If Kate voted conservative would you? The role of celebrity endorsements in political party advertising
If Kate voted conservative would you? The role of celebrity endorsements in political party advertising
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如果凯特投票保守派,你会吗?
DOI:
10.1108/03090561011020516
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发表时间:
2010
影响因子:
4.4
通讯作者:
Brett A. S. Martin
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作者:
E. Veer;Ilda Becirovic;Brett A. S. Martin
Purpose – This research has been conducted with the aim of determining if celebrity endorsers in political party advertising have a significant impact on UK voter intentions. The use of celebrity endorsements is commonplace in the USA, but little is known about its effects in the UK. This research also aims to incorporate the use of celebrity endorsements in political party advertising with the political salience construct. Political salience represents how prominent politics and political issues are in the minds of the eligible voter.Design/methodology/approach – A 2 (endorser: celebrity; non‐celebrity)×2 (political salience: high; low) between‐subjects factorial design experiment was used. The results show that celebrity endorsements do play a significant role in attitudes towards the political advert, attitudes towards the endorser and voter intention. However, this effect is significantly moderated by political salience.Findings – The results show that low political salience respondents were significa...