Review of Professional Management
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Amit Mittal1 , Rishi Chaudhr2

First Published 31 Dec 2006. https://doi.org/10.1177/rpm.2006.4.2.46
Article Information Volume 4, Issue 2 July-December-2006

1Reader Institute of Management Studies & Research MD University Campus, Rolitak, Haryana , 2Assistant Professor Maliaraja Agrasen Institute of Management cS Teclmologv, Haryana

Abstract

Celebrity endorsement advertising has been recognized as "a ubiquitious feature of modern marketing". This study raises two questions. Both questions relate to the consistency of celebrity endorsement source credibilty in multi-brand advertisments featuring the same celebrity. The study draws important results which suggest that negative publicity is more powerful compared to persuasive advertisements featuring popular celebrities. The study also suggests that celebrities are not a substitute for corporate credibility or sound brand value proposition. For the analysis, popular brands such as Coke and Titan - both of which are endorsed by Aamir Khan- have been studied. The results reveal significant differences in the celebrity's credibility while endorsing both the brands. There is also a difference in the believebility of the TV advertisements of the brands while featuring the same celebrity


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