous feature of modern marketing. Especially young consumers, who are considered to be brand conscious as well as regarded to idolise their favourite celebrities are a prime target of celebrity endorsements. Despite the many benefits celebrity endorsements entail, companies must also be aware of the potential drawbacks it brings along. Particularly celebrity endorser scandals are perceived to have an impact on a brand's image. Owing to the steady growth of celebrity endorsements as an effective advertisement tool to boost a brand's image, and to the fact that young consumers will remain the prime target of celebrity endorsements, this dissertation aims at investigating the impact of celebrity scandals on the brand image perception of young consumers. Based on a critical literature review, the author develops a conceptual and theoretical framework, in which this dissertation is set. An empirical study by means of an online survey distributed among 222 participants was conducted. Findings demonstrate that the brand image is hardly affected due to celebrity endorser scandals. However, the findings also reveal that felonies such as murder may lead to instant termination of consumption of a brand. The results of this research study provide some novel and useful insights into celebrity scandals and their impact on brands image, which can be used a