Poll finds business leaders "most persuasive" pitch people

More than one in three consumers ranked business leaders as the "most persuasive" endorsers of products in advertisements, with athletes ranking second, followed by TV/movie stars, according to an AdweekMedia/Harris Poll. Ex-politicians were cited by 39% as the "least persuasive," with TV/movie stars and business leaders placing second and third, respectively, in the least-persuasive category, the survey found.

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This story published in AAF SmartBrief on 11/03/2009





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