Can celebrity endorsements be trusted or are they deceptive?
By Anish Asokan
@RevivedWarrior (3853)
India
October 10, 2024 12:04pm CST
One of the most popular yet powerful marketing technique is celebrity endorsements. By associating with a particular celebrity, the product hopes to get into the fan base and increase the appeal of the product.
However, question is can celebrity endorsements be trusted or they are deceptive?
We definitely know the celebrities are paid huge sum of money for their endorsements. But does the endorsement guarantee authenticity? Celebrities are definitely not experts about the product they are promoting, at least in most cases. There are cases where a celebrity would promote a certain brand and after sometime would promote the rival brand. Although done at different timeframes, that still erodes credibility.
There are some who have views that consumers should view endorsements in a different light and should see them as marketing strategies. There are only few endorsements which are really meaningful for some of the celebrities.
What’s your opinion on same?
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@Deepizzaguy (122269)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
11 Oct 24
Some celebrities like sports stars are credible endorsement of a health solution to their aches in pains playing a sport,
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@Deepizzaguy (122269)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
11 Oct 24
@TheHorse I have heard stories from the late Babe Ruth that he did not eat the cereal he endorsed on the radio during his playing days.
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@RevivedWarrior (3853)
• India
11 Oct 24
I agree - Health solutions by sportstars have some credibility in them. Thanks for sharing!
@TheHorse (238349)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Oct 24
@Deepizzaguy Did he admit that long after he was done endorsing the product? I wonder if all the Wheaties athletes ate Wheaties at least once, so they could say they had.
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@RevivedWarrior (3853)
• India
11 Oct 24
Yes, we cannot trust celebrity endorsements in most cases. Thanks for sharing!
@luisadannointed (11847)
• Philippines
13 Oct 24
If that is about money or business that encourage people to join I think we better think a thousand times before getting into it... in our country even our celebrities were scammed by the company that they endorsed, some of them were put into prison. That's so sad you know, because some of those celebrities is quite nice, but sadly they are not equipped to check on details before endorsing.
So no. I think we all need to check on the products and to the company that they are endorsing... coz none of it can guarantee that we will all benefit from it... and yes you are right, celebrities are also endorsing the rival brand of their previous endorsement after the contract was finished. Lol!
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@luisadannointed (11847)
• Philippines
14 Oct 24
@RevivedWarrior You are welcome, and thank you for this article I think it made awareness.
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@RevivedWarrior (3853)
• India
14 Oct 24
Yes, definitely we need to dilgent and do our homework on purchasing any product and not relay on celebrity endorsements. Thanks for sharing!
@RevivedWarrior (3853)
• India
11 Oct 24
Celebrity endorsements needs to watched with a pinch of salt. Thanks for sharing!
@TheHorse (238349)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Oct 24
@RevivedWarrior You are welcome.
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@somewitch (1466)
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14 Oct 24
Yeah, I'd look into the celebrity's history and see what products they endorsed before. It takes time to build trust after all, right? 
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@RevivedWarrior (3853)
• India
25 Oct 24
Absolutely - trust definitely takes time to build. Thanks for sharing!
