Richard and Chris talk with Melanie Notkin) about her mission with Savvy Auntie), and the economic, cultural and emotional power of PANKs (Professional Aunts, No Kids). This powerful demographic is often overlooked by the toy business, and yet it's one that represents outstanding potential for driving toy sales...if they are acknowledged and addressed. Listen in on this lively conversation, and we promise you'll be inspired to find new ways to reach and engage this market segment that spends more than $250 per year per kid in their lives.
In The Endcap Chris and Richard continue the conversation, discussing the implications of new figures showing declining birthrates and fertility rates, what that means for the toy companies and ways to thrive in this dynamic market.
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