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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

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.

Kim Airs ·
opinion

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.

Jared Rutter ·
profile

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?

Alex Glass ·
trends

International: Foreign Pleasure Products Market Is Thriving

Across the broad universe of the adult entertainment industry, there’s a bifurcation in progress that tracks along the lines of divergent industry sectors. Businesses and revenue models that are content dependent continue to struggle, with some hoping to supplant their once mighty subscription revenues with advertising dollars and making a difficult transition to the ad-supported revenue model.

Q. Boyer ·

Shibari Gets 4 Pleasure Products Noms for 2015 XBIZ Awards

Southern California modern wand vibrator and pleasure products company Shibari has announced its receipt of four nominations for the 2015 XBIZ Awards.

opinion

Pleasure Products: Manufacturing the Message or Retailing the Brand?

During my extensive eavesdropping at July’s ANME, I couldn’t help but overhear two novelty heavies engaged in an intense and spirited conversation. Spit was flying as the heated debate roiled. What is the answer to the age-old industry question: Who is responsible for driving the brand message – the manufacturer or the retailer?

Brian Sofer ·
trends

Big Changes: Adult DVD, Pleasure Products Companies to Go Plus-Size

Big is Beautiful. This is a phrase the BBW (Big Beautiful Women) and BHM (Big Handsome Men) communities have espoused for a while. However, it’s been made clear recently, that the pleasure products and the adult entertainment industry are starting to realize plus-size women and men are beautiful too.

Elle Chase ·

Ron Braverman to Keynote XBIZ 360 Pleasure Products Conference

XBIZ is pleased to announce Ron Braverman, legendary founder of preeminent pleasure products company Doc Johnson, as the special keynote speaker for the 2015 XBIZ 360 Pleasure Products Conference.

opinion

Pleasure Products, Sophistication & Sales

It’s no secret that one of the few adult industry market segments that continues to experience strong growth in revenue is the pleasure products sector. At a time in which it seems that virtually every adult content product is readily available for free on the Internet (whether or not the producer intends for that to be the case), pleasure products are far more resilient to the forces of piracy — and more resistant to the everything-must-be-free bent of modern youth culture, as well.

Q. Boyer ·
opinion

Pleasure Products: Beyond Pleasuredome

Virtually every day, Bob Wolf receives an email proposal from a factory asking about going into production on high-end, organic looking silicone toys. But it’s a trend Synergy Erotic will steer clear of.

Dan Cameron ·

ElectricDistro.com Restocks Range of Glas Pleasure Products

ElectricDistro.com announced that several previously sold-out items from the Glas line of glass pleasure products will be back in stock and ready to ship next week.

opinion

Pleasure Products: Rivalry Online

Once upon a time, at an IP address far, far, away… existed a website that millions of people visited, several hundred thousand times a day. At first, this website was seen as a gift from the Internet Gods. You could purchase everything from shoelaces to unicorn masks! Cowboy boots to ladybugs! Oh, how the citizens of Internet-land rejoiced that day!

Mark Espinosa ·
opinion

Pleasure Products: The Brands of Europe

Whether you want to understand how the European pleasure product industry works or you have decided on entering into this potentially lucrative area, the perception of brands within the E.U. is key to success.

Alex Parker ·
profile

Pleasure Products: Coco Revealed

At January’s ANME Show, California Exotic Novelties made novelty history by introducing reality T.V. star/model/entrepreneur Coco and her ground-breaking pleasure product collection to the industry. Now, as Coco Licious products start hitting store shelves, let’s take a closer look at them, and what retail stores can anticipate in the coming months.

Alex Glass ·

Entrenue Introduces Bettie Page Pleasure Products Collection

Entrenue has introduced the official Bettie Page pleasure products collection from the iconic erotic idol.

opinion

Speciality Pleasure Products: The Power of Uniqueness

In any market sector, it pays to have a product that stands out from the crowd. When it comes to adult pleasure products, there are so many high-quality items on the market serving similar purposes and taking similar shapes that it can be difficult to fashion a product that catches the consumer’s eye and tickles their fancy at the same time.

Q. Boyer ·

Give Pleasure Products Introduces 'Noir' Lube for Black Skin

Give Pleasure Products has unveiled its 'Noir" lubricant for people of color.

Give Pleasure Products Introduces Cheeky Weekenders

Give Pleasure Products has announced the debut of Cheeky Weekenders — multi-product packs that enable customers to take their intimate consumables and small toys with them on sexy weekends away.

CalExotics Unveils Coco's Pleasure Products, Throws Launch Party

To celebrate the launch of its Coco Licious product line, California Exotic Novelties is hosting Coco’s Secrets Revealed party at The Raven in New York on March 25.