An examination on multiple celebrity endorsers in advertising
Abstract
Celebrity endorsement advertising is a prevailing advertising technique. Some marketers choose to utilize multiple celebrities to promote their products or brands. Nevertheless, it is surprising that so little research has focused on this phenomenon. This research discussed advantages and potential concerns of multi‐celebrity endorsement advertising and documented the actual use of multiple celebrity endorsers in the milk mustache campaign in the USA. We analyzed the content of the 50 milk mustache ads appearing on the http://www.whymilk.com Web site on a list of celebrity‐ or product‐related dimensions. Overall, we found that these milk mustache ads have matched their celebrities’ gender, age and type of milk attributes in appealing to their female/male, teen/adult consumers. The results support that fit between the endorsed product and various celebrities is a key factor for using multiple celebrity endorsers in advertising.
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Citation
Hsu, C. and McDonald, D. (2002), "An examination on multiple celebrity endorsers in advertising", Journal of Product & Brand Management, Vol. 11 No. 1, pp. 19-29. https://doi.org/10.1108/10610420210419522
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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