{"title":"From a Relational Approach: The Persuasiveness of Advertisements Endorsed by Celebrities and Online Influencers","authors":"Fei Fan, Kara Chan","doi":"10.1080/10496491.2022.2163037","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Celebrity endorsement is a commonly used advertising strategy in China. The entertainment and sports industries frequently employ celebrities to do promotions. The development of new media has led to the emergence of self-made micro-celebrities, termed ‘online influencers’. However, most studies analyze the advertising persuasiveness of either celebrities or online influencers separately. Only a limited number of studies compare celebrity endorsement from the perspective of both celebrities and online influencers, and none of them analyze advertising persuasiveness from a relational approach. A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 435 respondents in China. Results indicated that respondents’ perception of celebrities was more positive than online influencers. Furthermore, the motivation driving the relationship was different between celebrity endorsers and online influencers. Insights for strategic marketing engagement were drawn from the results.","PeriodicalId":16879,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Promotion Management","volume":"29 1","pages":"735 - 757"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2022-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"2","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Promotion Management","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10496491.2022.2163037","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"Business, Management and Accounting","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Abstract Celebrity endorsement is a commonly used advertising strategy in China. The entertainment and sports industries frequently employ celebrities to do promotions. The development of new media has led to the emergence of self-made micro-celebrities, termed ‘online influencers’. However, most studies analyze the advertising persuasiveness of either celebrities or online influencers separately. Only a limited number of studies compare celebrity endorsement from the perspective of both celebrities and online influencers, and none of them analyze advertising persuasiveness from a relational approach. A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 435 respondents in China. Results indicated that respondents’ perception of celebrities was more positive than online influencers. Furthermore, the motivation driving the relationship was different between celebrity endorsers and online influencers. Insights for strategic marketing engagement were drawn from the results.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Promotion Management will keep you up-to-date on applied research and planning in promotion management. It is designed for practitioners in advertising, public relations, and personal selling, as well as academicians, researchers, and teachers in these areas. Every year, businesses in the United States budget approximately two-thirds of all marketing money into consumer and trade promotions designed to push products through the distribution chain. Any successful brand marketing plan relies on promotion, whether to stimulate immediate sales or ensure continued commerce.