Author Sue Jozui, explains how the people who endorse a brand or a company can affect the way the audience think, and can get the audience to buy from that brand due to a famous model on the cover or like Jozui said, “... an attractive talk-show host getting paid to drive a brand new SUV.” Jozui tries to advocate and push a boycott in which she believes this kind of advertising is “misleading”. She explains how most advertisements rely on celebrity endorsements, and how celebrities can be using these endorsements for the wrong reasons and only will advertise for money. Jozui is boycotting to get laws in which companies will recognize the vulnerability of certain consumers from this form of marketing.
Throughout the explanation of Jozui, it has came to mind that I would disagree with her. Her intentions are great and all, but in reality it can be turned to say she is insulting the intelligence of the consumer more so than the audience.
Her points are not valid in regards to celebrity endorsements. She is insulting the consumer by saying that the buyer is only to buy a product due to a certain person. Use a professional athlete like Odell Beckham Jr, he gets paid to play in the NFL for seven-million dollars. This year with his endorsements, they are paying him eighteen-million. Some athletes get paid more through
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For example, I buy makeup. I like to buy Kylie Jenner’s makeup, is it being the reason that the makeup is made by Kylie Jenner? Maybe, but I'm not going to sit here and buy makeup because a celebrity makes it. Sue Jozui’s suggestion that the consumers only buy a product because a celebrity endorses it, is insulting the intelligence of the consumer and audience. I made an observation that consumers go for taste, quality, price, and hearing from family and friends of a product. Furthermore they do not go for a product because of the person endorsed within that
Celebrity endorsements can make or break a product and even a company. Especially in today’s world many teens will buy a product just predominantly based on who endorses it. For example, Beyoncé promotes both Pepsi and H&M. She is a great representative for both because she is a really big celebrity and she is very well known. She also has a lot of influence. Young girls would love to dress like her and with H&M endorsing her they get that demographic. Pepsi made a good choice because she, like the previous celebrities they endorsement deals with, is a very public figure with a very big name. Many teens and young ...
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Askansas’ claim demonstrates how a set of values and meanings can be transferred from a celebrity and inscribed on a product. In purchasing an item of clothing for the reason alone that we saw it TV, we are contributing to the construction of a lifestyle, an ambition. Therefore, television is influencing audiences’ attitudes towards fashion by creating an aspirational association between products and televisual celebrities.
Endorsement is a form of advertising of a certain product or service where famous personalities or celebrities who gain a high recognition among the people are being used to promote the product or service. The images of these endorsers are the influence that will make the customers to buy.