celebrity endorsement

Star-powered product pitch

Celebrity endorsement is when a famous person publicly supports or promotes a product, service, or cause.

The celebrity's visibility and appeal are meant to transfer to whatever they're endorsing: The sneaker company paid millions for her celebrity endorsement.

The practice assumes consumers will trust or emulate people they admire, though audiences have grown more skeptical of paid partnerships.

Opposites
endorser identity

celebrity endorsementcustomer review

Buyer's published evaluation

peer review · word of mouth

marketing approach

celebrity endorsementgrassroots marketing

Organic, community-based advertising

user-generated content · viral marketing · influencer marketing · product placement

stance toward product

celebrity endorsementcelebrity scandal

Famous person's public disgrace

Family

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
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