Celebrity Endorsers
Stars avoided Trump's first inauguration, eight years later it's different
Carrie Underwood might not be Beyonc or Garth Brooks in the celebrity superstar ecosystem. But the singer's participation in President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration is nevertheless a sign of the changing tides, where mainstream entertainers, from Nelly to The Village People are more publicly and more enthusiastically associating with the new administration. Eight years ago, Trump reportedly struggled to enlist stars to be part of the swearing-in and the various glitzy balls that follow. The concurrent protest marches around the nation had more famous entertainers than the swearing-in, which stood in stark contrast to someone like Barack Obama, whose second inaugural ceremony had performances from Beyonce, James Taylor and Kelly Clarkson and a series of starry onlookers. There were always some celebrity Trump supporters, like Kid Rock, Hulk Hogan, Jon Voight, Rosanne Barr, Mike Tyson, Sylvester Stallone and Dennis Rodman, to name a few. But Trump's victory this time around was ...
 "Stars avoided Trump's first inauguration, eight years later it's different")
Alia Bhatt, Diljit Dosanjh, Orry among 10 riskiest celebs for online search
Cybercriminals exploit famous names to create malicious sites and scams, according to McAfee
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Alexa can no longer talk like BigB as celeb voice feature discontinued
The celebrity voices, which debuted in 2019, make use of Amazon's neural text-to-speech model, which employs machine learning and is intended to sound more lifelike
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Top Bollywood celebrities under CBIC scanner over alleged GST evasion
Face charge of incorrect declaration to dodge tax
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Boycott calls force advertisers, celebrities to increase safeguards
From rigourous edits at the drawing board to stronger indemnity clauses in contracts and tracking trending topics on social media, agencies are doing all they can to tackle the issue head-on
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82% youth don't want to buy brands endorsed by drug-tainted celebs: Survey
The survey was done to comprehend sentiment over drug abuse by celebrities and if viewers would buy such brands
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With new law in place, will brands and stars rethink the endorsement game?
Will brands and stars rethink the endorsement game as the new law seeks greater accountability from all stakeholders?
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Virat Kohli, P V Sindhu trek an unequal road to the global endorser league
Two Indians make it to the 2019 Forbes lists for highest paid athletes; their story reveals a gendered narrative of sports, popularity and earnings
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B-town celebs help startups shine, but what happens when stardom fades?
Having a celebrity on board can help an early-age start-up scale to new heights, but it can boomerang as well
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Harnessing the power of celebrity
Stars are successfully transforming fans into loyal consumers, beating big brands at their own game
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Running on star power
Life insurance companies are balancing the increasing use of celebrity endorsers by limiting the association to short, event-led campaigns
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Celebrity or hot potato?
Many brands have learnt the hard way that they risk losing equity and mindshare with controversies arising from the actions of their celebrity endorsers
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