„Dziewczynki mogą wszystko” – o zwalczaniu stereotypu płci na przykładzie strategii marketingowej marki Lego
„Girls can do anything” – Remarks on Combating Gender Stereotype on Example of Lego Brand Marketing Strategy

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the study was to try to observe ways of conducting a marketing strategy in which stereotypes are broken. The pilot study carried out using the method of genological text analysis, with a particular focus on the structural and linguistic aspect, made it possible to notice the multi-channel communication of the addresser, the Lego Group, with recipients – consumers from all over the world, including Poland. Through its narrative strategy, the company draws attention to the existing, quite harmful, social attitudes to raising girls (and similarly boys). This Justyna Majchrowska 122 dual division, started already in infancy, which is being copied today, e.g. in publicly available advertisements, it is one of the reasons for the formation of the gender boundary. Respect for such a pattern by society leads both groups (women and men) to shortages in skills and competences, introduces demarcation and prejudices that – over time – can lead to harmful behavior of one sex towards the other or within each of them. The results of the study show what the brand campaign (here Lego), and ultimately the public, can achieve by promoting certain values, including by removing stereotypes (language stereotypes) so deeply rooted in language and culture (not only Polish). The strategy of a specific campaign, thanks to the use of content marketing, also allows for a positive brand image (here Lego) and attracting new consumers. Breaking stereotypes used in brand strategy can thus be a persuasive technique to attract the attention of customers/potential new customers.

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