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The XBIZ Weekly Retail Round-Up
The weekly collection of articles reporting on local laws and battles that affect today's adult retailers.
Keeping Up With the Joneses
The hardest part about picking out trends in the adult marketplace is deciphering whether they are just flash in the pan moments, or movements that are part of a larger sea change. This is a notoriously fickle business — what’s hot today is old news tomorrow — so for certain trends to take root and gain momentum there has to be validity in the initial results in order for others to follow suit.
The XBIZ Weekly Tech Watch
This week's tech watch brings news of an interactive new feature added to Google signature application, as well as a slew of entertaining new websites.
Does Caveat Emptor Apply When it's for Free?
The current hoo-ha over pre-checked cross sales is mostly much ado about nothing, except when it isn't.
Making a Display of Yourself
Legend has it that you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink. In the world of adult retail, the same essential rule applies. The question for manufacturers, studios, and of course the brick-and-mortar foundation, is how to do the leading. How to get two-legged consumers — with untold amounts of shiny, attractive product to choose from — to guzzle up your company’s urge quenching product.
Report: 25- to 34-Year-Olds Drive European Internet Use
A report released by the European Interactive Advertising Association (EIAA) shows that Europeans are deepening their experience of the Internet and increasingly using it for leisure pursuits and to actively enhance and manage their lives.
Wrap It Up, I'll Take It
Despite a steep decline in DVD sales and rentals, lingerie sales are up and showing no sign of decline. Retail chains and boutiques are looking to capitalize on this. Sure customers could head to their local Victoria’s Secret. But the type of customer that heads to Castle Megastores, Fairvilla or A Touch of Romance want kink, value and a good selection.
XBIZ Soft Launches Auction-Based Advertising Network
The XBIZ Ad Network will soft launch its auction-based CPC/PPC advertising network at Webmaster Access West this week and has signed on as a sponsor at a Playboy Mansion party, where it will feature a specialty photo booth.
Marketing a Monster
It wasn’t easy, but we managed to corner Digital Playground publicist Adella O’Neal and squeeze her — and squeeze her hard! — for the secrets to marketing the biggest adult title release in the history of the genre. Next time you have a multi-million dollar feature to market, you might want to consult this list.
The New Newbies
With the online adult entertainment industry constantly in a state of quick and persistent evolution, it is vital for operators to engage in continuing education to stay on top of the latest trends and information.
The Future of Adult Billing
There was a time when sales methods were relatively uncomplicated for adult entertainment providers. Back in the pre-Internet era, consumers typically acquired their adult magazines and adult VHS releases in local brick-and-mortar porn shops — and clerks were always happy to accept cash.
A Blockbuster for the Ages
Just how does one follow up the most successful feature in modern adult entertainment history? Make it bigger better, of course.
Kentucky Court Stops Domain Seizures
Kentucky's Court of Appeals has granted a motion to stay the state's transfer and seizure of 141 Internet domain names.
Making Quality Softcore Viable
Fuck softcore! How many times have I heard that exclamation from X-rated video performers, videographers and still photographers? How many times have I shouted it from behind the monitor myself? I’ve long ago lost count.
The State of Merchant Banking
Rest assured: Now more than ever, we believe there are excellent choices for merchants to obtain quality merchant account and payment processing solutions. One fact that can describe these times is that the payment industry is more regulated than ever, which may seem problematic to some, but in truth, creates more stability.
The Art of the Upsell
My lovely wife, Dawn, and I recently returned from a cruise to Alaska, where we spent a week sailing the Inside Passage from Vancouver, B.C., to Icy Strait Point and the Hubbard Glacier; Skagway, Juneau and beyond.
Commerce Gate Expands into U.S. Market
The ability to process transactions lies at the core of many online adult entertainment operations; as such, the companies that provide transaction services serve as a vital ingredient in a merchant’s profit chain — demanding that these companies provide stable, trustworthy and ever-evolving processing services across all the world’s markets.
Video Secrets Signs On as Corporate Sponsor for 2009 XBIZ Conference
The XBIZ State of the Industry Conference has gained a new corporate sponsor: leading video chat network Video Secrets.
The XBIZ Weekly Retail Round-Up
The weekly collection of articles reporting on local laws and battles that affect today's adult retailers.
The XBIZ Weekly Tech Watch
This week's tech watch brings word of some great new applications for the iPhone, as well as important news for tech-savvy professionals everywhere.