Pleasure
Making The Future: Major Pleasure Product Trends for 2015
Although sex toys have been around for centuries, they have never been more plentiful or more profitable than they are in 2015. The business-oriented website The Street has estimated that annual sex toy revenues, which currently total about $15 billion annually, will leap to $52 billion by 2020.
The Pleasure Chest Announces New Positions
Adult retailer The Pleasure Chest is introducing new positions and making staffing changes to better address the company’s growth.
Video: CBS’ ‘The Morning’ Features Jimmyjane, Pleasure Chest
CBS’ national program “The Morning” aired a segment last week that showcased the “Pioneering Pleasure” VIP event that was hosted at The Pleasure Chest’s Upper East Side location earlier this month.
Q&A: Indian Pleasure Products Market to Reach $1.6B by 2020
With his pulse on the Indian pleasure products market, Samir Saraiya launched the country’s pioneering online adult retailer ThatsPersonal.com in 2013 with the hopes of becoming a major purveyor in India’s marketplace that’s expected to grow to $1.6 billion market by 2020.
Shades of Success: 2015 Looks Bright for Pleasure Products Sector
With a new year upon us and the crucial Valentine’s Day holiday looming on the horizon, it’s an ideal time to look at what leading companies in the adult pleasure products sector have lined up for the months ahead.
Jimmyjane, The Pleasure Chest Host Pioneering Pleasure VIP Event
With a calm, reassuring voice Brandon Bartling, the Pleasure Chest’s New York district manager, warned Amy E. D’agostina, founder of B Bella (WeAreBella.com),“this might be painful.”
Pleasure Products Industry Vets Share Advice, Tales of Biz Past
Strong. Powerful. Long lasting. These words often describe the gizmos in the crazy world of adult sex toys but it also describes those people who have been in the industry for more than 15 years, mostly with the same company.
Pleasure Product Pros Talk ‘Fifty Shades’ in New York Times Article
The New York Times turned to pleasure products industry experts, including XBIZ Associate Publisher Sara Ramirez, to predict how the Valentine’s Day release of the “Fifty Shades of Grey” film will impact sales of adult products.
What Men Want: Expanding the Realm of Male Sexual Pleasure
It’s the last day of high school and I’m completely screwed. How did I manage to make it all the way through my entire senior year and forget to go to the one class I actually needed to graduate? I’m told that if I pass the final exam of the class that I never once attended, I can still graduate in time.
New York’s Pleasure Chest Preps for ‘Fifty Shades,’ Valentine’s Day
The Pleasure Chest’s Upper East Side flagship location will be hosting a series of free BDSM- and couple-focused workshops to celebrate Valentine’s Day and prepare audiences for the cinematic release of “Fifty Shades of Grey.”
Bubble Love Wins 2015 XBIZ ‘Specialty Pleasure Product of the Year’ Award
The new Bubble Love received the prestigious 2015 “Specialty Pleasure Product of the Year” award from XBIZ, with the honor affirming the uniqueness of Bubble Love and its impact on the world of adult pleasure products.
Innovating Pleasure Products By Syncing With Mobile Technology
Future gazing is always fraught with danger as in a few years someone is going to read this and have a good old chortle. I’ve done it myself, seeing letters I sent to magazines as a kid, indignant about some development in the field of IT, or how such and such a PC was superior to another.
2015 XBIZ Awards Recognizes Tech-Forward Pleasure Products, Leaders
Last night, industry leaders and innovators from the pleasure products sector were recognized for their outstanding contributions to the industry — both product-wise and for general impact — at the 2015 XBIZ Awards.
XBIZ 360 Pleasure Products Conference Explores Evolving Marketplace
The XBIZ 360 Pleasure Products Conference was held yesterday with a series of panel discussions exploring the tech innovations and current trends shaping the marketplace for women and men’s sex toys. Michael Topolovac (Crave), Brian D
Jimmyjane, Pleasure Chest Partner for In-Store Installation
Jimmyjane has partnered with adult retailer The Pleasure Chest for “Pioneering Pleasure,” an installation at The Pleasure Chest’s Upper East Side location.
ANME Showcases Latest Pleasure Product Releases
ANME wrapped its second full day of product exhibitions today with much of the buzz surrounding next month’s release of the “Fifty Shades of Grey” movie.
Pleasure Products: Too Hot to Handie
It seems that women have all the luck and all the pleasure in the adult toy industry with gizmos made of quality materials with the latest technology, in an endless spectrum of designs, shapes and colors. And for the lonely guys out there, pretty much all they have are cock rings that vibrate or not, or the ubiquitous masturbation tube in different shapes, sizes, lengths but not much else.
L.A. Pleasure Chest Announces January Workshops
The Pleasure Chest Los Angeles has announced its January workshop schedule featuring sexuality educators from across the country, including Ignacio Rivera, Ashley Manta, Charlie Glickman, Reid Mihalko, Tristan Taormino, Sarah Sloane, and several Pleasure Chest Sex Specialists.
Pleasure Products Manufacturers Bring Sex Education Into Focus
What role does sex education and concern for sexual health play in the manufacture and marketing of pleasure products? What value can be placed on the input of sex educators and experts? We contacted representatives of some high-profile novelty industry players and asked for their assessment.
Pleasure Products: Q&A With Tom Nardone on the Rockbox Finger
How did you come up with the idea for the Rockbox Finger, and why did you choose Lovehoney to help you develop the idea?