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ASACP Travels to Miami for XBIZ Summit
ASACP staff are on hand at XBIZ Summit, which starts today at the Shelborne hotel on Miami’s South Beach.
Businesses and Blogs: A Love-Hate Relationship
In researching the role of sex bloggers for the debut of the NoveltyBiz section’s Blogger Spotlight, I reached out to some of the professionals I assumed were benefitting from the increased attention that sex toys were getting thanks to the rise of the blogosphere. However, I was introduced to a volatile business-to-blogger dynamic that almost resembled that of a couple of exes trying to reconcile but plagued by deception, exploitation and shortsighted interactions.
Porn Customer Service and The Golden Rule
Customer service is always going to be important, regardless of what type of business you’re in. It doesn’t matter if you’re selling widgets, a service, or viewable entertainment — you are always going to interact with customers in one way or another if you are looking to make a profit. What applies to mainstream marketing still applies in porn and adult novelty marketing.
Would You Like Lube With That?
In San Diego, the F Street chain of adult stores has had a longstanding policy: “There is no sale of an adult product to which you cannot add lube.” Retailers who keep that in mind can increase their sales of lube by increasing the visibility of lube products and merchandising them as an add-on to other items.
New Sensations - Sexual Enhancers Evolve for Diverse Consumption
Sexual enhancers are going beyond their standard form to take on various new markets. A range of pills, lotions and potions have hit the scene promising all sorts of pleasure boosts.
CommerceGate Heads to XBIZ Summit Next Week
CommerceGate is heading to XBIZ Summit in Miami next week where it will be sponsoring the Mix & Meet Market networking event, as well as the Elite Traffic Dinner.
Adult Retailers Turn to Smoking Accessories for Traffic Boost, Diversification
Ushered in by the evolving landscape of adult retail, smoking accessories are emerging as a category that is attracting a new crop of young adult males that may otherwise be too ashamed to shop at the local adult store.
No Boundaries: A Look At The Ethnic/Interracial Markets
The ethnic and interracial markets never fail to be a hotbed of controversy. A testament to the country’s racial divide, producers of this specialized content have historically fought tooth and nail against cultural prejudice to get their product made and put into the consumer’s hand. Today, the genres are thriving, but still face a number of unique challenges.
Traffic: Navigating With the New Equation
Over the past few years, website operators have reported declining conversion ratios, which has affected many aspects of the online adult marketing game; making webmasters question how declining visitor value affects traffic acquisition...
Poll: Did the Internet Kill the Porn Superstar?
The era of the porn superstar is gone and may never come back, according to the results of a new research poll conducted by adult entertainment industry media organization XBIZ.
Mobile Device Emulators Allow Easy Troubleshooting
Consumers today access the Internet — and your website or mobile application — using an increasingly broad array of devices, that while perhaps not your primary target, constitute a growing market which shouldn’t be ignored. This may be expensive to do if you have to acquire all these platforms for testing against, but emulators offer a solution.
XBIZ Summit Show Registration Hits 1,000 Mark, Hotel Sold Out
Free registration courtesy of PussyCash for XBIZ Summit 2012 came to a close on Tuesday with over 1,000 digital media professionals enlisting their attendance.
How Touched Are You?
If you run a website, whether or not it’s a mobile website, it’s almost certain that mobile users are accessing it; and likely doing so in rapidly increasing numbers. Many of these mobile users are using touch-sensitive devices, without a mouse or other means for interactive input, except for a finger or stylus.
Vicky Vette to Host XBIZ Summit Miami Warm-Up Party
Adult star Vicky Vette will host the XBIZ Summit Warm-Up Event on May 15 at the Shelborne Hotel in Miami Beach.
JuicyAds to Present Traffic Seminar at XBIZ Summit
Advertising network JuicyAds.com announced that industry traffic expert and the company’s director of sales David Neawedde will be speaking at XBIZ Summit Miami on Wednesday, May 16 at 1 p.m.
Diamond Sponsor AWE Hosting Seminar at XBIZ Summit 2012
Live cam webcam affiliate program Adult Webmaster Empire will present the “How to Succeed as a Live Cam Model” workshop on May 17 at XBIZ Summit.
XBIZ Summit 2012 Official Schedule Announced, Free Registration Ends Tonight
XBIZ is pleased to announce the official show schedule for XBIZ Summit, set for May 15-18 at the Shelborne Beach Hotel in South Beach, Miami.
Strategies for Timely Project Completion
Adult operators face a number of challenges related to development schedules and the ability to bring projects in on deadline. Issues such as cost, technology and timeliness all come into play; as does group think, where “How about if we add...” becomes a common stumbling block to timely project completion.
File Sharing for Fun, Profit
Ask most Internet users about peer-to-peer (P2P) technology and they’ll tell you it’s for getting “whatever you want, for free, online,” whether that is their favorite music or the latest theatrical release or newest episode of a top reality show or even adult content.
XBIZ TV: 'Revenge of the Petites' Red Carpet Part Two
In part two of XBIZ TV's video coverage, Kirsten Price speaks exclusively with cast members of AMKingdom's first scripted feature "Revenge of the Petites."