Do you trust people who are paid to endorse products or services ?

SPC Darin Taylor — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 15:11:30 -0400

I don't know about you, but I find it hard to trust the endorsement of a product or service by someone who is being paid to do so. It would be interesting to see if these people would continue to promote certain products if they weren't paid for the endorsements. Are they endorsing the product or are they just endorsing the checks?

Response by CW5 Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 5 at 2014 3:26 PM

CW5 Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 15:26:51 -0400

Mostly, they're endorsing the paycheck. That's part of the game, right? Get a star or a star athlete to endorse your product, and it sells, because "we" want to use the same cologne, car, insurance, etc., as the star or athlete.

I just saw a Peyton Manning commercial for Nationwide insurance. It was a nice commercial. I don't know, but I doubt Peyton was a Nationwide customer before the commercial deal came along.

Response by MSG Wade Huffman made Oct 6 at 2014 7:39 AM

MSG Wade Huffman — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 07:39:58 -0400

Paid endorsements are nothing more than another form of advertising and should be viewed as such. In that respect, I trust them as much as I trust any other advertisement (which isn't much).