Losing Trust on Celebrity Advertisements...
By alphenor
@alphenor (686)
Philippines
May 15, 2012 2:55am CST
There were stuff that I use now due to celebrity endorsements and I find it nice. However, what I found out recently had greatly affected my views about these advertisements and little by little I'm starting to doubt every advertisement that involves celebrities.
Are these people really telling the truth? Or they're just doing this to earn money?
Are they really using the product and feel comfortable with it?
I don't want to raise an issue here nor I do not want to stain the reputation of these people...it is just I can't no longer hold the feeling of knowing that napkins on the market aren't really made of cotton...but of something else. It somewhat broke my heart that some of the celebrities that I idolize were lying all this time...or maybe they are given napkins that are really made of cotton and they thought it was really like that.
5 responses
@edisonbanglos (389)
• Philippines
15 May 12
If you are a celebrity and will be offered to endorse a product for a higher amount than your talent fee, won't you take the opportunity? Celebrities are just on that consequences. Not to generalize but that's the fact. Some are endorsing without knowing what could a certain product give to its consumers. Yet, there are also celebrities who rather endorse products which is truelly beneficial for the consumers and really stick to it. I want to tell you that you must be careful and be wise enough in choosing products that you are going to consume. Do not depend on the one who endorsed it but look for what you need and the quality of the product. Your favorite celebrity has been endorsing several products not because they want to or they volunteered but because they were bought for a good price by companies and this companies believed that by doing such thing they could have a great boom in their sales even just within a month. Let's say Paris Hilton endorse a latest Ferrari Car, would this mean that Paris Hilton own one? We don't know. Maybe she's endorsing it because Ferrari is promising her for a million dollar (maybe) but with a contract. What is important here is that we have to be logical always.
@LetranKnight25 (33121)
• Philippines
15 May 12
Hello Alphenor, why should you listen or trust Celebrity Endorsers in the first place,? You can't even trust them during elections, how can you trust them with the products? they do this to get paid and the companies to have their businesses notice by a lot of people, that's the rule of the game in business. in the end, it's your choice if you want to buy them
@sinnedsejatnom (1311)
• Philippines
16 May 12
Ever since, I always don't buy products just because my favorite actor endorses it. My parents never told me this either. I just felt that they did that because of money and not because of how good the product is. I also think that people should think like this too.
@freymind (1351)
• Philippines
16 May 12
In my opinion not all celebrities endorses what they really use and just do commercials for the money. I never bought anything because this celebrity is using this or this celebrity told its working. I always buy things because I like them and when I use them I know what is inside of it. I'm using organic products now and no celebrity has commercialized this products yet and I love them (made in P.I. too!)
For example, there's this celebrity that endorses a certain brand of ice cream. She/he said that she/he really likes this but after I think 10 years of doing commercials for this product, the celebrity is now seen endorsing the competition and saying that its better... Credibility? Nah.. Its better to buy out of your own experience rather than listen to celebrities.
@ladyhemingway (965)
• Philippines
16 May 12
I do not rely on celebrity endorsers that much. I have handful of celebrity friends because I used to work in a television network and they are very honest with me that they rarely use the product they are endorsing. Most celebrities who has a lot of money wouldn't bother using local products because they can afford imported goods. This is sad, but true.