1st Edition

Nostalgic Branding in the Toy Industry

142 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

142 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

142 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

In recent years, there has been a clear tendency to undertake marketing initiatives that appeal to consumers’ emotions, experiences, and memories. This book explores the essence of nostalgic branding by presenting the concept of nostalgia, analysing nostalgic attitudes and consumer behaviour, and illustrating how to position nostalgic brands using the toy market as an example. The book explores... Read more

Introduction  Part I: The conceptual framework of nostalgia in brand management  Introduction to Part I  1. The concept of nostalgia in marketing  2. Nostalgic branding  3. Consumers motivations and behaviours in context of nostalgia-oriented purchase  Part II: Nostalgic branding in toy industry - Research results  Introduction to Part II  4. Perception of nostalgic brands in toy industry - results of a qualitative study  5. Nostalgia-oriented purchase - results of the quantitative research  Final Conclusions

Biography

Kamil Lubiński is an assistant professor at the Institute of Marketing and Sustainable Development, Faculty of Organization and Management at Lodz University of Technology (Poland). He is a graduate of the ‘Linguistics for Business’ programme at the University of Lodz and the ‘Management’ programme at IFE, Lodz University of Technology. He has authored scientific publications focusing on nostalgic brand positioning, with a particular interest in this marketing phenomenon within the games and toys market.

Magdalena Grębosz-Krawczyk is a researcher, educator, and marketing specialist. She is the head of the marketing department at Lodz University of Technology (Poland). Her research focuses on brand management, with particular emphasis on creating brand images on social media and nostalgic branding. She has authored over 150 scientific publications. She successfully manages research projects funded by the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education, the Polish National Science Center, the Polish National Agency for International Exchange, and the Embassy of the French Republic. Scholarship holder of the Bekker Programme, she has completed several scientific internships and served as a visiting professor at foreign universities in France, Finland, and Slovakia.