Joint Study Finds PANKs^® – “Professional Aunts No Kids” –

Spend $9 Billion on Toys and Gifts for Children Annually

23 million untapped “Savvy Aunties” are primed to be engaged by brands

at the holiday gift-giving season and all year-round

– Savvy Auntie® and Weber Shandwick Research ‘The Power of the PANK’ –

NEW YORK, December 3, 2012 – A new joint national study released today by Savvy Auntie and Weber Shandwick with KRC Research reveals that PANKs – or Professional Aunts No Kids – are a sizeable segment of younger women with disposable income, dynamic influence, and a digitally-connected lifestyle, primed and ready to be engaged by brands. Yet, this powerful market remains virtually untapped…