Biz
New & Improved: Novelty Biz Newcomers Making Their Mark
Adult novelty businesses have seen solid sales across the board not just from established companies, but new and upcoming ones. The novelty business is as strong as ever and there’s plenty of room for new innovative entrepreneurs who want a piece of the market.
Forbes Asks Porn Biz About Possible GOP Crackdown
Is the porn biz worried about a possible Republican President? Forbes wants to know.
Standard Innovation Corporation Announces New Biz Dev Execs
Standard Innovation Corporation, the manufacturer of the We-Vibe family of sexual wellness products, has announced personnel promotions within its business development organization.
Copyright, Patent Reform Could Shape Adult Biz
Digital media companies are shifting business strategies in response to today’s market conditions, by pursuing pirates for profit, and by legally clubbing their competitive rivals.
Video: James Deen Discusses Adult Biz With Rolling Stone
In a short Rolling Stone video released today, porn star James Deen discusses the adult business and his unusual leap into the mainstream film biz with his upcoming role in "The Canyons," co-starring Lindsay Lohan.
BMS Hires Sarah Mills for Marketing, Biz Development
Sarah Mills has joined award-winning pleasure product and novelty company BMS Factory in the role of marketing and business development manager.
Gamma Taps Sarah S. for Director of Biz Development
Gamma Entertainment announced today that Sarah S. has joined the company as director of business development.
New Technology Holds Opportunities for the Adult Biz
Forward-looking marketers have long studied the latest product releases announced at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas as a means of unlocking new opportunities and identifying emerging trends. The following highlights from this year’s CES could have some applicability to adult markets — it’s up to you to make them work:
Naughty Tweet Issues Twitter Warning for Adult Biz
Some adult entertainment companies and performers are in "severe violation" of Twitter's spam rules and risk suspension or termination, warned Pete Housley, Naughty Tweet Network's CEO.
Times Says Porn Biz May 'Boogie Out' of L.A.
The Los Angeles Times, in a story on soon-to-be required rules that porn performers wear condoms while on location in the city of Los Angeles, says that the industry may "boogie out" over the new condom law.
FriendFinder Says It's at Forefront of Growing Dating Biz
FriendFinder Networks Inc. released data today forecasting the online dating market to exceed $2.5 billion by 2015.
Suze Randall: Adult Biz Is 'Safest Place to Have Sex'
Legendary erotic photographer Suze Randall, taking offense to a Los Angeles Times letter to the editor saying "pornography equates to prostitution," has written a letter herself to the Times, saying that porn shoots are legal in the state and that the adult-film biz is "the safest place to have sex."
Irish Report Looks at Why Porn Biz Still Suffers
A recent report asks the question that despite a healthy global appetite for porn, why is the industry continuing to lose money?
Novelty Biz: Spring Arrivals
The spring edition of the International Lingerie Show was held last month at the Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, bringing together international retail buyers, manufacturers and distributors.
SpiceCash Taps Andrea Mata as Biz Dev Director
SpiceCash has tapped Andrea Mata as its new director of business development.
Retail Biz: Double the Pleasure
The sex toy industry was founded on products that aided women with masturbation as a cure to their hysteria among other ailments. And throughout history, as women owned their sexuality, vibrators promoted sexual gratification sans the need for a partner. On the flipside, vibrators also made their way into couples’ bedrooms under the guise of marital aids as encouraged by sex therapists. Nowadays, manufacturers are milking the “couples-friendly” label, selling twice the amount of product by packaging his and hers products together.
Smitten Kitten Says 2 Sites Siphoning Its Online Lingerie Biz
Brick-and-mortar and online retailer Smitten Kitten says Mike Fernandez is swiping away some of its online lingerie business. But Fernandez says he has been struck with claims that don't make sense.
HBO Developing Epic Show About Porn Biz
HBO and controversial writer James Frey are working on a new one-hour cable TV drama about a major adult video company under siege by the Internet.
Digital Playground Taps Harvey Kaplan to Lead Internet Biz Dev
Leading adult film studio Digital Playground announced today the addition of Harvey Kaplan as the head of its Internet business development team.
Biz Going Down the Tubes?
Watching the political talking heads making their predictions last night as voters across the country head to their primaries today, it occurred to me these cadres of insiders in the world of all things Beltway are not much different then pundits of porn who make up the panels at our industry conferences. Being invited to moderate or participate on of these brain trusts in an honor I enjoyed several time during the Phoenix Forum and it seemed no matter the topic listed on the schedule, the conversation invariably turned to what is believed to be one of the scorns of our beloved, and beleaguered, industry, tube sites.