The Economic Value of Celebrity Endorsements
Anita Elberse
Harvard Business School
Jeroen Verleun
Barclays Capital
Management slant
- Enlisting the help of an athlete endorser generally pays off: it increases both brand-level sales and firmlevel stock returns.
- Because sales increase in an absolute sense and relative to the firm's competitors, an endorsement strategy fits a marketing campaign aimed at increasing market share.
- Paying a premium for the most sought-after endorsers seems worthwhile; partnerships between topranked consumer-goods brands and top-ranked athletes yield the largest payoffs.
- An athlete endorser's performance affects the rewards gained: sales and stock returns jump noticeably with each major...