Survey the relationship between the endorsement of famous athletes with brand loyalty in customers of non-sporting goods

Abstract The purpose of this study was to survey the relationship between the endorsement of famous athletes with brand loyalty in customers of non-sporting goods. this descriptive study was a correlational and purposeful type. The statistical population of the study is buyers of sporting and non-sport products endorsed by Ali Daei (including Karmikhan Office). Given the uncertainty in the size of the population, the sample size was determined by the Cochran formula of 207 people. The data gathering tool was Brian Stein and Zhang (2005), and consumer literacy standard questionnaire. Brandy (2006). To analyze the findings, descriptive statistics indices such as frequency, mean and for inferential statistics of the Kolomograf Smirnov test to determine the natural distribution of the scores and to assess the relationship between the variables under Pearson correlation coefficient were used for SPSS software. Amos software was also used to design the research communication model. Pearson correlation test results showed, there was a positive correlation between the ability to be a star, a loving personality, a source of Attractiveness and professional honesty ("Ali Daei") and loyalty to the brand of products (p ≤ 0.01). But there was no correlation between the confirmation personality type (Ali Daei) and the loyalty to the brand of products (p≤ 0.01).