Celebrity endorsement does not sway the consumer

Jennifer Whitehead,, brandrepublic.com, 27 October 2003, 08:50AM

LONDON - As Barclays scraps its £10m advertising campaign starring Samuel L Jackson, new research has found that putting celebrities in ads could be, at best, a waste of time, with people saying they are not swayed by their use.

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