Once my lecture'MR. PHILIP GBOMITA' told me...Gratefulness
is the only oil that oils the wheel of custom of relationship between a
celebrity and his or her fan(s). But a critical look at the attitudes of
most of our Ghanaian celebrities shows that most of them do not
appreciate their fans.
Ask any normal or well grounded Ghanaian celebrity about the struggle from obscurity to 'stardom' and he will tell you that it was not just a passing glance but a concerted effort enveloped in great determination.
Ask any normal or well grounded Ghanaian celebrity about the struggle from obscurity to 'stardom' and he will tell you that it was not just a passing glance but a concerted effort enveloped in great determination.
He
or she will tell you that apart from having a good music one needs to
have a solid management that will work on a solid branding through a
publicist and to some extent publicity stunt with super stage craft.
However, all these super road maps cannot always guarantee an artist a celebrity status without FANS.
This is because without fans patronizing one's product, the effort of the producer is in vain.
It
is therefore unfortunate to say that most of our Ghanaian celebrities
have lost sight of this and have taken their fans for
granted.
My
thesis stems from the fact that these celebrities have thousands of fans
following them on the social media to augment their good work but they
(the celebrities) do not follow any of their followers.
They do not even reply back the recognition of their fans.
Their
inability to appreciate becomes crystal when it is found out that they
(the celebrities) do not also follow their fellow celebrities except a
neglible few.
Seriously, when you watch their Twiter and Whatsapp pages the evedence is soo clear and glaring.
Typical examples of celebrities guilty of these are Eazzy, Cabum, Jupita and many others.
Others
will argue that their work is time consuming and very 'heculian' to the
extent that they do not have enough time to get back to their fans.
This
notion will be accepted but on a serious note it is cosmetic and face
saving because they (the celebrities) are able to at least engage their
followers only when they are organizing a show or when a malicious
article which has a potencial of poisoning the minds of good and right
thinking people in our society is written about them.
I
think this trend is worrying and it is about time they (the celebrities)
pay attention to this unfortunate growing attitudes, until I come your
way with part two of this article
Source: KonKonSaGH.Biz
Credit: Mr Kobby Solar
