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Hot Young Models – Their Key Role in Product Marketing Today

Hot young models play a key role in product marketing today.  Just have a glance through the columns of fashion and lifestyle magazines, or TV commercials, other print media advertisements and field publicity campaigns today, and you will find that most of the products are endorsed by young models in hot or sexy costumes, postures and poses.  

Inevitable it seems that for virtually any mass campaign as part of any commercial operation or otherwise, featuring of some hot young model has become the generally followed norm.  In product marketing, the presentation of some theme incorporating some hot young model has become common trend.   For instance, you just have a glance through the plethora of advertisement materials passing off to popularize major consumer product brands.  Whether it is cosmetics, contraceptives, soaps and detergents, laptops, mobile phones, cars, motorbikes, mopeds, computers, washing machines, vacuum cleaners, diary products, skin care, healthcare, residential units, sanitary wares or sanitary napkins, you will find the major presence of this sort of models.

As aforesaid, hot young models play a key role in product marketing today.  In consequence, modeling industry generally and young models particularly has acquired greater significance today than ever before.  This phenomenon is directly ascribable to growing consumerism the world over, especially in the growing markets of Asia and Africa.  

Among Asian countries, India and China are the major growing markets of the world today and models form these regions play a significant role in consumer product marketing today.  This is part of the systematic marketing strategy adopted by major consumer product brands.  Among the hot young models who are featured in these advertisements, the majority belongs to the filmdom.  Hence, in the Indian market we can find popular film actresses such as Aiswarya Ray, Susmita Sen, Priyanka Chopra, Asin, Shilpa Shetty, Karishma Kapoor, etc. featured in many of the commercials for product marketing.

The key role of hot young models in product marketing today is very much a debated topic.  It is widely assailed as a syndrome attributed to the consumerist culture.  As most of these models are the popular film celebrities, they are the preferred role models for the young generation.  Hence, the products and services endorsed by them are often easily accepted by the targeted segment.  An international study conducted by a leading marketing consultancy firm to identify consumer preference index shows that above 68% of purchases of majority of product brands endorsed by these hot young models are not based on any real needs.  It is out of fancy value created by these popular models that a sizable segment of the targeted consumers buy these products.

How to Launch the Career of a Teenage Model?

How to launch the career of a teenage model? This is what teens think when they see the new trend of teenage modeling. This trend is primarily due to the commercial significance of the age of the teens. Have you ever thought why the teenage has so much commercial importance? To find the answer, you need not rake your mind. It is just a matter of commonsense. 

Teen is the age of fleeting dreams, surging emotions and enthusiasm. To catch the exuberance and ecstasy characteristic of the age, consumer product companies and service sector companies invent and define new and new needs and they design and manufacture products and services accordingly. Most of these products and services, in deed, lack any logical basis of a human need. In their bid to ignite the fire of the young aspirations, these popular brands rope in new and new faces of teenage models.

If you aspire to launch the career of a teenage model, you need to plan your career in a proper manner. First of all, you have to create your portfolio. How will you go for your photos? Never ever put any photo of inferior quality in your profile. Some of you may be a bit careless regarding these matters. You may put a few snaps you got randomly with your cell phone or camera. But that can spoil your any chance of becoming a celebrity model even before you start. 

This is because any photo which may present you in an awkward manner will jeopardize your chance. Then you will just be de-marketing your accomplishments. Therefore be wary while selecting your photos. Go for a professional photographer. Try to find out the best available photographer in your locality, or better still you may solicit help form the modeling agency to locate a professional photographer.

Don’t think launching the career of a teenage model is quite easy. While you are going to get your modeling photo-shot, it is equally important to arrange a professional makeup artist also. You can even use the internet to locate a suitable photographer and makeup artist. Now you have got your photographer and makeup artist. 

Next, you have to get your attire and the suitable poses and postures for the photographs. This you can get from fashion and lifestyle magazines and other publications. As you are in the teenage, you may still be in your minority. Therefore, you need to be under the constant guidance of your parent or guardian. It is your guardian who is to interact and negotiate with the industry people.