Pleasure
Healthy Pleasure Group CEO Dominnique Karetsos Talks Sextech Revolution
CEO and co-founder of The Healthy Pleasure Group, Dominnique Karetsos, prides herself on being an industry disrupter. With two decades of brand architecture, global business development, and marketing strategy under her belt, she is determined to transform the sextech industry from the ground up.
Dame Products Secures Investment, Continues Quest to 'Close the Pleasure Gap'
Dame Products reports that it has closed $4 million in seed funding, raised to support its ongoing mission of "closing the pleasure gap."
Skyn Condoms Explores Pleasure in New Promo Campaign
Skyn condoms is rolling out an international promo campaign directed by Matt Lambert with a diverse cast and an original track by Peaches that puts an erotic spin on a classic jingle.
ANME/XBIZ Show: Pleasure Product Execs Explore Future of Work
You’ve been there: your presentation is flowing flawlessly as buyers sit in rapt attention, videos play without lag, and the audio is crisp and clear. You’re about to close the deal. Suddenly, everyone’s face stops moving as the app crashes.
Adam & Eve Founder Phil Harvey Marks Half-Century Pioneering Business of Pleasure
Through its websites, mail-order catalogs and ever-growing chain of franchise stores — which reportedly experienced a record-breaking year despite the pandemic — Adam & Eve’s unique and unrivaled multiplatform marketing approach has made it arguably the most successful retail distributor of sex-related merchandise for the past half-century.
ANME/XBIZ Show: Experts Share Tips for Boosting Pleasure Product Sales
From international business to adapting to new technology and how to make the most out of social media, several trends were covered during the ANME/XBIZ ecommerce panel held January 15.
ANME/XBIZ: Pleasure Product Execs Discuss Latest Trends, Developments in Design
Years before the coronavirus pandemic forced individuals and companies to change the way they lived and worked, other forces were already shaping the pleasure product and sexual wellness worlds and influencing product design and functionality trends — the topic of last Tuesday’s ANME/XBIZ virtual panel.
Top Pleasure Product Brands Take Spotlight at ANME/XBIZ Show
Last week, the ANME/XBIZ show — the biggest virtual expo for the pleasure products and retail industries, which was sponsored by CalExotics, Doc Johnson, Nasstoys, Pipedream, Satisfyer and Penthouse — rounded up leading manufacturers and up-and-coming brands for a spotlight on the latest developments in product design and tech.
Kiki de Montparnasse Crafts Pleasure Products for High-End Connoisseurs
Luxury needs no bells and whistles to attract the most discerning eyes. High-end pleasure brand Kiki de Montparnasse has created an entire sensual experience that begs a cliché question: can one ever truly have too much of a good thing?
Icon Introduces New 'Shades' Line of Pleasure Toys
Icon Brands has introduced Shades, a new line of six TPR dildos that fade from one shade to the next.
EngErotics’ Raven V. Faber Takes Engineer’s Approach to Pleasure Products
Who better to trust in creating your sex toys than a science major? Raven V. Faber, a Colorado-based sextech pioneer and former professional engineer who is bringing high-tech pleasure to the people with EngErotics, an emerging brand of smart, sensual products.
Zumio Extends 'Mapping Your Pleasure' Consumer Gift Promotion
Due to positive consumer feedback, Zumio will continue to offer its newly created digital guide, titled "Mapping Your Pleasure: Zumio's Guide to Vulva Exploration" and described as "a consumer gift with purchase — and purpose," through the end of December.
Pleasure Products Industry Remembers Pioneer Jane Liszewski
Jane Liszewski, who passed away late last month, retired in 2016 after a multifaceted career spanning over three decades that earned her a reputation among her colleagues of being remarkably creative, driven and noble.
'Sounding Toys' Releases Debut Line of Kink Pleasure Products
Sounding Toys has released its debut line of kink pleasure products constructed from platinum-cure silicone.
Doc Johnson Wins 'Pleasure Product Company of the Year' From Sign Magazine
Doc Johnson is celebrating its second consecutive Sign Magazine Award for "Pleasure Product Company of the Year."
Popular Pleasure Brands Offer Cyber Monday Deals on Products
A steeply discounted LELO Hugo remote control prostate massager leads today’s special bargain offers from pleasure product manufacturers celebrating Cyber Monday.
Will 2020 Be the Year of the Pleasure Product Gift Exchange?
Let’s face it — 2020 has been an incredibly interesting year for our industry, to say the least. With the COVID-19 pandemic came many logistical hurdles and challenges that we had not faced in the past.
Newsweek Spotlights Pleasure Products Company Femme Funn
Newsweek has turned over the latest edition of its "My Turn" column to Edan Raccah, head of marketing for Femme Funn, the pleasure products company launched in 2015 by his father, Abe Raccah.
How Pleasure Entrepreneurs Are Born
How and when are entrepreneurs born? Prior to putting your aspirations into motion, it is easy to sensationalize entrepreneurship.
Zumio Releases 'Mapping Your Pleasure' Guide as Consumer Gift
Zumio has announced the release of a digital guide, titled "Mapping Your Pleasure: Zumio's Guide to Vulva Exploration," described as "a consumer gift with purchase — and purpose."