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Exec Seat: Q&A With ICM Registry's Stephen Winyard
These are exciting times for ICM Registry Vice President Stephen Winyard. ICM Registry, of course, operates .xxx and now has sights on marketing .adult, .porn and .sex to adult businesses.
Mobile Billing Matures
“In the adult space, billing of mobile devices is a combination that is as attractive as it is intimidating for many content providers” said Alex LeComte, marketing manager of StarEdition.com
Mobile Traffic Trends
Some site owners may have had the feeling that finding an elusive sale in a sea of porn freeloaders is akin to finding a needle in a haystack with a long list of piracy sites and file lockers illegally competing with the many free content options that are also available online. Now, thanks to some new innovations, the adult industry is starting to find ways to get ahead of the curve with mobile traffic by looking deeper than the haystack and moving the needle toward greater profitability while threading it with traffic more precisely than was ever possible before now.
Mobile Design: Keep it Simple, Stupid
For several years now, there has been well-documented consumer migration from fixed web browsing on desktop devices to mobile web surfing using phones, tablets and other mobile devices. While some of the more aggressive predictions made five to seven years ago held that mobile surfing would overtake desktop surfing by this year (a prediction that has proven untrue), the migration still has been significant, and as more consumers adopt mobile devices as their web-browsing mechanism of choice, optimizing your mobile site and app designs is becoming ever more important.
2015 ‘XBIZ Index’ Black Book to Be Unveiled at XBIZ 360
After an enthusiastic welcome by industry executives and entrepreneurs, XBIZ is pleased to announce that the 2015 edition of the adult industry black book “XBIZ Index” will once again be published in time for distribution at XBIZ 360 events series and XBIZ Awards show Jan. 14-16.
XBIZ EU 2014 Seminar Speakers Announced
XBIZ is pleased to announce the official seminar speaker line-up for the 2014 XBIZ EU international digital media conference.
The Fabulous Mobile Market
The phrase “content is king” has often been used in connection with erotica that is created with desktop computers in mind, and the phrase is still applicable.
2015 XBIZ Awards Pre-Noms Begin Today
Pre-nominations began today for the 2015 XBIZ Awards, presented by Fleshlight.
Jessa Rhodes Hosts Amber Lynn’s ‘Rock ‘N’ Sexxxy Uncensored’
Jessa Rhodes will be back in the studios of LA Talk Radio again this week, this time to co-host Amber Lynn’s “Rock ‘N’ Sexxxy Uncensored” show.
2015 XBIZ Awards Categories, Pre-Nom Dates Announced
XBIZ is pleased to announce the official awards categories and pre-nomination dates for the adult industry’s awards event of the year, the 2015 XBIZ Awards, presented by Fleshlight, to be held on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015, in Los Angeles.
Anticipation Builds for January XBIZ Retail Retreat
Executives, company owners, entrepreneurs and top-level managers are eagerly anticipating the upcoming XBIZ Retail Retreat — adult’s most intimate, exclusive and invaluable gathering of industry captains to be held this year at the luxurious Andaz Hotel on Hollywood’s famed Sunset Strip Jan. 14-17.
Poll: Will Google Make Porn Harder to Find?
Google won't uphold its commitment to "freedom of expression" when it comes to porn related organic search results, according to a new poll conducted by adult industry news media organization XBIZ.
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.
A Man’s World: Male Sex Toy Sales Continue Upward Trajectory
For many years, the very idea of a “male sex toy” was regarded by most people as something of a joke. The term brought to mind images of cheap, rubberized blowup dolls and their ludicrous puckered mouths, or clumsy penis pumps that looked more like medieval torture devices than something into which you’d ever willingly insert your member. These were products you’d buy as a gag joke to give a man at his 50th birthday party, perhaps accompanied by sarcastic greeting cards filled with jokes about impotence and hair loss.
XBIZ TV: Lisa Ann Teams Up With Belle Knox
XBIZ is pleased to announce an exclusive new video interview with Lisa Ann and Belle Knox.
Et Tu, Google? (Redux Version)
Almost exactly a year ago, this column took up the subject of Google Glass, and more specifically, Google’s decision to establish content and development policies that prohibited the creation of sexually explicit apps for Google’s new wearable hardware. I also noted that as a search engine, Google remained pretty darn open to porn, but wondered aloud if and when that fact might change, too.
XBIZ Launches 2015 XBIZ Awards Trailer, Website
XBIZ is pleased to announce the launch of the official video trailer and website for the industry awards event of the year, the 2015 XBIZ Awards, presented by Fleshlight and hosted by superstar performer James Deen, on Jan. 15, 2015.
Sexual Enhancement Products and Shifting Consumer Attitudes
Over the history of the sexual enhancement products market, there have been two constants on which you can rely: strong sales and outrageous marketing claims. Whether the miracle promised by the manufacturers of items like penis enlargement pills was manifest or implied in its marketing claims, companies have for decades seemed to strike a balance between grabbing the public’s attention and garnering the wrong sort of attention from the FDA or FTC.
Risks: A Combative Stance
Taking a positive stance is a great coping mechanism that can keep you on track and moving forward. However, competition within the online adult entertainment industry is simmering past the boiling point and combining with forces beyond a website owner’s control.
Slippery Business: Lubes Continue to put Consumers in the Mood
Lube that helps people makes babies? Is it true?! Paradise Marketing CEO Dennis Paradise says it’s right around the corner with exciting new product Astroglide TTC.