Star power: the evolution of celebrity endorsement research

被引:65
作者
Yang, Wan [1 ]
机构
[1] Calif State Polytech Univ Pomona, Collins Coll Hospitality Management, Pomona, CA 91768 USA
关键词
Meaning transfer model; Celebrity endorsement; Celebrity endorser; Identity signalling; Match-up hypothesis; Source model; Source credibility; Source attractiveness; MATCH-UP HYPOTHESIS; ADVERTISING EFFECTIVENESS; PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS; SOURCE CREDIBILITY; CORPORATE CREDIBILITY; PERCEIVED IMAGE; MODERATING ROLE; PRODUCT TYPE; IMPACT; CONGRUENCE;
D O I
10.1108/IJCHM-09-2016-0543
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
Purpose - The aim of this paper is to summarize the celebrity endorsement literature to identify trends and challenges related to key research areas. Based on a critical review of existing literature, this paper presents several recommendations regarding potential future directions of celebrity endorsement research in hospitality and tourism. Design/methodology/approach - The paper presents a critical review of literature from both the general marketing and hospitality and tourism fields. Findings - Over the past decade, significant progress has been made in hospitality and tourism celebrity endorsement research, with several new constructs being revealed and tested. However, the extant findings are rather mixed and inconclusive because industry features have not been systematically examined and study contexts and samples have varied widely. To advance the hospitality and tourism celebrity endorsement research, an extended meaning transfer model with six propositions is proposed. Several areas for future research are also discussed. Practical implications - This paper offers up-to-date findings on celebrity endorsement to practitioners, and the proposed extended meaning transfer model can provide marketers useful guidelines on selecting appropriate endorsers for their products/brands. Originality/value - In previous studies, scholars mainly used one or more of the three types of celebrity endorser selection models and only examined specific antecedents of effective endorsement. To date, researchers have not yet conceptualized a modified model that captures the unique features of the hospitality and tourism industry and reconciles the mixed findings in the extant literature. This paper proposes an extended meaning transfer model to explain the endorser selection process, provides a good foundational understanding of the extant celebrity endorsement research and makes several recommendations regarding future research directions for hospitality and tourism scholars with implications for practitioners.
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页数:27
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