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Prof. dr hab. inż. Magdalena Grębosz-Krawczyk
ORCID: 0000-0001-8339-2270

Researcher, educator and marketing specialist. Head of the Marketing Department at the Lodz University of Technology. She focuses her research on brand management issues, with particular emphasis on creating a brand image in social media and nostalgic branding. Author of over 170 scientific publications. She successfully manages research projects financed by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, National Science Center, NAWA, and the Embassy of the French Republic in Poland. Scholarship holder of the Bekker program. She completed several scientific internships. Visiting professor at foreign universities in France, Finland and Slovakia.

 
DOI: 10.33226/1231-7853.2025.3.3
JEL: M30, D12

In the context of the evolution of the games and toy market and changing buyer preferences, assessing purchasing motivations is a key step in understanding consumer behaviour in this market. The aim of this article is to assess consumer motivations influencing the purchase of toys of nostalgic brands. The research results prove that utilitarian motivation, extrinsic motivation and low level of stimulation influence respondents' willingness to buy a nostalgic toy, regardless of whether it was intended as a gift for a child or as a personal purchase.

Keywords: motivation; nostalgia; nostalgia marketing; games and toys industry; nostalgic brand