Goodbye Endorsers: Your Demands are Too Atrocious

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Fame, money, and box office reputation are often some of the elements that turn simple and nice girls into proud, demanding, and unreasonable divas. Take the case of Endorser 1 (E1) and Endorser 2 (E2). E1 and E2 are both in showbiz. While E1 started ahead and claimed her share in showbiz early in her career, E2 did not allow their relationship to hinder whatever break she was going to have. Soon, a channel decided to invest in E2, while E1 continued to cling on her spot.

When they were both starting out and obviously, only had a handful of followers, a fashion brand took risks and made them endorsers. Although the brand is not as media savvy as other named brands, its clothes which are in malls are of good quality, have loyal buyers. For years, E1 and E2 were the image models of the brand. As time passed, E2 made her name and got out of E1’s shadow. She got her shot at fame by showing-off her all-around ability in her network. And yes, E2 also showed attitude problems.

Then, E1 and E2 were dropped as the image models of the brand. A younger female models replaced them. When asked why E1 and E2 were dropped, insiders kept mum but a curious source found out the reason.

Allegedly, as the years passed, E1 and E2 were becoming more difficult to work with. Their manager who had been with them since the start began to make unreasonable demands from the owners of the brand. For example, in a photoshoot, the owners prepared everything, from accessories, clothes, make-up artist, to the photographers, all the stuff. Everything was ironed out until the manager kept postponing the shoot. Turned out, the manager and E1 wanted a more expensive make-up artist and stylist to be hired. In another incident, when the photos came out and the manager did not like them, the owners had to schedule a reshoot. To show how much importance they gave to the brand, the freebies were sold in their garage sale. For years, the owners suffered while working with the manager, E1, and E2. Finally, the owners had enough and did not renew their contracts anymore.

 For now, the manager, E1, and E2 are on the lookout for possible endorsements. Have they learned their lesson, or will they continue to command astronomical fees and demands? The lack of endorsements can affect the visibility of any talent. Without enough visibility, talents can be forgotten. Soon, the fame and the box-office reputation will fade, and money will not be as much. What can sustain all these? Humility and a positive attitude towards work.

As they say, fame can be toxic, it can turn young upstarts into monsters in no time.