Impact of Endorsement on Collectivist and Individualistic Population of Colombia

  • Yesenia Alzate Zapata Universidad de Antioquia
  • Francisco Javier García Vásquez Universidad de Antioquia
  • Ana Isabel Moreno Mejía Universidad de Antioquia
Keywords: Endorsement

Abstract

The endorsement is a marketing tool used to promote products sponsoring by nationally recognized person called celebrity. Hofstede makes a study of the people in society, categorizing them on Individualists or Collectivists according to their thoughts and behaviors. The aim of this article is to see how the endorsement impacts the population, identifying which population categorized in collectivistic and individualistic is more vulnerable to this kind of advertising. A cluster analysis was used to identify Hofstede categories with a sample of 602 residents in Colombia, it was applied by an online survey. The results lead to check in which of the two groups of people categorized the endorsement has a bigger impact

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Published
2015-07-01
How to Cite
Alzate Zapata, Y., García Vásquez, F. J., & Moreno Mejía, A. I. (2015). Impact of Endorsement on Collectivist and Individualistic Population of Colombia. Revista De Economía & Administración, 12(2). Retrieved from https://revistas.uao.edu.co/ojs/index.php/REYA/article/view/97
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