halo effect
noun
: generalization from the perception of one outstanding personality trait to an overly favorable evaluation of the whole personality
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This year’s tournament alone generated hundreds of millions in retail and hospitality impact & that’s without factoring in the halo effect across merchandise, digital content, and cultural engagement.
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Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
There was another halo effect: New Line and Warner Bros. created a faux Uncaged Fury trailer for a movie starring Urban’s Cage.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 21 July 2025
There's even a brand halo effect, with recent evidence showing development of soft skills as linked to a company's competitive advantage.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
So showing up in a summary presumably has a halo effect.
—Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
There was another halo effect: New Line and Warner Bros. created a faux Uncaged Fury trailer for a movie starring Urban’s Cage.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 21 July 2025
There's even a brand halo effect, with recent evidence showing development of soft skills as linked to a company's competitive advantage.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
So showing up in a summary presumably has a halo effect.
—Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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“Halo effect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/halo%20effect. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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