INFLUENCE OF CELEBRITY AND TESTIMONIAL ADVERTISING ON ABSU STUDENTS CHOICE OF LUSH HAIR PRODUCTS

Student: Amanda Ugochi Inegbu
Supervisor: Dr Udochukwu Ndukwe Ndukwe
HOD: Dr Paschal Ihechu
Department of Mass Communication
Art and Humanities
Abia State University, Uturu, Abia State

Abstract

The research study examined the Influence of Celebrity And Testimonial Advertising on Absu Students Choice of Lush Hair Products. The objective of this are to; determine the role of celebrities in Lush hair testimonial advertisement, find out audience perception on the use of celebrities in Lush hair testimonial advertisement, determine the Influence of celebrity advertisement on Lush hair, identify the preferred medium for the testimonial advertisement of Lush hair. The researcher made use of survey design method and used Abia State University students population for the population of study. The researcher used a sample size of 400 students. The instrument for this research study was questionnaire and the method of data collection was the primary method of data collection. The researcher concluded that students liked the use of celebrities in Munch it advertisement. The role of the celebrity in the advertisement created awareness on the product and made them buy the hair. The study recommends that advertisers while producing an advert should consider apart from the messages, simple cues like interesting slogans, good graphics and music that students can easily identify and empathized with in order for them to comprehend the advert better and have favourable response towards it.

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