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Banking on Affiliates
Tough times call for tough measures — retail is being hit hard by the ever-changing economy. Brick-and-mortar stores are suffering from low sales, high rent and issues with zoning laws. This is causing many chains and boutique stores to close.
PageRank Bleeders Target AARP Website
The recently reported hack of the AARP.org website demonstrates an increasingly sophisticated approach to traffic manipulation and malicious user-system compromises — and once again, Internet porn takes the blame.
Mainstream Eyes Novelty
You may have seen mainstream intimacy product manufacturer K-Y’s sexy new Yours + Mine lubricant advertising campaign that’s been airing on national television spots. Perhaps you’ve walked into a CVS and noticed Trojan’s vibrating ring condom or Durex’s line of Play vibes and lubes.
What's a Store to Do?
DVD sales are a touchy topic in the adult industry these days. When asked for thoughts on the issue, one exasperated salesperson pleaded that the reports of dwindling DVD sales stop. “It’s not helping that retailers keep hearing that DVD is dying,” she said. “I think its just hurting things more.”
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
A handful of fun new iPhone applications highlight this week's Tech Watch, which also includes an advance look at the new Google phone.
Blue Money: Behind Every Director Is a Hard-on
Just what is it that porn directors do, anyway? It could be fairly said about some directors that you still wouldn't know what they do even if you spent a day on their sets.
Keeping With the Times
If you’re not online, you’re not in business. As we head into 2008, it’s almost impossible to run a successful business without having a website. Here, three retail store industry experts explain the importance of search engines, the advantages to offering your inventory online and the effectiveness of affiliate programs.
Behind Every Director Is A Hard-on
Just what is it that porn directors do, anyway? It could be fairly said about some directors that you still wouldn't know what they do even if you spent a day on their sets.
Giving Aid, Content to Our Enemies
I hate to be the one to break it to you, but people who hate all our guts are stealing our intellectual property and trying to destroy us with it. Worse yet, as an industry, we’re not doing shit about it when we so easily could. Unlike the much larger and more daunting problem of piracy, the thievery involved here is fairly petty and it would be both good business and good message making to take the few necessary steps that could put a stop to it.
The Powers That Be
Jim Powers, closing in on two decades in the porn business, has not seen anything quite like the last two or three years.
Novelty Knock-Offs
Like the fake Louis Vuitton bags that litter Manhattan's streets, rip-offs can be found in almost any industry. If it's not a designer bag, it's a watch or a designer shirt; the fact is, copying is an inherent part of business.
XBIZ Ad Network Builds Team, Becomes Premium Sponsor of The Atlanta Forum
Feeding off the momentum and overwhelming industry response from the XBIZ Summer Forum, the XBIZ Ad Network continues to gather interest from advertisers and webmasters alike — this time as a Premium Sponsor of The Atlanta Forum, being held Sep. 18-20.
Gonzo Newbie
At an age when most female performers have long since split from the industry and faded into varying degrees of obscurity, 38-year-old Julia Ann is having a major career resurgence. And what a career it’s been.
Improving Website Structure
In this article we'll examine the final steps needed to ensure that your website structure is optimized for performance.
The China Syndrome
Although websites, video-on-demand and DVDs represent a huge piece of the revenue pie, there are many other niches in the adult industry. One that predates adult films by several thousand years is the toy and novelty business.
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 includes fun news about new online gaming innovations, as well as links to handy gadgets and plugins for every webmaster.
Competition, Branding and Trademarks
Once upon a time, not too long ago, the adult entertainment industry consisted of a few dozen brave producers and wholesale distributors who dared to create and sell explicit motion pictures and magazines in defiance of a government determined to stamp out commercial pornography.
XBIZ ‘State of the Industry’ Conference ’09 Set for Feb. 10-12 in Woodland Hills
XBIZ Conference ’09 today announced dates for its upcoming premier industry trade event, which will take place Feb 10-12, at the Warner Center Marriott in Woodland Hills.