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Snapshot of celebrity endorsements on TV during 2008 vs. 2006

(17 March, 2009)
 
 

Key Findings:

  • 'Shahrukh Khan' had endorsed for maximum number of advertisers on TV during 2008 closely followed by 'MS Dhoni'.
  • 'Aerated soft drink' and 'cellular phone service' were the top categories for celebrity endorsement on TV during 2006 and 2008 respectively.
  • 'Airtel cellular phone service' was the top brand with highest share of celebrity endorsement TV ad volumes during 2008
 
Celebrities with maximum no. of advertisers on TV during 2006 and 2008
 
 
  • 'Shahrukh Khan' and 'MS Dhoni' moved up in their ranking in the list of celebrities with maximum number of advertisers on TV during 2008 compared to 2006.
  • 'Amitabh Bachchan', 'Shweta Tiwari (Prerna)' and 'Sachin Tendulkar' who were at the first, third and fifth place in 2006, were not among the top five list of celebrities with maximum number of advertisers on TV during 2008.

Top 10 categories in celebrity endorsement on TV

 
  • Newbie on board during 2008
    Compared to 2006,'cellular phone services' & 'cellular phones' from 'telecom sector', 'DTH service providers', 'liquor' and 'milk beverages' categories made it to the top 10 list of categories on TV during 2008.

  • Missed categories in 2008 compared to 2006
    Five categories from the top 10 list of categories of 2006 were not there in the top 10 list on TV during 2008 viz 'hair dyes' and 'hair oils' from hair care sector, 'social advertisement', 'cars/jeeps' and 'tooth paste'.

Top categories with maximum no. of celebrity endorsement on TV.

 
  • 'Aerated soft drink' and 'hair oils' categories were replaced by 'branded jewellery' and 'internet services-general' in the list of top five categories with maximum number of celebrities endorsing on TV during 2008 compared to 2006.
Top brands in celebrity endorsement on TV during 2008
  • During 2008,'Airtel cellular phone service' led the list of top 10 brands endorsed by celebrities on TV followed by 'Pepsi' and 'Airtel - Nokia'.
 
(Analysis from AdEx India - A Division of TAM Media Research)


 
 
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