Product expertise versus professional expertise: Congruency between an endorser's chosen profession and the endorsed product
Product expertise versus professional expertise: Congruency between an endorser's chosen profession and the endorsed product
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产品专业知识与专业知识:代言人选择的专业与代言产品之间的一致性
DOI:
10.1057/jt.2008.8
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发表时间:
2008
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通讯作者:
Thomas D. Jensen
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作者:
J. Siemens;Scott Smith;D. Fisher;Thomas D. Jensen
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether individuals could distinguish between profession-related expertise and nonprofession-related expertise, and the implications of this distinction on perceived credibility. An experimental study investigated the effects of congruency between an endorser's expertise related to their profession and the expertise gained from product usage not related to their profession. Subjects were able to make the distinction, and product congruency affected both types of perceived expertise. The effect of congruency on attitudes was mediated by perceived endorser credibility. When using a familiar endorser, brand attitudes were more favourable when the product was congruent with the endorser's profession. On the other hand, brand attitudes were not as affected by congruency when the endorser was unfamiliar. Surprisingly, both an endorser's perceived product expertise and expertise within their profession were lower when endorsing an incongruent product.