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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the practice of celebrity athletes’ product endorsement in the context of social media, guided by meaning transfer model.Design/methodology/approachThe study adopted a content analysis method based on data gathered from the official Twitter account of 17 of the highest-paid athletes over a period of five months.FindingsResults outline the state, involvement level, roles, modes, preferred content types, discernible differences, shared features, and best practices employed in endorsement tweets. A framework of athletes’ product endorsement on Twitter is presented.Research limitations/implicationsThe study presented theoretical and practical implications, and limitations and impetus for future research.Originality/valueThe study investigated professional athletes’ use of their own media channel for the purpose of endorsement, presented a framework that illustrates the practice of celebrity athletes’ product endorsement on social media, and identified a best practice and an exemplary reference.
Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal – Emerald Publishing
Published: Jul 10, 2017
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