Celebrities have always captured the imagination of the public. In today's age of consumerism, their ability to influence our behaviour can be seen worldwide.

Harnessing this power can reap huge rewards for business - the Jamie Oliver campaign helped turn around Sainsbury?s fortunes, with the return on investment estimated at GBP27.95 for every advertising pound spent; sales of Walker?s Crisps increased by 105% thanks to Gary Lineker; One to One re-launched its brand with stars including Kate Moss and Elvis Presley.

Celebrity Sells demonstrates the awesome power of famous names, when skilfully used, to sell brands and offers practical advice on how to develop and advertise a brand using celebrities, including:

• How to choose the right celebrity for your brand
• How to build your brand using a celebrity
• How to manage relationships with celebrities
• How to protect celebrity and brand reputation

About the Author
Hamish Pringle is the Director General of IPA (Institute of Practitioners in Advertising). He was previously director of Brand Beliefs Ltd and the Vice-Chairman, Director of Marketing at Saatchi & Saatchi. He is co-author of Brand Spirit: How Cause Related Marketing Builds Brands and Brand Manners: How to Create the Self-confident Organization to Live the Brand both published by Wiley.

Reviews
"...the phenomenon, ironically Celebrity Sells, will make unpalatable reading for companies that have spent millions re-branding themselves around famous face..." (Independent on Sunday, 26 October 2003)

"...fascinating and witty reading..." ( Hot Stars, 3 April 2004)

"... Pringle knows his stuff." (Daily Telegraph, 6 April 2004)

"This book is designed as a practical guide for practitioners..." (Sunday Business Post , 9 May 2004)

"This book looks at stars and advertising- and has some fab facts." (New Woman, June 2004)

"... packed to the rafters with facts, ... would recommend this book to anyone, whether they work in media or not."(Media Week, 1 May 2004)

"... an important book..." (Reading Chronicle, 20^th May 04)

"...shows just how deeply our lives and lifestyles are influenced..." (City to Cities, Sep/Oct 2004)

"...sound and detailed advice on how to find the right celebrity..." (Admap, November 2004)

"...This book is practical, relevant and packed with leading edge thinking..." (Mark Ritson, London Business School in IoD, Winter 2004)

"...for anybody fascinated by the public's obsession with the celebrity cult...absorbing enough to appeal to a mainstream audience..." (Campaign, 10^th December 2004)

Book Information
ISBN 9780470868508
Author Hamish Pringle
Format Paperback
Page Count 352
Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc
Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
Weight(grams) 539g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 157mm * 21mm